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Board game · exploration, nautical
Francis Drake
Peter Hawes
2013 · 3–5 players, best with 5 · 90–120 min · ages 14+
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Before you play
How many players
For 3 to 5 players, best with 5.
- 3 players
- 4 players
- 5 players: best
Weight and time
Medium: 2.9 on BoardGameGeek’s five-point scale. A game takes 90–120 minutes, for ages 14 and up.
On other sites
- BoardGameGeek7.4/104,697 ratings
- BGG rank513thamong all games
BoardGameGeek rating and rank from 2022. Powered by BGG
How to play Francis Drake
Francis Drake has players place workers to gather supplies, hire crew, and prepare voyages, then secretly commit ships and units to raid ports and chase treasure. It feels like a tense planning game with bluffing and competition over limited actions, and it suits groups of 3 to 5 who enjoy medium-weight strategy games with direct rivalry; play time is 90 to 120 minutes.
Mechanics
- Betting and bluffing
- Dice rolling
- Push your luck
- Secret unit deployment
- Set collection
- Time track
- Worker placement
Credits Francis Drake
- DesignPeter Hawes
- ArtFranz Vohwinkel
- PublisherEagle-Gryphon Games
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Game details Francis Drake
- Year published
- 2013
- Players
- 3–5, best with 5
- Playing time
- 90–120 minutes
- Age
- ages 14+
- Weight
- 2.9 out of 5
- Designer
- Peter Hawes
- Publisher
- Eagle-Gryphon Games
Frequently asked questions Francis Drake
How many players is Francis Drake for?
For 3 to 5 players. It plays best with 5.
How long does a game take?
90 to 120 minutes.
What age is it for?
Ages 14 and up.
Is it an expansion or a standalone game?
A standalone game: everything is in the box.
Sources: BoardGameGeek (game data and box photos, as of 2022). As of November 13, 2026. · Ta strona po polsku