Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Aim, reload, repair, and unleash full broadsides in a card-driven two-player duel where hull, rigging, captain, and crew all become targets.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Merchants & Marauders: Broadsides is a standalone two-player naval duel set in the Caribbean world of Merchants & Marauders. Each captain combines cards to aim guns, hold for flexibility, load different ammunition, repair damage, sheer away from danger, or fire every cannon in a costly broadside. Solid shot punishes the hull, chain shot tears at rigging, and canister targets the crew. Victory comes by sinking the opposing ship or eliminating its captain and first mate, so every hand presents a choice between preparing a decisive volley and surviving the enemy’s next one.
