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Privateer

Privateer

Ensignia Games · 2016
3–645 min9+ yrs2.4/5 complexity6.3 BGG#20.088 BGG291
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A game of piracy on the high seas! Buy, sell, and steal cargo while improving your captain's prowess and increasing your infamy. Privateer is a European-style board game where players race to increase their infamy through the buying, selling, and plundering of cargo on the Caribbean high seas.

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A game of piracy on the high seas! Buy, sell, and steal cargo while improving your captain's prowess and increasing your infamy.

Privateer is a European-style board game where players race to increase their infamy through the buying, selling, and plundering of cargo on the Caribbean high seas.

The object of the game of Privateer is to be the first captain to amass a total of 20 "Infamy" points. Infamy is a measure of how fearsome, clever, and skilled your captain has become throughout the entirety of the game. Infamy can be gained through upgrades to your captain's ship or through the accumulation of powerful and rare Relic cards.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.4 / 5
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
45 min
Players
3–6
Recommended age
9+ yrs
BGG rank
#20.088

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Q3How do you play Privateer?
Privateer is a pirates game, for 3–6 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring pick-up and deliver. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Privateer — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Privateer support?
Privateer is played by 3–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Privateer take?
A game of Privateer takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Privateer for?
Privateer is recommended from age 9.
Q7How complex is Privateer?
Privateer has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.4 out of 5.
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