Front Porch Classics Dread Pirate Bookshelf Game

by Front Porch Classics

Product Features

• Journey back in time for a treasure-hunting, pirate-plundering adventure on the high seas!
• Comes in a beautiful wooden Bookshelf box
• Features detailed pirate ships, authentically aged doubloons and glass jewels
• Game board is made of heavy cloth that is a wonderfully illustrated and aged treasure map
• Pirate battles, exciting missions and buried treasure await you in this game!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 11.3 x 11.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002KVI5Y
• Item model number: BS02035
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,928 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Imagine the fun and adventure of Pirates of the Caribbean® condensed into a swashbuckling board game! Dread Pirate comes complete with cast metal doubloons, glass jewels, and pirate ship playing pieces. Stores in a beautiful wooden bookshelf box. Fun for 2 to 4 player, ages 8 to adult.

Product Description

Journey back in time with your family for a high-seas, treasure-hunting pirate adventure. A Family Fun Magazine "Toy of the Year" award winner, Dread Pirate is a slice of adventure gaming for the entire family that's rich in detail, history and excitement. Game is played on a wonderfully illustrated and aged treasure map with cast metal playing pieces, replica doubloons, wooden dice, treasure bags and pirate treasure. This attractive Bookshelf Edition comes packaged in an aged wooden book that will look great displayed in any room of the house. For 2-4 players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I like pirate games, and this game is a MUST buy., March 16, 2006

By 

Brian Dowrick (Hawthorne, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Front Porch Classics Dread Pirate Bookshelf Game (Toy)

I like pirate games, and one of the parts that are always overlooked is the sea battles. This game Rules!
The fun of this game is in it's simplicity. You can explain the rules to anyone in just under a minute. I
have plenty of games that are fun, but many take too long for anyone with a short attention span (kids)
to get the rules. Every player starts in a port. They roll dice to move. If you land next to another port or
another player, you can roll for a "skirmish" The highest die roll wins. you take their gems if you win.
When you have one of each color gem, you can land on Dread island and get free treasure (it's like
Free Parking in monopoly). the first there gets the Dread Pirate flag, which gives them an extra die to
roll for moving. When all the gems are removed from the islands, the game is over, and each player
counts their treasure. The highest wins.
Parcheesi, Trouble, Life, Yahtzee, etc all have similar aspects of rolling dice and dealing
with the results.
The whining about dice rolls seems childish. It's a game. It's not educational, but it IS very interactive.
We always have people bargaining and pleading with each other to shift the game play. There are also
areas you must pass through (like Bermuda Triangles) and you draw a chance card. You can also
add the WIND die into your dice rolls. This can greatly shift the outcome of the game.

This can also be a very good drinking game, where... if you loose a battle, you drink.

The cool metal ships, the strong wooden box, the cloth board, the glass Gems, and METAL
Doubloons, make this game a MUST buy.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome craftmanship & fun play!, August 21, 2006

By 

Catrina Thomas "Luvtlee" (Cape Carteret, NC - United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Front Porch Classics Dread Pirate Bookshelf Game (Toy)

This game is of the highest quality and we were quite pleased with every aspect of it. The wooden dice, pewter ships, velvet treasure bags, cloth map, plastic gems and hefty metal doubloons...everything is just so "neat". We all enjoyed checking out the details of it all.

As far as the gameplay goes, I don't understand why some people would have a problem with the dice rolls. That is one aspect of the game play we truly enjoy. It is exciting to try to outroll your fellow players, if you're lucky enough to be the dread pirate you get to add +1 to your roll, and it brings some educational value to the game. Another part of the game that we found both educational and fun was the cards that come into play when you land on certain spaces of the map. The cards have directions for you to follow, and they also have tidbits of historical facts on them.

Our entire family loves this game, it is enjoyable for all ages, from our 5 year old all the way up to us 36 year olds. It is very easy to learn to play, even for the younger children. There are basic game rules and there are also advanced rules for the older crowd who've gotten used to the gameplay the first few times around.

I highly recommend this game to those who are looking for family games that are both educational and entertaining. I also recommend it to those who are fans of all things pirate.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dread Pirate, January 4, 2007

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RI Deb - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Front Porch Classics Dread Pirate Bookshelf Game (Toy)

The game is very well made and fun to play, however the outside of the box indicates that it is for 2-4 players. The instructions say that it is a game for 4 players. We only have 3 in our household and could not complete all the moves on the game board with less than 4 players. There was no modification in game rules to accomodate less than 4 players.