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Pirate's Cove (in German, Piratenbucht) is a German-style board game designed by Paul Randles and Daniel Stahl, and published in Europe in 2002 by Amigo Spiele and in the United States in 2003 by Days of Wonder. In the game, players play pirate ship captains seeking treasure from islands and bragging rights from defeating other pirates in naval combat.

The game takes place over 12 months (turns), with the goal of being the pirate with the most Fame. Each player has a ship token and a card showing four aspects of the ship (crew, cannon, sail, and hull). Captains choose an island to plunder, reveal the treasures on that island, and fight if they show up at the same island. Ships that survive combat then plunder the islands, gain fame, and pay gold to upgrade their ships based on the quialities of the islands. The Legendary Pirate, a black ship token, moves clockwise around the board, forcing captains to steer out of his path unless they think that they can defeat the powerful ship.