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🏴‍☠️ Pirate Roulette

Take turns stabbing the barrel. Hit the trap slot and the pirate pops out. That player loses.

Players
2–12
One round
30 s–1 min
Type
Luck

How to play

  1. A random turn order is set. The barrel has twice as many slots as players (at least 6, at most 16).
  2. On your turn, pick an empty slot within 8 seconds, or one is picked for you.
  3. There is exactly one trap slot, and only the server knows where it is.
  4. Whoever makes the pirate pop loses.

Great for

  • Watching the tension build turn by turn
  • Smaller groups

Tips

  • Every safe stab makes the next one riskier. The later your turn, the shakier your hands.

Points and the unluckiest player

  • The last-place player in each game gets 3 unlucky points. With 4 or more players, second-to-last gets 2 and third-to-last gets 1.
  • The final game counts double, so a comeback is always possible.
  • After the last game, whoever has the most points is crowned "Today’s unluckiest". Ties are settled with a sudden-death Card Flip.
  • The host can tap "One more round" to start again with the same group right away.

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Last updated: 2026-10-08