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Pirates On The High Seas

Description of the game from Ravensburger (Translated by W. Eric Martin): The action game with lots of navigation, working cannons, and a gigantic cloth game mat! Are you ready to take to the high seas as courageous pirates fighting against one another? Then hoist the sails, rais...

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

6+

Weight

1.27

Rating

6.73

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The game Pirates on the High Seas has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in this game. Overall, the game has a good level of player interaction.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game Pirates on the High Seas has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players frequently need to be aware of and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in this game. Overall, the game has a good level of player interaction.

Replay value

Pirates on the High Seas offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, expansions, and strategic depth. The game scales well with different player counts and has a moderate learning curve. Overall, it provides a highly replayable experience.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Pirates on the High Seas is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, luck still plays a significant role. The game is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.

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Description of the game from Ravensburger (Translated by W. Eric Martin): The action game with lots of navigation, working cannons, and a gigantic cloth game mat! Are you ready to take to the high seas as courageous pirates fighting against one another? Then hoist the sails, raise the anchors, and take off to adventure! Who will best steer his ship with skill over the seas? Who will aim, shoot and score with flair? And who at the end will with a little luck bring the most valuable treasures back to the harbor? In this game, you can show who's the real king of the sea. Contents 1 gameboard (1m x 1.6m) 2 pirate ships (each with 1 figurehead, 1 steering wheel, 1 front mast with sail and mast basket, 1 main mast with 2 sails, 1 pirate flag, 1 lantern, and 1 rear trapdoor) 3 cannons 3 cannonballs (= arrows) 4 treasure trunks 1 tower with 1 tower flag and 2 doors 1 dial with spinner 2 provision sacks 2 rum barrels 18 record cards 10 order cards 6 gold coins (3 ea. of sea serpents and sharks) 1 construction instructions 1 game instructions

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Designers

2
Kinetic KniffDesign

Artists

2
Walter Pepperle Franz Vohwinkel

Publishers

1
Ravensburger

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