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Sail

Media Title · Board & card games · 12 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/boardgames

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Sail, is really good :) it's a cooperative card game where you're steering a pirate ship
  • Sail is a co-op 2-player trick taker with no communication allowed during the rounds. It has different characters to play as with different abilities. We liked it more than The Fox in the Forest
  • Small (and great) cooperative games: - Sail
  • Enjoyed Sail a lot, and love how small and compact it is - can take it to the local breweries.
  • Played Sail by AllPlay last night, it is now my favorite trick taking game. I had a blast, we played twice and it only got better

Cons

  • Sail feels way too easy and was curious how the last 2 scenarios play out. When it comes to coops, I don’t feel like beating my head against the wall over and over, so if we get stuck too long, we might give up early on it.
  • This is just not fun. I get it, but it’s just not a fun game. The designers would have been smart to ramp up the difficulty but at the same time add turns, or add rounds, or …
  • My wife and I eventually got through the second to last level and called it quits there. Using the pirates whose abilities are better move actions help a ton, even though some are incredibly awkward. I don't think we could have done it w...
  • the wife and I are in a 16x losing streak on scenario 4. It's pulling down my year's win percentage.
  • I've been struggling with the second level

Sentiment

6 positive (50%) · 2 mixed (17%) · 4 negative (33%)

Trust + time weighted score: +15% · raw score 17%

What redditors said (10 of 12)

Sail feels way too easy and was curious how the last 2 scenarios play out. When it comes to coops, I don’t feel like beating my head against the wall over and over, so if we get stuck too long, we might give up early on it.
mixed · u/A****5 · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
This is just not fun. I get it, but it’s just not a fun game. The designers would have been smart to ramp up the difficulty but at the same time add turns, or add rounds, or …
negative · u/K****C · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My wife and I eventually got through the second to last level and called it quits there. Using the pirates whose abilities are better move actions help a ton, even though some are incredibly awkward. I don't think we could have done it without them.
mixed · u/T****e · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
the wife and I are in a 16x losing streak on scenario 4. It's pulling down my year's win percentage.
negative · u/H****e · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I've been struggling with the second level
negative · u/t****4 · r/boardgames · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Which brings me to the upper levels. They are literally not possible. You simply cannot move enough spaces and maintain the kraken deck to win the game in 5 rounds. I don’t think it’s possible unless there is some communication during the rounds and a massive amount of luck.
negative · u/K****C · r/boardgames · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Sail, is really good :) it's a cooperative card game where you're steering a pirate ship
positive · u/m****n · r/boardgames · comment · Nov 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Sail is a co-op 2-player trick taker with no communication allowed during the rounds. It has different characters to play as with different abilities. We liked it more than The Fox in the Forest
positive · u/y****s · r/boardgames · comment · Aug 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Small (and great) cooperative games: - Sail
positive · u/N****6 · r/boardgames · comment · Jul 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
Enjoyed Sail a lot, and love how small and compact it is - can take it to the local breweries.
positive · u/G****r · r/boardgames · comment · Jul 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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