Why Lying Pirates

Bet. Sail. Fight. Repeat.The bluffing race board game.

  • No waiting for your turn.Everyone bets every round, so nobody sits out.
  • Never the same game twice.25 map tiles, laid out fresh every game.
  • Quick to learn, easy to teach.Liar’s Dice at heart. Learned in one round.
  • Made for loud game nights.2 to 6 players, about an hour.
  • 7.2on BoardGameGeek600+ ratings
  • 18,000+copies sold
  • 69countries
Three friends lifting their dice cups at a Lying Pirates game night

What kind of game is this

Part Liar's Dice.Part social deduction.Part race.

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Every bet counts every die at the table, and you can only see your own. The rest you read off faces, hesitations and the captain who bet a little too confidently. First ship around the map takes the Pirate Throne.

Pirate etiquette, from the rulebook.

How to play

Three phases. Every round. Ten minutes to learn.

Each round runs Betting, then Sail, then Action. Same order every time, so new players are bluffing by round two.

How to win

Meeple University presenting the Lying Pirates and Cities of Greed boxes

Prefer to watch?

How-to-play video by Meeple University

A video walkthrough of the base game and the Cities of Greed expansion. Press play and it runs right here.

What players say

7.2/ 10

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Accessories. The third item is the one that unlocks 10%.

Before you buy

The practical part.

Questions captains ask

Before the first roll.

Two players mid-game at the Lying Pirates table

Not your ordinary game night

Somebody at your table is lying right now.

Find out who. From €39.95.

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