Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
Luck-sensitive
How it plays
How does it play?
Hide among a pirate crew, bluff about the loot you contribute, and send suspicious rivals walking the plank.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hidden Roles
Players conceal team, loyalty, or identity information from one another.
Role Playing
Make decisions or communicate from the perspective of an assigned character.
Alliances
Players can cooperate through temporary or formal partnerships while pursuing victory.
Player Elimination
Players can be removed from contention before the game ends.
Take That
Use Take That as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Read the full game description
Traitors Aboard is a brisk hidden-role party game in which Pirates try to fill the communal chest while undercover Mutineers quietly drain its value. Each turn, a player contributes a Loot card face down and announces what it is worth—truthfully or otherwise—then the table decides whom to trust. Action cards expose information, disrupt plans, and place Plank cards on suspected enemies; a third plank eliminates that player and reveals their allegiance. Because roles are reassigned between rounds, the loyalties and accusations stay lively across a full session.
