
- BGG rank
- BGG #12,873
- BGG rating
- 7.3
French Foreign Legion
- 2–3 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 1982

Expansion for The Sword and the Flame
2004
Rules assistance for The Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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The Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main is an expansion for The Sword and the Flame released in 2004 for 2–6 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Larry V. Brom and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Measurement Movement.
A Variant for "The Sword And The Flame". From the rulebook: "Being a set of playable, entertaining and enjoyable skirmish-level rules that can recreate the excitement and savagery of the countless forays, skirmishes and raids in the islands of the West Indies in the 1700's." Expands: The Sword and the Flame
The Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main supports 2–6 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.
The catalogue lists The Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main 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 Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Pirates. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Simulation, and Measurement Movement. 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 Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main are: Larry V. Brom. 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 Sword in the Caribbean: Pirate Forays Along The Spanish Main as an expansion for The Sword and the Flame. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Sword and the Flame to use it. Check that your edition of The Sword and the Flame is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.