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Puzzle Pirates
Developer(s)	Grey Havens
Publisher(s)	Grey Havens
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac, Linux; formerly iPad
Release	December 8, 2003
Genre(s)	MMOG
Mode(s)	Multiplayer, Singleplayer (Only with CD)

Pirates, crews, and flags were renamed with the suffix '-West' or '-East' if the same name existed on both merged oceans. The mergers of the English-language oceans were hinted at on December 7, 2011, when the 'Intrepid Explorer' Velasco Thorsson posted his journals on the 'Hear Ye! Announcements' forum. See full list on yppedia.puzzlepirates.com. Puzzle Pirates is the internationally acclaimed online world of casual games with over 1.5 million players from over 50 countries. It is free to play, and as you complete puzzles to earn booty you.

Puzzle Pirates is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Three Rings Design (Later owned by Grey Havens LLC). The player takes the role of a pirate, adventuring on the high seas and pillaging money ('pieces of eight') from roaming enemy ships (human or computer-controlled). The mechanics of Puzzle Pirates are driven by puzzles. For example, to effectively sail a ship, players must play puzzle games representing work at the sails for speed, pumping bilge water to remove it from the ship, and carpentry to fix any damage the ship may take.

Puzzle Pirates is open-ended and community-driven. Over time, pirates can join a crew, progress in rank within that crew, buy and run sailing vessels and shoppes, and perhaps even become captain of a crew, royalty within a flag (an alliance of crews), or governor of an island. Islands are governed and shoppes are managed exclusively by players. From time to time, players are also called upon to help expand the game, whether it be new puzzles (developed on Game Gardens), island objects to be used on new oceans (servers), or artwork used for a variety of purposes in-game.

Players are encouraged to use pirate-themed words and phrases such as 'Yarr!' and 'Ahoy there, matey!' instead of 'Hi', etc., and the same is done throughout the game; for instance, the tips which appear in the game's News, which is updated regularly, use terms such as 'Jackanapes'.

As of December 2008, there were 4 million pirates registered to the game.^[1]

On August 31, 2011, the game was made free-to-play on Steam.^[2] Support for an iPad platform was developed and released in 2013. Three Rings later announced the removal of the iPad application and ceased support of the platform in July, 2014.^[3]

On April 5, 2016, Three Rings Design announced that support for Puzzle Pirates would shift from them to Grey Havens, a company consisting of former Three Rings employees.^[4]

Oceans and payment methods[edit]

Players are able to play most of Puzzle Pirates for free. Payment methods differ across different servers (called 'oceans') on which characters can be created. If playing on a doubloon ocean, players will have to use a virtual microcurrency called doubloons for access to most in-game functions, and in-game purchases will often carry a doubloon cost in addition to the regular cost in the primary in-game currency, Pieces of Eight (PoE). On subscription oceans, access to the entire game is included in the monthly subscription cost and in-game PoE purchases do not have an additional doubloon cost. For example, buying a specific in-game item may cost 5 doubloons and 5,000 PoE on a doubloon ocean, but only 5,000 PoE on a subscription ocean.

Subscription oceans[edit]

The first subscription ocean opened on December 8, 2003, the official launch date of the game. Subscriber oceans are named after different shades of blue - the ocean that follows the subscription method of payment is known as Cerulean.

Subscription oceans cost US$9.95 per month, with discounts for long term purchases and old accounts. Free (unpaid) accounts have limits, however, such as restrictions on fancy clothing and 'high-end' weapons, as well as the inability to perform certain functions reserved for higher pirate ranks.

An alternative method is to convert 42 doubloons into a month's subscription, known as a coinscription, which must be manually renewed each month. In May 2005, the game became available in retail stores, which includes a single month of play as part of the purchase price and a single-player mode where four puzzles may be practiced.

Doubloons do not exist at all on subscription oceans.

There is a test ocean known as Ice which is available to all players who are either current subscribers or have recently purchased doubloons. Though it is a test ocean, it follows the subscription ocean model (paid subscribers have unrestricted access to all parts of the game).

Doubloon oceans[edit]

On February 11, 2005, the first doubloon ocean was opened. Doubloon oceans are named after shades of green; the current oceans are known as Meridian, Emerald, Opal (German-language), and Jade (Spanish-language).

On a doubloon ocean, items are purchased both with normal in-game currency (pieces of eight, abbreviated PoE) and a micropayment currency called doubloons. One must spend doubloons to execute the privileges of pirate/officer/captain rank, play most games without restriction, purchase most in-game items (such as boats, clothes, and weapons), create a new crew or flag, and perform other important tasks. Final cut pro x cracked. As of December 2005, doubloons can be purchased for US$0.20 to US$0.25 each (depending on quantity) or from other players for in-game PoE.

Those willing to pay extra real world cash for extra in-game money can buy many doubloons and sell them to other players for PoE. Those who wish to play for free can purchase the doubloons they want from those players who buy doubloons with cash. Such exchanges are usually done through the in-game doubloon exchange. This works like a commodity exchange marketplace, with a list of buy and sell offers; players can either post an order to wait, or fill the current best order. This effectively creates a pay-as-you-go model, where one can pay with either real world cash or both time and puzzle skills. The extra game-money does not translate directly into game-power; puzzle skills, and organizational skills are far more important than game money.

Doubloons can also be purchased in selected countries by reverse SMS billing, however, as charges are billed in foreign currencies, prices are often substantially higher than payment with a credit card or PayPal. Converting 42 doubloons into a month of subscription permits people who only have access to a mobile phone to play as subscribers.

You may spend $200 or the equivalent in pound sterling a month.

Family oceans[edit]

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On July 1, 2009 Three Rings released 'family oceans' as an experiment. The first, and only Ocean was the Crimson Ocean.

In this ocean, several features which are considered inappropriate or unwanted for children are disabled, including poker, hearts, spades, sinking, etc. It also has a chat filter which only allows words on an approved list of words to be spoken. The Crimson server was shut down permanently on March 31, 2011.^[5]

Ocean merge[edit]

On December 8, 2011, the developers of Three Rings Design announced that the six English-speaking oceans would be merging into three oceans, with testing which began in early January 2012. The three new oceans would be named as follows;

Cerulean (Midnight and Cobalt)
Meridian (Viridian and Malachite)
Emerald (Sage and Hunter)^[6]

The merge was made official on January 31, 2012. A few last minute bugs made some bugfix updates necessary, but the new oceans were quickly stabilized.^[7]

Grey Havens switchover[edit]

On April 5, 2016, Three Rings Design announced support of the game would no longer

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