
Capitán Bacon
A board game by Paco Gómez, Lorenzo Tarabini
2-6 2-6
5-20 minutes Low
Hand Management, Memory, Set Collection
Animals, Card Game, Pirates
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Description
Capitán Bacon tosses you into a raucous pirate adventure where the loot isn’t gold or jewels, but sizzling strips of bacon and a motley crew of feather‑flying animals. Grab 2 to 6 mates, shuffle the deck, and in just a handful of minutes you’ll be scrambling to remember which swashbuckling birds have already been plundered, juggling the cards in your hand like a true pirate captain. The rules are as breezy as a sea‑shanty chorus, so even newbies can jump aboard without a treasure map of complicated instructions. Every round is a fast‑paced dance of memory and set‑collection: spot the matching animal‑themed cards, decide whether to hold onto a tasty bacon bonus or swap it for a better haul, and keep an eye on what your opponents are fishing for. The clever hand‑management twists keep the game feeling fresh, because the perfect combo can pop up at any moment, and a well‑timed memory play can turn the tide faster than a cannon blast. Designed by the dynamic duo Paco Gómez and Lorenzo Tarabini in 2022, Capitán Bacon blends the charm of a cute animal card game with the swagger of pirate lore, making each 5‑to‑20‑minute showdown a laugh‑filled scramble for the ultimate bacon bounty. Grab a deck, call out “Yo ho, let’s go!” and see who can outwit, out‑remember, and out‑collect the most scrumptious spoils.
