Board game · 2023

Pirates of Maracaibo

Players: 1 to 4
Duration: 40 min
Age: 12 and up
Complexity: Family

Alexander Pfister · Ralph Bienert · Ryan Hendrickson · dlp games · Geronimo Games

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01 Intro 00:00 02 Goal of the Game 00:42 03 Setting up the Board, cards and game components 01:31 04 Player setup 07:35 05 How to take your turn 10:15 06 The Move Step 10:35 07 The Activation Step 13:00 08 Buying improvement cards 13:32 09 Activating Residence cards 17:19 10 Activating Location cards 18:27 11 The different Location card actions 20:00 12 Raiding 20:35 13 Exploring 24:17 14 Bury Treasure 26:04 15 Gaining and using Quest cards 27:00 16 Acquiring Improvement cards 27:57 17 The Gulf 29:04 18 Maracaibo 29:49 19 The Income Phase 30:08 20 Upgrading your ship 31:17 21 Gaining a Figurehead 33:14 22 Playing a Black Market tile 33:50 23 The end of a round/game in detail 34:31 24 End Game scoring 35:20 25 Outro 37:51
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01 Introduction 00:00 02 Les règles 01:26 03 La partie 19:32 04 Le débrief 1:18:50
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01 Bonjour 00:00 02 Présentation et aperçu du jeu 02:09 03 Le matériel et le rapport qualité prix 04:58 04 Principe général du jeu 07:20 05 La RÈGLE (27mins) 10:39 06 La PARTIE complète ( 1h10 mins) 37:55 07 LA CRITIQUE, l'avis à chaud. 1:48:05
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In brief

Set sail for an adventurous raid...for perhaps it will be your last! Face danger and adventure once more while you search high and low for the most valuable treasures the Caribbean has to offer, then quickly find a safe harbor to stash priceless gold, rare emeralds, and iridescent pearls. Explore, stockpile cargo, hire crew, and commandeer rival ships, but don't forget to bury your loot. As you sail, be on the lookout for a place to settle after your life on the high seas has come to an end, but before you do that, you must outpace your opponents as one trip around the Caribbean won't be enough. You must make three trips in order to retire as the richest and greatest buccaneer of all time.

Pirates of Maracaibo is a standalone game in the same franchise as 2019's Maracaibo, and players who are familiar with that game will recognize some beloved concepts from the original. However, new players can jump right in with no prior knowledge of the original game as Pirates of Maracaibo is an independent game with a more accessible rule set. The game plays over three rounds in which you sail the Caribbean, hire crew, ally with other ships, explore the shore, amass the most treasure, and (ideally) retire to a secluded island as the most revered pirate in history. Cast off sailors and swashbucklers, cast off!

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