[This update is copied over from our Kickstarter Updates, check there for more information] A quick update: the 2026 Captain Kid Art Contest is officially open! Follow the link below for more information! //CAPTAIN KID 2026 ART CONTEST - NOW OPEN If you know a kid interested in drawing, this is the perfect contest for them!! Learn more at the link below!! LEARN MORE, DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE, SUBMIT ART HERE Kids can pick to draw Reef Ronin, Sponge Barbarian or Mr. Manty!! This migh

There are pieces of the Monster Coast that have seemingly been there forever. Stories that date so far back no one can remember a time where they hadn't already been cast into legend. The Yggdrasea, the ocean tree, is one such piece of the Monster Coast. No one has ever seen it, but everyone knows someone who knows someone who has seen it. And it's never a clear picture. It's always when sailors are tossed overboard in a storm, as they're trying to get back to the surface th

There are few pirates on the Monster Coast more mysterious than Madame Crossed Bones. She has seemingly been around forever, having been mentioned in stories dating back thousands of years. But despite her longevity on the Monster Coast there is very little known about her. The prevailing story comes from the whispers of Cannon Boos late at night as they bother sailors, waiting for cannonballs to fly. Is she a bastion of good? Or a bringer of evil? The Cannon Boo claim that

The Monster Coast is no stranger to dark days. Ask Seaworthy Sovereign about the day Sovereignty City was attacked by Horngold Blaque and you’ll hear a yarn of war and misery. Ask Kah Mune Deer about the night that the Willow Dreamer capsized and you’ll hear a tale of loss and woe. Ask Reef Ronin about, well, just about anything that’s ever happened to him, and you’ll, well, you get the point... But few days of the Monster Coast’s troubled history have been more chaotic, more

A rapid fire set of facts all about the Monster Coast!!!

Or: How Barfrogamew Hops Became a Gentleman Pirate There’s a time in every frog’s life when they realize exactly what they were put on this planet for. And for young Barfrogamew Hops he knew from the moment he left his egg the three things that he was meant for: learning, wearing elegant clothes (especially wigs! Wigs were the best part) and helping others. Unlike the other frogs, Young Hops was born knowing there was a bigger world outside of his pond. But he didn’t yet ha

Part 3 Quidy wasn’t the same after the assault on the wild island. It was a battle that didn’t even have a name, because the island didn’t have a name and the people didn’t have a name. For Quidy it was like his time on the island had never existed and he was thrown back into court life. He was assigned as Lady Oyster’s bodyguard, like he’d originally requested, but things were different now. Lady Oyster tried to reconnect with Quidy, but he was distant, only putting any car

St. Stern, the pirate that ushers in a new year for the Monster Coast There are many holidays celebrated on the Monster Coast, but perhaps the most sacred is All Harbor’s Eve. When winter sets in and the days get shorter and the nights get longer, pirates from all across the ocean prepare for All Harbor’s Eve. It takes place on a super solstice, where not only is it the shortest day of the year, but once night sets in… something special happens. No one can quite explain wha

Part 2 Quidy tried to make the best of his situation on the wild islands. He tried to settle into routine and he tried to make nice with the villagers, but he couldn’t help but feel alone and isolated. Rarely did ships make trips between the wild islands and the archipelago and even when they did, communication was rare. It was clear that the Lady Oyster had forgotten about him, since no matter how much he wrote her, she never wrote him back. He had arrived on the wild isla

Part 1 There are many stories told of Reef Ronin, the master-less swordsman that played a prominent role in protecting the Monster Coast from Captain Lazerbeard during his First Reign. But Reef Ronin's story starts with humble beginnings. Many years ago, in a small fishing village along the Tokugunnel Archipelago, Reef Ronin was born. But back then he was known as Quidy. His family came from nothing, but they wanted what was best for their son and saw an opportunity for a be

The tale of Doombeard and the formation of the Monster Coast. This is how it all began!!

We made a decision early on not to release the game with the standard TCG structure. Instead we decided on this approach...

Right from the start of HBM we had one clear rule that has not been broken: absolutely NO dragons. You might be surprised why.

It's taken a lot of hard work to get HBM to where it is now! Take a look back with us at some of the major milestones!

One of the first cards players meet is Sponge Barbarian. He's an integral part of the new player experience! Find out why!

A love of pirates has to come before the creation of a pirate-themed card game.

This is one of the core gameplay mechanics that sets Here Be Monsters apart from many other card games and keeps its gameplay fresh!

A summary of the team's experience presenting HBM to the public at PAX East 2024 in Boston!