Mattwuzhereseriously wrote: But Puzzle Pirates is really fun..i highly suggest it
Arrr! another piratey mate!
I don't play much anymore- my stats are much lower than about a year ago, since I am busy with RL. I am typically on late night hours while trolling this forum. I have quite a history on the ocean (some of it dubious), which a number of my former and current hearties will tell ye about, or ye can look at my dumbed-down autobiography.
Best Game Ever. Okay, for what it's worth, it's about the graphics quality of MLBPP, simple but with a lot of depth under the deceptively simple skin. Don't want to take my word for it? go to http://www.puzzlepirates.com and check it out for yourself.
The game runs on Java, so you can play with any PC, Mac, *nix system that can run Java 1.5. You can run it in a browser window, but I highly suggest downloading it, it loads faster and updates faster as well.
Doing puzzles is the easiest and simplest way to make Pieces of Eight (PoE = currency) but there are many ways to earn PoE and come to rule the ocean. The entire game is player-run with no "GameMaster" intervention (except for the obvious admin/discipline and occasional prize filled contests).
The best part is that you can play for FREE! That's right FREE! No money now, later, or EVER (if you chose a Green-colored ocean). Free oceans (also called Doubloon or Green oceans) use Doubloons as a secondary currency as a fee to purchase higher end goods, rise in rank, play certain puzzles, enter special realms, etc. With the in-game exchange system, you can exchange the PoE you earned from puzzling or carousing into Doubloons, and thus NEVER have to pay anything for doubloons (you can, of course, use a credit card or paypal, etc. to purchase doubloons). I'm on the Hunter (green- get it?) Ocean, which is a Doubloon Ocean.
There are also Subscription oceans (blue colored) that charge a small monthly fee, but you get FULL access to everything (no doubloon fee, no access badges to buy).
My referral link is in my signature. Using the link you get 500 PoE as a bonus. You'll also automatically join my crew (okay, my wife's crew and flag - she's the Queen and Captain) from the referral, they will be happy to take ye aboard. (of course, I want ye to act like an adult and be respectful, no one likes an annoying pirate).
You can:
Puzzle-
Go and pillage on the sea, bilge water from below deck, carpent the holes in the ship, tug on sails, man the helm all through puzzles.
Stay on land and mingle with other pirates, engage in swordfights/brawls/drinking competitions, play cards (poker is one), or any of 7 carousing games.
Win a parrot (or octopus/monkey) to carry on your shoulder for winning elite puzzle competitions or forum contests.
Shopping and Shipping-
Go shopping at player run stalls (or manage your own). Anything in this world must be foraged, pillaged, or constructed at these stalls. Clothing, Swords, Ships, Furniture
Buy a house and put all that stuff you've earned into it.
Sail the vast ocean to trade commodities and supplies.
Get Political-
Have your own crew (though it's highly expected of you to join an existing one for at least a few months)
Have your own flag (which is made of many crews).
Own your own island (ppl pay you to rent a shop) although you'll have to fight for it and defend it!
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