# Somali Pirates

Somali Pirates is a board game for 1–2 players. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 1–2 (best with 2)
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Wargame, Modern Warfare, Pirates
- **Mechanics:** Hexagon Grid

**Designers:** Joseph Miranda

**Artists:** Joe Youst, Larry Hoffman

**Publishers:** Decision Games (I)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/somali-pirates)
- [Somali Pirates in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/somali-pirates)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116736)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._