I found out about this game because some friends bought it, and after a few rounds, I had to have a copy too. Even for a guy like me who plays a lot of board games, this one is a hidden gem.
Some board games (Dominion comes to mind) are a bit like competitive solitaire - the fact that there are other players is almost incidental. This is not one of those games. This game has everyone playing aggressively against each other in a silly, fun way. And it's more fun the more players you have.
There's enough strategic depth to be interesting to serious board gamers, but there's enough silliness to appeal to the casual crowd. And because there's a large diplomacy aspect (ie "gang up on the person who's clearly winning") the game always feels closely matched. It's just a well designed game.
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Potato Pirates
A Card Game of Potato War
Ahoy, Tatey! Voyage on the high seas in a quest to save the Potato King! Program attacks to roast, mash, and fry enemy potato crews in battle, but keep yer eyes peeled for Potato King Cards. Agi-taters abound who may loot and hijack yer ships! Brush me barnacles – ye may be hooked!
Features:
- 24 Control Cards
- 22 Surprise Cards
- 7 Potato King Cards
- Instruction Booklet
- 84 Potato Crew with Storage Bag (14 Big Puff Balls & 70 Small Puff Balls)
- 16 Ship Cards
- 32 Action Cards
Steps to Play
Step 1
Deal 2 ships, 5 cards and potato crew to each player, as shown.
Step 2
Draw 2 cards and program attacks for each of your ships.
Step 3
Send your ships to battle to eliminate enemy crew!
Step 4
Defeat all enemy ships, take their potato king cards and - YOU WIN!
Ok game so far, damaged box
The the game’s pretty fun to play with my kid. Still exploring it. Dinged one star for the shipping. Somewhere from the warehouse to the UPS delivery, the box got stabbed on a sharp corner. The shipping bag was fine, the shrink wrap was fine, but the bottom of the cardboard box had a huge rip in it. Luckily the contents were mostly find except for a few dented cards.
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