My first impression of Libertalia tonight was a mix of swarthy joy and uncertainty. Will this
still be fun in two months? Can i maintain a pirate voice for more than ten minutes? Should i just play Citadels more?
Libertalia is a card game for 2-6 players designed by Paulo Mori. Players get a set of 9 identical cards. Every player will choose their card at the same time. Cards are displayed and arranged in order of rank. The lowest ranked card will activate first, moving upward. Then, the remaining cards will take turns splitting up the booty for that round.
This continues over 6 turns. Then another 6 cards are added to each players handand play begins again.(eventually there are 3 rounds)
This was fun. Trying to find neat combos, sending out a powerful card, only to have it discarded by a lower-ranking pirate. Cursed booty passed around the table and pirate jokes abound.
There was a great influence of Citadels and other role-selection games here. The quick and light nature made it feel fresh.
I’ll have to play a few more games to be sure, but i’m excited to do so. I love interactive gamer’s party games. I can see this going hand in hand with RoboRally. Just quicker to play!!
What i would want to see in a more sophisticated version is a draft to determine the opening hands…