Pirate Den Card Game Crash Of Games

I love this game!!! It's so fun. Beware, though: the gems are quite small and not suitable for young children who could easily shove them up their noses, into ears, etc. I've only played this game with my fully adult friends and had a blast. The game play is a bit complex for kids, but if they're into pirates, they'll love it.

Once you figure it out and get the hang of it, it is a really fun game to play with your family. With all that goes on with this game, you really get to know the answer you've always wondered... do I truly know what my partner is thinking?Quick game too, doesn't take up a lot of time

Super fun game for all ages (young adults thru Seniors) as it is fun, easy to learn, and keeps you learning and laughing!!Great value for the funPut down your phone and gather your friends for some good times and have FUN!

Easy to play. Great components. The bag to hold the gems is really nice. Can you outsmart the other players on what gems to take? Maybe? The more you play with the same group the better it gets. Great filler game. A must buy.

A delightful game with simple rules and a lot of depth. Five of us usually play games on Friday nights, and this game is a worthy addition to the rotation. Enjoy the packaging with the cloth bag, jewels, and gold. Excellent artwork as well.

One of Crash Games weaker entries- a “poor mans Incan gold” - decent quality but not recommended as a staple or ongoing game in collection. Lacks depth or satisfying endgame.

This is a beautiful game, with spectacular artwork by Todd Harris, illustrator of  The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom  series. (You can see more of his work, including art from Pirate Den, on facebook.com/toddharrisart.) The cards and printing are high quality. The clear plastic gems and shiny gold-nugget treasure counters come in a velvet bag that is conveniently large enough for an adult hand to reach into for the random draw stage. The two-piece box is large, sturdy, nicely printed, and slightly textured, which means it looks great on your shelf and makes an impressive gift item.Pirate Den is described as a bluffing game, but it's not like playing Texas hold-'em. It's more like rock-paper-scissors, but with more depth.Each player has a defined set of cards, which gives you options for plundering treasure from Spanish (yellow), English (red), or Dutch (blue) traders. A treasure pool is drawn and revealed at the start of each turn. You play a card to capture one color of treasure, two colors, or three, or you can hold back to steal a single color from another player. But you have to pay attention to whose raid takes precedence (attacks for fewer colors score first) and who has already used their attack-red-and-yellow-ships or steal-blue-treasure cards. You decide what card to play based on the available treasure pool and your guess of what the other players will do.The rules are easy to learn, and the game plays quickly. So the new guy who needs to figure out what he's doing can start fresh again in 20 minutes, instead of losing to the experts in a 3-hour marathon like newbies do with Risk or Catan. Gameplay is strategic, but there's enough randomness to keep things fun.I'd say that the 14+ rating is high. We usually play with my kids and their cousins. Our 8-year-old crowd got bored quickly, but we've had lots of fun with kids from 10 to 16 years old, in groups with and without adults.The game doesn't favor older players over younger ones or veterans over novices. You can't go in with the strategy that worked last time and expect to dominate play. You have to adapt to the dynamics of the crowd you're playing with. So replay value is terrific; the game doesn't get old.In contrast to reviewers who receive free or discounted merchandise, I paid more for this game on Kickstarter and waited forever through a long-delayed production and fulfillment process. (Crash Games is the hero of this story, saving the project and making the final game more posh than expected.) Despite the angst involved in getting my copy of Pirate Den, it ranks among my favorite game purchases of the last few years.You don't have to wait for Kickstarter. You can place an order and have Pirate Den in your hands in two days. You should.

This game is a staple at our game nights!Easy to play with quick rounds and there isn’t really anything for anyone to start an arguement over as the game is so simple! Buy the game if you like quick/easy to play rounds and you won’t be disappointed!