
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,184
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Skull Tales
- 1–4 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2015

Rules assistance for Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion
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Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion is an expansion for Skull Tales: Full Sail! released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 150 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by David Illescas and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Role Playing.
Welcome to Pirates! With 6 new characters for your Skull Tales games and a new competitive game mode: Pirate versus Pirate or PvP. Take on the enemies of each scenario and other pirate gangs to complete the objectives before they do! Includes cards to use the new characters, along with those from the core game and the Mega Expansion, in the new PvP mode. CONTENTS: 6 miniatures, 6 Character cards, 6 tokens, 23 PvP cards, 11 Gear cards, Rulebook and scenarios. Skull Tales: Full Sail! core game required to play this expansion. (Español) Bienvenido a Piratas! 6 nuevos personajes para tus partidas de Skull Tales te esperan, y, además, un nuevo modo de juego competitivo: Pirata versus Pirata o PvP. Enfréntate a los enemigos de cada escenario y al resto de bandas pirata y completa los objetivos antes que ellos. Incluye las cartas para utilizar los nuevos personajes, además de los del juego base y la mega expansión en el nuevo modo PvP. CONTENIDO: 6 miniaturas, 6 tarjetas de personaje, 6 marcadores, 23 cartas de modo PvP, 11 cartas de equipo, Reglamento y escenarios. Se necesita el juego base, Skull Tales, para jugar.
Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion supports 1–5 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 Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion is 150 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 Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion for ages 14 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.
Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Territory Building, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, 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 Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion are: David Illescas. 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 Skull Tales: Full Sail! – Pirates! Expansion as an expansion for Skull Tales: Full Sail!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Skull Tales: Full Sail! to use it. Check that your edition of Skull Tales: Full Sail! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.