2023 · Travel
Darwin's Journey: Pirates mini-expansion
Adds treasure to discover and a pirate ship that moves around the map. Pirates aboard the ship can raid players' ships.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 2 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 2
- Plays logged
- 1
- Players
- 35
- In collections
7.0/10
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
When do I collect a Treasure token—only if I stop at a Campsite?
No. A Ship or Explorer discovers a Treasure token when it lands on or passes a Campsite location. (Pirates Rules, p. 2)
If I find a Treasure, do I have to take it?
No. You may take it and immediately gain 3 Coins, which can be spent later in the same action; otherwise, you may move the Pirate Ship instead. (Pirates Rules, p. 2)
Where can I place the Pirate Ship when I move it?
Place it beside—not on—the Ocean track, in an Ocean Region of your choice. An Ocean Region is the area between lagging penalties, excluding the area with the Ocean track’s starting space. (Pirates Rules, p. 2)
When does a Pirate Raid happen, and what do I lose?
After each Reward Phase, each player whose Ship shares an Ocean Region with the Pirate Ship is raided. They lose 2 Coins plus 2 more for each Treasure they hold, pay what they can (losing 1 VP per unpaid Coin, to a minimum of 0 VP), and return all their Treasure tokens to the box. (Pirates Rules, p. 2)
Does the Pirate Ship move automatically after a raid?
No. It moves only when a player leaves a Treasure token on the board, encounters a Campsite with no Treasure, or activates the Pirate Special Action, so it can raid the same region in consecutive rounds. (Pirates Rules, p. 2)
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