Jamaica me crazy.

My very better 3 quarters and I recently stopped by our FLGS on their weekly board game day. We were just poking around looking at Flames of War stuff and puzzles, we moseyed our way back to the gaming rooms where there were several tables of board games being played. As we came up to one of the tables a guy asked if we wanted to play a game? I asked what game was he offering? Jamaica, was his answer.

Jamaica is a wonderful board game that is essentially a race game. The premiss is really great. The pirates in the area have "reformed" themselves and the island nation of Jamaica has asked them back for a regatta around the island. However, what happens on the "high seas" is anyone's guess. The pirates gather gold, gunpowder and food stores as they travel around the island. When the sail into port, it costs the captain (the player) gold, the stay out too long and it costs food and when they meet another pirate on the open seas they spend gunpowder to win the battle and steal the booty form the defeated pirate. They can also find buried treasure along the race route.

This game is quite fun and a great party game, I highly recommend this game to anybody.