Piratey Seamanship
tips, tutorials, and strategies for Puzzle Pirates

Many of the details of Puzzle Pirates are undocumented, and the social fabric and etiquette is left entirely to the player to figure out.

This is a tutorial and reference manual aimed at players ranging from the brand-new, to the experienced folks who are about to rise to the rank of officer, or who are about to start their own crew. Read the official documentation first -- it's useful.

This document is divided into three major sections:

The first section is targeted at new players, the second section at all players, and the third section at officers and captains.

A full table of contents follows.


Table of Contents

Getting Started
Etiquette
Jobbing for the Navy
Jobbing for crews
How to choose a crew to join
Banks and buried money
Islands and shops

Stations and Duties
Choosing a duty station
Scores
Sailing
Carpentry
Bilging
Gunnery
Navigation
Radar
Crow's nest
Targeting in sea battle

Master and Commander
Stocking rum and checking the hold
Hiring a crew
Assigning stations
Charting and following a course
What to do with yourself
Hunting a target
Sea battle
Dividing the booty
Recruiting
Home port

Captain of Your Own Destiny
Should you start your own crew?
Your crew name and articles
Deciding shares and the crew cut
Deciding crew promotion policies
Deciding other crew policies
Joining a flag


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Written by Amberyl (amberyl@black-knight.org).
Last updated 05.13.05.