Buccaneer
Slam your chips onto someone else's pile, own the lot — and pray it survives one full turn.
A stack-grabbing game in pirate clothing. Everyone starts with chips; you can dump your chip or stack onto someone else's and instantly own the whole pile — but you can't spend it until your next turn, by which point someone may have done the same to you. Spend stacks to claim ship cards for points.
Who it's for
Groups who enjoy taking things from each other and laughing about it, with about half an hour to spare.
Not for you if…
You take losses personally — being robbed right before you cash in is the core experience, not a hiccup. The scoring is fiddlier than in its predecessor Die Safeknacker and the pirate theme is pure paint.
Vibe's take
Gleefully mean and a bit anxious: you sit on a fat stack for a whole round, watching everyone eye it, and half the time you don't get to keep it.
Nominated
Published 2006 · 20 years ago
older than 85% of games
In 2,359 collections
collected more than 36% of games
3–5 players · ages 8+
Best with 4 or 5
about 30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.6 out of 5 · lighter than 70%
Opinions: broad agreement
Most people rate it similarly
Language: no text
Playable without the language
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