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Grog Island
Publisher: Eggertspiele
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Description
Even for the mightiest pirates comes a time when they must retire from their lives of entering and plunder. But what’s coming afterwards? Well, on the five peninsulas of Grog Island, they invest their loot in rock-solid businesses, such as peg-leg shops, carpentries for figureheads, workshops for voodoo dolls or the infamous Pub “Grog Hole”.
The core of Grog Island is its very unique auction mechanism, which uses 5 colored dice. The players use these dice and the pips on them to create and raise bids. While the winner of an auction can claim buildings on certain peninsulas, the players who have passed are also rewarded: Not only do they receive goods like grog bottles or treasure maps but also visit merchant ships where they can trade these goods for money, parrots or treasure chests. The auction mechanism of Grog Island makes for a very tactical and interesting gameplay as in certain moments, passing can be almost as rewarding as winning an auction. Finding the right balance between bidding and backing out is the key to winning the game.
The game ends as soon as one player claimed a certain number of buildings. Then all players score their own secret goal cards which they received at the beginning of and during the game. These cards may give points for majorities on peninsulas as well as for claiming certain types of buildings or collecting certain goods. The player with the most points wins.
The core of Grog Island is its very unique auction mechanism, which uses 5 colored dice. The players use these dice and the pips on them to create and raise bids. While the winner of an auction can claim buildings on certain peninsulas, the players who have passed are also rewarded: Not only do they receive goods like grog bottles or treasure maps but also visit merchant ships where they can trade these goods for money, parrots or treasure chests. The auction mechanism of Grog Island makes for a very tactical and interesting gameplay as in certain moments, passing can be almost as rewarding as winning an auction. Finding the right balance between bidding and backing out is the key to winning the game.
The game ends as soon as one player claimed a certain number of buildings. Then all players score their own secret goal cards which they received at the beginning of and during the game. These cards may give points for majorities on peninsulas as well as for claiming certain types of buildings or collecting certain goods. The player with the most points wins.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Auction/Bidding Dice Rolling Set Collection Trading |
| Categories: | Dice Economic Pirates |
| Alternative names: | Grog Island グロッグ・アイランド |
| BARCODE: | 4250231705731 |
| In 17 wishlists In 9 collections This was seen 15308 times | |
Description
Even for the mightiest pirates comes a time when they must retire from their lives of entering and plunder. But what’s coming afterwards? Well, on the five peninsulas of Grog Island, they invest their loot in rock-solid businesses, such as peg-leg shops, carpentries for figureheads, workshops for voodoo dolls or the infamous Pub “Grog Hole”.
The core of Grog Island is its very unique auction mechanism, which uses 5 colored dice. The players use these dice and the pips on them to create and raise bids. While the winner of an auction can claim buildings on certain peninsulas, the players who have passed are also rewarded: Not only do they receive goods like grog bottles or treasure maps but also visit merchant ships where they can trade these goods for money, parrots or treasure chests. The auction mechanism of Grog Island makes for a very tactical and interesting gameplay as in certain moments, passing can be almost as rewarding as winning an auction. Finding the right balance between bidding and backing out is the key to winning the game.
The game ends as soon as one player claimed a certain number of buildings. Then all players score their own secret goal cards which they received at the beginning of and during the game. These cards may give points for majorities on peninsulas as well as for claiming certain types of buildings or collecting certain goods. The player with the most points wins.
The core of Grog Island is its very unique auction mechanism, which uses 5 colored dice. The players use these dice and the pips on them to create and raise bids. While the winner of an auction can claim buildings on certain peninsulas, the players who have passed are also rewarded: Not only do they receive goods like grog bottles or treasure maps but also visit merchant ships where they can trade these goods for money, parrots or treasure chests. The auction mechanism of Grog Island makes for a very tactical and interesting gameplay as in certain moments, passing can be almost as rewarding as winning an auction. Finding the right balance between bidding and backing out is the key to winning the game.
The game ends as soon as one player claimed a certain number of buildings. Then all players score their own secret goal cards which they received at the beginning of and during the game. These cards may give points for majorities on peninsulas as well as for claiming certain types of buildings or collecting certain goods. The player with the most points wins.
Card sleeves in this game
110 cards of 45.0mm width and 68.0mm of height
3x
(50 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
3x
(50 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
3x
(50 Pcs)
1x
(110 Pcs)
3x
(50 Pcs)
2x
(75 Pcs)
2x
(75 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
2x
(55 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Auction/Bidding Dice Rolling Set Collection Trading |
| Categories: | Dice Economic Pirates |
| Alternative names: | Grog Island グロッグ・アイランド |
| BARCODE: | 4250231705731 |
| In 17 wishlists In 9 collections This was seen 15308 times | |
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How many players it plays best with · 20 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 11 do not recommend it
- 2 2 2 say it plays best, 10 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
- 3 5 5 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 4 12 12 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 4+ 0 0 say it plays best, 1 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.