My neighbor Judd bought Pirate's Cove today, and the four of us (him, his wife, me and my wife) played this evening. It's TBD whether or not it will be a classic like Settlers of Catan or Axis and Allies, but it was definitely a lot of fun.
The basic idea is that each player is a pirate, aiming to be the most famous and fearsome pirate of all the high seas (arrrr!). There are four Islands that at the beginning of each turn each player silently decides where they would like to go, and each Island has a certain type of resource used to build up specific part of your ship (hull, guns, deck hands or sails). The fun part is that if you happen to pick the same island as another player, you have to battle it out to see who gets to go to the island to get the resources there (the other pirate goes home empty handed).
I don't feel like explaining the whole game, but I will say that the game is a success for the following reasons:
- it doesn't take that long to pick up (20 minutes)
- it doesn't take too long to play (~1 hour)
- there is a reasonable amount of strategy involved
- it has a creative plot / gameplay (not another dwarfs vs goblins or military simulation game)
If you are looking for something new, try it out!
Karl
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You'll never fill the void of Axis & Allies. What other game can you play that takes 4-8 hours, the outcome is already virtually guaranteed, and every player insists that they will change the outcome of history? Face it, the novelty of A&A is more about comraderie than an entertaining game, so try as you might, you'll never find a replacement.
Yeah yeah, there will never be a match for A&A...
One thing I forgot to mention: girls are willing to play Pirates Cove, something Axis and Allies clearly can't claim.
Well that kind of changes everything. Although, that's part of what rules about A&A. What other game can you have so much fun being such a disgrace, and still be a hero amongst the dudes?
you NERDS!!!
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