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King of Pirates

King of Pirates

Borzag Games · 2016
3–645–150 min11+ yrs3.0/5 complexity7.8 BGG22Strategy
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How do you play King of Pirates?

King of Pirates is a game about pirates competing to be the first to plunder 10,000 doubloons in order to be crowned as the new king. Players hire crews and and attack towns to plunder their doubloons.

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official art · Borzag Games

King of Pirates is a game about pirates competing to be the first to plunder 10,000 doubloons in order to be crowned as the new king. Players hire crews and and attack towns to plunder their doubloons. Combat is resolved with dice-rolling, but players also have access to many different action cards that can influence the outcome of a battle by:

Giving yourself increased combat stats.
Giving a town attacked by your opponents better combat stats.
Disabling your opponents in some ways by decreasing how far they can sail, decrease their combat stats, making them skip a turn, etc.

Players can also gain doubloons by digging up buried treasure, or by attacking each other.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating7.8 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
45–150 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
11+ yrs

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Q3How do you play King of Pirates?
King of Pirates is a card game game, for 3–6 players, taking ~45–150 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about King of Pirates — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does King of Pirates support?
King of Pirates is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of King of Pirates take?
A game of King of Pirates takes about 45–150 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is King of Pirates for?
King of Pirates is recommended from age 11.
Q7How complex is King of Pirates?
King of Pirates has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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