Skull King docs

Artifacts matrix

Artifacts are expansion and house-rule toggles in GUB setup. Future docs UI will filter pages by enabled artifacts (GamersPaper-style).

Preset bundles

PresetPirateAbilitiesCharacterCaptureWhaleKrakenLootFourteenBonus
Beginner——————
Intermediate——✓✓✓—
Expert✓✓✓✓✓✓

Per-artifact effects

ArtifactDeckGameplayScoring
Whale+1 White WhaleSpecials cannot win trick; highest suited wins; specials-only → discard—
Kraken+1 KrakenTrick destroyed; would-be winner leads—
Loot+2 LootLoot lead / alliance tracking+20 each ally if both make bid
PirateAbilities—Rosie, Bendt, Rascal, Juanita, Harry powers on pirate winRascal ±wager
CharacterCapture—Capture bonuses tracked+20 / +30 / +40 captures
FourteenBonus—14s in won tricks tracked+10 standard / +20 black

Doc pages by artifact

PageRequired artifacts
Advanced cardsWhale, Kraken, and/or Loot
Pirate abilitiesPirateAbilities
Scoring — bonusesPer bonus row above

Beginner game

With no artifacts:

  • 70-card base deck only
  • No Kraken/Whale/Loot tricks
  • No pirate abilities or capture/fourteen bonuses in Calculator events

Custom toggles

Any combination is valid in Calculator setup. Play mode uses match config from host.

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