Description: Captain’s Lost Treasure is a card game where players assemble a pirate crew in order to amass a great wealth and defeat any crew that comes in their way.
Setting Up
- Make a pile for each card type: Ship Cards, Crew Member Cards, Equipment Cards and the Gold tokens. Make sure to shuffle each card pile before drawing.
- Each player should start with this set up after shuffling: 1 Tier 1 Ship Card, 2 Crew Member Cards, 1 Equipment Card and 5 Gold Pieces.
- Assemble your crew in the correct positioning: Frontline and Backline Crew Members
- Use the Crew Sheets to keep track of and update your Ship and Crew Member stats as the game progresses.
Starting the Game
- The player with the most letters in their full name goes first.
How to Take a Turn
- The player can perform a handful of actions during a turn:
- First Step – Plunder Gold: A player gains +1 Gold Piece.
- Second Step – Purchasing: Players can purchase a variety of Cards using their Gold. Buyable Cards include:
- Tier 1 Ship Card: 5 Gold
- Tier 2 Ship Card: 10 Gold
- Tier 3 Ship Card: 15 Gold
- Crew Member Card: 20 Gold
- Equipment Card: 5 Gold
- Third Step – Equipment: Players can attach or move equipment onto a Crew Member or Ship depending on the Card.
- Fourth Step – Attack or Plunder:
- Attack: Players can then attack with all their Crew Members. Crew Members can attack the same enemy Crew Enemy or separate Crew Members. The Ship can only be attacked once all Crew Members are dead.
- Plunder: Instead of attacking, players can choose to Plunder 3 Gold instead.
- Turn Ends
Hand Rules
- Ship Card Rules:
- Players can only have 1 Ship at any given moment, players start with a Tier 1 Ship. Players can then purchase other Ships, after purchasing a Ship, place your current Ship Card at the bottom of the corresponding Ship Tier deck.
- Crew Member Card Rules:
- Players can have a varying number of Crew Members in their Crew depending on the size of their ship. These numbers can be adjusted depending on current Bonuses.
- Tier 1 Ship: 2 Crew Members
- Tier 2 Ship: 3 Crew Members
- Tier 3 Ship: 4 Crew Members
- Frontline Crew Members: Crew Members listed as Frontline will be placed in the front and must be defeated before Backline Crew Members can be attacked.
- Backline Crew Members: Crew Members listed as Backline will be placed behind the Frontline Crew Members and can only be attacked after Frontline Crew Members are defeated (Or if a Bonus specifies otherwise).
- Players can have a varying number of Crew Members in their Crew depending on the size of their ship. These numbers can be adjusted depending on current Bonuses.
- Equipment Card Rules:
- Players can attach equipment or use any active equipment cards at the start of their turn.
Attack Other Players
- When you go to attack an enemy player, you must attack their Crew Members before you can reach their Ship. Once all of a players Crew Members have fallen, that players Ship is open to be attacked. A player is out after their Ship has been sunk.
Bonuses
- All Ships, Crew Members and Equipment have a Bonus or multiple Bonuses. These bonuses take immediate effect when that card is in use or when an equipment card is used.
Winning the Game
- Last Crew Standing – You defeat all other crews and sink their ships.
Losing the Game
- You lose the game once all your crew members have been defeated and your ship has been sunk.