As the title suggests Vorsicht, kleiner Pirat deals with water, boats and pirates. The publisher calls the game "A dice-throwing game with a surprise." The goal of the game is to bring three of your pirates first onto the island. The board is a rondel of sorts, that is moved according to the die throw. The moving rondel can also push the boats into shallow water or even swallow he pirates into the depth of the sea. The players decide whether they stay in their pirate boat or prefer to move into another boat of their own color.