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Pirates of Van Zandt

Pirates of Van Zandt

(Web published) · 2008
3–420 min0+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.7 BGG5KidsStrategy
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How do you play Pirates of Van Zandt?

A pirate themed game for 3 to 4 players using one PiecePack (Full rules available at http://www.piecepack.org/).

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A pirate themed game for 3 to 4 players using one PiecePack (Full rules available at http://www.piecepack.org/).

Each player controls a ship full of pirates, and is allotted 2 actions a turn (to use with a list of 12 possible actions) allowing them to sail and walk around the board, trying to be the first to successfully dig up multiple pieces of treasure. To this end, they may attack the other player's pirates and even try to board opposing ships.

From the game rules introduction: "Loose lips sink ships, and due to the loosening of several lips by a little bit of grog, several groups of pirates just realized that they've all buried their treasure near each other, in the same group of islands! Now they've all rushed out, not as much to defend their own treasure, which has no doubt been ingeniously hidden, but to unearth the booty the other groups have hidden and claim it as their own."

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
KidsStrategy
Play time
20 min
Players
3–4
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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Pirates of Van Zandt is a abstract strategy game, for 3–4 players, taking ~20 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Pirates of Van Zandt — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Pirates of Van Zandt support?
Pirates of Van Zandt is played by 3–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Pirates of Van Zandt take?
A game of Pirates of Van Zandt takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Pirates of Van Zandt for?
Pirates of Van Zandt is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Pirates of Van Zandt?
Pirates of Van Zandt has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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