Birdbeard

Bring your best bird!

Birdbeard the Pirate can't grow her own beard, so every spring she hires feather hunters the world over to capture beautiful birds to fill out her nom de plumage.

How to Win

The 5 best birds are chosen via 5 casino-style wagers, which the feather hunters call Auctions. At the end of each Auction, Birdbeard collects her favorite bird (highest value) and the hunter who supplied that bird keeps the other birds as a gift. At the end of the game, the hunter with the most birds wins the game!

The Birds

Birdbeard’s feather palette is sophisticated and unyielding. This preference is represented by the value on the top left of each bird card. The feathers on the top right of each bird card represent the total number of birds in the deck of that same species.

Birds of a Feather

At each Auction, if two feather hunters have the same species of bird, they flock together and fly away, leaving those feather hunters empty-handed. Furthermore, Birdbeard only selects unique birds. If a Macaw wins the first auction, Macaws will be passed over in subsequent auctions.

4–8 Players

Designed for a large group. Excellent for families with young players!