Booty

About this board game

Booty is a treasure-dividing game for 3–6 players, with each game lasting about 60 minutes. Players take the roles of pirates competing to turn each round’s revealed treasures into the most valuable collection.

Capturing the ship’s bounty is only the beginning. The quartermaster divides the treasures into shares for the other players, while also determining the order in which those shares will be picked during the next round. This rotating responsibility makes every division a balancing act: give everyone a fair share, anticipate what others want, and still try to improve your own haul.

Treasure cards offer different ways to affect the game. Some provide points immediately, while others cancel out opposing items. Hidden items keep players guessing, and certain treasures offer a chance—but no guarantee—of a much larger payday.

• Revealed treasures: Build each round’s bounty from cards with different values and effects.
• Share division: The quartermaster creates the shares that other players will choose from.
• Changing pick order: The division also establishes the order for selecting treasures in the next round.
• Building cards: Special benefits support a broad range of strategies from game to game.

Success in Booty comes from reading the table as much as valuing the cards. You must weigh immediate points against cancellation effects, uncertain rewards, and the needs of the other players. With its traveling quartermaster role and flexible building-card benefits, every game creates new decisions about how to divide the bounty—and how much extra to keep for yourself.