Sail to the Deadfire Archipelago at the behest of the God of Death to find a way to defeat Eothas, the God of Life and Rebirth that threatens to destroy the world. Set in the Lovecraftian world of Fallen London, this roguelike with a dark art style will take you all across the Zee, an underground sea full of mysteries. Stealth and preparation also look vital to the gameplay, and the sheer variety of ships and customization options seem enough to keep you busy for hours on end.
Slowly your shanty town can grow into a true pirate stronghold as the filthy scallywags bring back resources and captives to serve as your laborers. Among the most interesting features of this strategic city-builder is the need to balance the deviant needs of the pirates, such as grog and wenches, with the demands of a growing captive population in need of religion and stability not to go insane in your service.
With graphics vaguely reminiscent of Terraria, this side-scrolling roguelike puts you in command of a pixelated vessel sailing the two-dimensional Caribbean.
But what makes this game so good is the degree of control you have over every aspect of your simulated ship. How sweet is that? This sophisticated piracy simulator completely changed the game, both at the time of its original release in , and the more well-known remake from The game gives you a basic narrative framework, putting you in control of a young man from a fallen noble family seeking revenge against the Marquis that betrayed them by becoming a privateer.
There are duels, ship boardings, and complex management matters like dividing the plunder among the crew. You can focus on earning your pirate reputation, go to any length to line your coffers, or even go ballroom dancing if you wish. This naval FPS puts a heavy focus on teamwork, but it goes much further than just strategic shooting.
You need to manage every single thing involved in sailing and combat, from manually hoisting the sails to loading your cannons one cannonball at a time. Up to 16 players manning a single ship under the leadership of a captain sounds like the perfect recipe for chaos, but also a lot of fun.
Anyone fond of pirate games is familiar with Guybrush Threepwood, the young hero and wannabe-pirate from the Monkey Island franchise. Considering the original Secret of Monkey Island was released way back in , this may be the start of the pirate passion for a lot of modern scallywags! The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition provides enhanced audio, a more detailed hand-drawn art-style, and excellent voice acting.
The basis for a great game was there thanks to some very fun and unique combat, excellent sailing mechanics, and lots of cosmetic customization. Return to a bustling Plymouth Harbor in as an aspiring Elizabethan captain making preparations for three exciting voyages in search of fame and fortune! As captains, players will have to plan their missions and provision their ships accordingly to be the first to set sail and reach the Spanish Main.
Make decisions about how you will stock your ship, what your crew looks like and what information can you get and use. For 3 — 5 players, games last 90 — minutes. Port Royal makes the list of the best pirate games because it is such a solid economical card drafting game. If you are looking for the overall pirate experience, there is so much of it in this title. The merchant players are trying to earn as much as they can out of the Caribbean Sea, but if they set their goals too high, they might take home nothing for the day.
On a turn, a player can first draw as many cards as he likes, one at a time from the deck, placing them in the harbor an area near the deck. These are made up of persons, ships, expeditions and tax increases, all of which determine your path forward.
For 2 — 5 players, games last 20 — 50 minutes. Libertalia makes the list of the best pirate games because the simultaneous action nature of this set collection and hand management game, make for a high-end pirate skirmish.
The most cunning pirate wins. In the game, you must thwart the plans of competitive pirates over the course of three rounds while using cards that show the same crew members as your piratical comrades-in-arms.
Yes, not only do they attack the same ships, but they employ the same type of ravenous scum that you do. For 2 — 6 players, games run 40 — 60 minutes. The goal is to get ten points first which are obtained by conquering islands, sinking enemy ships, and burying treasure. On your turn, draw one Resource card for each island you own. Trade and manage your resources wood, iron, rum, gold to build and upgrade your fleet using miniatures and pegs. Ships sail the open map via roll and move.
Battle enemy ships and conquer islands via dice combat. Black Fleet is an amazing family friendly pirate game that has a tonne of replay value.
Easy to learn Lots of player interaction Great component quality. Elements of luck. Dead Men Tell No Tales. Dead Men Tell No Tales is played in a turn by turn manner, with each turn allowing the player to carry out the following actions: Walk: players can move to a connected room flipping a new tile if the room has not yet been discovered ; Run: Players can move two rooms at once higher fatigue than walking ; Fight Fires: Players can lower the fire level in the room they are in; Eliminate a Deckhand: Players can fight a deckhand — removing a deckhand token from a room or adjacent room must immediately fight an enemy if you move into a room with one.
Pick up Items: Players may pick up item tokens in rooms. Rest: Reduce fatigue. Dead Men Tell No Tales is a fantastic pirate themed cooperative board game. Its use of mechanics and theme make the game super immersive and fun to play as a group.
Great component quality Challenging game play Well implemented pirate theme Plenty of different actions to take each turn.
Things can become chaotic at max player count Like most coop games — someone can take over team discussions. Port Royal. Players: 2 — 5 Duration: 20mins — 50mins Found on the south side of Jamaica, the town of Port Royal was the centre of shipping commerce in the 17 th Century and with this it brought an absolute hub of pirate activity. Players may stop drawing at any time at which point they move to phase 2. If you draw 2 ship cards of the same color, you bust out and may not draw any more cards.
It is very simple to learn and, being cards, can be played almost anywhere. Very cheap Super fun mechanics Great player interaction and hardly any downtime. If a player gets ahead — they can be hard to beat. Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot. The game is played over a number of rounds, each with two stages: A quest stage : Where players head out on their respective adventures and collect loot; and Upgrade stage : Where players head back to port and upgrade their ships, hire crew and purchase victory points.
As it is a dice rolling game — all actions and consequences are resolved via dice rolls. During the quest phase, players are awarded 1 coin for each non-player ship that gets sunk. Each player ship that is sunk must be repaired costing 1 loot token each.
Once all rounds are complete, the player with the most victory points wins. Upgrading ships is super fun Fantastic item and component quality. Game time can drag. Rum and Bones. Each faction has its own ship. Each hero has its own unique skills and abilities and are way stronger than the minions. Plays exactly like a MOBA style video game Awesome pirate theme Dice and hero abilities are well balanced Great components and miniature detail. High price point Snowball effect if one side gains an advantage Need expansions to unlock all the hero pool.
The game is very easy to learn and is mainly card based. Once the crew has been dealt, the game begins. Each day is then broken up again into 4 phases: Sunrise: Players secretly choose 1 of their 9 crew to play and then reveal them all at once. These crew are arranged by their rank on the ship. Dusk: Each player chooses a booty token that is located beneath the ship. Tokens are chosen by players in order opposite to the Day phase highest rank get the best loot.
Dusk actions may also be carried out. Night: Crew members are able to use their night actions. At the end of the game — the player with the most victory points most money wins! Libertalia is a great pirate themed card game. Easy to learn rules Quick gameplay Great artwork and components. Rulebook is a bit confusing. Players: 2 — 5 Duration: 45mins Cartagena is a board game based on the famous pirate-led jailbreak from the Colombian fortress of Cartagena.
Players place all their pirates on the starting tile. Each turn a player may take up to three actions involving moving pirates forward or backwards: Moving a Pirate Forward : Players can move a pirate forward by using one of their cards. The player who gets all 6 of their pirates into the boat first wins. Cartagena is a quick and fun pirate game that is great for families. Great for families Easy to learn and teach Great quality components. Not very deep Some luck involved with cards you are dealt.
At the start of the game each player is given 3 food tokens, 3 dubloons and 11 action cards. The players are dealt 3 action cards with the 9 others being placed in the middle of the table. The actions are: Take doubloons equal to the number rolled; Take gunpowder tokens equal to the number rolled; Take food tokens equal to the number rolled; Move forward the number of spaces rolled; Move backwards the number of spaces rolled. Each space a player lands on the way around the course has different consequences: Landing at a port, means having to give up some dubloons; Landing on a pirates lair means receiving a treasure token and drawing a treasure card; Deep sea means discarding food tokens; and If there is another pirate in the space.
You mus fight them! Jamaica is a fun and light hearted family pirate race game. It appears JavaScript is disabled in your browser. Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page in order to complete this form. Ice Cool How can you possibly go wrong flicking penguins around a 3-D game board?
Animal Upon Animal I could and maybe did play this game in my sleep. Catan Junior This is an excellent game for children aged 6 to 10 that trains early tactical and strategic-thinking skills. Pitch Car An engaging game for all ages, Pitch Car challenges your nimble fingers as you flick race cars around a track.
My First Carcassonne If you are familiar with board games, then you have likely heard of and enjoyed playing the classic game of Carcassonne. No Thank You, Evil! Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza A swift action card game with silly animal gestures and hand slapping the table, not your brother!
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