Haba Black Pirate Game

by Haba

Product Features

• Age: 5-99
• Game idea & illustration by Guido Hoffmann
• Made in Germany

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 3.7 x 13.7 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000FWGUW0
• Item model number: 4232
• Manufacturer recommended age: 5 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,333 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

HABA 4232 - The winner of the 2006 Kinderspiel des Jahres, a prestigious award from the German gaming industry. The hard working seafarers sail from island to island across the sea. Suddenly Salvador Sea Devil, the black pirate, is heading for their boat to pillage their treasures. Can the seafarers escape Salvador fast enough? For 2-4 players. Play time: 15-20 minutes. Recommended for 5 years and up.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HABA strikes again, March 1, 2009

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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Haba Black Pirate Game (Board Game)

ARRGH! Set sail for treasure and adventure, but beware the Black Pirate.

We bought Animal Upon Animal (Tier auf Tier) for our 4 year old for Christmas and the game is beloved. Our next foray into the world of HABA games is the Black Pirate (der schwartze Pirat), a chase and treasure game with an interesting move dynamic (you blow the ships with a small bellows, like the kind that sucks mucus from a baby's nose).

A roll of the dice tells you the number of blows you are allowed to move in search of treasure or whether you take on the roll of the Black Pirate (key evil laugh here) ramming helpless ships and stealing their treasure.

This is an enjoyable and well-made game (although making the large board a jigsaw can lead to bumps which hinder a ship at an awkward moment) like most HABA games that I've seen. The blow dynamic is fun, although a bit beyond most 3-6 year olds. We've seen the greatest enjoyment out of our 10 year old on this game. Even my husband and I have found our technique needs some work.

Fun and silly, good pieces, probably best for 6+ and expect that everyone will need some time learning to make the ships go. Play around with it before your first play.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrggghhh Matey!, December 17, 2009

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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Haba Black Pirate Game (Board Game)

Once again Haba comes through with a wonderful and creative game option for kids. The Black Pirate Game is a fun adventure for your little pirates. Using "billows", players move their ships looking for gold. But you have to watch out for the black pirate ship! Each player has a chance to play the roll of the pillaging pirate, according how they roll the dice. Whether you're searching for gold as your own color coded ship or ramming other ships and stealing their gold, it's a fast paced and refreshing game which utilizes motor skills and strategy.

The board itself, like other Haba games is very visually appealing. The ocean is beautiful shades of blue and the little islands are raised and inviting, and the ships have real cloth sails. There are no plastic pieces and no toxic chemicals to worry about.

4.0 out of 5 stars Arrgh! Lets have some family fun., March 29, 2011

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HockeyFan (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Haba Black Pirate Game (Board Game)

Playing pirate is always fun. I love great games and normally go for the complex strategy games. For our 4 year old, those games are a few years off. The Black Pirate is a great game you can play from 4 years and up. It is a mechanics game and there are only a few rules of play to remember. This is one game I almost never win - so it is a good balance against the straight strategy games I love. To play the game you use a common child rubber nose cleaner (included) to blow air at little wooden ships to push them towards islands on the map with gold. The gold is randomly distributed to the islands during the game play until all of the gold is collected by the players ships. The winner has collected the most gold. No one likes to play a game when one person always wins, the mechanics in this game help equalize that and make for better family fun.