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Pirates of the Spanish Main is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The creators of the game, WizKids, have dubbed it the "first constructible strategy game". The game was created by Jordan Weisman and designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker.

The game won the Origins Vanguard Award 2004.

Description

The goal of Pirates of the Spanish Main is to either collect more gold than your opponents or to sink all their ships. What makes the game rather innovative is the 'constructible' element of the game. Players construct a fleet of ships by popping out the small styrene pieces from their placeholder cards and connecting the pieces together. When play is finished, the ships can be broken down into their individual pieces and snapped back into the placeholder cards. The game is packaged so that a person may play the game with only one game pack, but several more packs are required to play using the full rules.

Factions

Ships and crew fall into eight factions:

Pirates
English
Spanish
French
American
Barbary Corsairs
Jade Rebellion
The Cursed

First Release

Pirates of the Spanish Main was released July 2004, and was quickly sold-out in many places, resulting in a second print run which contained a noticeably higher quality than the initial print. The set included:

The Pirate, English, and Spanish factions
Ships for each faction ranging in size from one to five masts
Twelve named crew members for each faction
Generic crew for each faction
* Captain
* Helmsman
* Musketeer
* Shipwright
* Oarsman
* Cannoneer
* Explorer
Generic treasure (gold pieces) ranging in value from 1 to 6
Six special pieces of treasure

Expansions

Pirates of the Crimson Coast

Released on March 6 2005. The expansion introduced several new options to the game:

Added French faction
A single American ship, the Roanoke
Reinforced original factions
Forts
A new ship type, Schooner
A new ship ability, Ghost Ship
New named and generic crew for the original three factions and the French
Two new generic crew
* Stinkpot Specialist
* Chainshot Specialist
Three types of terrain
* Fog Bank
* Reefs
* Sargasso Sea
9 new special treasures

Pirates of the Spanish Main Unlimited

Released on March 15 2005. The expansion was a reprint of the cards from the original Pirates of the Spanish Main with the exception of changing the numbering on the cards to conform with the Pirates of the Crimson Coast numbering and rarity colors. A checklist of the cards was also added. In Europe, the expansion removed the island cards and in their place issued new rules for ship movement and a playmat.

Pirates of the Revolution

Released in June 2005. The expansion introduced several new options to the game.

Added American faction
Reinforced previous factions
Events
Three new ship types: Galley, Blockade Runner, and 4 masted Schooner
New ability, Marine
New named and generic crew for all five factions
New generic crew
* Firepot Specialist
New special treasures

Pirates of the Barbary Coast

Released on October 26 2005. The expansion introduced several new options to the game.

Added the Barbary Corsair faction
Added the Jade Rebellion faction
Added 38 Barbary Corsair Ships
Added 7 new English Ships
Added 7 new Spanish Ships
Added 7 new French Ships
Added 7 new American Ships
Added 2 new Jade Rebellion Ships
Added numerous named crew for Corsair, English, Spanish, French and American factions
New generic crew
* Smokepot Specialist
New special treasures

Pirates of the South China Seas

Released on February 22, 2006, Pirates of the South China Seas included units from the Jade Rebellion, in China and Korea.

Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse

Announced for release in May 2006.

**Convention Exclusives

2005 - Convention Megapack - Added 2 new American Ships (Providence and Destiny) and an American Helmsman
2006 - 10 Masted Chinese Ship & Crew (The Baochuan and Admiral Zheng He)

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Games - Pirates of the Spanish Main

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