Jamaica: The Crew

About this expansion

Jamaica: The Crew is a 2017 character set for 2–6 players that adds twenty special powers to the game, with sessions lasting about 75 minutes.

Each character brings a unique power designed to add flavor without making major changes to the rules. Characters can be hired when you are able to pay the fee of a harbor, giving you another way to shape your boat during the game.

Once hired, characters are loaded like any other resource and follow the same rules. This makes every crew member part of the same cargo challenge as your regular resources, rather than introducing a separate loading system.

Many of the characters offer an enticing reward: additional gold at the end of the game. However, bringing characters aboard also creates a meaningful trade-off. Holds dedicated to characters are holds that cannot be dedicated to regular resources, making navigation more dicey.

• Twenty characters, each with a special power
• Harbor fees determine when characters may be hired
• Characters are loaded and handled like other resources
• Most characters provide additional gold at the end of the game
• Fewer holds for regular resources can make navigation more challenging

Jamaica: The Crew keeps the core rules familiar while adding more decisions, more challenge, and more silly fun. Decide how much space your boat can spare for special characters, and weigh their potential gold against the difficulty of carrying fewer regular resources.