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Pirates & Lasers

Pirates & Lasers

Move38 · 2020
1–415–30 min8+ yrs8.3 BGG22Strategy
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Pirates & Lasers is a strategic struggle between ghost pirates and incompetent laser-wielding tourists. Keep the ship sailing as long as you can while lasers tear your ship asunder, managing resources and preventing damage to critical areas.

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Pirates & Lasers is a strategic struggle between ghost pirates and incompetent laser-wielding tourists. Keep the ship sailing as long as you can while lasers tear your ship asunder, managing resources and preventing damage to critical areas.

This turn-based strategy game challenges players to survive laser attacks and repair the boat hull each turn to prevent sinking.

Ship Blinks, which have health and the ability to transfer health to any neighboring Ship Blink, and Hazard Blinks, which fire lasers out in three directions, damaging any part of the Ship in its path. A turn has three stages - Rearrange, Repair, and Lasers! During Rearrange, Ship and Hazard Blinks are moved to prevent damage. During Repair, resources can be moved from one part of the Ship to another. During Lasers!, the Hazard Blinks fire off their lasers, dealing damage to any part of the Ship in its path. The game ends when any part of the Ship hits zero health. See how many turns you can survive in a given scenario!

-description from publisher

game anatomy
BGG rating8.3 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Play time
15–30 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Pirates & Lasers?
Pirates & Lasers is a abstract strategy game, for 1–4 players, taking ~15–30 minutes, featuring critical hits and failures. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Pirates & Lasers — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Pirates & Lasers support?
Pirates & Lasers is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Pirates & Lasers take?
A game of Pirates & Lasers takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Pirates & Lasers for?
Pirates & Lasers is recommended from age 8.
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