Beschrijving
Morgan’s Magic Map
After a life of raids and robberies, Captain Morgan retired from piracy. He created Morgan’s Magic Map that would remind him where he buried his ill-gotten gains. He tore the map in many pieces to foil those who would try to find his treasures. Unfortunately for the old pirate, he was cursed by a sorceress many years ago. This curse has turned his torn-up map into a guide for others to find his treasures!
You have come into possession of many pieces of Morgan’s map. Every time the fragments are rearranged, they magically point to the right place to dig! But other pirates have found parts of the magic map as well, so now you must race your fellow pirates to see who can collect the most valuable treasures before the map fades to dust forever.
Gameplay
Morgan’s Magic Map is played over a series of turns in which players use map cards to locate where Captain Morgan has hidden his treasures. Most map tiles include a reference point, such as The Tomb, The 3 Columns, or Big Nose Bay. Each player starts with two doubloons and four map cards in hand; each map card shows a reference point, a distance from the reference point, and a bonus icon.
On a turn, you can take a map tile that has a free edge and move it elsewhere. Next, you can move your pirate up to two spaces orthogonally. Then if you meet the condition on any map cards in hand, you can play them. The deeper you dig, the more doubloons you earn along with the treasure!
Once the deck of treasure cards is exhausted, the game ends. For each of the six treasure types, whoever has the most of that type earns a 6 doubloon bonus, with tied players splitting the bonus. Sum up the doubloons you collected during the game, bonuses, and the value of the treasures themselves to see who ended up the richest pirate.
Summarised
The game is very different in a lot of ways. Morgan’s Magic Map feels like a simplified Akrotiri, where you try to build a shared map that follows specific requirements given by your cards. It’s simple, quick, but unique.
