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Captain's Log

Captain's Log

2022·Anastasio Martinez

Videos
12
Creators
6

Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Captain's Log is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.

1 - 4 players
60 - 240 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions

From BoardGameGeek

Captain's Log is a sandbox board game where you will be in charge of a ship from the colonial period and you will compete against other players to become the most famous captain of all. The game starts with the selection of our ship. You will have a choice between a swift and agile but fragile ship; a well-balanced ship, if you want to play it safe; and a heavy and slow but strong ship. We can transform our ship into a frightening man-o-war and loot boarded ships or into the fastest sailboat ever imagined. We will be able to trade in the market to get doubloons, grow our crew, improve our weapons and load capacity, enrol on a mission and get a reward, explore the ocean to search for treasures, fight against or with others, and above all acquire wealth. Throughout the game, we will make contact with other ships commanded by our friends (although we know in a board game is better not to rely on friendships). While exploring the map, we will start catching sight of other ships belonging to the different nations in the game. These are Spain, Holland, France, England, and pirates and corsairs. During the game, you will be able to decide if you want to side with any of these nations which will give you a variety of perks. However, nothing in this life comes for free and your acts might take you to make enemies of some other nations which will make their ships come after yours and try to sink you into the ocean. -description from the designer

Captain's Log

Watch first

Learn to play

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]6:42

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

Review

TDG: Captain's Log11:48

TDG: Captain's Log

The Discriminating Gamer

The Discriminating Gamer

Watch it played

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 151:00

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 1

jPlay

jPlay

Which Captain's Log video should I watch?

Captain's Log has 12 videos from 6 creators: 4 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to October 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Reputation - Captain's Log [🇬🇧 🇺🇸]" by PIFgames, which runs 7 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: Captain's Log" by The Discriminating Gamer. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 1" by jPlay, one of 3 playthroughs.

If you like it, try SAS: Rogue Regiment, Horrified, Horrified: American Monsters or Horrified: World of Monsters, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Currents, Castaways & Consequences! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 3Playthrough30:12

Currents, Castaways & Consequences! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 3

jPlay

jPlay

Ships, Schemes & Skullduggery! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 2Playthrough45:52

Ships, Schemes & Skullduggery! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 2

jPlay

jPlay

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 1Playthrough51:00

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 1

jPlay

jPlay

Captain's Log Review with Bryan: Sandbox of the CaribbeanReview13:07

Captain's Log Review with Bryan: Sandbox of the Caribbean

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Captain's Log - Unboxing & Impressions (EN) by EpitrapaizoumeReview25:05

Captain's Log - Unboxing & Impressions (EN) by Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

TDG: Captain's LogReview11:48

TDG: Captain's Log

The Discriminating Gamer

The Discriminating Gamer

Captain's Log Board Game UNBOXING!Unboxing15:41

Captain's Log Board Game UNBOXING!

Chits & Chats

Chits & Chats

Organization of the Captain's Log box3:03

Organization of the Captain's Log box

PIFgames

PIFgames

The NPCs - Captain's Log [ ]Review13:01

The NPCs - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

The movement of the ship - Captain's Log [ ]How to play4:34

The movement of the ship - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]How to play6:42

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

The Market Explained - Captain's Log [ ]How to play7:35

The Market Explained - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]6:42

Reputation - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

The Market Explained - Captain's Log [ ]7:35

The Market Explained - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

The movement of the ship - Captain's Log [ ]4:34

The movement of the ship - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

TDG: Captain's Log11:48

TDG: Captain's Log

The Discriminating Gamer

The Discriminating Gamer

Captain's Log Review with Bryan: Sandbox of the Caribbean13:07

Captain's Log Review with Bryan: Sandbox of the Caribbean

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Captain's Log - Unboxing & Impressions (EN) by Epitrapaizoume25:05

Captain's Log - Unboxing & Impressions (EN) by Epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

epitrapaizoume

The NPCs - Captain's Log [ ]13:01

The NPCs - Captain's Log [ ]

PIFgames

PIFgames

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 151:00

Blood, Rum & Strategy! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 1

jPlay

jPlay

Ships, Schemes & Skullduggery! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 245:52

Ships, Schemes & Skullduggery! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 2

jPlay

jPlay

Currents, Castaways & Consequences! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 330:12

Currents, Castaways & Consequences! "Captain’s Log" Let’s Play (Solo) - Part 3

jPlay

jPlay

Captain's Log Board Game UNBOXING!15:41

Captain's Log Board Game UNBOXING!

Chits & Chats

Chits & Chats

Creators who cover this

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Chits & Chats
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epitrapaizoume
epitrapaizoume
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
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1 video of this game
The Discriminating Gamer
The Discriminating Gamer
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About Captain's Log

From BoardGameGeek:

Captain's Log is a sandbox board game where you will be in charge of a ship from the colonial period and you will compete against other players to become the most famous captain of all. The game starts with the selection of our ship. You will have a choice between a swift and agile but fragile ship; a well-balanced ship, if you want to play it safe; and a heavy and slow but strong ship. We can transform our ship into a frightening man-o-war and loot boarded ships or into the fastest sailboat ever imagined. We will be able to trade in the market to get doubloons, grow our crew, improve our weapons and load capacity, enrol on a mission and get a reward, explore the ocean to search for treasures, fight against or with others, and above all acquire wealth. Throughout the game, we will make contact with other ships commanded by our friends (although we know in a board game is better not to rely on friendships). While exploring the map, we will start catching sight of other ships belonging to the different nations in the game. These are Spain, Holland, France, England, and pirates and corsairs. During the game, you will be able to decide if you want to side with any of these nations which will give you a variety of perks. However, nothing in this life comes for free and your acts might take you to make enemies of some other nations which will make their ships come after yours and try to sink you into the ocean. -description from the designer

Designer

Anastasio Martinez

Artist

María Luisa Rufete Martínez

Publisher

Present Is Future Games (PIF GAMES)

Categories

AdventureAge of ReasonCivilizationExploration

Mechanics

Card-DrivenAction PointsArea MovementCooperative Game
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