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2014 Ranked #16,966

Pirato Poker

A memory and bluffing card game has players give cards to shipmates while trying to collect three of a kind. Animal effects reveal or force cards, so persuasion and tracking hidden information shape the race to win.

Bluffing Card Game Memory Set Collection

Players

3-6

Play time

5-15 min

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.91

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 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?

You win if you collect three-of-a-kind. The Catch...

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You win if you collect three-of-a-kind. The Catch... your "shipmates" must give you the right cards. The Fat Cat (spades), The Dodgy Dog (Diamonds),The Squealing Pig (hearts) and the Silly Chicken (Clubs) are 4 out of the 5 suits. On your turn you reveal the top card from the deck and give it to another player. But the animals interfere... The Squealing Pig reveals a player's hand of cards. The Silly Chicken can only be given to the player with the least amount of cards and the Dodgy Dog forces you to give a card away from your hand. To make matters even MORE complicated, Treasure Cards(suit X)grant extra victory conditions to particular players. Players get confused fast and can't keep track of the all the cards given to each other. Plenty of opportunities to bluff about the cards you are concealing. Victory depends on the bad memory of your opponents and your persuasion talent.

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Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
5–15 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Ally Steven Severi

Publishers

1
Pronto Play Games