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Bad Maps

#252555BGG ↗

2019 · 3-5 players · 60min · weight 2.25 · 129 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
252555
Name
Bad Maps
Year
2019
Rank
29041
Min players
3
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.25
Num weights
4
Bayes avg
5.4779
Average
5.11318
Users rated
129
Num owned
548
Wanting
3
Wishing
35
Num comments
65
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 17:30:13 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Action QueueBetting and Bluffing
Categories (1)
Pirates
Description (1223 chars)

X marks the spot as you and other pirate captains piece together scraps of maps, sending minions stumbling around the island - leading some to traps and others to treasure. But beware, other captains’ instructions may work against you. Yargh! Are you a clever captain who can turn Bad Maps into Good Fortune? Gameplay** Bad Maps is a game of pirate programming and mixed up maps for 3 to 5 players that plays in about 30 minutes. Over the course of 2 rounds, players lay out pieces of treasure maps, collectively forming instructions for minions to follow. Each round has some map cards placed face up, and others face down -- hiding the card’s instruction, but showing its type. Minions follow these instructions, stumbling their way along as they collide and fall into pits. Players score victory points each round based on which minions are closest, or sometimes furthest, from the treasure. After the first round, Minions dig pits where they ended, pull up their bootstraps, and start all over again. During the second round, the stakes are higher and the island is more treacherous. In the end, the captain who pieces together the best treasure maps will be victorious in Bad Maps!

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.