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Libertalia

#125618BGG ↗

2012 · 2-6 players · 60min · weight 2.23 · 14,750 ratings

v2 v3 fit 0.541

BGG raw

ID
125618
Name
Libertalia
Year
2012
Rank
349
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
60
Min playtime
40
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.2328
Num weights
524
Bayes avg
6.86603
Average
7.10121
Users rated
14750
Num owned
15308
Wanting
580
Wishing
3576
Num comments
2548
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:15:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (9)
Action QueueDeductionHand ManagementSelection Order BidSet CollectionSimultaneous Action SelectionTake ThatTurn Order: Role OrderVariable Phase Order
Categories (2)
Card GamePirates
Description (859 chars)

Captain Swallow has always dreamed of pocketing a large nest egg in order to retire on a remote island – but he never counted on stiff competition from Captains Stanley Rackum, Dirk Chivers and others, greedy and cruel enemies who always manage to attack the same ships as him. If he wants to finally sink back and enjoy peaceful days in the sun, he must become the most cunning pirate! In Libertalia, you must thwart the plans of competitive pirates over the course of three rounds while using cards that show the same crew members as your piratical comrades-in-arms. Yes, not only do they attack the same ships, but they employ the same type of ravenous scum that you do! Can you take advantage of the powers of your characters at the right time? Will you be outdone by a pirate smarter than you? Jump into the water and prove your tactical skills!

LLM v2 (wide)

Core verb
play crew card simultaneously
Decision shape
mixed:social+combinatorial
Reward schedule
immediate
Aesthetics
["Challenge", "Fellowship"]
Core loop pitch
Everyone holds the same crew hand; play one face-down, reveal in rank order to grab loot or trigger powers.
Translation difficulty
Easy
Difficulty reason
Identical hands and simultaneous reveal map cleanly to async play; available on BGA but no first-party app.
Direct digital port
Libertalia (browser, Board Game Arena)
Port kind
bga
Closest loop translation
none yet
Primitive tags
["mirrored_hands", "simultaneous_reveal_resolution", "rank_order_resolution", "loot_token_draft", "card_ability_timing_window", "yomi_prediction"]
Confidence
0.7
Extracted at
Mon Apr 27 2026 11:40:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Raw v2 JSON (920 chars)
{
  "game_id": 125618,
  "name": "Libertalia",
  "core_verb": "play crew card simultaneously",
  "decision_shape": "mixed:social+combinatorial",
  "reward_schedule": "immediate",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Challenge",
    "Fellowship"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "Everyone holds the same crew hand; play one face-down, reveal in rank order to grab loot or trigger powers.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Easy",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "Identical hands and simultaneous reveal map cleanly to async play; available on BGA but no first-party app.",
  "direct_digital_port": "Libertalia (browser, Board Game Arena)",
  "direct_digital_port_kind": "bga",
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
    "mirrored_hands",
    "simultaneous_reveal_resolution",
    "rank_order_resolution",
    "loot_token_draft",
    "card_ability_timing_window",
    "yomi_prediction"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.7
}

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).