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Friday, December 15, 2006  The Pirates CSG is now available for Online Play.  More details in our News Section today. 

Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the faded glory of the Spanish fleet from Mystery Island, El Extremadura. Cadet-Captain Mike takes the last dog watch.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the Mystery Island crew member Captain Nemo. Cadet-Captain Mike checks in on this one

Monday, December 11, 2006  Ryan has a custom scenario in our Pirates of the Spanish Main Customs section today. Check out "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest"!

Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a fort. We look at Ramsgate the English stronghold from the Revolution set. Cadet-Captain Mike lays siege.

Friday, December 08, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the English crew member Cameron the Cabin Boy. Cadet-Captain Mike finishes off the week.

Thursday, December 07, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the English schooner HMS Sultan. Cadet-Captain Mike helps out today.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the English crew member Lynch's Noose. Cadet-Captain Mike takes a look.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the English war ship HMS Lord Algernon. Cadet-Captain Mike has a review.

Monday, December 04, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the American schooner HMS Oxley. Cadet-Captain Mike has a review.

Friday, December 01, 2006  Jack send us a custom made ocean map. It's 40"x 40" and is in PDF format. You can download it from our Custom Scenarios section.

Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the English 3 master HMS Guy Fawkes. Cadet-Captain Mike takes a look.

Thursday, November 30, 2006  We're going to try and weigh anchor with our Pirate Ship of the Day section. We'll catch the tide with the English schooner HMS Sultan. Cadet-Captain Mike rides the waves.

Friday, September 29, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the American schooner Wasp. Cadet-Captain Mike and Wild Will have reviews.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006  "You're once, twice, three times a Pirate" when our Pirate Ship of the Day Crew-fer Two-fer spins the Commodores. First up is Commodore David Porter. Next is Commodore
Matthew Perry. Wild Will and Cadet Captain Mike get funkadelic this hump day.

Monday, September 25, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the American schooner Harlequin. Cadet-Captain Mike and Wild Will have reviews.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day Crew-fer Two-fer goes stateside with 2 from America. First up is Ruth Lee The Revolution set. Next is Chief P.O. Charles Richard from Davey Jones'. Wild Will and Cadet Captain Mike have reviews.

Monday, September 11, 2006  We go Americana with Pirate Ships of the Day this week. We'll start with Jarvis a schooner from The Revolution set. Wild Will and Cadet Captain Mike have reviews.

Friday, August 25, 2006  Cadet-Captain sets sail with our Pirate Ship of the Day the French l'Eroica.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the American vessel Franklin. Cadet-Captain Mike has a review.

Monday, August 21, 2006  We got blown off course with our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day. Our newest crew member, Cadet-Captain Mike, helps us get her righted again with a look at the Pirate Ghost ship Hade's Flame.

Monday, August 14, 2006  Sony Online Entertainment announced a joint venture with Bellevue, WA-based WizKids Incorporated to develop an online version of their popular Pirates Constructible Strategy Game.  Full details in our News Section today.

Friday, August 04, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is a special two-fer. We have Nightmare AND Fallen Angel. WildWill pulls a double shift today.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day has an English flavor. We look at the pragmatic Commander Spencer Portland and the superstitious Trevor Van Tyne from the Davey Jones set. WildWill has a review.

Monday, July 31, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the the giant HMS Starbuck. WildWill has a double mocha latte review.

Monday, July 17, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the the giant HMS Gargantuan. WildWill has a big review.

Friday, July 14, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the diminutive El Raton. WildWill has a little review.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day is a 1 - 2 punch of glorious old Spain. We check out the machismo of Don Osvaldo Guillen and maniacally devout Inquisitor from the Davey Jones set. WildWill fends off this heavy duty boarding party.

Monday, July 10, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day has a Spanish flair. Today, it's El Cristal del Obispo. WildWill is in with a review.

Friday, July 7, 2006   Chaosreaper plays the fool today in Article #11
-  A Fool and His Gold. Put the bite on his doubloons of knowledge.

Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is Orca. No, not the whale -- the ship. Although....it may be hard to tell what it is from a distance?!? WildWill harpoons this bad boy.

Thursday, July 06, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the deceptive pirate ship Harbinger. WildWill takes a good look.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer is a rerun of past characters reviewed, but we'll take another look at these two and give a review based on the current state of the game. Our Pirate Ship of the Day reviews are for Blackheart and Jack Hawkins from the Davey Jones set. WildWill takes a look.

Friday, July 30, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the  unofficially American and officially savage Hessian. WildWill and Redsled check out this ride.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day is from the Davy Jones' set. We have the nordic pirate nightmare Derrik the Red and the American monster hunter "Jerky" Johnson. Wild Will and Redsled check in today.

Tuesday, July 27, 2006  Our Davy Jone's Pirate Ship of the Day is the  dark and hateful American vessel Blackwatch. WildWill and Redsled pipe aboard with reviews.

Friday, June 23, 2006   Our dive into Davey Jones' Locker continues with our Pirates Cards of the Day crew-fer two-fer. Today we are looking at Davey Jones himself and Popa Doc.  Wildwill and Redsled have reviews today. 

Thursday, June 22, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is Leviathon. WildWill has a look at this Sea Monster today.

Monday, June 12, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is Fallen Angel. Redsled and WildWill ride along with this blessed vessel.

Friday, June 9, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the sea monster Tiamat. Redsled rides this wave maker.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is Flying Dutchman. I M Einstein checks in with another review.

Friday, June 2, 2006  Our South China Seas Pirate Ship of the Day is Gale Force Nine. Redsled checks in with another review.

Thursday, June 1, 2006  WildWill has put together a unique guide for Pirates of the Spanish Main players.  It's titled: "WildWill’s Collector’s Guide to WizKids’ Pirates of the Spanish Main".  It Includes Price Guides, Collector’s Checklists, Bonus Game Scenario and MORE!  This is a huge PDF Guide, and weighs in at 7MB! 

Our South China Seas Pirate Ship of the Day is Baochuan. Wild Will has a review and we welcome Redsled as a reviewer.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006  Our dive into Davy Jones continues with our Pirate Ship of the Day crew-fer two-fer. This week we compare and contrast the ruthless Pirates Blackheart and the fair, and even kind, Bonny Peel. ChaosReaper opens the treasure chest on these two.

Tuesday, May 9, 2006  After a brief refitting, we pick up our Pirate Ship of the Day with the new nation The Cursed and the new set Davy Jones' Curse. Calim the very hungry sea monster surfaces. ChaosReaper strikes sails for this card.

Monday, May 8, 2006   Chaosreaper stops by with a Featured Article about Strategies.

Monday, May 1, 2006   Chaosreaper stops by with a short Featured Article about PotSM today. 

Monday, April 24, 2006  Wild Will has a custom scenario in our Pirates of the Spanish Main Customs section today. Check out "Morgan's Gambit"!

Monday, April 21, 2006  Our South China Seas Pirate Ship of the Day is the favorite child of the wind Gods Grand Wind. Wild Will and Richard blow into town for this review.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day continues with two characters from the South China Seas set. We look at the fierce and heartsick Katsura-Chan and determined
Shap-'ng-Tsai. Richard pipes aboard with his opinion.

Monday, April 17, 2006  Our South China Seas set Pirate Ship of the Day is the English hunter Grand Mountain. Wild Will and Richard check out this junk.

Friday, April 14, 2006  Our South China Seas set Pirate Ship of the Day is the nimble Le Triomphant. Wild Will and Sean hoist anchor on this little galley.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day looks at a deuce of French passengers from the South China Seas set. The genius scientist and sailor Nicolas-Thomas Baudin and the dangerously mysterious Princess Arii Auraa. Wild Will and Sean set sail.

Monday, April 10, 2006  Our South China Seas set Pirate Ship of the Day is the tenacious La Gaule under the tri-color. Wild Will and Richard take a good look at this one.

Friday, April 7, 2006  Our South China Seas set Pirate Ship of the Day is Grand Path from the Jade Rebellion. Richard and I M Einstein set sail on this one.

Thursday, April 6, 2006  Wild Will is in the The Pirate's Cove today exclaiming "Freebooters Beware, these be MY Treasures"! His FIFTH aaaaaarticle on the Treasures of the Pirates Game.

Wednesday, April 5, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day has two competing personalities from the South China Seas set. The Frenchman Gentil de la Barbinais and the Hong Kong born, English raised Ken Wang Cho. Richard has a crew review.

Tuesday, April 4, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is one from many nations as well as none at all. Richard and Wild Will come together to get on board Feathered Hat from the South China Seas set.

Friday, March 24, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the impregnable jewel of the high seas, the USS Emerald from the South China Seas set. We welcome Donovan K aka The Enigma as a Pirate reviewer.

“WildWill” Noetling delivers us a Pirates of the Spanish Main Scenario for your weekend fun. Check out “The Four Horsemen” in our Customs section.

Thursday, March 23, 2006  Our Crew-fer Two-fer Pirate Ship of the Day has two swarthy American's from the South China Seas set. The dignified and domineering Commodore Matthew Perry and the silent and slippery Gus Schultz. We welcome Donovan K aka The Enigma as a Pirate reviewer.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the steadfast and true symbol of the finest in American ideals, the USS Thomas Jefferson. Richard examines this addition from the South China Seas set.

Chaosreaper drops anchor in the waters of dueling games with his look at The Sea-faring Duelist.

Monday, March 20, 2006  Wild Will partied down with WhizKids at Wizard World LA. You can check out his report and pictures from the event in The Pirate's Cove.

Friday, March 17, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day is from Jade Rebellion and sails by the ancient warrior code. It's Grand Path from the South China Seas set. Richard and Aethereal honor this junk.

Thursday, March 16, 2006  Chaosreaper stops by with a short article about an alternate version of solitaire. 

Wednesday, March 15, 2006  Our Pirate Piece of the Day is our hump-day, Crew-fer Two-fer. This week it's the insatiable plundering Frenchman, Gentil de la Barbinais, and the Chinese recruit to the English navy, Ken Wang Cho. Aethereal, I M Einstein and Richard have reviews.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006  Our Pirate Ship of the Day was one of the first true predatory multi-nationals. It's the pirate ship Feathered Hat from the South China Seas set. Richard and Aethereal check in with their reviews.

Friday, March 10, 2006  Don't get drawn in by our seemingly innocent Spanish Pirate Ship of the Day. The San Leandro from South China Seas may well turn on you savagely. Will and Sean muster on deck with their reports.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006  Our Spanish nation, Crew-fer Two-fer, Pirate Ship of the Day is comprised of one imprisoned, child, stow-away and one man of the clothe imprisoned in his own destiny. Meet Horacio Linares and Padre Francisco of the South China Seas set.

Monday, March 06, 2006  If you're unlucky enough to engage this Spanish warship in conversation, the next voice you hear may very well be God's. Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the La Vaz De Dios from South China Seas. Will speaks his mind on this one.

Friday, March 03, 2006  Our South China Seas Pirate Ship of the Day is the diminutive junk Glorious Treasure from Jade Rebellion. Will investigates this dangerously deceptive little turtle. Watch out!

Thursday, March 02, 2006   We got a bit off the map with our Pirate Ship of the Day, but, we'll steer by the stars and get back on course. So, set your sails for our regular Crew-fer Two-fer and a make-up ship. First, we look at Dragon Eyes, the all too real, mythical, captain and his silent and souless crew, The Nameless. Our make-up ship today is the merciless Grand Dynasty. All from the Jade Rebellion's South China Seas set. Will plots course for this group of cards.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006   ChaosReaper brings you the final level of death in The DeathBringer Part III.

Monday, February 27, 2006   John Malarkey sends us his Variations on the Basic Game for our Pirate Tips section. Check it out. Send one of your own -- if your pirate enough that is!

Friday, February 24, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the sacred junk Grand Temple from Jade Rebellion. Aethereal has a review.

Thursday, February 23, 2006   Pirates of South China Seas Releases today!  We have a Press Release from WizKids about South China Seas in our News Section today. 

Our crew-fer two-fers Pirate Ship of the Day reviews are from the new South China Seas set. Sensei Xu, the mythical and honored elder of the Jade Rebellion and Chang Pao, iron fisted, Jade Rebellion Captain appointed by Ms. Cheng. Aethereal has reviews.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a piece of junk. A Chinese junk that is. Divine Wind from the Jade Rebellion blows in from the new Pirates of the South China Seas set. Aethereal has a review.

Friday, February 17, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the American captured vessel Rattlesnake from the Revolution set. The English want to sink just out of spite. ChaosReaper, Aethereal, ~PucKviruS and Richard have reviews.

Not being satisfied with just a single level of death, ChaosReaper brings you The DeathBringer Part II.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006   The crew-fer two-fers for our Pirate Ship of the Day reviews are from the American Barbary Coast set. William Eaton, the aggressive old Marine and Wayne Nolan, the young and scholarly up-and-comer in the new U.S. Navy are our characters for this hump-day. Aethereal, ChaosReaper and Richard have reviews.

Monday, February 13, 2006   ChaosReaper has a new Scenario for you today - The DeathBringer Part I.

Ahoy! Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the tall-masted, double crows-nested, American ship, Hannah. ChaosReaper has a review.

Friday, February 10, 2006   Don't blink, or you might miss our pint sized Pirate Ship of the Day, Mermaid. Aethereal has a review.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is our hump-day, crew-fer two-fer. Today, we'll check out two English gentlemen cut from two distinctly different clothes, both from the Barbary Coast set - Admiral Robert Blake and the ex-patriot Lawrence. Aethereal has a review. 

Tuesday, February 07, 2006   Derelict ships get swallowed up by today's Pirate Ship of the Day El Dorado.  Richard and Aethereal have reviews.

Friday, February 03, 2006   Prepare to be boarded by our Barbary Corsairs Pirate Ship of the Day Fire Djinn.  Wildwill, ~PucKviruS, Aethereal and Chaosreaper are all on board with reviews.

Wednesday, February 02, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a hump-day, crew-fer two-fer featuring the Spaniard Dominick Freda and Englishman First Mate Ismail from the Barbary Coast set.  Wildwill, Sean, Aethereal and Chaosreaper all have reviews. 

Tuesday, January 31, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a gutsy little galley called the Desert Wind.  Wildwill, I M Einstein, Aethereal, ~PucKviruS and Chaosreaper all have detailed reviews for you today. 

ChaosReaper Runs the Gauntlet today with his Pirates of the Spanish Main scenario.

Monday, January 30, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a little galley called the Desert Wind.  Wildwill, ~PucKviruS and Chaosreaper all have detailed reviews for you today. 

Friday, January 27, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is a pirate ship - Eagle.  Wildwill, ~PucKviruS, Aethereal, Chaosreaper & Richard all have detailed reviews for you today. 

Wednesday, January 25, 2006  Our Pirate Card of the Day is yet another "Crew-fer Two-fer". Today it's Bloody Jake and Jonah. We pipe aboard reviews for Wildwill, ChaosReaper, Aethereal and Richard.

Monday, January 23, 2006   Our Pirate Ship of the Day is the Black Swan.  Wildwill, Chaosreaper & Richard all have detailed reviews for you today. 

ChaosReaper has a new Featured Article for you.  Today's he brings you another new scenario: "The Wrath of the Kracken". 

Friday, January 20, 2006  Our Pirate Piece of the Day is the little 2-masted Pirate ship Bonnie Kate that harbors a big need to shed royal blood. Aethereal and Richard have reviews and we welcome Sean to the staff.

Thursday, January 19, 2006  Our Pirate Piece of the Day is a Crew-fer Two-fer. We take a double shot of The Patch whose one eye sees all that evil can conjure up and Calico Cat who's beauty is very easy on the eye whether you happen to have one OR two. ChaosReaper, Aethereal and Richard.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006  Our Pirate Piece of the Day is slippery little Pirate ship Batavian Bat from the Spanish Main set. ChaosReaper, Aethereal and Richard all have reviews.

Friday, January 13, 2006  Do we dare speak her name? Our Pirate Piece of the Day is the eerie French ghost schooner Le Loup-Garou from the Barbary Coast set. ChaosReaper and Richard both have reviews.

Thursday, January 12, 2006  Our Pirate Piece of the Day is the salty Englishman Powder Pete from the Spanish Main set. ChaosReaper and Richard both have reviews.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006  We have a new Featured Writer to introduce to you today ... it's ChaosReaper.  He will also be joining the Piece of the Day team too.  Today ChaosReaper has a new Custom Scenario for you.  Check out: "ChaosReaper's Graveyard of Ships"

Our Pirate Pieces of the Day for 06 is the tenacious Galley of the Barbary Coast, Janissaries' Blood, whose crew is sworn to spill the blood of Europeans. ChaosReaper and Richard start us off for the new year.

Monday, January 9, 2006  We could use more volunteers on our Pirate Piece of the Day section.  If you play Pirates of the Spanish Main, and would like to share your views on new cards, just drop us an email.  ;-)