Ahoy Pirates!

The Census Bureau be closed, me buckos! But you're all welcome to peruse census data from our recent survey of the player population. Enjoy!

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We hope to use the results to help us make better decisions about the game in the future. The census will be accessible through till Thursday, July 16th PST. After that, we'll get together some interesting statistics to share with ye!

¡Bienvenidos al nuevo Océano Jade!

Jade fue abierto al publico el 1ro de Julio del 2009, Jade es el primer océano completamente español de Puzzle Pirates.

Piratas de todo el mundo son bienvenidos para unírsenos en: ¡Aventuras, Juegos y Emoción! ¡¡Yarr!! ¡Al abordaje!

Ever wanted to get yerself an item of clothing, a sword, or vessel and ye need it right then? Well, now you can!

Starting today, shoppes on every Ocean will be able to deliver items to you immediately. Each shoppe will have a labor reserve they can use to complete items for sale and get them to you as soon as you want them, customized how ye see fit. Ye should try it out!

Ye can learn more about the Labor Reserve here.

The Labor Reserve is the first of several updates we plan to make that we hope we make the economy a more interesting and important aspect of the game, for roaming Pirates and Shoppe and Stall owners alike. Look for more changes coming in the future!

We've also made raft of other rather nice changes with this release. You can see the full details of the release here.

Today, we're announcing a further expansion to the world of Puzzle Pirates. Our first Family Server! We've chosen the color red to refer to Family servers. And Crimson be our first. We hope we'll be adding many more Red Servers in the future!

Family/"red" Oceans differ from regular blue and green Oceans in several important ways. Most importantly, red Oceans are intended for players of all ages and, as such, will operate with greater user protection and a few limitations not present on the other Ocean types.

Ultimately, our goal with Crimson is to launch an Ocean that provide fun and engagement for both parents and their children. To provide as safe an environment as possible:

• More stringent chat limitations will be in place on Crimson
• Certain adult-themed aspects of the game will be decremented, including
  • Poker
  • Drinking
  • Wagering
  • Sinking activites
  • Sea Monsters
• Crimson will also operate with slightly different payment options

Crimson will be available in beta following our next update. You can learn more about our new Family Oceans here

Ahoy Pirates!

It be Summertime and many a Pirate is scrounging for doubloons to make ends meet. Well, we're here to do our part with a wee economic stimulus package of our own: For the rest of the month, we'll be increasing the number of doubloon you get with every purchase of $9.95 or more by 10%!

This promotion be closed mateys. We hope it put a smile on yer face! Of course, yer always welcome to get yerself some doubloons.

Bienvenido a Jade!

Three Rings is currently preparing to launch a new Ocean, Jade! Jade will be our first Spanish-language Ocean. As with Opal, our German-language server, Jade will be run by Three Rings with the help of a trusty team of Ocean Masters. We're looking forward to welcoming a whole new world of Pirates to our family!

In the weeks to come, we'll be launching a forum for Jade players (Spanish-language, of course!). There will be much to discuss, including what Ocean layout makes the most sense for Jade. We also plan to open Jade on a "pre-launch" basis for those players interested in helping us learn a little Spanish pirate-ese. Keep a lookout for updates.

However, our first order of business will be to identify two new Ocean Masters to help us make Jade a fun and engaging place to play. Artemis has put out a call for applications here. We encourage bi-lingual Pirates to apply. Nos vemos en el Océano!

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Three Rings se está preparando para el lanzamiento de un nuevo Océano, ¡Jade! Jade será nuestro primer Océano en idioma Español . Al igual que Opal, nuestro servidor en Alemán, Jade será manejado por Three Rings con la ayuda de un grupo confiable de Ocean Masters. ¡Esperamos con ansia recibir a todo un nuevo mundo de piratas a nuestra familia!

En las semanas por venir, estaremos abriendo un foro para jugadores de Jade (¡en Español por supuesto!). Habrá mucho que discutir, incluyendo cosas como cual de los existentes diseños seria el más apropiado para Jade. También estamos planeando hacer una pre-apertura en Jade para aquellos jugadores interesados en ayudarnos a aprender un poco de lenguaje piratés en Español. Estén atentos para más novedades.

Sin embargo, nuestra primera orden de negocios será identificar dos nuevos Ocean Masters para que nos ayuden a hacer de Jade un lugar entretenido e interesante para jugar. Artemis ha puesto un llamado para solicitar trabajo aquí. Piratas bilingües son bienvenidos para aplicar. ¡Nos vemos en el Océano!

Ahoy!

For those lazy pirates not yet subscribed to our events newsletter, ye can learn about all the exciting upcoming activities planned for this month in Piracy here:

Ye Mighty List of June Events! Arr!

If ye be so inclined, you can also sign up for the events newsletter to get a jump start on winning prizes next month!

But wait, there's more!

While we've reserved some extra-special items for competition prizes, you might want to check out some of the entirely customizable items we put together. That's right, items designed for your very own Pirate!

To check out the wide range of items available, ye'll have to log on and check yer own Pirate Page (here's the one for Captain Cleaver as a reminder what to look for). Once yer on yer Pirate Page, click "Gallery". From there, ye can check out all the ravishing items ye can inflict yer pirate's weather beaten, scarred, and entirely noseless face upon!

Mugs be a personal favorite. Here's one with young Master Hypnos mugging for the crowd.

Ahoy Mates

It be release time! With the latest update, we bring you another exciting expedition: Shipwrecks!

You and yer crew can now find yer way to sunken vessels full of loot! Prepare to haul all that treasure aboard!

As with treasure buried on islands, you'll have to wrest the secret location of each shipwreck expedition from the brigands you engage on your voyage. When you arrive at a shipwreck, you'll see the mast of your benighted target sticking up through the waves. That will be your signal to get treasure hauling!

Be sure to get every last piece of eight, now. Don't leave any for the brigand scum! Check here if ye'd like to learn more about expeditions.

Ahoy Again!

A pirate should expect to bring back a good number of mementos from their adventures, especially when they travel to such dark and scary realms as Atlantis and the Cursed Isles.

With this release, we're adding a veritable cornucopia of unusual trinkets for ye to collect. Get ye to yer ship to see all the new stuffs!

Ahoy

A quick note to let you know that we've recently created a store for Puzzle Pirate items on Zazzle.

Zazzle is a fairly flexible service that allows art to be added to a broad variety of different items. Oh, the variety! We'd be interested in hearing your ideas on what kinds of Puzzle Pirates gear you might find intriguing.

Of particular note, we're currently exploring how we can use the features Zazzle provides to create pirate-specific items. Any ideas relating to that would be appreciated!

You can check out the store here.

We welcome your thoughts and feedback here.