The best pirate board, card & dice games 🏴‍☠️ 2023

Looking for a really good board game with pirates, ships, sea battles & cannons 🏴‍☠️? We have listed the best pirate board games in an overview.

What is a pirate game?

Pirate games often have piracy themes or storylines. Some of the most popular themes and images in pirate games involve treasure hunting, buccaneering, swords and cannons, swashbuckling, and ship racing. Many pirate games are set in time periods before the 20th century.

Are you looking for a board game from another universe?

A lot of games are based on the stories of various universes or franchises. Just check out our list of games set in a universe/franchise below.

List of the best pirate board games 2023 🏴‍☠️

These are the best pirate board games 2023 in our opinion:

This list was last updated on July 10, 2023. We compared 880 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Skull King

    All details for the board game Skull King and similar games
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Skull King

    • YouTube Review for the game "Skull King" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Skull King" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  2. Forgotten Waters

    All details for the board game Forgotten Waters and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Forgotten Waters
    • 3 - 7 Players
    • 120 - 240 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!38€ atAmazon.de
  3. Port Royal

    All details for the board game Port Royal and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    More details for Port Royal
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 50 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Port Royal

    • YouTube Review for the game "Port Royal" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  4. Jamaica

    All details for the board game Jamaica and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

    More details for Jamaica
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  5. Riff Raff

    All details for the board game Riff Raff and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Riff Raff
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!46€ atAmazon.de
  6. Memoarrr!

    All details for the board game Memoarrr! and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

    More details for Memoarrr!
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!12€ atAmazon.de
  7. Dead Man's Draw

    All details for the board game Dead Man's Draw and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. Feed the Kraken

    All details for the board game Feed the Kraken and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Feed the Kraken
    • 5 - 11 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

    All details for the board game Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!44€ atAmazon.de
  10. Friday

    All details for the board game Friday and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Friday
    • 1 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Cartagena

    All details for the board game Cartagena and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2014

    🔥 Deal: 32% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Cartagena
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!23€ atAmazon.de
  12. Walk the Plank!

    All details for the board game Walk the Plank! and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Libertalia

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    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Libertalia
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 40 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Libertalia

    • YouTube Review for the game "Libertalia" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  14. Black Fleet

    All details for the board game Black Fleet and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

    More details for Black Fleet
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Treasure Island

    All details for the board game Treasure Island and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Treasure Island
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!38€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Treasure Island

    • YouTube Review for the game "Treasure Island" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Treasure Island" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Treasure Island" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  16. Der schwarze Pirat

    All details for the board game Der schwarze Pirat and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2006

    More details for Der schwarze Pirat
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Port Royal: Unterwegs!

    All details for the board game Port Royal: Unterwegs! and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Port Royal: Unterwegs!

    • YouTube Review for the game "Port Royal: Unterwegs!" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  18. Piraten kapern

    All details for the board game Piraten kapern and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!9€ atAmazon.de
  19. Ahoy Treasures!

    All details for the board game Ahoy Treasures! and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2006

    More details for Ahoy Treasures!
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Catan: Junior

    All details for the board game Catan: Junior and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Catan: Junior
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!21€ atAmazon.de
  21. Manila

    All details for the board game Manila and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards.

    More details for Manila
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  22. Get Bit!

    All details for the board game Get Bit! and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Get Bit!
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  23. Kraken Attack!

    All details for the board game Kraken Attack! and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Kraken Attack!
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!29€ atAmazon.de
  24. Pirates on the High Seas

    All details for the board game Pirates on the High Seas and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!60€ atAmazon.de
  25. Piratenbillard

    All details for the board game Piratenbillard and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!104€ atAmazon.de
  26. Loot

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    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    More details for Loot
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  27. Ascension: Skulls & Sails

    All details for the board game Ascension: Skulls & Sails and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Bermuda Pirates

    All details for the board game Bermuda Pirates and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Bermuda Pirates
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  29. A Tale of Pirates

    All details for the board game A Tale of Pirates and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  30. Shanghaien

    All details for the board game Shanghaien and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Shanghaien
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

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