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Year Published
2004
# of Players:
2 − 10
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 3, 4 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
(14 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(7 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(8 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Pirates of the Spanish Main
Alternate Names
Piraten der Spanischen Meere
Pirates At Ocean's Edge
Pirates Constructable Strategy Game
Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse
Pirates of the Barbary Coast
Pirates of the Crimson Coast
Pirates of the Cursed Seas
Pirates of the Frozen North
Pirates of the Mysterious Islands
Pirates of the Revolution
Pirates of the South China Seas
Rise of the Fiends
Expanded By Show Expansions »
Families
Description Edit | History

Pirates of the Spanish Main is the world’s first constructible strategy game. In Pirates of the Spanish Main, players make fleets of ships to sail to different islands looking for treasure. This booty is obtained in one of two ways: commanding your salty dogs to dig it out of the ground or sending your opponent’s ships to Davy Jones’ locker! Either way, game play is fast and fun, and the built-in damage tracking system makes Pirates of the Spanish Main the game of choice of wannabe-buccaneers everywhere. (from the official press release)

Pirates of the Spanish Main will include 230 different collectible pieces, including ships, crew, treasure, and famous (and infamous!) personalities. It will sell in Booster Packs that each contain at least one ship, island, and crew; a small six-sided die; and complete rules for play.

Wizkids officially named the product line "Pirates of the Cursed Seas Pocketmodel Game" in 2008.

Expanded by:

  • Pirates of the Crimson Coast (2005)
  • Pirates of the Spanish Main Unlimited (2005)
  • Pirates of the Revolution (2005)
  • Pirates of the Barbary Coast (2005)
  • Pirates of the South China Seas (2006)
  • Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse (2006)
  • Pirates of the Mysterious Islands (2006)
  • Pirates of the Frozen North (2007)
  • Pirates at Ocean's Edge (2007)
  • Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Rise of the Fiends (2008)
  • Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Fire and Steel (2008)
  • Pirates of the Savage Shores (2008)
More Information Edit | History

Awards

  • 2006 Origins Awards Winner, CCG or Expansion of the Year (for "Davy Jones' Curse").
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1 Sea Encounters PDF
The pdf version of the sea encounters file I uploaded earlier
2009-06-23
1 Encounter Tables
These are encounter tables created based on Knights of Camelot tables
2009-06-23
3 Custom crewmembers
Redesigned.
2009-04-17
4 Scenario grabbag...
Collected on the internet. And some created myself.
2009-04-17
3 Pirates of the Spanish Main - Ruleset
The rules as they used to be available from WizKids
2009-02-25
9 The Jolly Roger - A complete Pirates CCG checklist
This MS Excel file is a complete, tabbed checklist of all printed (physical) cards released for the Pirates of the Spanish Main CCG by Wizkids, as of the date on the file (11/25/08, i.e. cards from the 1st release thru the latest 2008 release, Savage Shores). It contains all information for collecting the cards from the game, as well as the critical stats to build fleets for the game. It also includes a huge amount of Pirates trivia, both about the game and historical pirate lore. It's been a labor of pirate-geek-love, so hopefully others will find it useful too!
2008-11-25
9 The Pirate Code (FAQ/Errata) - November 2008
The current (and possibly final) edition of the Official Pirates FAQ. This version covers everything up to and including the Savage Shores set which was released just before Wizkids closed its doors.
2008-11-19
0 US7201374
US patent number US7201374
2008-06-10
0 Pirates of the Spanish Main - House Rules 1.0
Contains house rules that alter the game a little to change the pace of the game. Potential for more combat and dyanmic changes such as rolling fog. Shipwrights are more effective. Outlines build point values to create games based on 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 point games listing pieces of gold, values, islands and treasure required to win.
2008-06-06
2 Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Fire & Steel Checklist
Done the same, newer style as the last set's checklist.
2008-05-08
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