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Captain Pirate

Players

4-7

Time

?-?

Age

8+

Weight

1.25

Rating

5.42

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.6

Deep strategy

Control 2.5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation. Players need to pay attention to others' actions frequently, but there is limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Captain Pirate offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics and strategies. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While the easiness to learn score is relatively low, it still offers enough depth to keep players engaged. Overall, Captain Pirate has a strong replayability score of 7.9 out of 10.

Luck profile

Captain Pirate has a moderate level of luck involved in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Captain Pirate offers a good balance between luck and player agency.

Overview

Captain's Pirate is a short and fast paced card game. Players work to set out on an expedition to retrieve buried treasure, but they can't do it alone. They need help from other players to gather a pirate crew. The captain may not be in charge for long as each player is always trying to double cross the others. Leadership and even teams are ever changing.

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Credits

Designers

2
Gwenaël Bouquin Bruno Faidutti

Artists

1
Gérald Guerlais

Publishers

1
Cocktail Games

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