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Rules assistance for We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–6 players
Rules assistant for We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls
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We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls is an expansion for We're Sinking! released in 2024 for 3–6 players. It was designed by Joseph Frederick and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Hot Potato, and Betting and Bluffing.
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About the game
Swords & Souls adds two new enemies to the base game that bring new abilities, challenges and play styles, meet The Navy and The Ghosts. Being a notorious pirate crew may have its advantages but it also means your list of enemies grows. From the Royal Navy seeking to rip out any ship that sails under a black sail to the relentless souls of the Ghost pirates. These two new enemies provide an increased level of challenge and complexity to your base game of We're Sinking.
Designers
Publishers
- Lucky Duck Games
- Ludamus Games
Questions and answers
We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls supports 3–6 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.
We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls belongs to these categories: Bluffing, Nautical, and Pirates. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Hot Potato, and Betting and Bluffing. 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 We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls are: Joseph Frederick. 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 We're Sinking!: Swords & Souls as an expansion for We're Sinking!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need We're Sinking! to use it. Check that your edition of We're Sinking! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.