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Rules assistant for Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion
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Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion is an expansion for Mega Civilization released in 2027. It was designed by Flo de Haan and Gerart de Haan.
About the game
The Pirate Ships Expansion is an expansion to The West (2019) and The East (2021). It includes 10 miniature pirate ships that are placed in open sea areas on the board at the start of the game. Initially these pirate ships block players' movement by ship, but they can be used as mercenaries for attack or defense later in the game, creating interesting new dynamics on the board. It also includes a set of alternative copies of the Naval Warfare advance with a new attribute that interacts with the pirate ships. Pirate ships are by default included in The Far East - North (2027) and The Far East - South (2027) but this expansion can be used as an upgrade for the cardboard tokens. —description from the designers
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Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion 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 Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion are: Flo de Haan and Gerart de Haan. 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 Mega Empires: The Pirate Ships Expansion as an expansion for Mega Civilization. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Mega Civilization to use it. Check that your edition of Mega Civilization is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.