collect the most
prec
ous treasure
h
ay out game
oard, pirates
n start
ng
uares
et ready wooden
oar
s an
ie
roll the di
n
m
r
f
=
ove pirate
irate vessel = move
pirate 1-5 squares
ater s
uare =
irate
back on start, board
n wa
er square
Aim of the game
ho will be the pirate to collect the most precious treasure chests
Preparation of the game
Place the game board in the center o
the table. Each player takes a
pirate crew consistin
o
our pirates o
one color. Pile up the pirates and
place each pile on the correspondin
pirate head shown on the bi
island
=starting square
.
Put the boards and the die next to the
ame board
How to play
Play in a clockwise direction. Whoever knows the name o
the most
amous pirate ma
start. I
ou cannot a
ree, the oldest pla
er starts and
ll
h
i
at a
ears on t
e
ie
A number o
dots
Choose one of
our pirates and move him the correspondin
number
of s
uares
The pirate vessel
Choose a number between 1 and 5 and move one of
our pirates the
correspondin
number of squares
mportant pirates‘ rules
If
our pirate lands on a water square he has to
o back and start
again from the starting square. Place a board on the water square
rom which your pirate
ell o
. The board will make the way to
uccaneer Island easier
or all the pirates as the
can now step on the
board as if it was a firm s
uare
If your pirate reaches a square already occupied by a pirate, pile him
on top of the pirate already there. Any number of pirates can be piled
on
o a s
uare
From a pile o
pirates onl
the one on top can be moved
You are obli
ed to move! If however all
our pirates are blocked or i
ou would move your pirate past the Buccaneer Island, it‘s the turn o
t
e next p
ayer to ro
t
e
ie
h i
l
n
i
h
x
m
r
f
n
=
ll
h
re occupied
ith pirates
i
hest score =
ictor
ow do the
irates reach the Buccaneer treasure island
he island can onl
be reached with the exact number o
dots
he
irst
irate to reach the island is
laced on the chest with the number
One, the second pirate on number Two and so on
End of the game
he
ame ends as soon as the five treasure chests of Buccaneer Island
re held by pirates. The players add up the values of the chests on which
heir
irates are
laced
he pla
er with the hi
hest score wins. In the case of a tie the pla
er
who moved a pirate on to the treasure island first wins
Variation for cunning pirates
he
ame is pla
ed accordin
to the rules of the basic
ame. The follo
wing additional rules apply
If a pirate falls into the water, the
are not placed back on the startin
quare but taken off the
ame
The
ame ends when ..
• all five chest are occupied by pirate
• all
irates have fallen into the water
he player with the highest score wins this tricky hunt for the treasure
Inf
rm
i
n
Rudi Hofmann is the author of this pillaging pirate game. It was first
published in 1974 as part of the game collection “Dorado”, later it was
e-edited and called “Eldorado”. As we like the
ame idea, we present it
here in a revised version and with another sub
ect matter
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