Flußpiraten
BGG rank
BGG #16,047
BGG rating
6.2

Flußpiraten

1990

Rules assistance for Flußpiraten

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–6 players
  • 90 min
  • 9+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

For 3 players

Rules assistant for Flußpiraten

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Flußpiraten is a board game released in 1990 for 3–6 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 9 and up. It was designed by Klaus Zoch and Walter Müller and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection and Rock-Paper-Scissors.

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About the game

Produced by the company responsible for the singularly vicious Rette Sich Wer Kann (the original version of Lifeboats), this similar game has each player trying to get their pirates to the end of the river, while trying to stop the other players from doing the same. The boats that players use have spaces for two pirates, and each time one of the occupants decides to row the boat, the rock-paper-scissors aspect of the game kicks in. Players have the option of rowing, tossing the other player out of the boat, or attempting to beat the other pirate with a club. Players usually cooperate at the beginning of the river to overcome the current, but as the their ship nears the end of the river watch your back!

Publishers

  • Walter Müller's Spielewerkstatt

Questions and answers

Flußpiraten supports 3–6 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.