Scuttle! is a card game for 1-5 valiant pirates, suitable for players as young as 6. This was the first major project from Jellybean Games, a company dedicated to creating games which both children and adults will enjoy!
In this fast-playing card game, players scheme, battle and steal to be the first to collect 21 doubloons.
Each turn either draw a card or play a card – cards can be played as either treasure or as an action. Do you want to draw 2 cards, or steal the treasure chest your opponent just played?
Or would you rather wipe the board…knowing that your booty is protected!
How to Play Scuttle
To play, remove any blank cards and set aside the Robot Pirate and Davy Jones. Shuffle the remaining cards and deal 4 to each player. Place all the remaining cards face down in the middle of the table to form the deck.
The player who last visited the sea takes the first turn, and play continues clockwise. Each turn, take one action: either draw the top card from the deck or play a card from your hand. A card may be played as a treasure, or for its ability, but not both.
Treasure cards have a number in the corner and can be played as treasures. A treasure remains in front of you after being played. The doubloons (pirate coins)
on cards played this way contribute towards your total.
Cards with game text can be played for their ability: follow the card’s instructions, then move it to the discard pile. Some cards read “Permanent”. When played for their ability, these cards are put into play sideways as permanents and have an ongoing effect on the game.
Whenever you are made to discard cards, move them from your hand to the discard pile. You choose which of your cards are discarded. If you have to discard more cards than you have, discard your entire hand. Whenever you are made to destroy cards, move them from play to the discard pile. The player whose turn it is always decides which cards to destroy.
Protected cards cannot be destroyed or stolen. If the deck is ever empty, shuffle the discard pile to form a new deck. There is no maximum hand size. When playing with 4 players, form two teams of two, and sit across the table from your partner. Cards referring to “opponents” don’t affect your team. Cards referring to “everyone” affect all players. When playing with 5 players, one player takes the Davy Jones card and plays by those rules.
The other players make two teams of two and play as above. The Davy Jones card is not a card in play and cannot be destroyed or affected by other cards. Cards in front of you are considered yours, regardless of who played them. When playing with 4 players, form two teams of two, and sit across the table from your partner.
Cards referring to “opponents” don’t affect your team. Cards referring to “everyone” affect all players.
When playing with 5 players, one player takes the Davy Jones card and plays by those rules. The other players make two teams of two and play as above. The Davy Jones card is not a card in play and cannot be destroyed or affected by other cards.
Cards in front of you are considered yours, regardless of who played them.
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Download the Rules & Cards for Scuttle – English