Games & Toys

Pirate life often included long periods of boredom, here are a few pirate related games to help you relieve any boredom you might be feeling. 

Game	Media	Comments
Pirates!	Computer Game	The granddad of pirate computer games is back in this update/sequel of the original, haven't played it yet, but you can bet I will before 2005 is very old
Plunder	Board Game	Have not played this one yet
Pirate Cove	Board Game	Have not played this one yet
Loot	Card Game	Have not played this one yet
Pirates of The Caribbean	Computer Game	Looks like an update of Pirates!Gold, have not had the chance to try it yet
Pirates of the Caribbean	Gameboy Game	Released
Pirates of the Spanish Main	Collector Game	WizKids, the people behind HeroClix and Mage Knights, have hit the stores with this sleeper that seems to be taking gamers' interest to the point that my local store has restricted buying to two boosters per customer.
Pirates! Gold	Computer Game	Sid Meier is one of the crew behind this one. The best of the computer pirate games that I have played. I have heard rumors that MicroProse is thinking about putting out a sequel, but beyond that I have no news. I'm anxiously awaiting it.
Blackbeard	Board Game	Simulation game of the Golden Age of Piracy. A decent simulation, fun to play, good solitaire version. Rules are a bit confusing at first. [Avalon Hill]
Wooden Ships & Iron Men	Board Game	Not strictly pirate oriented, but there have been a few scenarios printed in the General to cover some of the more famous pirate engagements. Very good simulation of naval combat for the wooden ship period. [Avalon Hill]
7th Sea	Collector Card Game (now an RPG)	Thanks to a friend's kind donation, I now have some of these cards, entertaining system and game, very different from Magic the Gathering, worth checking out. Here is the web site with the details 7th Sea
Sea Dogs	Computer Game	Gets good ratings for graphics and sound, haven't played it yet.
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove	Computer Game	Light weight, city builder type game, fun
Age of Sail II: Privateer's Bounty	Computer Game	Good simulation and sailing model, good graphics
Port Royale 2	Computer Game	Enjoyable game but tends to get a bit tedious as your pirate empire grows larger
Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas	Computer Game	Have not played it
Pirates of the Burning Sea	MMORPG Computer Game	Looks promising, role playing
Ace Pirate Murder Mystery	Party game for 8-10 people	Have not played it or seen the materials (other than online images) so I cannot comment, other than it looks like fun

Here are some toys that have caught my eye. They're from Playmobil and Lego.

	Imaginext: Pirate Raider
	Imaginext: Buccaneer Bay
	Pirate ship
	Pirate Starter Set
	Pirate with Rowboat
	Pirate Prison Tower
	Pirate Lagon
	Pirate Crew
	Pirates Prison
	Captain Redbeard's Pirate Ship
	Captain Kragg's Pirate Boat
	Skull Island

It was a shame that the Lego company discontinued the Pirate collection, unfortunately, I had acquired only a few of the sets during the collection's run. I still look for them when I have a chance and have placed bids on occasion on ebay. Here are some of the sets I currently own.