Ahoy Treasures!
Ahoy Treasures! Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
- 1 game board
- 16 pirates (in four colors)
- 9 wooden boards
- 1 pirate die
- 1 set of game instructions
Aim of the game
Who will be the pirate to collect the most precious treasure chests?
Preparation of the game
Place the game board in the center of the table. Each player takes a pirate crew consisting of four pirates of one color. Pile up the pirates and place each pile on the corresponding pirate head shown on the big island (=starting square).
Put the boards and the die next to the game board.
How to play
Play in a clockwise direction. Whoever knows the name of the most famous pirate may start. If you cannot agree, the oldest player starts and rolls the die.
What appears on the die?
- A number of dots: Choose one of your pirates and move him the corresponding number of squares.
- The pirate vessel: Choose a number between 1 and 5 and move one of your pirates the corresponding number of squares.
Important pirates' rules
- If your pirate lands on a water square he has to go back and start again from the starting square. Place a board on the water square from which your pirate fell off. The board will make the way to Buccaneer Island easier for all the pirates as they can now step on the board as if it was a firm square.
- If your pirate reaches a square already occupied by a pirate, pile him on top of the pirate already there. Any number of pirates can be piled on to a square.
- From a pile of pirates only the one on top can be moved.
- You are obliged to move! If however all your pirates are blocked or if you would move your pirate past the Buccaneer Island, it's the turn of the next player to roll the die.
How do the pirates reach the Buccaneer treasure island?
The island can only be reached with the exact number of dots. The first pirate to reach the island is placed on the chest with the number One, the second pirate on number Two and so on.
End of the game
The game ends as soon as the five treasure chests of Buccaneer Island are held by pirates. The players add up the values of the chests on which their pirates are placed.
The player with the highest score wins. In the case of a tie the player who moved a pirate on to the treasure island first wins.
Variation for cunning pirates
The game is played according to the rules of the basic game. The following additional rules apply:
If a pirate falls into the water, they are not placed back on the starting square but taken off the game.
The game ends when ...
- all five chest are occupied by pirates or
- all pirates have fallen into the water.
The player with the highest score wins this tricky hunt for the treasure.
Information
Rudi Hofmann is the author of this pillaging pirate game. It was first published in 1974 as part of the game collection "Dorado", later it was re-edited and called "Eldorado". As we like the game idea, we present it here in a revised version and with another subject matter.