So, the other night I picked up a pair of games from the 50%-off sale at Barnes and Noble, and one of them was “Dread Pirate”. (I also saw an expansion for DP, but decided to skip it until I knew more about the basic game.)
Dread Pirate has tons of cool “fiddly bits”: 100 jewels (actually glass beads or “dragon’s tears”) in four colors with matching pouches, a bunch of replica doubloons, four cast metal ships under full sail, a small deck of cards, some hand-carved wooden dice, plus a fabric map of the Caribbean (“...but it’s based on a *real* treasure map!”) [bonus points for anyone who knows the source of the quote], and it all comes in a hinged wooden box. Pretty sweet for only $25. Can anyone tell me anything about the game? It’s a lot of fun just setting out the pieces and getting familiar with the look and feel of the parts, but is the game any fun to play? (I’ve had evening classes, so I haven’t had time to read the rules, yet.) I thought it might be something our family (me; my wife; a girl, 9; a boy, 7) might have fun with. What do you folks think? ( As a fall-back, the other game I picked up was “Rumis”, for only $5 (!). The kids really like construction-type toys, so I’m pretty sure this will be a hit. ) Thanks for any info! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
