Tides of Infamy

About this board game

Tides of Infamy is a high seas adventure board game for 2–4 players, played in about 60 minutes, where pirates race to earn Marks of Infamy through daring deeds and dangerous voyages.

Each player commands three distinctive vessels: a Man of war, a Sloop of war and a Bilander. Use Movement cards to explore uncharted waters, discover mystic portals and treacherous barriers, and locate pirate bays, seamy ports and treasure islands.

Ports offer limited Shadow Trade Tokens for smuggling, while every island holds a unique Plunder Token. Place these valuable tokens on your ships, then return safely to a Pirate Bay to convert them into Marks of Infamy. You can also earn infamy by exploring one of the last seven map tiles, weathering a Pirate Luck event or raiding an opponent with Battle cards.

• Smuggle black market supplies and plunder settlements.
• Salvage treasure, raid ships and explore new waters.
• Win battles and claim any tokens carried by defeated ships.
• Use previously earned Pirate Luck cards to avoid dangerous events—or risk their consequences.

Movement cards bearing a crossed-bones symbol trigger a Pirate Luck card, affecting enemy ships on a selected tile. These events can bring untold danger, making every voyage a test of timing, fortune and nerve.

The first player to reach the required total wins: 20 Marks in a two-player game, 17 in a three-player game or 15 in a four-player game. In four-player team play, the target is 25 Marks. In Tides of Infamy, infamy belongs to the pirate who can seize opportunity and survive the voyage.