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Pirates Behaving Badly

Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-5
Age
8+
Playtime
25 min
Publisher
Green Meadow Games
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Description

A light take-that pirate card game where crews plunder and sabotage each other to end the voyage with the most loot

Description

A light take-that pirate card game where crews plunder and sabotage each other to end the voyage with the most loot

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Video NLaB9gAmr94 Meeple University Discussion at 2:23
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • pirates
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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  • Jiba Jabble. And this is uh I would say this was a surprisingly fun game.
  • It ends up being very fun.
  • It's only fun when it uh goes to custom.
  • My number four is from Pink Triador. This is Khan Lin and this is one of the big Euro releases coming at this year.
  • Ultimately this goes into one of those modern combotastic kinds of games. You have to try to find the path to get the most things comboed together.
  • My number three is Gansen and we get to talk about it now.
  • So Gansson is it feels like mini scythe or lighter version of scythe.
  • It's just so satisfying and so great.
  • My second game of August, Gray Lon. This is a reimplementation of an older game.
  • Yes. Spyium.
  • It's a worker placement that resolves after everyone placing their workers, which is like really good.
  • It's just it's really fun. I think Sorry, We Are Friends has done it again this year.
  • My number two which was also lower down your list. This is combo creatures.
  • And this is such a clever smart game and very expandable without having to be TCG quick cut game.
  • The synergy the combo that you can do like it really the name combo creature is like like really suitable.
  • Last but not least, my number one game. Last and least.
  • Oh, last and most. Yes, it is number one game of August. 10.
  • I would describe 10 as Stu Valley the flip and right game even more than the actual Stu Valley the board game itself.
  • It's the only game I've seen that has metal coins in it. Not for as currency, but for the sole purpose of scratching.
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Video FsUJGa0jEqM Meeple University Review at 1:18 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Quick interaction
  • Plenty of room for table drama
Cons
  • May not be suitable for friends who will respond negatively to take that mechanics
Thematic elements
  • Piracy, assembling cargo sets
  • Pirate ships
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deduction — Players deduce probability on what opponents have based on the cards they give when requested.
  • Hand Management — The game involves managing a hand of cards, including cargo, crew, and captain cards.
  • player interaction — Interaction is built around partial information and awkward choices, where players ask what others have, what they know, and what they don't want seen.
  • Set Collection — Players are trying to assemble valuable cargo sets before everybody else, with the goal to be the first captain to score four sets.
  • Take That — Players can demand cards, steal cargo, shoot at captains, and throw their entire hand away with explosives.
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  • Piracy is a professional industry now.
  • Pirates behaving badly plays two to five players with mechanics such as set collection, hand management, and take that, and is of light complexity.
  • Pirates don't believe the Earth is round.
  • Pirate code of conduct.
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