Jackal Archipelago

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Jackal Archipelago offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game adapts well to different player counts and provides a moderate level of ease in learning. With a final replayability score of 7.84, it offers a fresh and engaging experience with room for improvement and multiple paths to victory.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Jackal Archipelago is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

All hands on deck! Welcome to the nearly uninhabited island where the Jackal, an infamous old pirate, buried his treasure. It is now your task to first explore the island, and then to find every last coin and drag it all back to your ship – and be quick about it lest you be overtaken by a rival gang of buccaneers! How to play You control three pirates who can move around the island, explore (by flipping over unexplored tiles), haul treasure, do battle with rival pirates, or perform special actions – such as meeting natives, garrisoning a fort, or even taking flight in a hot-air balloon. To win the game, you must not only find the Jackal's buried treasure, but you must also successfully bring it back to your ship. A careless pirate's luck may be but fodder for a crafty pirate's guile: one of the most interesting strategies in the game lies in intercepting an opponent's pirates while they are carrying gold, or cunningly poaching poorly guarded piles of coins.

Mechanism

5

Action Points Area Majority / Influence Modular Board Pick-up and Deliver Point to Point Movement

Family

2

Digital Implementations: Tabletopia Mechanism: Legacy

Media