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Rum & Bones

A pirate MOBA with miniatures: lead legendary heroes, smash enemy ships and loot Davy Jones' treasure.

Rum & Bones is pirates meets MOBA on a tabletop. Two to six players each command up to five legendary pirate heroes, every one with unique powers, and send them across a board to wreck key features of the enemy ships and seize Davy Jones' treasure. You are not alone out there: your crew also includes deckhands and bosuns who move and fight on their own, following simple rules, so the battlefield feels busy even on a quiet turn. Action points, dice and area control keep fights lively and a little unpredictable. Expect plenty of miniatures, loud trash talk and a game that looks more complicated than it plays.

Up to five unique pirate heroes eachCrew members that act on their ownMOBA-style battles with miniatures

Who it's for

You like miniature skirmishes and hero powers, and you play online MOBAs or at least enjoy the idea. A fine two-player duel with a pirate flavor.

Not for you if…

You want a quiet, low-conflict game or hate dice. This is a brawl on a ship deck with a lot of moving parts.

Vibe's take

Loud and lively. Heroes charge in, crews brawl around them, and the board always has something happening even when it is not your turn.

#2,803 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2015 · 11 years ago

older than 63% of games

In 4,420 collections

collected more than 54% of games

2–6 players · ages 12+

Best with 2 · publisher: 14+

about 60 min

longer than 62% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: medium

One warm-up round · 2.3 out of 5 · heavier than 64%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Language: some text

Text on cards or in the rules

Play style: competitive