M. Kane 2008-10-10

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This is my second favorite Gamewright game. I really love Frogjuice, but this game is really excellent. It's pretty easy to learn, but there is enough variety to make it interesting the whole time and for many games. You can tell when a game has been well designed and thought out, and this one definitely has. Definitely recommended.

D. Epstein 2008-07-14

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This proved to be a very nice game. Easy enough to start, but it does have some levels of startegy and planning that you recognize as you play.
Rules for team play add to the fun.
We've played this with various friends, and they've all gone out and bought their own soon after.

B. Lambert 2008-07-07

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

This card game is great. My wife and I would play with family and her relatives. Kids through adults loved it so much, we had to buy 20 sets for all of the families that wanted one.

The one quirk with the game is that how to end the game is not fully explained. What happens when someone plays their last card? Does the game continue until someone cannot play or immediately after the last card is played?

But that's nitpicky. This game is great, especially for the price.

James Dawson 2008-06-22

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

A previous reviewer of this game who claimed that there is a flaw in its rules was incorrect. That reviewer wrote: "The problem is one person can basically just wait the other person out and keep drawing cards and rarely ever play until the deck is out. Then at the end, that player will still have cards after the other player has long run out, meaning that they just lay down merchant ships and collect them." Actually, that would be impossible if the game's printed instructions are followed. They state that "The game ends when the draw pile has been depleted and one player has played his last card." In other words, as soon as the draw pile is gone and one player is out of cards, the game ends. And even more importantly, players at that point who are stuck with merchant-ship cards in their hands have to DEDUCT those cards' values from their score! Here is that part of the instructions: "Total all of the gold coins from the merchant ships you've won, then deduct the number of gold coins from the merchant ships still in your hand at the end of the game." Those rules make it pointless to try waiting out the other player by hoarding cards, because the hoarder risks getting stuck with them at the end of the game and paying a heavy penalty. (I wanted to point these things out because this really is a great game, and I don't want anyone to hesitate about buying it due to misinformation! Yo-ho-ho!)

Matthew Cordeiro 2008-04-22

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I've played Loot with many different people, some were serious gamers, others not so much. Loot appeals to a large audience for a number of reasons. At about 20 minutes per game, it's fast to play and doesn't get bogged down in intricate rules or game mechanics. It's also a good balance between luck and strategy. Plus, who doesn't like pirates?

The premise of the game is to capture merchant ships by attacking them with pirate ships. Both types of ships have varying card values, plus there are some trump cards. The strategy is determining which ships to go after and how much you want to fight for them.

This is a great card game at a reasonable price. The card design is very cartoonish, which is great for younger players. My only complaint is that the colors used to distinguish the 4 sets of pirates should have been more contrasting. The purple, navy, and dark green look awfully similar.