The Kaiser's Pirates

Theme: The Kaiser's Pirates is set during World War One as players take control of the Kaiser Willhelm's converted commerce raiders. In the Kaiser's Pirates, you'll attack merchant shipping in World War One in an attempt to sink or capture the Allied or neutral merchantmen supplying your countries enemies.

Gameplay: The Kaiser's Pirates is a fast paced card game of gripping adventure on the high seas set during World War One. Players control some of Kaiser Wilhelm's ace German converted commerce raiders and light cruisers. Air Patrols were in their infancy and it was still easy to disappear into the vast expanses of the high seas only to re-emerge on another key sea lane. Players use their raiders in the traditions of the privateers and pirates of old to sink or capture as many Allied and neutral merchantmen as possible. Danger lurks everywhere but, in a desperate pinch, these ships can shoot it out with the British hunters.

In The Kaiser's Pirates unique game play system each player commands both the German and British Forces as they scour the sea-lanes in search of their next merchant prize. The game rewards cunning strategy, and fast-action card play

Contents:

• Rule and Play Manual
  
• Four card decks:
  20 Raider cards, 60 Merchantman cards,
  100 Action cards, 20 Solitaire cards
  
• 16 Game markers
  
• Eight dice:
  Two each double four, six, eight and ten sided