Avast ye Buccaneers & Cutthroats

Avast ye Buccaneers and Cutthroats

Hoist the colors and ready your crew, because the sea is calling! Avast ye Buccaneers and Cutthroats is a cinematic skirmish wargame of daring raids, bloody boarding actions, and creating ruthless rivalries. Designed as a miniature agnostic low model count, the game gets you playing pirate battles without needing to paint or collect a massive army with a standard game of only seven figures. Every game is quick, brutal, and packed with memorable moments worthy of a pirate's tale.

The Game

At its heart, Avast uses a unique Dice Action System which allows multiple actions during the turn each one adding a push your luck mechanic into the game full of tense decisions. Your crew’s weapons, knacks and actions are all tested by the roll of the bones - will your pistol miss, your cutlass strike true, or your foe outwit you in a deadly maneuver? 

A paper version of the player docks and both decks of cards will be available to download and print yourself for free.

Campaign Play

The book includes a (up to) four player simultaneous narrative campaign. The seas are unforgiving, but renown and riches await the bold. As you battle across linked scenarios, your crew will:

Gain renown and riches.

Upgrade their weapons, knacks and equipment.

Earn legendary status or meet a watery grave.

The book also contains several regular one-shot scenarios as well when you just want to get into a quick game.

Why Back This Project?

All the rules and a complete skirmish campaign system in one book.

Low barrier to entry - just a few minis, some terrain, and dice.

Action driven gameplay that’s fast, fun, and packed with pirate flavor.

Rewards

Pirate $5  - This is the PDF copy of the 48 page rule book.

Captain $18  - This is the PHYSICAL copy of the 48 page rule book. The PDF is also included in the Captain level.

ADD-ON: Plunder & Weapon/Knack Card Decks $22  - These are cards that add "gotcha" moments to the game and a deck of weapons and knacks. Both decks will be available to download and print yourself for free. The Plunder "gotcha" cards is approximately 70 cards and the Weapon/Knack cards is approximately 60 cards.

ADD-ON: Player Boards aka Docks $20 - These are double layered laser cut MDF player docks. A paper version of the docks will be available to download and print yourself for free. You will receive 1x Captain, 1x Ship, 3x Jacks & 3x Swabs. Shipping for the docks will be calculated and requested before the item ships. Local pickup is available for the docks only.

Join the Crew

It’s time to recruit your crew, carve your legend, and fight for riches and renown! With your support, Avast ye Buccaneers and Cutthroats will bring swashbuckling adventure and bloody skirmishes to your tabletop.

Stretch Goals

$300 - Funded

$600 - Royal Navies Faction will be available to download as a Free PDF after the game is published

$900 - Marauders (Highway Men) Faction will be available to download as a Free PDF after the game is published

$1625 - At Sword's Point - A Three Musketeers narrative campaign will be available to download as a Free PDF after the game is published

$2000 - Player Dock STL Files will be created after the game is published

Time Line

October 4th, 2026 - Campaign Ends

November, 2026 - PDF copy of rulebook will be emailed to all pledges and cards will be uploaded to Wargame Vault for Download

December, 2026 - Rulebook and cards will be sent off for test prints

January-March, 2026 - Manufacturing process

April, 2027 - All books, cards and components should be delivered

Will you answer the call, Captain?

Basic Game Play Video