Galleons bursting with gold are a royal treat for gentlemen of fortune roaming the seas. Mighty pirate lords look
forward to find the right crew in the port and start boarding the passing merchant convoys. But seizing the gold is
only half the battle — the real trick is to share it!
In Pirate Lords you will need to gather masters of helm
and virtuosos of cutlass and pistol, and then bargain vigorously with other players for your prize. Only together
pirates can break through merchants’ defenses. Will you
succumb to your greed or choose to be generous and
share your reward? Make sure to make up your mind
in time to win the game.
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5 ships. He draws another card: it is a gunslinger. Now the
players have two pirates of each class on the table, and Bill
decides to suggest raiding the convoy. He pushes forward
his gunslinger and boarder (he has another boarder but
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