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.

Me Mateys!

It's been a marathon month or two for us here at Puzzle Pirates HQ. But today we're proud to announce the third of our pillaging releases:

Behold Rigging!

A new duty puzzle! Rigging will be an option available aboard ship when you click on a sailing station. As with the existing sailing puzzle, quality rigging will affect the speed of yer ship. And, before you ask, neither puzzle will have a bigger impact: You and yer crew are free to pick which puzzle you prefer to play.

What's it all about, ye shout? How does it work? Well, as with all our puzzles, rigging reflects an important part of running a tight ship, in this case keeping the ropes and pulleys that control the sails in tip top shape. To find out how the puzzle actually works, you'll have to log on and play for yerself!

For those wondering why we chose to add a new duty puzzle, the answer is simple: Sailing is one of the most frequently used and important puzzles in the game. A pirate crew has to find itself sailors to get their vessel going. We thought it made sense to expand the type of puzzling sailors could get up to while supporting their crew.

So there we have it! A panoply of new features for pillaging! We hope you enjoy these additions the game. We'll keep a close eye on pillaging in the months to come and will make further adjustments as necessary. Now get to yer station, matey!

Ahoy Mateys

Today, we're following up our first pillaging release from mid-March with the release of Expeditions, the second part of our pillaging spring cleaning.

Expeditions add a relatively simple optional step to some of your pillages: After a successful battle, you may now also pillage prized information from the cabin of a defeated brigand captain. This information, in the form of a page from the captain's journal, will provide you with the details of treasures previously found (or hidden!) by the defeated brigand crew.

To start with, you'll now be able to:

• Find yer way to the treasure buried by the brigands and dig it up!
• Track down merchant vessels they had already marked for plundering and hunt 'em down!

All the more Pieces of Eight for you! Yarr!

We will, of course, be adding additional expeditions over time. That is, if we can think of anything else as piratey as digging fer treasure and plundering the booty-laden vessels of unsuspecting merchants!

As previously mentioned, we decided to break the Spring Cleaning release into three parts. Thanks to your feedback since the first pillaging update, we're also making a number of minor additional changes to payouts with this release. You can learn about these changes here.

The first pillaging update focused on making payouts clearer. The second release focuses on providing some variety to the puzzles and type of experiences involved in a pillage. We also hope expeditions create a break in sailing where the crew of a ship can interact more directly.

We invite you to log on and see for yourself how Expeditions work!

And remember, there's more to come! The third part of our pillaging Spring clean will be released within weeks.

Ahoy!

The following promotional offers expire at 1pm PST, Tuesday, April 21st.

• 25% off the price of Pillaging vessels!: All ships xebec and smaller will be available at 25% off of normal doubloon delivery cost
• Captain's Badge, Senior Office Badge, and Officer badges will all be available at a 25% discount
• Time packages purchased on subscription Oceans will be available for $4.95

This promotion is part of our current focus on pillaging and will expire with the third and final pillaging related release currently scheduled for April 21st.

Some things to know about the promotion: The doubloon price for ships (as well as other items) is set when you make an order. As long as you make an order during the period of the promotion, you will received the reduced doubloon price for your vessel, even you collect it after the promotion ends.

Spring be here, me mateys. And we've got an exciting round of changes to celebrate the new season.

Next week, you'll see some substantial changes to the pillaging payout system. We hope you'll like the modifications we're making. You can learn a little more about what's coming in Young Master Hermes post here.

And after that? Well, more excitement be on the way! We'll be launching a second pillaging release in a couple of weeks. We've decided to separate these two updates a little to give you all a little time to acclimatize to the changes we're making. And to appreciate all the new Piratey goodness!

After the pillaging payout changes, the next release will focus on adding a little more variety to the experiences you can have while pillaging. Never fear! We're not messing with the core pillaging mechanic, just spicing up the piratey antics you and yer crewmates can get up to.

We think our final release, still several weeks out, should be the most interesting for the old hands. We'll leave you a little in the dark for now. Check back soon for more news on what's coming!