- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Adventure Deck 2 – Raiders of the Fever Sea
- 1–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2014
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,568
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set
2014
Rules assistance for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set
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- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.9/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set
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Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set is a board game released in 2014 for 1–4 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Paul Peterson, Mike Selinker, Chad Brown, Tanis O'Connor, and Gaby Weidling and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Adventure Deck 3 – Tempest Rising
- 1–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2014
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Adventure Deck 4 – Island of Empty Eyes
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2014
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Character Add-On Deck
- 1–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2014
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Adventure Deck 5 – The Price of Infamy
- 1–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.6/5
- 2015
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Adventure Deck 6 – From Hell's Heart
- 1–6 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.5/5
- 2015
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About the game
All Hands on Deck! There's adventure to be had on the high seas when a group of press-ganged pirates becomes embroiled in the plots and plunder of the Shackles—an infamous island chain dominated by pirate warlords. But as these new swashbucklers make names for themselves, rival scalawags, enemy navies, legendary sea monsters, and the infamous Hurricane King himself seek to see them walk the plank. Who will survive when there's loot on the line? Launch a campaign to control the Shackles with the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Base Set. This complete cooperative strategy card game pits 1 to 4 heroes against the traps, monsters, deadly magic, and despicable foes of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game’s award-winning Skull & Shackles Adventure Path. Choose your character’s class; build a deck of allies, equipment, and magic; and explore lethal locations as you journey through multiple scenarios in an exciting fantasy adventure. Characters grow stronger after each game, adding unique gear and awesome magic to their decks, and gaining incredible powers, all of which they’ll need to challenge greater threats in a complete Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Adventure Path. The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Base Set includes: Nearly 500 cards, featuring a richly customizable assortment of equipment and magic, and dozens of allies, monsters, and villains from the Skull & Shackles Adventure Path. 7 character classes to choose from, including 4 brand-new ones: Gunslinger, Magus, Oracle, and Swashbuckler; 3 returning characters: Bard, Fighter, and Rogue. Returning characters from Rise of the Runelords are new versions for this game. The Wormwood Mutiny Adventure Deck, the beginning of the Skull & Shackles Adventure Path. A complete set of 5 polyhedral dice. The contents of Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Base Set is: 1 rulebook 5 dice 400 cards: 7 character cards 7 role cards 7 token cards 1 adventure path card 1 adventure card 5 scenario cards 28 location cards 5 villain cards 36 henchmen cards 34 monster cards 18 barrier cards 52 weapon cards 33 spell cards 22 armor cards 37 item cards 32 ally cards 68 blessing cards 6 ship cards 1 fleet card UPC 726670261410 ISBN 9781601256478
Mechanics
Publishers
- Hobby World
- Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- Paizo Publishing
- Ulisses Spiele
Questions and answers
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set 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.
The listed playing time for Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set is 90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set has a complexity rating of 2.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Role Playing. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set are: Paul Peterson, Mike Selinker, Chad Brown, Tanis O'Connor, and Gaby Weidling. 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 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles – Base Set as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.