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Pirate Den

Players

3-5

Time

?-?

Age

14+

Weight

1.22

Rating

6.40

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct confrontation and strategic depth.

Replay value

Pirate Den has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategy over time. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game also adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers enough depth to keep players engaged.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Pirate Den is 5.33, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. The game outcome is influenced by random elements such as dice rolls or card draws, but players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck plays a significant role, player strategy and decisions also have a notable impact on the game outcome.

Overview

Pirate Den is a game of bluffing and deception for 3-5 players that plays in 30 minutes or less. Players take on the role of pirate captains trying to get the most loot. Plunder the seas, steal from your rivals, and bury your treasure to protect it. The captain with the most loot at the end of the game, wins. In the game players will play cards to take gems from the center of the table and from each other, and bury to turn 5 gems into buried treasure to prevent it from being stolen. When one player has 5 buried treasure the game ends and the person with the most points between their gems and buried treasure wins, with each gem being worth 1 and each buried treasure being worth 5.

Category

3
Bluffing Card Game Pirates

Mechanism

3
Hand Management Simultaneous Action Selection Take That

Family

1
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

Media

Pirate Den cover image

Pirate Den cover image

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Credits

Designers

2
Richard James Boyan Radakovich

Artists

5
Thomas Deeny Kevin Forney Todd Harris Jen Thomas (II) Peter Wocken

Publishers

1
Crash Games

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