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Jan 13, 2026·Review·06:08·144·Watch on YouTube

Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay - Board Game Review

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Watch “Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay - Board Game Review,” a board game review for Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay from How I Roll on BoardGameVideo.

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Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay Board Game Review 2026: Swashbuckling Pirate Euro with Multi-Use Cards & Monster Battles | Full Overview & Verdict Dive into Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay, the thrilling pirate adventure from Chilifox Games! Designed by Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, and Åsmund Svensson, this 1-4 player mid-to-heavy Euro game puts you in command of a ragtag pirate crew. Sail the archipelago, recruit legendary pirates, plunder crates, deliver to harbors for big payouts, dig up buried treasure, conquer hideouts for massive multipliers, and battle krakens, sirens, harpies, and skeletons to build reputation—all while feeding your crew and managing your ship! With clever multi-use cards, action restrictions that create real tension, area majority scoring, blind bidding events at the reefs, variable player powers, and high interaction without take-that meanness, this game delivers progression, tough decisions, and pirate-themed fun. Does it live up to the hype as a fresh, replayable scoundrel simulator? Check out my honest Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay review covering gameplay overview, pros/cons, personal thoughts, and who it's perfect for among fans of engine-building Euros and pirate adventures. TimeStamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Timelapse Setup 01:30 - Gameplay Overview 03:10 - Pros & Cons 04:52 - My Thoughts 05:08 - For Fans Of 05:41 - Thanks & Please Subscribe If this Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay board game review helped, please LIKE, drop a comment with your thoughts on the game, and SUBSCRIBE for more in-depth tabletop content! Publisher: Chilifox Games - https://www.chilifoxgames.com/ BoardGameGeek Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446703/fortunes-of-scoundrel-bay @chilifoxgames824 Join the community: Instagram: @howirollgames Facebook: @howirollgames TikTok: @howirollgames X: @howirollgames Email: howirollgames@gmail.com #BoardGames #FortunesOfScoundrelBay #ChiliFoxGames #PirateBoardGame #Eurogame #MultiUseCards #AreaMajority #PickUpAndDeliver #MonsterBattles #TabletopGaming #StrategyGames #BoardGameReview #PirateGames #VariablePlayerPowers

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Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay

Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay

2025·Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson

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Mostly reviews. Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.

1 - 4 players
75 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay, from BoardGameGeek:

You have finally reached the archipelago of Scoundrel Bay! Here, amidst treasures and dangers, fortune awaits any crew daring - or foolish - enough to seize it. In Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay, players are pirate captains who try to collect the most gold by conquering harbors, seeking hideouts, delivering crates, digging up treasures, and gaining reputation by fighting monsters. During the game, each player builds up their crew to unlock stronger actions such as digging for treasure, invading hideouts, and picking up and delivering crates. On your turn, play one card from your hand and choose one of three actions for it: Recruit Sail and shoot monster Invade You may not pick the same action you took on your previous turn. The deck contains 84 unique, multi‑use cards, and every card works with all three actions. After each of five reefs, you resolve an event and feed your crew. The game ends as soon as a captain crosses the fifth reef. Sailing quickly shortens the game, but racing ahead might leave your engine too weak to claim victory. In the box, you'll find unique player power tiles, asymmetric player boards, screen-printed captain figures, screen-printed pirate ship figures, 108 pirate figures, event cards, and a lot more. Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay is a high interaction game in which players compete to gain area‑majority over lucrative islands, outpace foes in an open draft of crew cards, race to engage monsters before others can, and outwit captains in tense blind bids - all without resorting to negative or take‑that attacks. -description from the designer

Designers

Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Eilif Svensson, Åsmund Svensson

Artists

Billy Christian, Sylvain Leroy

Publisher

Chilifox Games

Categories

AdventurePirates

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management
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