The two latest gaming releases from Stronghold Games arrive in stores today. In Piratoons, players compete to plunder various booty in order to assemble the very best pirate ship. With Animals On Board (a game which is garnering a fair bit of buzz in the hobby) players aim to collect three, four, or five matching animals to populate their ark; a guy named Noah has dibs on the pairs.
Piratoons carries an MSRP of $49.95 while Animals On Board can be had for an MSRP of $29.95. If you’re curious about trying either game before you buy, check with your FLGS since the Knights of the Stronghold will be out in force providing demos.
From Stronghold Games:
Build the biggest, baddest, best Pirate ship on the high seas! Recruit your crew to plunder booty!
In Piratoons, treasure is sealed in the treasure chest. The chest is then physically turned over and opened. Each Pirate sends crew to plunder the treasure, which is boat parts or equipment. The more crew a Pirate commits to a piece of treasure, the more chance getting it… usually, but watch out for other sneaky Pirates! Unclaimed loot is auctioned off with doubloons earned by your crew. Pirates score points for having the fastest, largest, best ship, the most types of equipment, etc. The Pirate with the most points at the end of the game wins, becoming the most notorious Pirate of all!
Featuring two double-sided game boards, which form a treasure chest with raised edges, Piratoons is not only a great game to play, but also contains unique physical components, looking beautiful on the table.
In Animals On Board, you have an ark, and you want to take as many animals on board as you can. Unfortunately, a guy called Noah claims all animal pairs for himself, and he has obtained an anti-pairing law. Therefore, any animal for which a player has exactly two on board at the end of the game must be handed off.
However, you can circumvent the law if you manage to gather three, four or even five animals of a species. These are considered a herd and are not only permitted, but even more valuable. It would be so easy if it wasn’t for a minor issue: To form a herd, there usually is no way around getting a pair first…
When the arks depart, will you win the game by having the most valuable Animals On Board?
Stronghold Games presents this family game, which can also be played by more serious gamers, as in Animals On Board there plenty of little tricky little decisions to make to get the most optimally filled ark!
