# Pirates of the Spanish Main: Shuffling the Deck

Pirates of the Spanish Main: Shuffling the Deck is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Nautical, Deduction, Bluffing, Adventure, Card Game, Pirates
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Bryan Kinsella, Phil Walker-Harding

**Publishers:** WizKids (I)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pirates-of-the-spanish-main-shuffling-the-deck)
- [Pirates of the Spanish Main: Shuffling the Deck in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pirates-of-the-spanish-main-shuffling-the-deck)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/122327)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._