'Pirate Loot'

Minotaur Games is releasing a new card game, Pirate Loot. This is the first board game released by Minotaur, which has previously focused primarily on RPG supplements. Minotaur is offering store owners a retailer kit which contains exclusive cards and rules for running tournaments and store events.





Designed by Pathfinder RPG lead designer Jason Bulmahn, Pirate Loot is a fast-paced card game where players recruit a variety of pirates to their crew in an attempt gather more loot than their rivals. Intended as a fast-paced parlor game, it features the fun and whimsical art of Scott Kurtz (PvP) and Dylan Meconis (Outfoxed) (see " 2011 Harvey Nominations " and " The 2012 Eisner Award Nominees ", respectively). The base game supports 2-4 players (MSRP $19.99), and an expansion adds two new pirate factions, and allows the game to be played by 6 players (MSRP $11.99). Pirate Loot and Pirate Loot: 6-player Expansion are both scheduled for a November release.

A Minotaur Games representative told Icv2 that the kit contains three sets of six Port cards unique to the promotion.

Both the game and its expansion were funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised $56,435 from 1,407 backers ($40.11/backer average). Bulmhan's Pathfinder remains popular; its newest campaign setting, Inner Sea Faiths, is releasing in March 2016 (see "Harness New Divine Powers for 'Pathfinder'").