Dead Men Tell No Tales

BGG Rank: 1271

Players: 2 - 5, Recommended: 5, Best: 5

Playing Time: 75 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.55 / 5

Mechanisms: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver, Variable Player Powers

Category: Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Nautical, Pirates

Family: Crowdfunding: Kickstarter, Misc: LongPack Games, Series: Madison Game Design Cabal, Theme: Pirates

Designer: Kane Klenko

Artist: Jason D. Kingsley, Chris Ostrowski

Publisher: Minion Games, All In Games, Delight, Ghenos Games, MeepleBR, Origames, Renegade Game Studios

Category: Push-Your-Luck

Skelit's Revenge....the most feared ship on the high seas....and you've finally taken it. Captain Fromm and his skeleton crew have amassed a massive treasure, and now is your chance to take it all. Players take on the role of Pirates who are boarding Skelit's Revenge for one purpose....to take the loot. They must battle the flames, the skeleton crew, and their own fatigue if they hope to make it out alive. Dead Men Tell No Tales is a co-operative game for 2-5 players. The game uses the common Action Point system to determine what a player does on their turn...with a twist. As players work together, they can pass their Actions on to their teammates in order to best utilize the assets that they have. Players will build the board as they play, ensuring that no two games will ever be alike. As they search the ship for the Treasure, they will encounter Enemies and Guards that they must battle, along with various items that will help them in their quest. all the while, battling the inferno that resulted when they took over the ship. Unique systems for tracking fire, enemy movement, and a player’s fatigue all combine into an interesting and unique cooperative gaming experience. Do you and your crew have what it takes to make off with all of the treasure and live to tell the story? Or are you going down with the ship in Dead Men Tell No Tales?

Average Playing Time	2-4 hours
Best Player Count	3 Best
Collection	Kevin
Difficulty	Standard
Played	Unplayed
Recommended Player Count	Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players
Special Mechanisms	Cooperative

Players: 1 - 5, Recommended: 5, Best: 4

Playing Time: 120 minutes

Weight (Complexity): 2.90 / 5

At first, all I could feel was vibrations in my feet, then, a low rumble that seemed to shake the entire ship. It grew louder until it was almost deafening. The ship lurched to one side, and I instinctively reached for the nearest post — despite the flames that crawled up it. There was a screeching sound that seemed to come from everywhere… And then I was on my back. The wood splintered as it crashed around me. The room flooded with water. Then I saw it: a tentacle the size of a ship’s mast crashed through the room, obliterating everything in sight. But I was ready for this! I knew the Kraken was in these waters. So I took up my axe and pushed my way toward the treasure… When playing with The Kraken, the gameplay remains the same as Dead Men Tell No Tales, with the following exceptions: A new threat has emerged from the sea! In order to win the game, in addition to getting the treasure and your pirates off the ship, you must ALSO kill the Kraken. If the Kraken destroys the ship or pulls it underwater, you lose the game.

rahdo rated: N/A/10

great co-op, but we find if we're in the mood for a quick pandemic inspired co-op, we'll more likely play forbidden desert

fullhouse751 rated: N/A/10

This is a fully co-operative Flash Point/Pandemic style game where the players are trying to loot a pirate ship that is on fire and going down before the pirate ship explodes.

belial1134 rated: N/A/10

originally kickstarter

JavaJoe96 rated: N/A/10

Kickstarter Project http://kck.st/1qm7MhK - Backed: 08/19/2014 - Funded: 09/15/2014 - Pledge Level: Pledge $39 or more: "US Deckhand - Complete copy of the game and all the stretch goals and a PDF copy of the game" - Payment: $39 - Survey: 9/26/2014 - Projected Delivery: 4/2015 - Shipped: Status: DELIVERED

nancyhutch rated: N/A/10

Kickstarter

dasmurphy rated: N/A/10

PnP

Barry Kendall rated: N/A/10

KS. Think I'll be painting up some nifty pirate figs for this one!

biggumby rated: N/A/10

Kickstarted

blark rated: N/A/10

Kickstartered.

Fribian rated: N/A/10

Has a Rhado video to watch. Cooperative 2+ so maybe I can solo it for fun.