2016 · Card Game

Scuttle!

Players race to collect 21 doubloons by playing cards as treasure or as actions. Each turn a player either draws a card or plays one; numbered cards placed as treasure add to a personal total while face cards and special suits trigger effects like stealing opponents’ treasure, drawing extra cards, protecting booty, or wiping the board. The game supports 1–5 players and uses a single shared deck with cards that double as currency and tactics, forcing decisions between building a lead and disrupting others. An optional expansion adds a fourth suit and two jokers plus a “Summon” action that lets a player immediately play a just-drawn card.

groupPlayers

1–5 best 4

schedulePlaying time

5–10 min

cakeAge

6+

psychologyComplexity

1 / 5