Treasure Fleet

Ahoy, Landlubbers! Treasure Fleet is a game of bloodthirsty pirates fighting against each other for Spanish treasure ships. That may sound like an out-of-control action game but I assure you, it isn’t. Treasure Fleet is a card game. It’s actually based on a real card game made by the same developer, Ship of Fools Games. In it, the pirates use cards to bid and bluff each other into winning the ships. There is a crazy amount of strategy involved here.

So everyone starts off with the same number of attack cards that vary in strength. The player decides which treasure ship to use their attack cards on, but after you use them, they’re gone forever. Whoever spent the most attack cards on any particular ship, wins the amount of treasure on that ship. You play through several rounds of this and whoever gets the most treasure, wins! It sounds pretty straightforward but there are several things that throw a wrench in your plans. For instance, everyone has a boarding party card which automatically beats all others. If two pirates board the same ship at the same time, though, nobody gets the treasure. Also at the end of the rounds, the card you have left determines if you capture the governor, who is worth a substantial amount of points. Get out your thinking caps people. Or maybe I should say “pirate” thinking caps! Arrr!

Currently, you can only play against computer opponents. This is a bit lame, but it looks like they will be implementing multilayer options at some point. Don’t get me wrong, the computer opponents are pretty difficult to beat. I was playing on the “Cabin Boy” setting and they were still shivering me timbers. The graphics are very well done and the sound effects are decent. It’s the music that really stands out, though. It’s great! Makes you feel like you’re sailing the high seas searching for booty.

Ship of Fools Games has done an outstanding job with Treasure Fleet. If you are looking for a strategy card game with an awesome pirate theme, then look no further.

iTunes Link – Treasure Fleet
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Reviewed on iPhone 3GS OS 3.1.2