Gendron, who had never designed a board game, has just designed Scurvy Dogs: Pirates and Privateers Sail ... the move will win him 40 gold pieces and end the game. It is the geeking hour.

I've been playing board games for decades, from crowd-pleasers like Settlers of Catan and Sushi Go to King of Tokyo and ...

Glory Islands is a fast, fun, family-friendly board game that ... ships and sailor pieces, plus miniature barrels of rum you can stockpile to really feel like a miniature pirate king.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii offers many options for earning points while playing the classic Japanese board game shogi ... to your first move, and pieces will shift around the board.