Year: 2012
Players: 2–6
Play time: 60min
Min age: 14+
Weight: 2.23
BGG rating: 7.10
BGG rank: #673
Best with: 4

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Best with 4 player according to player poll data.
BoardGameGeek average rating 7.10 and BGG rank #673.
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Recommended player counts include 3, 5, 6.

Captain Swallow has always dreamed of pocketing a large nest egg in order to retire on a remote island - but he never counted on stiff competition from Captains Stanley Rackum, Dirk Chivers and others, greedy and cruel enemies who always manage to attack the same ships as him. If he wants to finally sink back and enjoy peaceful days in the sun, he must become the most cunning pirate! In Libertalia, you must thwart the plans of competitive pirates over the course of three rounds while using cards that show the same crew members as your piratical comrades-in-arms. Yes, not only do they attack the same ships, but they employ the same type of ravenous scum that you do! Can you take advantage of the powers of your characters at the right time? Will you be outdone by a pirate smarter than you? Jump into the water and prove your tactical skills!

Mechanics

Action QueueDeductionHand ManagementSelection Order BidSet CollectionSimultaneous Action SelectionTake ThatTurn Order: Role OrderVariable Phase Order

Best with how many players

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Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

Moderate in-game text(26 of 47 votes)

Sub-rankings

Strategy Game Rank#482

Videos

Video language

YouTube5

Instructional5

BoardGameGeek8

Review2

Session3

Instructional3

External data

Wikidata enrichment: 1 links · 0 facts · latest game data 07/26/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 09/12/2026.

Libertalia