2023David Kershaw
- Videos
- 13
- Creators
- 8
Mostly playthroughs and unboxings
1 players60 - 90 min
Pyrates!
2023David Kershaw
1 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Pyrates! is a game for one to four players (pirate captains) set during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. As a pirate captain, either as a full pirate with no allegiances or one with an allegiance to England, France, Spain, or the Netherlands, you control the fate of your pirate band while attempting to win the game by accumulating fame, infamy, and popularity. You do this through acquiring new ships to be part of your pirate fleet, attacking merchant ships (piracy), raiding ports, and trading booty seized in attacks on ships and ports for gold. There are also 1-4 "AI" pirates who have their own motivations and desire for fame/infamy and booty! The game consists of a map of the Caribbean with the famous ports of the era marked on it. These will have their own defense and trade values which are unique to each game played. The five players bid take a historical pirate card, which will have a unique ability and, for AI players, rules for how it behaves. Players secretly vote for an action and then carry out those actions: Piracy, Raiding ports, Building new ships, Trading. The game is especially suitable for solitaire play, and has optional rules to accommodate a fifth player, if required.
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Which Pyrates! video should I watch?
Pyrates! has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2023 to January 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Bare Bones Wargaming Pyrates! Play Through" by Tim Korchnoi, which runs 56 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Verdict! Pyrates! Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean (Overview & Review)" by Wayne Hansen.
If you like it, try The MOG: Mogadishu 1993, Viva Mexico: The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920, Irish Freedom and Israel 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War, also by David Kershaw.
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2024David Kershaw
- Videos
- 4
- Creators
- 2
Mainly playthroughs
1 players30 - 360 minMedium weight
2025David Kershaw
- Videos
- 2
- Creators
- 1
Reviews and unboxings
2 players45 - 120 minLight weight
About Pyrates!
From BoardGameGeek:
Pyrates! is a game for one to four players (pirate captains) set during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. As a pirate captain, either as a full pirate with no allegiances or one with an allegiance to England, France, Spain, or the Netherlands, you control the fate of your pirate band while attempting to win the game by accumulating fame, infamy, and popularity. You do this through acquiring new ships to be part of your pirate fleet, attacking merchant ships (piracy), raiding ports, and trading booty seized in attacks on ships and ports for gold. There are also 1-4 "AI" pirates who have their own motivations and desire for fame/infamy and booty! The game consists of a map of the Caribbean with the famous ports of the era marked on it. These will have their own defense and trade values which are unique to each game played. The five players bid take a historical pirate card, which will have a unique ability and, for AI players, rules for how it behaves. Players secretly vote for an action and then carry out those actions: Piracy, Raiding ports, Building new ships, Trading. The game is especially suitable for solitaire play, and has optional rules to accommodate a fifth player, if required.
Designer
David Kershaw
Artist
José Ramón Faura
Publisher
White Dog Games
Categories
Mechanics