Stomp the Plank
Stomp the Plank Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Components
- 49 Treasure Cards: coins, ruby, map, compass, sword, hook, spyglass (7 of each type)
- 4 Elephant Pirate Figurines
- 1 Pirate Ship Box
- 4 Planks
- 1 Pontoon Board
- 60 Crate Tokens
Overview
Draw cards on your turn. The more cards you draw, the more Crate tokens you'll place at the end of your opponent's plank, which could cause them to tip. But watch out! If you draw the same card twice, you'll have to move forward on your wobbly plank, one step closer to tipping over!
Setup
- Place the pirate ship in the middle of the play area, deck side facing up.
- Place the 4 planks in their locations on the ship.
- Each player chooses an elephant pirate and places it on a plank in the start zone.
- Place the pontoon board next to the ship.
- Shuffle the treasure cards and place them face down next to the pontoon board.
- Place the crate tokens so that each player can easily reach them.
- Choose the first active player.
How to Play
The active player reveals the first card of the draw pile and places it on the leftmost available spot on the pontoon. They can:
A - Stop and end their turn. All the other players must then place crate tokens at the end of their plank based on the crates indicated above the last played card. If the plank of another player tips over and their elephant pirate falls into the water, that player loses the game.
OR
B - Draw a new card and place it on the next available spot.
If the card does not match any of the other cards on the pontoon board, they may choose again to either stop (A) or to draw (B).
If the card does match a card already on the pontoon board, the player is caught by the Captain and their turn is over. They must move their elephant pirate one space forward on the plank towards the water. If their plank tips, the elephant pirate falls into the water and that player loses the game.
Important!
If the active player manages to place a card on the final spot of the pontoon board, they immediately win the game.
End of the Turn
At the end of the turn, discard all the cards played during this turn, face up, on the other side of the pontoon. The player to the left of the active player becomes the new active player. If the draw pile is empty, shuffle all the cards and form a new draw pile. Start a new turn.
How to Win
The first pirate to go overboard loses. All the others celebrate their win after pulling their soaked friend out of the water.
Credits
- Game Design: Florian Sirieix & Benoit Turpin
- Illustration: Camille Chaussy
- Graphic Design: Allison Machepy
- License: ©The Flying Games — All Rights Reserved.