Dead Reckoning

To set up Dead Reckoning on Tabletop Simulator, first ensure you have the Tabletop Simulator app on Steam. Sign into your Steam account, search for 'Tabletop Simulator' in the community workshop, and subscribe to the 'Dead Reckoning' mod by Alderac Entertainment Group. Once subscribed, launch Tabletop Simulator, click 'Create' to host a multiplayer server (adding a server name and password for friends), and then load the 'Dead Reckoning' mod from the 'Workshop' row. After the table loads, click your name to choose a player color. For ocean board setup, flip and shuffle the island boards (F key to flip, R key to shuffle), remove two for a 4-player game (three for 3-player, four for 2-player), and add open sea tiles to complete a 12-tile deck. Deal these face down to the board and flip the top three. Lock flipped ocean tiles with the L key. Each player starts with 15 coins in their chest (right-click and 'Search' to access). Distribute cargo tokens to players based on turn order: 1st player gets 1 cargo, 2nd gets 2, 3rd gets 3, and 4th gets 2 cargo plus the ability to level up one crew card before their first turn.

The primary objective in Dead Reckoning is to accumulate the most victory points by the end of the game. Players achieve this through a variety of pirate-themed actions, including exploring new islands, engaging in ship battles, trading cargo, and upgrading their crew and ship. Strategic card crafting and careful management of resources are key to gaining influence and outmaneuvering opponents on the high seas.

A player's turn in Dead Reckoning consists of two main phases: the Main Phase and the Cleanup Phase. During the Main Phase, players can perform actions in any order, such as loading or unloading cargo, playing crew cards from their hand, setting sails to move their ship, moving their ship across the ocean boards, buying advancements or encounters from the ocean boards, and using abilities on their played crew cards. The Cleanup Phase involves resolving advancements or encounters on ocean boards, choosing between pirate or mercantile routes, losing unspent sails, sleeving advancements (keeping up to 3 unslaved), discarding all cards in play, and drawing new cards. Additionally, after the first turn, all players may level up one card in their hand before the start of their turn.

Scoring in Dead Reckoning occurs at the end of the game. Players tally victory points from various sources. These include points for controlling islands, accumulated cargo, coins in their possession, and the levels and upgrades of their crew cards. The player with the highest total victory points at the end of the game is declared the winner.

The game of Dead Reckoning concludes when a player reaches a predetermined number of influence points, which varies based on the number of players. Once this threshold is met, the game proceeds to a final scoring round where all players calculate their total victory points from various sources, including island control, cargo, coins, and crew card levels. The player with the most victory points wins.