Rainbow Pirates

Description

--- "Rainbow Pirates" is a rummy-inspired card game on an enchanted island, where players score treasure points amid pirate attacks, balancing aggression, defense, and strategy. Key mechanics include: - *Treasure placement* Players form card groups (rainbows) on their island to earn Treasure Points. - *Pirate attacks* Play pirate cards to steal, destroy opponents' treasure, or gain advantages. - *Blocking defenses* Use matching Color Cards from hand to bribe and block incoming attacks, forfeiting their points. - *Rearranging cards* Move cards between hand and island during turns. - *Strategic flexibility* Supports aggressive, peaceful, or hybrid playstyles based on hand and dynamics. - *Game endings* Ends when a player goes out (empty hand + 2 full rainbows for 5-point bonus) or draw deck empties. - *Rainbow Pirates* Rare, high-value (5 TP) cards that attract theft and resource drains. Rainbow Pirates is a competitive card game likened to rummy on an enchanted island under pirate assault, emphasizing multiple strategies from guns-blazing aggression to non-violence depending on hands, preferences, and group interplay. Players aim to maximize Treasure Points by placing card groups as treasure on their island, while using pirate cards to attack rivals—stealing or destroying treasure—or securing personal edges, though attacks risk reprisals and reduced Black Card points. Turns involve placing cards for points, rearranging between hand and island, and playing pirates. Defensively, players block attacks off-turn with matching Color Cards (e.g., green "Me Time" bribes a Captain), sacrificing the briber's points. Games conclude via a player "going out" (emptying hand with at least two full rainbows, earning a pivotal 5-point bonus often securing victory) or exhausting the draw deck. Rare Rainbow Pirate cards, worth 5 points each, drive intense thievery and strategic distractions, amplifying dynamics especially with 3+ players. ---