Blackbeard recreates The Golden Age of Piracy at the turn of the 18th century. Each player attempts to amass a fortune and retire before a King's Commissioner tracks him down, a warship stumbles across him, or his own crew cuts his throat! Merchant ships plying the trade routes are the targets. Fast action is dictated by a card system that brings merchants over the horizon to be plundered or posts to be raided and sacked. Players beware, as this game features a fair amount of random happenstance. For 1 to 4 players.