
- BGG rank
- BGG #228
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Space Base
- 2–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2018

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Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 is an expansion for Dead Reckoning released in 2023 for 1–4 players. It was designed by John D. Clair.
Sea Dogs from Letters of Marque Campaign. Includes: 12 new Sea Dogs cards and instructions. There are 12 Sea Dogs in Sea Dogs II. 2 of those Sea Dogs use content introduced in the Letters of Marque package. If you don't have Letters of Marque, you can use those Sea Dogs but they provide no useable abilities to your Crew so we recommend that you do not. If you are playing with Letters of Marque, when it is time to distribute Sea Dogs, deal an even number to each player and each player chooses one to use and discards the rest back to the box for future use. In a four player game, After multiple four player games if each player gained three Sea Dogs, all the Sea Dogs from Sea Dogs II would be in play. If you are not playing with Letters of Marque, remove the Master Gunner, the Quartermaster, and then deal equal numbers of Sea Dogs to each player leaving two unused in a four player game. Each player chooses one to use and discards the rest back to the box. Assuming multiple four player games, each player will eventually have 3 Sea Dogs and there will be 4 left over in the box unused. With the exception of the Quartermaster and the Master Gunner, all the rest of the Sea Dogs II pack are playable without Letters of Marque.
Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 are: John D. Clair. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Dead Reckoning: Sea Dogs Expansion 2 as an expansion for Dead Reckoning. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dead Reckoning to use it. Check that your edition of Dead Reckoning is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.