Black Spot

Basic Info

Type: Card game
Players: 2-4
Playtime: 15-45 minutes
Requires: Standard Deck

Quicklist

Get rich, don’t get cursed

Turn: Replace your hand of five cards > Discard to peak at a trove curse > Take a Treasure from the Trove > Steal or purify as much treasure as you like.

React when you’re robbed by fighting back or cursing your opponent!

Game ends when there’s no treasure left to steal.

Card Glossary

(Standard)

Spades are Curses - Point deductions
Diamonds are Loot - Valuable points
Clubs are your Crew - Sailors at your command
Hearts are Rum - To purify treasure of curses

(Deck of Sailors)

Skulls are Curses- Point deductions
Doubloons are Loot - Valuable points
Swords are your Crew - Sailors at your command
Hearts are Rum - To purify treasure of curses

Overview

A treasure trove of a cursed pirate ship has been uncovered by an alliance of pirate captains. Now it’s every captain for themselves to plunder the loot and their former comrades. But beware! The Black Spot Curse can be laid upon pirates that steal the loot of their fellow captains.

Collect the most valuable treasure by any means while avoiding the most dangerous curses.

Setup

  1. Remove all jokers from the deck.

  2. Shuffle together hearts and clubs for the Pirate Deck

  3. Shuffle spades into their own Cursed Deck

  4. Shuffle diamonds into their own Loot Deck

  5. Discard once from the Loot Deck and Cursed Deck

  6. Deal out three Treasures to the trove. Each Treasure consists of one face up diamond card and one face down spade card

  7. Each player draws five cards from the Pirate Deck

  8. First to say “I’m going first” goes first.

On Your Turn

  1. Discard your hand if you have any cards

  2. Draw five cards from the pirate deck

  3. Discard one card from your hand to peak at a face down curse card in the trove

  4. Take one Treasure from from the Trove and place it in front of you before dealing out another Treasure (One face up loot card and one face down curse card). If this is the last Treasure, the game ends after this turn.

  5. Do as many of the following that you please

  • Steal a Treasure from another player by playing the same or greater value of crew than the Treasure you are stealing. For example; You need to play a value of at least 13 crew to steal a King, though you can play more. If you successfully steal a Treasure then you must take any curses on it as well. Warning: Reaction may be taken!

  • Purify a Treasure by playing at least one rum card to flip over a curse, then you may play additional rum cards. If you play a rum card of equal or greater value than the curse, you purify it and discard the curse card.

Reactions

You may do one of the following when someone attempts to steal your Treasure:

  • Fight: If you play crew from your hand of equal or greater value than the crew used to steal your Treasure then you prevent the theft and retain your treasure.

  • Curse: If your Treasure is stolen you can discard rum or crew cards from your hand of equal or greater value to the card value your opponent used to steal your Treasure to place any of your curse cards (facing up or down) onto any of their Treasures. They still steal your Treasure.

Game End

Once the final Treasure is taken from the Trove, that begins the final turn cycle. Once every player has completed their final turn then each player adds up their Treasure (loot minus curses) to find their loot score. The player with the most loot wins!