Grandpa Beck's Games Skull King Trick-Taking Card Game
Product ID: 5973483
⏳30-45 min playtime, perfect for game nights
🃏2-8 players, social strategy
🏴☠️Pirates & mermaids theme, immersive gameplay
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🏴☠️ Outsmart, outbid, outplay — become the Skull King of your crew!
Grandpa Beck's Skull King is a highly rated, strategy-driven trick-taking card game for 2-8 players aged 8 and up. With a 30-45 minute playtime, it combines easy-to-learn rules with immersive pirate and mermaid themes, making it perfect for family game nights, parties, and travel. Featuring durable cards and a compact box, it’s a top-ranked, globally loved game with nearly 4 million copies sold.
| ASIN | B00CK1EJG8 |
| Age Range Description | Kids,Teens,Adults |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,623 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #101 in Dedicated Deck Card Games |
| Brand Name | Grandpa Beck's Games |
| Color | White |
| Container Type | Box |
| Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 7,135 Reviews |
| Edition | Standard Edition |
| Educational Objective | Strategy |
| Grenre | Strategy, Trick Taking, Biding |
| Included Components | Cards |
| Item Dimensions | 6 x 4 x 1 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 5.1"L x 4.3"W |
| Item Display Dimensions | 5.91 x 5.91 x 1.46 x 4.13 inches |
| Item Highlight | Predict every trick, battle pirates and mermaids, and prove you're the greatest captain on game night. |
| Item Part Number | 3056 |
| Item Type Name | Grandpa Beck's Skull King, from the creators of Cover Your Assets |
| Item Weight | 0.32 kg |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Grandpa Beck’s Games |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 316 |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | No Warranty |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 - 14 years |
| Material Type | Paper |
| Model Name | Skull King |
| Model Number | 0213 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Players | 2-8 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Durable Storage Box, Great Illustrations, High Quality Cards |
| Package Quantity | 1 |
| Power Source | manual winding |
| Product Style | Base Game |
| Set Name | Skull King |
| Subject Character | Pirates |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Pirate |
| UPC | 713757559539 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
K**.
My favorite of all time
I’ve bought at least 6 of these, every time I take it to a party and someone likes it I just gift it to them! Replayable, all ages and easy to take anywhere. At first the instructions feel confusing but after one round everyone catches on. Definitely recommend using the app for scoring, makes life easier!
E**N
An amazing change up to regular old family game night.
I got to play this game with a couple friends and after a very small learning curve realized how much fun it is. I have since taught this game to a dozen other people and everyone loves it. Nothing wrong with other regular card games but this game add a little more excitement to a family/friend game night.
A**R
Top pick game in or household!
We really enjoy this game! My kids, ages 9-13, all enjoy playing. I like that it can be played with a few people or bigger groups. It's a bit complicated to learn at first but totally worth it!
T**3
A great twist on a family classic!
My wife and I play a lot of games. And my kids play games with us. I grew up playing a game we called "Knock" or "Mormon Bridge" and this is an enhanced version of that game!! Skull King is similar to other trick playing games like Rook or Spades, in that players give a bid for the number of tricks they will take. In Skull King, the bid is done at the same time... We still knock on the table with a 1...2...3... BID. You then get points based on the accuracy of your bid. In Skull King there are bonus points for sluffing (bidding zero). There are cards that allow you to sluff or take. There are also cards with points on them. And there are the pirates that take all, with the Skull King who trumps all pirates and gets extra points for "recruiting" pirates played that trick. All of the variations make this game a lot of fun and totally worth buying! CONS: The many special cards make the game less predictable than traditional trick-taking games. My wife doesn't much like the added variation. This does make the game not quite as serious and slightly less strategic. PROS: The game moves pretty quick. Good for groups and all ages. Its got a good amount of strategy but the play is still easy going and fun. You can't help but smile when you get punked by the Skull King. If you like trick-taking card games then you will probably like this game. For the money, the simplicity, the age range, and the number of players I give this game 5 out 5 stars.
W**H
Great game of strategy
If you like to play games with a strategy, this one is for you. Everyone we introduce the game to absolutely loves it. But even with strategy, you can get fooled in the end. Nothing is certain. Great for hours of fun. This is my favorite of Grandpa Beck’s games.
L**A
So fun with our small group game nights!
This game is so much fun. Know your characters, and watch opponents strategies for best success. Scoring is a bit tricky and slowed the game while learnining. Then we discovered :there is an app for that". If you choose a scoring app, be careful to select one that follows the true scoring system or you may have some significant variations scoring. Now that i know the characters and rules, it is worth using the scoring pad provided. A designatrd scorer using e paper score pad iseems more accurate.
J**R
So fun
One of our absolute favorite games to play! We’ve hooked a lot of people onto it too!
M**O
Best card game discovered!
Bought this game as a family Christmas present. It was the card game we had the most fun with of all other games we played that night. This game is really fun, easy to learn and quick to play. It adds constant excitement and twists in the game. Definitely super recommend this card game for anyone that loves playing games with family.
A**R
Box dented
Product came shrink wrapped but the bottom corners of the box were dented and scrapped. Components inside were perfect though.
A**G
Easy to travel with, good fun
Good fun over Christmas with the fam. It’s a good size and easy to travel with.
A**Y
Hi
Perfect game getting way more than the moneys worth!
S**R
Muy divertido
Fue un regalo de cumpleaños y encantó. El juego es muy divertido para pasar un buen rato con amigos o familia, además son reglas sencillas. Valió la pena
M**S
Well worth it!
My family has had so much fun playing this game. It's easy enough for people who don't play cards much, but there is enough strategy for experienced card players. Plus the pirate theme makes it super fun for everyone. I also love how you can customize with the different game modes. Well worth it. One of my favorite games of all time.
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