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Box of Skull King — strategic card board game for 2-6 players published by Schmidt Spiele
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Skull King

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Skull King is a cunning pirate card game for 2 to 6 players, with 30-minute rounds. Predict tricks and outsmart opponents in this strategic game published by Schmidt Spiele.

A board game by Brent Beck Apryl Stott
Publisher: Ravensburger Verlag GmbH
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Skull King
The game game is in consignmentStock but only few copies are available The game game is in consignmentStock but only few copies are available
14,99€
IT 4,49€
bundle con bustine Bundle with sleeves
Cards in the game:
  • 66 cards (56.0mmx87.0mm)
STANDARD sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+1x
Honu Moana: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (HMN-7040)
Honu Moana: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (HMN-7040)
2,24€
2,80€
=
17,23€
Full price
17,79€
SUPERIOR sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+1x
Honu Moana: 75 Bustine Superior USA Chimera (57,5 x 89 mm) (HMN-ORANGE)
Honu Moana: 75 Bustine Superior USA Chimera (57,5 x 89 mm) (HMN-ORANGE)
2,24€
2,80€
=
17,23€
Full price
17,79€
PREMIUM sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+2x
Honu Moana: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (HMN-7078)
Honu Moana: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (HMN-7078)
4,48€
5,60€
=
19,47€
Full price
20,59€
Card sleeves in this game Card sleeves in this game
66 cards of 56.0mm width and 87.0mm of height
2x (50 Pcs) Fantasy Flight Games: 50 Bustine Clear Standard American (57 x 89 mm) (FFS03)
Available
2x (50 Pcs) Mayday Games: 50 Bustine Premium Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (MDG7076)
Available
2x (50 Pcs) Mayday Games: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (MDG7078)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Mayday Games: 100 Bustine Chimera USA (57.5 x 89 mm) (MDG7044)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Mayday Games: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (MDG7040)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) Ultra-Pro: 100 Bustine Small Pro-Fit (60 x 87 mm) (82713)
Few copies
1x (100 Pcs) Sapphire: 100 Bustine Chimera USA Orange (57.5 x 89 mm)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Sapphire: 100 Bustine USA Purple (56 x 87 mm)
To Order
Description Description
Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking, a.k.a. Skull King, is a trick-taking game similar to Oh Hell!, Wizard and Spades, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. Special cards can throw off your best efforts, however, so watch how others bid and play carefully.

Skull King uses a 66-card deck that consists of five "escape" cards, four suits numbered 1-13, five pirate cards, 1 "Scary Mary" card, 1 "Skull King" card, and 2 mermaid cards. The game lasts ten rounds, and in each round, each player is dealt as many cards as the number of the round. All players simultaneously bid on the number of tricks they think they'll take by holding out a fist and on the count of three revealing a certain number of fingers (or possibly a closed fist for a bid of zero tricks).

Standard rules apply for the playing of cards, with one player leading off a card and other players following suit, if possible, and playing something else if not; however, a player may always choose to play one of the special, unnumbered cards — and the power of those cards might let you win a trick that otherwise would have gotten away. In more detail, the black skull-and-crossbones suit trumps the other three suits, a mermaid trumps the black cards, a pirate trumps the mermaid, and the Skull King trumps everything — except if he appears in the same trick with a mermaid, in which case she seduces him and wins instead. An escape card can't win a trick, and the "Scary Mary" card serves as either a pirate or escape card as desired by the player. Whoever wins a trick leads in the next trick.

If a player makes his bid exactly, he scores 20 points per trick; if he collects more or fewer tricks, he loses 10 points per trick he's off. If a player makes a bid of zero tricks, he wins points equal to ten times the current round number — but if he takes even a single trick, he loses this many points instead. If a player catches pirates with the Skull King, or the King with a mermaid, he scores bonus points. Whoever has the most points after ten rounds wins.
Additional information Additional information
Mechanics: Pattern Recognition
Categories: Card Games Pirates
Alternative names: Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking Piraten Bridge Skull King Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking Grandpa Beck's Skull King Piraten Bridge Skull King スカルキング 骷髏王 스컬킹
BARCODE: 4005556225781
The item is in 4 carts In 22 wishlists In 8 collections This was seen 20255 times
bundle con bustine Bundle with sleeves
Cards in the game:
  • 66 cards (56.0mmx87.0mm)
STANDARD sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+1x
Honu Moana: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (HMN-7040)
Honu Moana: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (HMN-7040)
2,24€
2,80€
=
17,23€
Full price
17,79€
SUPERIOR sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+1x
Honu Moana: 75 Bustine Superior USA Chimera (57,5 x 89 mm) (HMN-ORANGE)
Honu Moana: 75 Bustine Superior USA Chimera (57,5 x 89 mm) (HMN-ORANGE)
2,24€
2,80€
=
17,23€
Full price
17,79€
PREMIUM sleeves bundle 10% discount
+1x
Skull King
Skull King
14,99€
+2x
Honu Moana: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (HMN-7078)
Honu Moana: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (HMN-7078)
4,48€
5,60€
=
19,47€
Full price
20,59€
Description Description
Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking, a.k.a. Skull King, is a trick-taking game similar to Oh Hell!, Wizard and Spades, with players needing to state how many tricks they think they'll win each round. Special cards can throw off your best efforts, however, so watch how others bid and play carefully.

Skull King uses a 66-card deck that consists of five "escape" cards, four suits numbered 1-13, five pirate cards, 1 "Scary Mary" card, 1 "Skull King" card, and 2 mermaid cards. The game lasts ten rounds, and in each round, each player is dealt as many cards as the number of the round. All players simultaneously bid on the number of tricks they think they'll take by holding out a fist and on the count of three revealing a certain number of fingers (or possibly a closed fist for a bid of zero tricks).

Standard rules apply for the playing of cards, with one player leading off a card and other players following suit, if possible, and playing something else if not; however, a player may always choose to play one of the special, unnumbered cards — and the power of those cards might let you win a trick that otherwise would have gotten away. In more detail, the black skull-and-crossbones suit trumps the other three suits, a mermaid trumps the black cards, a pirate trumps the mermaid, and the Skull King trumps everything — except if he appears in the same trick with a mermaid, in which case she seduces him and wins instead. An escape card can't win a trick, and the "Scary Mary" card serves as either a pirate or escape card as desired by the player. Whoever wins a trick leads in the next trick.

If a player makes his bid exactly, he scores 20 points per trick; if he collects more or fewer tricks, he loses 10 points per trick he's off. If a player makes a bid of zero tricks, he wins points equal to ten times the current round number — but if he takes even a single trick, he loses this many points instead. If a player catches pirates with the Skull King, or the King with a mermaid, he scores bonus points. Whoever has the most points after ten rounds wins.
Card sleeves in this game Card sleeves in this game
66 cards of 56.0mm width and 87.0mm of height
2x (50 Pcs) Fantasy Flight Games: 50 Bustine Clear Standard American (57 x 89 mm) (FFS03)
Available
2x (50 Pcs) Mayday Games: 50 Bustine Premium Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (MDG7076)
Available
2x (50 Pcs) Mayday Games: 50 Bustine Premium USA Chimera (57.5 x 89 mm) (MDG7078)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Mayday Games: 100 Bustine Chimera USA (57.5 x 89 mm) (MDG7044)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Mayday Games: 100 Bustine Standard USA (56 x 87 mm) (MDG7040)
Available
1x (100 Pcs) Ultra-Pro: 100 Bustine Small Pro-Fit (60 x 87 mm) (82713)
Few copies
1x (100 Pcs) Sapphire: 100 Bustine Chimera USA Orange (57.5 x 89 mm)
To Order
1x (100 Pcs) Sapphire: 100 Bustine USA Purple (56 x 87 mm)
To Order
Additional information Additional information
Mechanics: Pattern Recognition
Categories: Card Games Pirates
Alternative names: Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking Piraten Bridge Skull King Grandpa Beck's Scheming and Skulking Grandpa Beck's Skull King Piraten Bridge Skull King スカルキング 骷髏王 스컬킹
BARCODE: 4005556225781
The item is in 4 carts In 22 wishlists In 8 collections This was seen 20255 times
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Frequently bought together Frequently bought together

What players say

How many players it plays best with · 110 votes on BoardGameGeek

  • 1 0
  • 2 1
  • 3 3
  • 4 42
  • 5 60
  • 6 40
  • 7 0
  • 8 0
  • 8+ 0

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cheapskates BGG user
10.0/10

This is the perfect trick taking game. The rock-paper-scissors of the special cards makes the hands so much more interesting, the simultaneous bidding is so fun and chaotic, and the high-risk/high-reward aspect of bidding zero is perfect! I love this game so much and have played it countless times

CountingGardens BGG user
10.0/10

After a few plays, this is just something thats pure fun. Plenty of strategy, but also advanced cards to add chaos. No idea how I have never played this until now.

dalliboi BGG user
10.0/10

My coworkers and I try different games every week during lunch at work, but this is one that we always come back to and never seem to get bored of. We've ruined two decks over the course of 4 years with how much we've played this game.

Daveevil BGG user
10.0/10

Great game with varying level of rules to use. Played at work for over year at lunch and with family.

Duvi BGG user
10.0/10

Excelent!! simple and once the math sinks in, which will do in the third round, you are reducción meety

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