Roll onto the Seas with Ignacy Trzewiczek and Portal Games

Roll onto the Seas with Ignacy Trzewiczek and Portal Games
Board Game: Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot
Portal Games has already announced one new release for Gen Con 2015 with Tides of Time, and now it's launched another title toward a debut in Indianapolis with Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot, a design from Ignacy Trzewiczek that seems far less complex at first glance than most of his work. Here's an overview of the setting and gameplay:

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Take to the high seas as the captain of your very own pirate ship. Seek out valuable merchant ships and raid them for their goods! Hire new crew, upgrade your ship, and give your treasure to the Pirate King for fame and glory!

Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot takes the fun of rolling dice and combines it with a rich scenario deck to make each game play differently. Each round, the players battle it out with merchant vessels and other ships, trying to grab as much loot as possible. One player takes dice from all the players, rattles them in their hand, then tosses them into the game box to resolve the battle. Where your dice land in the box, in addition to the symbols rolled, determines the results of the battle, then players claim their loot. Players may now return to port to upgrade their ship, hire new crew, or give their goods to the Pirate King for his favor.

When upgrading their ship, players use physical pieces to assemble their vessel, making each ship look different. In the box are dozens of punchboard pieces to customize your ship. In addition to common items and crew members, there will be unique item upgrades and crew that can make your ship stand out among the crowd!

At the end of the game, the player who earned the most favor from the Pirate King wins!
In a press release for Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot, which carries a $60 MSRP, Trzewiczek describes Portal Games' first dice game as follows: "This moment of rattling 20 dice in hand and tossing them into the box is just pure fun. Ships shoot, escape, surrender, and we just can't wait to resolve another battle! It's just pure essence of gaming. And you know what? No one dies on the deserted, cursed or any other island that pirates will visit!"

That experience awaits players in the expansion that's sure to follow: Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot, But Enjoy It While You Can Because Death Will Follow as Surely as Night Follows Day...

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