Here you find a very short description of the rules of this game. You can even read the complete English rule version , and a Spanish rules version, , or the complete French rules.

Basic Cards

You start the game with 6 cards randomly drawn. Playing this cards you can advance one of your pawn on the map till the next corresponding sign without pawns on it.

Playing this card you move a pawn back till the next space on the map with 1 or 2 pawns on it, then draw 1 card for each pawn on it, without counting your just-arrived pawn. You can move back your pawn even from the sloop, if you want to.

Move back

Skip move

Playing this card you skip one of your moves. Is not allowed to play this card during the first of your 3 moves.

Your pawns are pirates trying to escape from the fortress of Cartagena. To win you have to bring all your pirates aboard the sloop waiting to the end of the tortuous underground passage that connects the fortress to the port

The Pawns

Two different games

There are 2 different kind of games. In the Jamaica version cards are concealed and you can not see your opponents cards. In the Tortuga version all cards are face up.

When all your pawns reach the sloop, you win and the game ends.

The End