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2018 Ranked #15,664

Dice Of Pirates

A dice-based pirate game has players claim sea gold or attack rivals to steal their treasure. Retaliation and a threatening kraken make every attempt to build the biggest hoard a risky choice.

Dice Fighting Push Your Luck Take That

Players

2-6

Play time

15-30 min

Age

9+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.13

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

Description from the publisher: The follow-up sequel to Thing 12's Dice of Crowns. Roll the dice to try an claim gold from the sea, or use the dice to fight your fellow pirates and steal THEIR gold!

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Push Your Luck

Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Take That

Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
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Description from the publisher: The follow-up sequel to Thing 12's Dice of Crowns. Roll the dice to try an claim gold from the sea, or use the dice to fight your fellow pirates and steal THEIR gold! Just remember that they will be fighting back, and could steal your gold from YOU. And of course, there's the kraken to worry about... Who will be the pirate to use guile, ambition, and the luck of the sea to win the most gold?

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Category

4
Dice Fighting Nautical Pirates

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Push Your Luck Take That

Family

3
Containers: Mint Tins Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Digital Implementations: TableTop Simulator Mod (TTS)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2
Play time
15–30 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Sean Epperson Brander "Badger" Roullett

Artists

2
Darrin Michelson Kris Quistorff

Publishers

1
Thing 12 Games

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