A dexterity game where players take turning loading wooden "stuff" onto a swaying wooden ship. Bottles, sailors, rats and other cargo are placed on the body of the ship and three yardarms that protrude from the mast.
Each player has the same set of objects and a hand of cards numbered 1-10. Choose one card, then reveal it simultaneously with the other players. On your turn you place any piece you want onto the numbered space you chose. If the cargo is not balanced, the ship will sway to and fro, and one or more items may fall off the ship. If you tip pieces off the ship, you can save them by catching them, but whatever you don't catch is added to the pieces you need to get rid of. The first player to get rid of all his objects wins the game.
Similar to:
Cargo Barjo
- dramatic table presence; wooden ship and moving parts
- highly social, great for showcasing at a table
- thematic and kinetic excitement
- may rely on luck and dexterity rather than pure strategy
- lighter in depth for some groups
- humor, cargo hand-management
- Pirate cargo on a rocking ship
- lighthearted and chaotic
- Game of Thrones Monopoly
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- press-your-luck / dexterous balance — the ship rocks as you try to place cargo; pieces fall if you miss
- top-card reveal & cargo placement — players reveal the top card and place a cargo piece on the matching number on the ship
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- this is my list and my subjective opinions are objectively correct
- you could fry an airgun
- it's mysterium with a traitor mechanic
- i've never wanted to eat a board game piece
- the rule book has just the nicest texture
- one of the nicest box covers in the hobby
- the whole experience is crafted with such love and care
- be warned playing this game will make you want to take a holiday you can't afford
References (from this video)
- plenty of tense moments and audacious moves
- thematic gimmick is strong but not universally loved
- can hinge on luck and card order
- tactical bluffing and timing
- balanced ship with cargo on a swinging pendulum
- tense, dynamic
- Jenga
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card-driven hand management — cards influence when and how you offload or balance pieces
- tension / balancing — players place cargo on a swinging ship; if cargo falls, it becomes a target to offload later
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is stupid. It ain't falling over once.
- Growing up can't be that bad if I get to be like you.
- Timmy, you can come out now. It's like scalletwick.
- There's nothing super about being crushed by 10 tons of brick and mortar.
- Are you okay? Did you eat mommy's mango body butter as well?