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Expansion for The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport
The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates!
2018
Rules assistance for The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates!
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 40–100 min
- 12+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates!
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The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! is an expansion for The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport released in 2018 for 2–5 players, 40–100 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jeff Morrow and Sam Waller and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Our heroic party of adventurers pledged wand and sword to defend the good people from the vile villains in Battle for Greyport. Now, to their chagrin, new threats approach the city from the high seas. With its crimson sails, a new party of adventurers sets out aboard the Crimson Drake to meet these evildoers head on in Battle for Greyport – Pirates! This expansion to the 2016 cooperative deck-building game The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport expands the game with four new player heroes and starting decks, one for each of the dashing privateers from The Red Dragon Inn 4. The expansion also includes new monsters, mechanisms, recruits, and scenarios! Now 2-5 players can team up and fight off these dastardly pirate captains and their host of salty sea dogs. Can you sink their ships and save the day? Includes 2 Drink cards for The Red Dragon Inn: Crew Brew and First Mate's Lime Juice.
Designers
Publishers
- SlugFest Games
Questions and answers
The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! supports 2–5 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! is 40–100 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! for ages 12 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.
The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Pirates. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game. 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! are: Jeff Morrow and Sam Waller. 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Pirates! as an expansion for The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport to use it. Check that your edition of The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.