Calling all scallywags and landlubbers! Are you yearning to live a life on the high seas, pillaging treasure to fund your outlaw lifestyle? While such activities would be highly illegal in real life, the best pirate themed board games help you recreate the pirate lifestyle at home. Being a pirate doesn’t have to be a solo experience, as these games are designed with group play in mind, allowing you to form a pirate crew with your friends and family. Feel the breeze in the air and the salt water on your face as you embark on thrilling pirate adventures.
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Our Picks for the Best Pirate Themed Board Games
Buy the Forgotten Waters Board Game
Forgotten Waters
Forgotten Waters is perfect for those who love to have a laugh while tabletop gaming, as it sees players working together as a pirate crew through silly and magical adventures. While everyone shares a common goal, each pirate is given their own personal objective, forcing them to decide between actions that will either benefit the group or just themselves.
Average Playtime:120 – 240 minutes
Recommended Age: 14+
Number of Players: 3 – 6
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.17/5
Dead Men Tell No Tales
Dead Men Tell No Tales drops you straight into the heat of the action, literally, as you and your crew are tasked with boarding a burning ship and looting it before it sinks. Forced to combat both fire and fatigue, players must also work together to defeat deckhands that are determined to take you down with them.
Average Playtime: 60 – 75 minutes
Recommended Age: 13+
Number of Players: 2 – 5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.53/5
Buy the Maracaibo Board Game
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is perfect for those seeking classic strategy pirate board games, as it tasks players with managing relationships with rival nations while racing other players to accrue the most wealth. Those seeking a quick round of fun may be put off by the game’s complexity, but those keen for extended play sessions will have a lot of fun with Maracaibo.
Average Playtime: 30 – 120 minutes
Recommended Age: 12+
Number of Players: 1 – 4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 3.87/5
Merchants & Marauders
Merchants & Marauders sees players choosing to either be a pirate or a merchant as they compete to win the game by becoming the first accrue 10 glory points. Points can be earned by buying ships, stashing gold, completing missions, and raiding the ships of other players and NPCs. No matter if you choose the pirate’s life or the more honourable path, Merchants & Marauders is a treasure worth plundering.
Average Playtime: 180 minutes
Recommended Age: 13+
Number of Players: 2 – 4
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 3.24/5
Francis Drake
Set in Plymouth Harbour during 1572, Francis Drake sees players ordered by Queen Elizabeth herself to assemble a ship and crew and set out to plunder the Spanish Main. Players take turns journeying through Plymouth as they collect crew members, weapons, and supplies, before they race to be the first to lay claim to the Caribbean and the victory points it contains.
Average Playtime: 90 – 120 minutes
Recommended Age: 14+
Number of Players: 3 – 5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.92/5
Jamaica
Retired pirate Henry Morgan tasks players with competing in a race around Jamaica to remember the good old days of piracy. While finishing first is important, the victor is the one who finishes the game with the most gold, which is earned based on your finishing position and how much treasure you steal from pirate lairs along the way.
Average Playtime: 30 – 60 minutes
Recommended Age: 8+
Number of Players: 2 – 6
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 1.66/5
Treasure Island
Captain Long John Silver has been captured by his crew and forced to reveal the treasure he has hidden on the island they occupy. With one player taking the role of Silver and the rest his crew, Silver gives out clues to the treasure’s location, which the crew use to try and find it while avoiding Silver’s bluff tokens.
Average Playtime: 45 minutes
Recommended Age: 10+
Number of Players: 2 – 5
Difficulty (BGG Weight): 2.27/5
Take Up the Pirate’s Life Today
Whether you are looking for the best pirate themed board games or comic books, More Than Meeples has a wide range of products to suit your interests. Our website makes it easy to buy board games online and allows you to browse through our available stock. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, reach out through our contact page and we will see if we can order it in for you.
