Anchor Bay
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Description
Anchor Bay is a medium-light weight conflict driven board game in which players compete to return gold to their hideout quicker than other players.
Draw cards and roll the dice to see what happens
Fire at other players with dice and a unique bullseye target to sink them, gain gold, or damage their ship
Encounter and fight monsters to acquire their gold hoard
Collect items and crew to upgrade your ships stats
Visit the merchant to buy and sell items from for gold
Encounter Davey Jones before returning to the game if another player sinks your ship
Anchor Bay includes a fun shooting mechanic that allows you engage in ranged combat against your opponents.
Ranged Combat Turn Example
Anchor bay is a game that is easy to learn, but hard to master.
Set up the game
Anchor Bay can be set up in 5 easy steps:
Randomly place land tiles on the map.
Place each ship in the hideout matching its color.
Shuffle and place the Land, Sea, three Merchant, and Davey Jones Decks.
Starting with that player that rolls highest, choose ships in clockwise order.
Choose captains in the opposite order, starting with the last person to choose a ship.
On your turn ...
Whoever chose their ship first starts. Players move onto the board using their ship speed. Then the player can fire or board another player to gain loot. After battle the player will draw a land or sea card. Based on the card a player will resolve the card to possibly gain gold.
Example Turn
Turn Structure
Use your speed to move, pick up gold, or repair in your hideout.
Fire at another player OR board another player OR buy/sell from a merchant OR fight a monster
Finally Draw, read aloud and resolve a card unless the following applies:
- Don’t draw a card if you end your turn in a hideout, merchant, or monster tile.
- Don’t draw a card if you defeat a monster this turn.
- Don’t draw a card if you end your turn in the same tile that you started in.
Read the full set of rules here
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Components
| Component | Quantity | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Small Dual Layer Board Set | 1 set of 4 small dual layer boards |  |
| Quad-Fold Mat Set | 1 set of 1 quad-fold mats |  |
| Large Booklet | 1 |  |
| Small Hex Tile Set | 1 set of 7 small hex tiles |  |
| Bridge Deck | 1 deck of 54 cards |  |
| Bridge Deck | 1 deck of 72 cards |  |
| 3mm Acrylic Shapes | 1 |  |
| Large Retail Box | 1 |  |
| D20, Black | 1 |  |
| Ice Cube, 10mm, Opaque, Gold | 60 |  |
Vitals
| Average Rating | 1 reviews |
|---|---|
| Publish Date | October 08, 2024 |
| Edition | First |
| Department | Games |
| Tags | amerigame Combat ship battles ship combat PVE Pirate Naval monster PVP |
| More Info | Anchor Bay web site |
Why buy this?
- Fire at other players using a unique bullseye shaped grid
- Weaken their stats, free their gold, or even sink them!
- Fight monsters or navigate events to gain gold!
Jared Penner
Notes
- This game contains a premium upgrade called UV Coating that makes the printed components more durable.
- This game contains laser cut components. Laser cut items will have a slight amount of soot around the edges, which can easily be wiped off; and will have a campfire smell for about a week after you open them.
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