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Skull King

510.2Trick-Taking & Ladders

Players
2–8 (Ideal 4–6)
Time
30 min
Weight
Rating

Rival pirates and sea rogues vie for glory by predicting their plunder and outplaying each other to become the Skull King’s greatest legend.

Gameplay

Over ten rounds, you bid how many tricks you’ll take, then play cards to win (or dodge) tricks and score the closest to your prediction. The tension is judging risk each hand—sometimes the smartest move is to lose on purpose.

ThemeAbstractThemedImmersive
RandomnessLuck-ishTacticalSkill
InteractionMinimalIndirectDirect
LearningIntuitiveModerateSteep
TempoRelaxedThoughtfulIntense
BoardGameGeek Ratings:7.51.73BoardGameGeek

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