[Ad- gifted product] We have a large card game and board game collection at our home, mainly because Dann and I have always played board games! Often, these types of games only really the two oldest children or the youngest child, but rarely is there a game simple enough to keep Robin’s attention but engaging enough to keep Amelia and Kai playing with her! We had high hopes when we got Ahoy There!, a card game from the makers of Pop Up Pirate.
Previously, we had a Pop Up Pirate, and it was played all the time, by everyone. This card game is much smaller, and has completely different rules while playing with the pirate theme. In Ahoy There, each player is given a colored treasure chest to put in front of them. This is where their treasure will go. In the middle of the playing area, a map card is placed down. Everyone is then dealt some cards, randomly, depending on the number of people playing. If there are less than 5 people, a deck of new cards goes in the middle.
Once everyone has their cards, they start being pirates! The player who shouts Ahoy There the loudest or first gets to go first, and then they steal a card from someone to the right. That person then steals a card from someone on their right, and so on around the circle. Once we get to the end, anyone who picked up a special card needs to resolve it – these cards are not treasure and instead are cards that allow you to steal someone else’s treasure chest or that curse you and force you to remove the last item from your treasure, for example. Once they are resolved, everyone can bank one card of their choosing into their chest, and then pass their entire hand left. The round starts again until nobody has anymore cards.
The rules are printed on slightly larger cards, and they are somewhat unclear, left for interpretation. We pulled out any cards that were special, when they were used, at first, but this forced people to lose their entire hand quite fast, as we played with max cards. Losing their hand means the game is over, but apparently one person shouldn’t lose their hand any faster than anyone else, which means that it is possible to be unable to bank treasure, and just be banking special cards. Sometimes I feel like these levels of simplicity just beg for you to make up your own rules and have fun with it.
We’ve played Ahoy There! quite a few times, and have really enjoyed it. The game is simple enough for Robin to understand, but Amelia and Kai love trying to bank the most treasure and find the card worth 25 points. There are some really high value cards like that, as well as some that give you double the amount of gems you bank, etc. At the end of the game, your treasure is all added up and a winner is determined.
Ahoy There! is a fun game, that is small enough to fit into a bag and take with you, wherever you go, and simple enough that you just need to remind kids about the rules, and then they can play it themselves, without needing help or you to play with them. It’s a great game that our whole family enjoys.
Aw this looks like a really fun game. We are big fans of card games but not tried this one before – will have to check it out!
It’s a really simple and fun one!
That looks like a fun game. My youngest would definitely love it!
It’s a really good card game.
It sounds like a game we can include in our family game nights.
It totally is!
That sounds like such a great game. My son likes pirates, I’m sure he would love to play this.
Pirates are always a great theme!
What a fun card game! I know my niece will love this. I’ll see if I can order one for her!
Ohh I hope she enjoys it!
The board game seems amazing and really entertaining! I would love to get it, I love board games.
I love them as well!
We do love card games but have never played Ahoy There! Would love to win this for my kids as well
It is a really lovely kids game!
Sounds like such a cute game. I have always enjoyed playing games with my kids and getting them off their devices.
It is great to have a break from screens.
Good luck everyone. This is a fun giveaway. I would love to play with this game myself.
It is a nice little game!
How nice! It is good that you have found that the Ahoy There is simple and you and your family enjoy it.
Yeah, it was really easy to understand.
fab game
Glad you think so!
Love to play this with my grandson
It’s a perfect game for that!
I remember playing Pop Up Pirate as a kid, nice to see that they’ve brought something else out.
Yeah, it is cool to see they have expanded.
Used to play a pirate-based board game called Buccaneer in the 70s/80s. Always keen to keep up to date
Sounds like a neat game!
Always appreciate reviews – and giveaways – of fun games we haven’t tried. Thank you!
Best of luck!
Ah this looks awesome and so much fun and very unlikely to cause arguments ha ha
Yeah, probably not!
This looks great to enjoy playing as a family
It really is!
Wow, this looks fabulous!
It is a cute card game.
This looks fun!
It is a pretty fun game!
Always wanted to be a Pirate but I get seasick
Oh noes!
Looks like a lovely game for all the family could enjoy
It is a cute and fun card game.
We love to play games, especially my son so this would be fab to win
Fingers crossed.
looks so much fun
I recognise the pirate from my favourite game! This looks so much fun.
It is such a popular game!
My children love Pop Up Pirate so I know they’d love this!
So many kids do love Pop Up Pirate!
What a super prize. My granddaughter would love playing this with me!
It would be so fun to play together.
This looks great fun to play with my grandchildren, we love pirates!
It is great for you to play with the kids!
my nephew would love this
I am sure he would!
my grandson would enjoy this
I bet he would!
My kids love playing card games, they’d love this x
It is such a fun little game!
Fab giveaway, something fun for the family to enjoy!
It is a nice card game!
sounds like great fun for all the family
It is a fun game!
the kids would love this
I am sure they would!
My children have just really got into card games so this would be perfect for them.
It is so good to see kids playing with screen-free toys from time to time!
id love to give this to my niece
It is a great gift.
Looks like fun my children love pirate fun and games
Pirates is a really popular topic!
id keep this for the grandkids
It is always good to have a good game for the grandkids!
Sounds like a great game!
It is!
Looks great fun. My two boys love pirates.
Pirates is a fun theme!
Can never have enough card games in our house
Neither can we!
Looks like fun and something I’d gift to my nephew.
It would make a cute gift.
This would be lovely to get for my daughter.
It is a great game for young ones!
I’d love to play this with my niece, thanks for the chance to win x
Fingers crossed.
Fun for all the family. I love games like this.
We do too!