Ubisoft sent us descriptions of eight of twelve games appearing in Puzzle
Pirates and we are happy to share them with all of you pirates out there...
1.Swordfighting: Swordfighting is the noble art of Pirate combat. Clear
blades of the same type to strike blows upon your enemy. Swordfights can range
from individual challenges to the great battles between Pirate crews that
occur at sea during boarding.
2. Drinking: Ahh yes, something every pirate enjoys. Drinking is played about
a table in a tavern, or on the deck of any rum-stocked Pirate vessel. It is a
social puzzle with a relaxed pace. The last Pirate standing wins!
3. Sailing: Sailing is the key duty puzzle aboard ship. Sailors are
responsible for bringing the vessel up to speed by arranging sets of rope,
wind and wave. Larger sets and extra chains give the vessel an extra burst of
speed, and more Sailors are necessary for larger vessels. Sailing is critical
in Sea Battles, allowing the navigator to maneuver.
4. Bilge Pumping: Bilge Pumping is the duty often assigned to new members of a
Crew, but no less necessary for that. The Bilge Pumps relieve the groaning
vessel of the water in her hull. Pump the watery pieces into rows to clear out
water. Even the finest boats are a little leaky, but the Bilge Pump comes into
their own during Battle when water pours in through the breaches left by
cannon-shot.
5. Carpentry: Carpentry is the notable art of shipwrighting and repair. Patch
the hull with swiftly chosen and deftly placed planks. A good carpenter can
keep the vessel shipshape at all times, while engaging in emergency repairs
during battle as the cannonballs rain.
6. Gunnery: Gunnery is the difficult skill of loading and firing cannon.
Marshall the swab, the powder, wad and shot. A mastery of timing and cool
composure is needed for this most dangerous art.
7. Distilling: Distilling be the noble brewers art of fermenting the finest
rum from raw sugar cane. As an employee of a Distillery one can perform the
Distilling Puzzle to brew up rum. So long as ye practice the Puzzling
regularly then your Pirate will continue to apply skilled labor in yer
absence!
8.Spades: Spades is the classic card-game of the same name! Somewhat less
puzzly than most of the Puzzle Pirates’ games, Spades was introduce to give
Pirates a fun tavern game to play after a hard days pillaging. Spades is a
four player game in which the objective is to work with your partner to
collect your bid of trumps from the table.
