Pirates & Privateers of the Caribbean
By H.R.Harding
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Pirates and Privateers of the Caribbean
In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour; in this, Plenty and Satiety, Pleasure and Ease, Liberty and Power; and who would not balance Creditor on this Side, when all the Ha ard that is run !or it, at worst, is only a sower Loo" or two at choa"ing# $o, a merry Li!e and a short one shall be my %otto& ' ( Pirate Ca)tain *artholomew +oberts
Introduction ,he year is -./0 in the Caribbean and the mighty Em)ires o! 1rance, England, S)ain and the $etherlands war !or islands to cultivate lucrative cro)s li"e sugar and cotton# Island nations are raided !or slaves and cleared !or timber and )lantations# ,rading between nations !or the best commodities, slaves or su))lies is !ierce# 2n to) o! all this, )rivateers and )irates cruise the waters loo"ing !or booty and treasure# Law is scarce and merchants o!ten turn )irate to ma"e ends meet, o!ten abandoning their trade !or the !reedom o! the waves# 3ll the while the Em)ires continue to wrestle !or dominance in the Caribbean# 3lliances between Em)ires are scarce and 4uic"ly bro"en# In e!!ect the Em)ires are continuously at war# However some islands have struc" )ermanent truces, as seen on St 5itts and St %artins# $o island is sa!e though, o!ten )assing !rom the hands o! one Em)ire to another Em)ire on a regular basis# Privateers 3 )rivateer is a )rivate shi) 6or ca)tain7 authori ed by an Em)ire by letters o! mar4ue to attac" !oreign shi))ing# Each )layer starts as a merchantmen with a single shi) and allegiance to their Em)ire# ,hey have a letter o! mar4ue, and are able to ma"e regular trade routes 6charters7, however they are also armed and ready to ta"e advantage o! any )ri e that comes their way# ,heir Em)ire is also out to control more islands and as a Privateer a )layer may attac" an o))osing Em)ire8s )orts in an attem)t to gain them !or their Em)ire# ,his also will hel) them to increase their access to trade goods, which they can then acce)t charters !or# 3 Pirate is a shi) or crew that owes no allegiance to any Em)ire and )reys solely on merchant shi)s and )orts !or booty and gold# Pirates can only trade at )irate )orts and must establish a Pirate base to sa!ely stash their treasure# Privateers may turn Pirate at any time# However once they turn Pirate they cannot go bac" to being a Privateer# 3ll Em)ire8s des)ise Pirates and will "ill them on sight# Players ,his game is best )layed with 9 or more )layers# I! there are more than : )layers the rest o! the )layers are )irate# ,he game can easily accommodate u) to ; )layers 6: Em)ire )layers and : )irate )layers7# 1or games o! : or less )layers all )layers must start o!! as a Privateer !or an Em)ire, however they may turn )irate later< either by choice, i! they !ail their Em)ire =uties 6e>)lained later7 or i! they are ban"ru)t with no shi)s with which to get income# ?ame ,ime and Com)le>ity Pirates and Privateers can be a short game 6- to @ hours7 using the basic rules or a whole day 6or moreA7 i! the e>tended rules are used# ,he basic version is mentioned !irst in each section below, while e>tended or o)tional rules are mentioned a!terwards# Winning ,he aim o! the game is to accrue enough !unds to live com!ortably# ,o do this a )layer must save -0,000 gold )ieces at their home )ort 6or Pirate lair i! they are a Pirate7# In the case that there is only one Em)ire )layer le!t then that )layer is the winner 6even i! there are other Pirate )layers7# I! all )layers turn Pirate then there is no winner and the Pirates share victory# Charters Players can ma"e money by com)leting charters and receiving their commission or by stealing booty
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6either goods or gold7 !rom other )layers# 3t the beginning o! each round new charters may be called# 3 charter states the destination and the goods that that )ort re4uires# Players that own )orts that su))ly the re4uired goods may then bid !or that charter# ,he )layer that bids the acce)ted )rice wins the charter# ,hat )layer must then travel to the )ort that )rovides the goods and then travel to the destination )ort that re4uires them to gain their commission# Player8s can com)lete commissions in any order and may ta"e multi)le charters at any one time# However, the longer the )layer ta"es to com)lete a charter the less commission they will receive on com)leting it# 3 )layer ris"s losing their newly ac4uired gold to other Privateers or Pirates unless they return it sa!ely to their home )ort# However i! their home )ort is ta"en by another Em)ire they lose their ban"ed gold as well# ,he Caribbean %a) ,he coloured circles re)resent where shi) )ieces may sit on the board# Shi) )ieces can !ollow connecting lines between circles, but must always end u) on a circle at the end o! their move# ?rey circles re)resent sea locations# Coloured circles re)resent island )orts# Each colour denotes the Em)ire they were originally controlled by at the start o! the game# *lac" circles re)resent island locations that are in the hands o! the $atives and Pirates# 1rench Island Location Sea Location
English Island Location
$ative and Pirate Island Location
S)anish Island Location
=utch Island Location Island and Sea Locations Each island location re)resents a )ort where shi)s can sell goods and trade# Locations at sea re)resent a location where a shi) comes to rest# $ote that some directions are not so easy to travel in as the )revailing wind comes !rom the West# Locations can hold any number o! shi)s at any one time# ,he ris" o! sharing an occu)ied location is that it might engage your shi) in combat, es)ecially i! it turns out to be a PirateA $ativeBPirate Locations $ative island )orts that are not owned by any Em)ire or Pirate gang are hostile to Em)ire visitors# ,hey will however let Pirates doc" there and will trade with them 6see ,urning Pirate7# 3ny Em)ire shi) that enters an uncontrolled $ative )ort will be !ired u)on# ,he 3ttac" +oll 6or =e!ence +oll i! the )ort is attac"ed !irst7 is made by any Pirate Player 6or any other Player i! there are no Pirates7# $ative )orts will resist being ta"en over by Em)ires but will acce)t Pirates to !reely set u) their bases# $ative )orts can be !orti!ied li"e any other )ort location# Shi)s 1or the basic game each Player has only one shi), in an e>tended game it is recommended that : shi)s is the ma>imum a Player can control at any one time# E>cess shi)s gained through battle or con4uest must either be boarded 6ta"en over7 or scuttled 6sun"7 leaving only one shi) in )lay# In an e>tended game shi)s may also be sold o!! at any )ort !or hal! their )urchase value# ,he only case where a Player may have more than : shi)s is during the heat o! combat# However when combat has been resolved any e>cess shi)s must be sold or scuttled# Shi) movement In the basic game shi)s can move u) to / locations )er turn, while in the e>tended version they may only move u) to the limit s)eci!ied by their shi) ty)e 6see later on7# 2nce a destination is reached the shi) may not move any !urther,in other words no !urther movement is )ossible in that turn once that shi) has come to rest# 1or e>am)le 3 1rench sloo) in the basic game moves !rom ?renada to %artini4ue in 9 moves, although they have @ moves le!t 6out o! / )ossible7 they have come to rest at that )ort as that was their destination# ,hey may then )er!orm one o! several 3ctions#
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3ctions 3 shi) has a number o! )ossible actions< they may attac" 6see Combat7, load cargo or unload cargo at a )ort location# Every turn a Player may move their shi) 6or shi)s in the e>tended game7 once and )er!orm one o! these actions# Combat
,here are two !orms o! combat in Privateers< shi) and )ort combat# *oth !orms use dice to resolve the outcome# *oth combatants roll one die, !irst the attac"er rolls their dice 6called the 3ttac"ing =ice7 and then the de!ender 6called the =e!ending =ice7# ,he highest roll wins 6note that the dice rolls can be modi!ied according to the conditions and who is !ighting7, however a tie means that neither )layer wins# %arineBPirate ?ang units always attac" or de!end !irst be!ore any Shi) or Port and are also "illed be!ore any Shi) or Port is con4uered# 3ny %arineBPirate units le!t on a shi) or )ort must be "illed be!ore that shi) or )ort can be con4uered# Combat continues until all o! the attac"ing units have rolled their 3ttac"ing dice# 1leeing 3t any time during combat, a shi) combatant can chose to !lee that location and may move to an adCacent sea location 6they may not !lee into a neighbouring )ort7# However the other combatant gets a !ree 3ttac" +oll and the !leeing shi) gets no bonuses normally due to them !rom shi) ty)e, Em)ire ty)e etc# Shi) to shi) combat When a shi) engages another shi) in combat 6regardless o! i! it is on an island or sea location7 both shi)s remain on that location until combat is resolved# ,he winner can ta"e all the booty and gold on the con4uered shi) 6i! they so choose7, the loser can then !lee to a neighbouring location# 3lternatively the winner has the choice o! "illing the crew and ta"ing the shi) as well, or the winner can "ill the crew and sin" the shi)# However this "ind o! activity is !rowned u)on and can lead to nasty vendetta8sA 3 Player is considered to have con4uered the other )layer once they win the combat# Shi) combat is modi!ied according by the !ollowing< ,he ty)e o! shi) 6schoonerBsloo)B"etch, galleon or !rigate7# ,he Em)ire the shi) has allegiance to# ,he number o! marineB)irate s4uadsBgangs on board# Shi) to )ort combat When a shi) attac"s a )ort the crew o! the shi) are attem)ting to ta"e control o! the )ort# ,he )ort is only con4uered once all the marineB)irate units o! the enemy have been removed !rom that )ort location# I! they !ail to con4uer the )ort then the shi) must retreat !rom the )ort location, I! they succeed then they gain control o! the )ort and that island )ort card is )assed to the winning )layer, along with any booty that may be at that location6i! it was a Home Port !or e>am)le7, 3 )ort may also attac" a shi) that is at that )ort location# In this case the )ort is attem)ting to con!iscate the goods andBor gold !rom the shi), or i! they choose the )ort can "ill all the crew and sin" the shi) and lose what goods are on board# I! however the )ort !ails the attac" the shi) remains in )ort unharmed# Port combat is modi!ied according by the !ollowing< I! the Port has been !orti!ied# ,he Em)ire the )ort has allegiance to# ,he number o! marineB)irate s4uadsBgangs in )ort# ,y)es o! Shi)s ,here are essentially three ty)es o! shi)s< schooners, galleons and !rigates# Each shi) has a certain ca)acity that it can carry o! cannons, goods, gold or crew# 3s the ca)acity increases so does the cost o! the shi)# 1or the )ur)oses o! this game there are !ive ty)es o! -Dth century vessels available !or )layers to buy< Sloo)< 3 small, one'masted, !ore and a!t masted vessel# Schooner< 3 small two masted, !ore and a!t masted vessel# 5etch< 3 medium two masted, !ore and a!t masted vessel, with mi en mast# ?alleon< 3 medium three masted, !ore and a!t masted vessel# 1rigate< 3 medium three masted vessel, with s4uare rigging#
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Cannons ,he more cannons a shi) has the more chance it has o! hitting another shi) or doing damage to a )ort# ,here!ore the bigger the shi) the more o! a bonus to hit it will do# 3 sloo), schooner and "etch can have u) to ; cannons and there!ore have no bonus to hit, a galleon can have u) to 9. and the !rigate u) to .0 cannons# ,hus a galleon has a E- bonus to their combat dice roll and the !rigate E@ to their combat dice roll# ?oods, gold and crew ca)acity 3 shi) can only carry so much, be it gold, goods or men# In Pirates and Privateers men, goods and gold are counted in units# 3 s4uad o! marines count as - unit, a gang o! )irates count as - unit also# -000 gold )ieces counts as - unit and - charter o! goods counts as a unit# ,he bigger the shi) obviously the more it can carry# ,he sloo) can only carry their own crew and one charter o! goods 2+ - unit o! marinesB)irates 2+ -000 gold )ieces# ,he schooner can carry @, the "etch 9 and so on# $ote that the crew o! a shi) do not count when it comes to assessing ca)acity# Shi) Cost 3 )layer can buy shi)s !rom any one o! their )orts on their turn# In the basic game they may own only shi) and whatever shi) that is can move u) to / locations# In the e>tended game a Player may not own more than : shi)s at any one time and the number o! moves is dictated by the ty)e o! shi) 6as shown in the %oves column below7#
Sh i ) s Sloo) Schooner 5etch ?alleon 1rigate Sh i ) = i e b o nu s ' ' ' EE@ Ca ) a c it y @ 9 : / %o ve s 6 o ) t i o n a l 7 / / : 9 9 Co st -00 @00 900 /00 -000
%arines or Pirates 1or each marine s4uad or )irate gang on board the shi) or at )ort the )layer gets to roll an e>tra die when it comes to their Combat roll# %arineBPirate units always roll !irst, be!ore shi)s or )orts and may only roll once )er unit# %arines or )irate gangs are the !irst to die in each combat situation there!ore !or each die roll that a )layer !ails they lose a marine or )irate unit be!ore any Shi) or Port is lost# 3 Player may buy new marineB)irate units !or -00 gold on their turn and )lace them at any one o! the island )orts that they control, however they must have !unds on board the shi) at their )ort or !unds at their home )ort be!ore they may buy them# Port 1orti!ications 1orti!ications include walls around the )ort town with mounted cannons to attac" shi)s with# In the e>tended version some )orts are already !orti!ied at the start o! the game, such as +oseau, Santa =omingo, San Fuan and Porlamar 61orti!ications are re)resented by a 1ort )iece that is )laced at the )orts concerned7# Players may u)grade )ort towns i! they so wish by )urchasing !orti!ications# ,hese ta"e @ turns to build and cost -000 gold to com)lete# 2nce com)lete a !orti!ication adds E- to that )orts attac"ing or de!ence die o! the )ort 3S WELL 3S to all marineB)irate units at that )ort location#
3n e>am)le o! shi) to shi) combat< Player 3< Has a galleon and attac"s )layer * who has a 5etch# Player 3 has no marines while Player * has - marine on shi)# Player 3 rolls one attac" dice and adds - to her roll !or having a galleon# She rolls a : adds - to ma"e /# Player * de!ends and rolls !or their marine s4uad !irst and rolls a 9, this is a loss and thus Player * loses his marine s4uad# Player 3 rolls again !or her galleon and rolls a 9 adds - to ma"e :, Player * then de!ends with his 5etch which has no bonus and rolls a / and wins# ,his ends Player 38s attac" and thus she returns her galleon to its original )osition while Player *8s 5etch stays where it is# 3n e>am)le o! shi) to )ort combat< Player 3< Has a 1rigate and @ marines and attac"s Player *8s )ort which has one !ort and - marine# Player 3 rolls !or her !irst unit o! %arines and rolls a 9# Player * res)onds with his marine s4uad and rolls a : and adds - !or the 1ort ma"es /, thus Player 3 loses her !irst marine s4uad# Player 3 then rolls !or her second s4uad o! marines and
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rolls a @, Player * rolls a . E - G D !or his marine and thus Player 3 loses her second marine s4uadA Player 3 then rolls !or her 1rigate and rolls a 9 and adds @ !or the 1rigate bonus ma"ing a total 3ttac" +oll o! /# Player * rolls a 9 and adds - !or his marines ma"ing : !or his =e!ence +oll# ,hus Player * loses his marine s4uad# Combat ends !or that turn as Player 3 has attac"ed once with all her units#
Em)ires Each Em)ire or Pirate !action is re)resented by a 1lag# ,he blue !lag stands !or 1rance, the red !or England, the green !or S)ain and the yellow !or the $etherlands# ,he blac" 1lags with di!!erent symbols on them stand as Pirate standards# ,hese !lags are )laced on an island location designating the Home )ort or Pirate base o! that Player# In the e>tended game each Em)ire has it8s own innate ability< the 1rench get a E- adCustment on all their =e!ence +olls, the English get E- on all their 3ttac" +olls, the S)anish start with : 1orti!ications as well as the most commodities and the =utch always get the as"ing )rice when they com)lete a Charter# Pirate !actions do not get any innate bonuses# ?old ,he standard currency o! the time is gold guineas# Each )layer starts with -000 guineas to buy shi)6s7 and men with# Whenever an Em)ire is re4uired to )ay gold the ban" will !und the cost 6in e!!ect the ban" IS the Em)ire concerned7# I! the ban" ever runs out o! gold then the Em)ire will not be able to !und that =uty card or other occurrence# It is im)ortant to note that the Em)ire8s !unds and the Player8s !unds are $2, the same thingA ?oodsBCommodities 3s mentioned be!ore, most island )orts su))ly certain goods or commodities# Each commodity has a ty)ical value, which may vary according to circumstance# ,he commodities and their corres)onding as"ing )rice are listed below<
C o m m o d it y 3loe 3rrowroot Cattle Cocoa Co!!ee Co))er Cotton 1ish 1ruit ?old Indigo 2ils Pearls +um Salt Slaves S)ice Sugar ,obacco Heges Wood 3 s " ing Pric e D/0 -00 D/0 @00 @/0 -/00 -000 -00 @00 -0000 -000 /00 9000 @/0 D/0 /00 @000 -000 /00 -00 -00
=uty Cards Each turn an Em)ire )layer may )ic" u) a =uty card# ,his card re)resents the interests o! their Em)ire# While )rocessing the =uty card the )layer is re!erred to as the =uty Player# %ost =uty cards are Charters which are )laced on the combined Charter board, however )rivate Em)ire charters go onto an individual Player8s =uty board# ,he =uty board only holds @ duty cards# 3s )layers !ul!il their )rivate duties the =uty cards are )laced in the =uty card discard )ile# In the basic game a )layer may ta"e a =uty card as they see !it, however in the e>tended game each
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Em)ire )layer %IS, ta"e a =uty card each turnA I! a Player has !ailed to com)lete their )rivate duties by the time a third )rivate =uty is drawn then the Em)ire will deem that the Player has turned Pirate 6re!er to the ,urning Pirate section below7# I! the =uty card is not able to be resolved as the conditions cannot be met 6such as there are no %arines le!t, no Pirate Players etc7 then the =uty is discarded# ,he =uty cards may include one o! the !ollowing activities that the )layer must )er!orm< Commission a Charter -7 ,he =uty Player shu!!les all their island )ort cards and draws one at random# @7 ,he =uty Player then shu!!les the commodity card dec" and draws one at random# I! no one has that Commodity then the Charter is discarded, similarly i! the )ort itsel! can su))ly that Commodity the Charter is also discarded# I! the Commodity can be obtained then the Charter card is )laced on the =uty card discard )ile, the island )ort card is then )laced on the !irst Charter *oard )ort slot, the Commodity card in the adCacent Charter *oard Commodity slot and any e>isting Charters are shi!ted to the ne>t slot# ,he board only holds ; Charters so the ninth Charter is returned to the a))ro)riate dec"s< the Charter card is returned to the discard )ile o! the =uty dec", the Commodity card to the discard )ile o! the Commodity dec" and the Port card to the )layer that controls that island )ort# 97 *idding now commences !or that Charter# Players who have the commodity listed on their island )ort cards that match the commodity re4uired by the Charter may bid !or that commission# ,hey may as" any )rice they wish 6although the commodity card itsel! will have a recommended as"ing )rice7# ,he =uty Player must acce)t at least one bid !rom another )layer# 1ailure to get or acce)t any bid will mean that the =uty Player must ta"e the charter themselves, but they gain no commission !rom it# Whoever wins the bid is called the Chartered Player&# ,o "ee) trac" o! the acce)ted commission the Chartered Player )laces the a))ro)riate Shi) Commission mar"er and the e4uivalent gold is )laced 6!rom the ban"7 on the Charter board and moved with the Charter as it is moved# ,his gold will return to the ban" i! the Charter !ails to be com)leted 6i#e# it !alls o!! the Charter board7# $ote< I! the 3nythingA& Commodity card is drawn, the =uty Player may acce)t a bid !or any good at all# ,here is no as"ing )rice thus the =utch )layer has no advantage# :7 ,he Chartered Player must then travel to the )ort that has the re4uired Commodity# 2nce they get there the Commodity card is removed !rom the Charter board and )laced on the Chartered Player8s a))ro)riate shi) board# ,hat Commodity is deemed to 1ILL the !ree ca)acity o! that shi)# I! a Chartered )layer ma"es it to the Chartered )ort with at least - unit o! the commissioned goods then the Em)ire will )ay the agreed commission !or E3CH unit that is delivered# ,he e>ce)tion to this are the =utch who always get the as"ing )rice !or their charter goods, even i! they bid lowest in the original bidA I! the charter was in the )enalty section o! the Charter board then the commission will be reduced as s)eci!ied on the Charter board 6ty)ically halved7# ,he gold is then given to the Chartered Player and )laced on the shi) card that delivered that cargo# It is im)ortant to note that as soon as the =uty Player acce)ts a Charter the commissioning Em)ire C3$$2, attac" the shi) with that commission until they have delivered the cargo, acce)ted )ayment and le!t )ortA /7 ,he )ort card is then returned to the owner o! that )ort and the commodity card is returned to the commodity dec"# =eliver marines -7 3 s4uad o! marines is )laced on one o! your shi)s that is in )ort 6i! no shi) is in )ort then the ne>t )ort controlled by your Em)ire7# @7 Shu!!le your island )ort cards and draw one at random# Place this on your =uty board along with the =eliver %arines& =uty card# 97 2nce the marines have been sa!ely delivered to the above )ort the )layer receives /00 gold !rom their Em)ire 6i#e# the ban"7# ,he marines will hel) in de!ence and attac"s along the way# =eliver Fewels -7 -0,000 gold worth o! Cewels is )laced on one o! your shi)s that is in )ort 6i! no shi) is in )ort then the ne>t )ort controlled by your Em)ire7# @7 Shu!!le your island )ort cards and draw one at random# Place this on your =uty board along with the =eliver Fewels& =uty card# 97 2nce the Cewels have been sa!ely delivered to the above )ort the =uty )layer receives -000 gold !rom their Em)ire 6i#e# the ban"7# 1orti!y Port
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,he =uty Player8s Em)ire has commissioned that a )ort be !orti!ied# -7 Shu!!le your island )ort cards and draw one at random# Place this on your =uty board along with the 1orti!y Port& =uty card# @7 2nce any o! the =uty Player8s shi)s have made it to the above )ort and remained at that )ort !or @ turns the =uty )layer receives @/0 gold !rom their Em)ire and that )ort gets a 1orti!ication )iece# Con4uer Port ,he =uty Player8s Em)ire has commissioned that an enemy )ort must be attac"ed and con4uered !or =uty and Em)ire# -7 Place the Con4uer Port& =uty card on your )rivate =uty board# @7 2nce any o! the =uty Player8s shi)s have made it to any o! an o))osing Em)ire8s )orts and success!ully con4uered that )ort the =uty )layer receives @000 gold !rom their Em)ire# Con4uer Pirate *ase ,he =uty Player8s Em)ire has commissioned that a Pirate )ort must be attac"ed and con4uered !or =uty and Em)ire# -7 Place the Con4uer Pirate *ase& =uty card on your )rivate =uty board# @7 2nce any o! the =uty Player8s shi)s have made it to a Pirate *ase and success!ully con4uered that )ort the )layer receives @000 gold !rom their Em)ire# 3ttac" 1leet ,he =uty Player8s Em)ire has commissioned that an enemy Em)ire shi) must be attac"ed and con4uered !or =uty and Em)ire# -7 Place the 3ttac" 1leet& =uty card on your )rivate =uty board# @7 2nce any o! the =uty Player8s shi)s have success!ully attac"ed an o))osing Em)ire shi) the =uty )layer receives /00 gold !rom their Em)ire# 3ttac" Pirates ,he =uty Player8s Em)ire has commissioned that a Pirate shi) must be attac"ed and con4uered !or =uty and Em)ire# -7 Place the 3ttac" Pirate& =uty card on your )rivate =uty board# @7 2nce any o! the =uty Player8s shi)s have success!ully attac"ed a Pirate shi) the =uty )layer receives /00 gold !rom their Em)ire#
,urning Pirate 3 Player may turn Pirate at any time# 3lternatively they may be !orced to become )irate i! they have !ailed to !ul!il their Em)ire =uties 6i#e# had gained 9 or more unsolved =uty cards7 or i! they have gone ban"ru)t with no shi)s# 2nce a Player turns )irate they may $2, return to being a Privateer# I! a Pirate shi) ever returns to a )ort o! their old Em)ire, that )ort will always attac" themA 6Including any marines that are located there7# 2ther Em)ires may or may not attac" visiting Pirate shi)s at their discretion# 2nce a )layer turns Pirate the !ollowing things ha))en< -7 ,he Player must )ic" one o! their shi)s as their Pirate vesselJ# 3ny goods or gold on board becomes the booty o! the Pirate )layer# However, the Pirate Player must roll a die !or each %arine unit on their Pirate shi), a roll o! a / or . means they become a Pirate gang otherwise they are made to wal" the )lan"# 3ll other shi)s, marines, goods and gold are returned to the closest )ort o! that Em)ire# 3ll gold accrued at the Pirate )layers home )ort is returned to the ban"# JIn the case that the Player has no Pirate Hessel then that )layer may roll each turn !or a shi)< a roll o! a :,/ or . will mean that they get a random shi)# +oll another dice to decide the ty)e o! shi)< - or @ G Schooner 9 or : G 5etch / G ?alleon . G 1rigate @7 ,he )layer removes all )rivate =uty cards and )laces them bac" in the =uty dec"# 97 ,he )layer may no longer )ic" u) =uty cards on their turn# :7 ,he )layer may not )ic" u) Charters, they may only attac" shi)s and )orts to gain booty# /7 ,he Pirate )layer no longer gains the innate Em)ire bonus# .7 Pirates may only sell stolen booty at $ativeBPirate )orts, but will only get K the as"ing )rice# D7 In order to )rotect their loot they must establish a Pirate base# ,hey can do this by attac"ing an e>isting
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)ort and success!ully ta"ing it over or by travelling to a $ativeBPirate island and )lacing their !lag there# ;7 2nce a Pirate base has been established the call o! !reedom, debauchery and villainy calls u) one new Pirate band on that location each turnA ?ame )ieces Please chec" that you have all the !ollowing game )ieces< -7 - %a) *oard# @7 - Charter *oard 6o!ten s)lit in two !or ease o! use7# 97 : Em)ire 1lags and : Pirate 1lags# :7 : )rivate =uty *oards# /7 ; E>)anded Shi) boards and ; Single Shi) boards# .7 -@ 1ort )ieces# D7 @0 =uty cards# ;7 9. Em)ire Shi) and 9@ Pirate Shi) )ieces# L7 9: Island Port cards# -07 :; marine and :; )irate units# --7 D: Commodity cards# -@7 ?old )iece counters# Setting u) a game -7 ,he %a) *oard and Charter *oards are )laced in the centre where everyone can see them# Each )layer receives their own =uty *oard and Shi) *oards# @7 Each card dec" is shu!!led and )laced in the centre o! the table in everyone8s reach# 97 In the E>tended game ' !orti!ications are )laced on +oseau, Santa =omingo, San Fuan and Porlamar# :7 Each Player rolls a dice# ,he highest roll starts# ,hat Player may then choose which Em)ire or Pirate gang they wish to be# In cloc"wise order each Player then chooses what !action they wish to be# /7 3s each Player chooses what they will be they collects the !ollowing< ' - 1lag o! the !action they have chosen ' -000 gold )ieces .7 Starting with the last Player in anti'cloc"wise !ashion ' each !action gets to )lace their !lag on an island )ort o! their choice that their Em)ire controls 6Pirates may only choose $ativeBPirate island )orts7# D7 ,he game then !ollows normal turns starting with the !irst )layer e>ce)t !or the very !irst round o! )lay where $2 =uty card is drawn M each Em)ire )layer starts with a Charter 6i#e# s"i) ste) - and )resume that every )layer has drawn a Charter =uty card7# 3 Player8s turn Each turn a )layer does the !ollowing< -7 I! that Player is a Privateer they may draw a =uty card 6i! the =uty card dec" is em)ty shu!!le the =uty card discard )ile7# I! the e>tended rules are in )lay then each Em)ire Player %IS, draw a =uty cardA @7 I! the =uty card is a Charter then !ollow the rules !or the Charter cards 6above7, otherwise )lace the =uty card on the )rivate =uty card board and !ollow the rules !or the =uty card 6see the =uty card section7# 97 ,he Player may then )urchase as many shi)s, !orti!ications or marineB)irate units that they can a!!ord# %arines and shi)s may be bought at the Home Port using stashed !unds o! that Player or at any Port they control i! they have the !unds available !rom a shi) doc"ed at that Port# :7 ,he Player may then move their shi)s once# In the e>tended rules a )layer may move each o! their shi)s once 6as many moves that it can ma"e7# %ovement sto)s as soon as the shi) ta"es an action 6such as engaging in combat7 and cannot be resumed a!terwards# /7 Each shi) the Player )ossesses may then ta"e one action< be it attac"ing a shi) or )ort, loading a commodity on board or unloading a commodity and receiving )ayment# Ending the ?ame ,he !irst Player to accrue -0,000 gold 6or the most gold in the time allotted7 at their home )ort wins the game#
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Cargo 1 (Sloop)
Cargo 2 (Schooner)
Cargo 3 (Ketch)
Cargo 4 (Galleon)
Cargo 5 (Frigate)
Islands ng!illa ntig!a r!&a "ar&ados "ar&!da "onaire C!racao 'o/inica 'o/inican rep!&lic (1spanola) 'o/inican rep!&lic (1spanola) Grenada Grenadines G!adelo!pe Isla de 6argarita 2a (rchilla 6arie Galante 6artini7!e 6ontserrat Ne,is Pe!rto 0ico Pe!rto 0ico St "arthele/y St Croi9 St Kitts St Kitts St 2!cia St 6aarten St 6artin St $incent #o&ago #rinidad #rinidad $ie7!es $irgin
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Nationality "ritish "ritish '!tch "ritish "ritish '!tch '!tch Nati,e Spanish Spanish French Nati,e French Spanish Spanish French French "ritish "ritish Spanish Spanish French Spanish "ritish French French '!tch French Nati,e Nati,e Nati,e Nati,e Nati,e "ritish
Ports #he $alley St %ohns (ran)estad "ridgeto+n Codrington Kralendi). -ille/stad 0osea! 2a 0o/ana Santo 'o/ingo St George3s Port 1li4að "asse5#erre Porla/ar (6orro Negro) Grand5"o!rg Fort5de5France Ply/o!th Charlesto+n San %!an g!adilla G!sta,ia Christiansted Sadlers "asseterre Castries Philips&!rg 6arigot Kingston Charlotte,ille #oco Port5o85spain 1speran4a 0oad #o+n
Goods Fish S!gar loe* Gold Sla,es* S!gar* -ood S!gar Cattle* Salt* Sla,es Salt* Sla,es Fr!it* (ils* #o&acco* $eges Cattle* -ood Fr!it* $eges Fr!it* Sla,es* Spice Fr!it* $eges Fr!it* 0!/* S!gar Fish* Pearls* Sla,es 0!/ Co88ee* Indigo* S!gar rro+root* Cotton* 0!/* S!gar Cotton* Sla,es* S!gar* -ood Fr!it* S!gar* $eges* -ood Co88ee* Sla,es* S!gar Cotton* Salt Cotton* Indigo* S!gar* #o&acco S!gar S!gar Fr!it Salt* S!gar Salt* #o&acco Fr!it* $eges Fr!it* $eges* -ood Cocoa* Fr!it* #o&acco* $eges Cocoa* Fr!it* #o&acco* $eges S!gar Copper* S!gar
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Aloe 750 gold
Arrowroot 100 gold
Cattle 750 gold
Cattle 750 gold
Cocoa 200 gold
Coffee 250 gold
Copper 1500 gold
Cotton 1000 gold
Cotton 1000 gold
Cotton 1000 gold
Fish 100 gold
Fruit 200 gold
Fruit 200 gold
Gold 10,000 gold
Indigo 1000 gold
Oils 1000 gold
Pearls 3000 gold
Rum 250 gold
Rum 250 gold
Salt 750 gold
Salt 750 gold
Slaves 500 gold
Slaves 500 gold
Slaves 500 gold
Slaves 500 gold
Spice 2000 gold
Spice 2000 gold
Sugar 1000 gold
Sugar 1000 gold
Sugar 1000 gold
Sugar 1000 gold
Sugar 1000 gold
Tobacco 500 gold
Vegetables 100 gold
Wood 100 gold Anything!
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Deliver Marines 500 gold
Deliver Jewels 1000 gold
Fortify Port 250 gold
Conquer Port 2000 gold
Conquer Pirate Base 2000 gold
Attack Fleet 500 gold
Deliver Marines 500 gold
Deliver Marines 500 gold
Deliver Marines 500 gold
Attack Pirates 500 gold
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Anguilla island - The Valley
Antigua island - St Johns
Aruba island - Oranjestad
Barbados island - Bridgetown
Fish Barbuda island - Codrington
Sugar Bonaire island - Kralendijk
Gold, Aloe Curacao island - Willemstad
Slaves, Sugar, Wood Dominica island - Roseau Tobacco, Fruit, Vege's, Oils Grenada island - St George's
Sugar Espanola island - St Domingo
Salt, Slaves, Cattle Espanola island - La Romana
Salt, Slaves Peurto Rico island - Aguadilla
Wood, Cattle Grenadines island - Port Elizabeth
Fruit, Vege's Guadeloupe island - Basse-Terre
Slaves, Sugar, Coffee Isla de Margarita - Porlamar
Slaves, Spice, Fruit Martinique island - Fort-de-France
Fruit, Vege's Marie Galante island - Grand-Bourg
Sugar, Fruit, Rum Montserrat island - Plymouth Sugar, Rum, Arrowroot, Cotton St Barthelemy island - Gustavia
Pearls, Slaves, Fish Nevis island - Charlestown Slaves, Wood, Sugar, Cotton St Croix island - Christiansted Tobacco, Sugar, Cotton, Indigo St Maarten island - Philipsburg
Sugar, Indigo, Coffee La Orchilla island
Rum Peurto Rico island - San Juan Sugar, Wood, Vege's, Fruit St Kitts islands - Basseterre
St Kitts island - Sadlers
Salt, Cotton St Lucia island - Castries
Sugar St Martin island - Marigot
Sugar St Vincent island - Kingston
Fruit Tobago island - Charlotteville
Sugar, Salt Trinidad island - Toco Fruit, Vege's, Tobacco, Cocoa Jewels 10,000 gold
Tobacco, Salt Trinidad island - Port-of-spain Fruit, Vege's, Tobacco, Cocoa
Fruit, Vege's Vieques island - Esperanza
Fruit, Vege's, Wood Virgin islands - Road Town
Sugar
Copper, Sugar
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Virgins Anguilla Vieques St Croix St Maarten St Martin St Barthelemy Barbuda
Sadlers Basseterre Nevis Antigua Montserrat
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Guadeloupe Marie Galante Dominica
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