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2020 Ranked #20,717

Chrono Corsairs

This time-loop pirate strategy game has crews plan actions, explore an island, collect treasure, and finish with the most when the storm breaks. Board pieces reset after each loop, but upgrades and time gems persist as strange anomalies reshape scoring.

Pirates Action Queue Area Majority / Influence Theme: Pirates

Players

2-5

Play time

60-75 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.33/5

Rating

5.95

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

On the cursed shores of Ouroboros Island, a fearsome time storm has wrecked several pirate ships in a desolate harbor. What's worse, you're cursed to live the same day over and over again until the time storm subsides!

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On the cursed shores of Ouroboros Island, a fearsome time storm has wrecked several pirate ships in a desolate harbor. What's worse, you're cursed to live the same day over and over again until the time storm subsides! At the start of each loop in Chrono Corsairs, players simultaneously select plans to place into their timeline. Then, you follow those plans to move your crew around the island. Events happen at the same time in the same place every loop, so as you explore the island, you'll unlock its secrets and learn to avoid its many dangers. At the end of each loop, all the pieces on the board reset as you collect treasure. Doubloons must be spent to upgrade your crew, while time gems can be kept from loop to loop. As the time storm's intensity increases over the course of the game, it unlocks new scoring opportunities and produces strange anomalies. When the time storm breaks, the game ends and the pirate with the most treasure wins. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
2–4
Play time
60–75 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
John Brieger Vincent Hirtzel

Artists

1
Thomas Verguet

Publishers

1
Tasty Minstrel Games

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