If you are looking for a way to get some use out of your Legos, I'd highly reccomend you pick up a copy of Pirate's Cove and build yourself a game.Gameplay is similar to previous Lego video games in the series. You could play this game with four lifeboats and a few of the smaller island sets if that's what you have.
While I am using some fairly large ships and islands to play, nothing says it is necessary. I played with my brother and his wife and he is now building up his own Lego armada so he can play the game with his friends. As mentioned earlier, everyone who has played wants to come back and play again.
#PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN LEGO GAME SHIPS TV#
I usually have one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies on the TV while we play to help set the mood. It is so much fun to see four adults crawling around on the floor speaking like pirates and getting into the theme. Every time we have played, it has been a huge success. Each time I have slightly modified the rules to adapt them better for Lego play and to try and remove as much of the randomness involved in the ship battles. I have played with just my wife and with up to four total players. So far I have played the game about seven times with friends and family. I compressed things a bit in these photos to give a general idea of the layout: You can play in a smaller area, but with four people crawling between island pushing lego ships, it can get tight. To actually play the game, you need a pretty large open area. I needed an imposing ship here so I had no choice but to turn the new Imperial Flagship into a fearsome Pirate vessel. Pity the poor pirate who crosses the legendary Pirate's path. The second is the "Legendary Pirate" which represents a fearsome pirate who randomly roams the islands.
I use the Caribbean Clipper for this ship. The first is a British ship which hunts the pirates. The two other ships are game controlled kind of like computer opponents. These are the Black Seas Barracuda, The Skull's Eye Schooner, Red Beard Runner and Brickbeard's Bounty. Four ships are used as the individual player's ships. The original gameboard showing all seven islands, Pirates Cove, Tavern Island and Treasure Island:Ĭannon Island, Hull Island, Crew Island, Sail Island: When plundering this island you can break your new crew members out of the large prison (made easy by a hinge away wall). I made a prison island that I use as crew island. Crew island is used to increase the size of your ship's crew. I use the Eldorado fortress as cannon island.
#PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN LEGO GAME SHIPS UPGRADE#
Cannon Island is used to upgrade the ship's cannons. Shipwreck Island would be perfect for this island, but since I don't have it, I made my own island with an original Imperial Flagship washed up on some rocks. I use Forbidden Island as sail island because it has a mast. Sail island is used to upgrade the ship's sails. I use the Imperial Trading Post for tavern island since it is the most "town like". Tavern Island is used to purchase tavern cards which provide bonuses in combat. I use Rock Island Refuge as Pirate's Cove because it looks the part. Pirate's Cove is used for repairing ships after a loss in battle. I use a Forbidden Island base, lots of foliage and about 30 treasure chests for Treasure Island. Treasure island is used for burying treasure when your hull's are filled to the brim and can't hold any more.
I simply replaced the little plastic ships in the game with Lego Pirate ships and replaced the islands in the game with Lego Islands.
At the end of eight rounds of play, the pirate with the most fame wins the game. You gain fame points by sinking other pirates, burying treasure and plundering islands. The loser limps off to Pirate's Cove to repair. If two pirates try to plunder the same island, they engage in combat and to the victor go the spoils. While you are plundering these islands, you also use them to purchase upgrades (cannon, crew, hull and sail) for your ship. The basic premise of the game is that you set off in your pirate ship and plunder a set of seven islands. A search on Amazon turned up the answer to my search. I was looking for something relatively simple for 2-4 players. I thought that this game could be the answer to my problem, but after trying to decipher the rules, I realized that it is just too complex for casual gamers and really needs a large group of people to play. Many of you may be familiar with the "Evil Stevie" pirate game. Read on to find out how you too can get your sets off the shelf and into action. Not any more! We now actually have couples asking us when they can come over and "play with the Legos" again. Unfortunately, my wife and friends tended to "frown" on Lego play. I wanted a way to get them off the shelf and down onto the floor into battles and adventures like they were intended for. If you're like me you have a lot of great looking Pirate Lego sets that just collect dust on a shelf. LEGO Digital Designer and other digital tools
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