Pirates of the Spanish Main is a tabletop game manufactured by WizKids, Inc., with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. Pirates of the Spanish Main is, according to WizKids, the world's first "constructible strategy game," referring to the mechanics of creating game pieces from components that punch out of styrene cards. The game was created by Jordan Weisman and designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker. Pirates of the Spanish Main refers specifically to the first release in the series, and generically to the game as a whole (or the game's "universe") including all of the expansions. Map of Central America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sea from space (top left). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often winning. Strategy is differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand. ... Two standard six-sided pipped dice with rounded corners. ... // The hobby of collecting consists of acquiring specific items based on a particular interest of the collector. ... Tabletop game is a general term used to refer to card games, board games, parlor games, role-playing games, miniature wargames, tile-based games and other games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface. ... WizKids, Inc. ... Miniatures games are a form of wargame in which a battle is played out using small figures to represent the units involved. ... Collectible card games (CCGs), also called trading card games (TCGs) or customizable card games (a phrase specific to two Decipher, Inc. ... A Constructable Strategy Game (or CSG) is a strategy game employing pieces assembled from components. ... C8H8 redirects here. ... Jordan Weisman is an American game designer and serial entrepreneur who has founded three major game design companies, each in a different game genre and segment of the industry. ... Cheapass Games is a game company founded and run by American game designer James Ernest. ... Mike Selinker is a game designer whose design credits include Pirates of the Spanish Main and Fightball with James Ernest, Axis & Allies Revised with Larry Harris, the Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game, and Risk Godstorm. ...

The game won the Origins Vanguard Award 2005. The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ...

Game Description

The goal of Pirates of the Spanish Main is to either collect more gold than your opponents or to sink all their ships. The game's pieces include ships, forts, sea monsters, crew, islands and other terrain markers, and gold or treasure tokens. GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...

One of the features that makes Pirates innovative is the 'constructible' element of the game; each game piece (except for terrain) is created by popping out the small polystyrene (safe styrene) pieces from placeholder cards. Many game pieces, such as ships, forts, and sea monsters, are "constructed" from several smaller components which often come on more than one card. As the ship, fort or sea monster is damaged by enemies during the course of game play, pieces of it are removed to record how much damage it has sustained, giving the game piece itself the appearance of slowly being destroyed. The elements removed from the piece - for example, a ship's masts - can no longer be used in the game unless another game element allows it to be replaced later. Polystyrene is a polymer made from the monomer styrene, a liquid hydrocarbon that is commercially manufactured from petroleum by the chemical industry. ...

Each game piece has a point value that is related to its overall power. The more powerful a piece, the higher its point value. Players assemble fleets of ships, monsters, forts, and crew based an agreed-upon point total, similar to the manner in which many miniature wargames are played. This helps balance each player's fleet, and means that the construction of a fleet can be as strategically important as the gameplay itself.

The action takes place on a tabletop or similar flat surface rather than a pre-set game board; before play begins, players take turns populating the play area with various pieces of terrain like islands, fog banks, and sargasso seas. Face-down gold or treasure tokens are then placed on each island. After creating the play area, players then place their fleets and gameplay begins. An image of the distribution and size of eel larvae shows the approximate location of the Sargasso Sea. ...

Players take turns moving their ships around the play area, landing on islands and exploring them, which reveals the value of the gold and treasure tokens on that island. Ships then collect treasure and attemps to return it to their home islands before their opponents. Since the game's victory conditions include both gold collection and the destruction of all enemy fleets, there are several different strategies that can lead to victory: trying to destroy an opponent before he or she can gather gold; building a fast and strong enough fleet to avoid being destroyed; or, most common, a mix of both.

The game is packaged so that one person may play the game with only one game pack, but several more packs are required to play using the full rules. Additionally, the game is far more enjoyable and balanced when each player has a larger selection of game pieces from which to choose when assembling their fleets.

Game Configurations

Pirates is sold in "game packs," foil-wrapped packs of styrene cards and other game components roughly the same size as a pack of baseball cards or trading card game cards. Each pack of the Pirates game includes a combination of two constructible game pieces: either ship, fort, or sea monster. These game pieces are collectible, and come in four levels of rarity, designated by a color-coded triangle on each card's corner: Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Super Rare. Unlike most Trading Card Games, due to the limited number of game pieces in each pack, some packs do not contain Rare or Super Rare game pieces. Each pack also contains an island piece made of cardboard (with the reverse side in later sets being a piece of terrain such as a fog bank or reef), a set of rules, a crew/treasure card (which may include gold pieces for use in the game), and a minuscule die. The crew can be Treasure/Generic, Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Super Rare as well. Each pack generally costs $4 US. Baseball cards from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s A baseball card is a small card printed on heavy paper stock, featuring one or more baseball players. ... Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...

WizKids released other game configurations as well, mostly into mass market channels such as Toys "R" Us, Target and Wal-Mart. These included a Pirates Tin, a small tin box decorated with Pirates artwork which contained three Pirates of the Spanish Main game packs and one Pirates of the Revolution game pack (released in 2005); a Pirates of the Revolution "Holiday Box" which contained seven total ships (including four exclusive ships: Franklin, Concord, Red Curse, and Hangman's Noose), a larger die, crew, gold, and islands (released in 2005); and a Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse Collector's Box which contained seven total ships (including four exclusive ships: Boneyard, Fool's Gold, Electric Eel, and Drowned Man), a larger die, crew, gold, and islands (released in 2006). Toys Я Us NYSE: TOY is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

On October 25, 2006, WizKids released Pirates: Quest For Davy Jones' Gold, a non-collectible board game version of the Pirates game that uses gameplay elements and game pieces from the constructible strategy game, but is designed to be simplified, self-contained and sold in the board game section of retail stores. A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ...

Factions

Ships, forts, sea monsters and crew are members of various factions. The factions exist largely for fictional purposes, but there are certain game mechanics that use the factions as well. There are ten factions in Pirates: A faction is a special interest group. ...

• The Pirates, who include Jack Hawkins, the Calico Cat, and others.
• The English, representing England and later the British Empire.
• The Spanish, representing Spain and its empire in the new world. With each subsequent expansion, the fiction refers to Spain's waning power, mirroring their empire's decline in the new world.
• The French, introduced in Pirates of the Crimson Coast, representing first the French empire and then the Napoleonic empire in later expansions.
• The Americans, introduced in Pirates of the Revolution, who represent the American colonies during and after the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and later the American Civil War. Various American historical figures have appeared in the game, including John Paul Jones.
• The Barbary Corsairs, introduced in Pirates of the Barbary Coast, who represent the pirates that operated in the Mediterranean Sea and fought the United States in the Wars with Tripoli.
• The Jade Rebellion, a fictional organization representing a confederation of pirate-revolutionaries who oppose European and American imperialism in the South China Sea, introduced in Pirates of the South China Seas.
• The Cursed, a label that encompasses various supernatural characters and ships. The Cursed faction also includes sea monsters.
• The Mercenaries, introduced in Pirates of the Mysterious Islands, a collection of steampunk-like scientists and ships, including submarines.
• The Vikings, introduced in Pirates of the Frozen North. These are not historical Vikings, but Norse sailors who use Viking mythology, symbols and names for their ships

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Releases

Pirates of the Spanish Main

Pirates of the Spanish Main was the first release, and hit stores on July 28, 2004. It quickly sold out in many places, resulting in a second print run which featured noticably higher quality printing than the first print run. The set included: 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The Pirate, English, and Spanish factions
• Ships for each faction ranging in size from one to five masts
• Twelve named crew members for each faction
• Generic crew for each faction
  • Captain
  • Helmsman
  • Musketeer
  • Shipwright
  • Oarsman
  • Cannoneer
  • Explorer
• Generic treasure (gold pieces) ranging in value from 1 to 7
• Nine pieces of treasure

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Expansions

Pirates of the Crimson Coast

Main Article: Pirates of the Crimson Coast Pirates of the Crimson Coast is the second installment of pirates made by WizKids. ...

Released on March 2, 2005. The expansion introduced several new elements to the game: March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The French faction
• A single American ship, the Roanoke
• Reinforced original factions
• Added Forts
• A new ship type, Schooner
• A new ship ability, Ghost Ship
• New named and generic crew for the original three factions and the French
• Two new generic crew
  • Stinkpot Specialist
  • Chainshot Specialist
• Three types of terrain
  • Fog Bank
  • Reefs
  • Sargasso Sea
• 9 new unique treasures

Pirates of the Spanish Main Unlimited The Colony of Roanoke was the first English colony in the New World, founded at Roanoke Island. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... A ghost ship, in fiction, is a ship crewed by the not-living. ... A stink bomb or stinkbomb is a device designed to create an unpleasant smell. ... Different types of cannon balls recovered from the Vasa, sunk in 1628 In artillery, chain-shot is a type of ammunition formed of two sub-calibre balls, or half-balls, chained together. ... Evening fog obscures Londons Tower Bridge from passers by. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... An image of the distribution and size of eel larvae shows the approximate location of the Sargasso Sea. ...

Released on March 15, 2005. The expansion was a reprint of the cards from the original Pirates of the Spanish Main with the exception of changing the numbering on the cards to conform with the Pirates of the Crimson Coast numbering and rarity colors. A checklist of the cards was also added. In Europe, the expansion removed the island cards and in their place issued new rules for ship movement and a playmat. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

Pirates of the Revolution

Main Article: Pirates of the Revolution Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Released in June 2005. The expansion introduced several new elements to the game. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Added American faction
• Reinforced previous factions
• Events
• Three new ship types: Galley, Blockade Runner, and 4 masted Schooner
• New ability, Marine
• New named and generic crew for all five factions
• New generic crew
  • Firepot Specialist
• New special treasures

Pirates of the Barbary Coast A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ... A blockade runner is a ship designed to provide vital supplies to countries or areas blockaded by enemy forces during wartime. ... A Marine is an elite warrior whose primary function is to serve aboard a ship and/or assault the land from the sea in amphibious warfare. ...

Main Article: Pirates of the Barbary Coast Pirates of the Barbary Coast is the fourth installment of the constructible strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main, made by WizKids. ...

Released on October 26, 2005. The expansion introduced several new elements to the game. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Added the Barbary Corsair faction
• Added the Jade Rebellion faction
• Added 38 Barbary Corsair Ships
• Added 7 new English Ships
• Added 7 new Spanish Ships
• Added 7 new French Ships
• Added 7 new American Ships
• Added 2 new Jade Rebellion Ships
• Added numerous named crew for Corsair, English, Spanish, French and American factions
• New generic crew
  • Smokepot Specialist
• New special treasures

Pirates of the South China Seas This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jade Rebellion is a faction in the constructible strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main, made by Wizkids. ...

Main Article: Pirates of the South China Seas Pirates of the South China Seas is the fifth installment in the Pirates table-top games series. ...

Released on February 22, 2006, Pirates of the South China Seas introduced new units from the Jade Rebellion, a faction representing China and Korea. February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or 조선, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

• Added keywords Fear, Junk, and Turtle Ship
• Added Cursed faction
• Added 26 Jade Rebellion Ships
• Added 12 American Ships
• Added 12 French Ships
• Added 0 Barbary Corsair Ships
• Added 12 Spanish Ships
• Added 13 English Ships
• Added 13 Pirate Ships
• 4 Cursed faction members (two ships and two treasures)
• Generic treasure ranging in value from 1 to 5
• New named and generic crew for each faction.
• Added 6 new Events

Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse A junk is a Chinese sailing vessel. ... The turtle ship (also known as Geobukseon or Kobukson by its Korean name) was a large warship belonging to the Panokseon class in Korea that was used under the Joseon Dynasty between the 15th century and 18th century. ...

Main article: Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse Pirates of Davy Jones Curse is an expansion set for the constructible strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main produced by WizKids. ...

Released on May 31, 2006. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ...

• Added Sea Monsters.
• Added 11 American Ships
• Added 12 French Ships
• Added 12 Spanish Ships
• Added 13 English Ships
• Added 13 Pirate Ships
• Added 31 Cursed Ships

Pirates of the Mysterious Islands

Main article: Pirates of the Mysterious Islands Pirates of the Mysterious Islands is an expansion set for the constructible strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main, by WizKids. ...

Originally announced for release in October 31, 2006. Released on November 15, 2006. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 46 days remaining. ...

• Added Mercenaries.
• Added Nautilus Ships ("2" Masted and "3" Masted)
• Added 18 Mercenary Ships
• Added 11 Pirate Ships
• Added 11 English Ships
• Added 11 Spanish Ships
• Added 11 French Ships
• Added 10 American Ships

Pirates of the Frozen North Mercenary (disambiguation). ... The Nautilus, as pictured in The Mysterious Island The Nautilus was the fictional submarine featured in Jules Vernes novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). ...

Main article: Pirates of the Frozen North Pirates of the Frozen North is an expansion set to the constructible strategy game Pirates of the Spanish Main, by WizKids. ...

Released on February 14 2007.

• Added Vikings
• Added Iceberg
• Added Icebreakers
• Added 19 Viking Ships
• Added 10 Pirate Ships
• Added 10 English Ships
• Added 10 Spanish Ships
• Added 9 French Ships
• Added 10 American Ships
• Added 2 Cursed Ships

Pirates at Ocean’s Edge The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Iceberg west of Ilulissat inlet, Greenland For other uses, see Iceberg (disambiguation). ... Icebreaker Polarstern Track of research vessel Polarstern while breaking ice in the Southern Ocean An icebreaker is a special purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. ...

Main article: Pirates at Ocean's Edge Pirates at Oceans edge is Wizkids ninth expansion in the Pirates of the Spanish Main series. ...

Released on April 18, 2007.

• Added Whirlpools
• Added New Sea Monsters Types (Giant Shark, Titan Crab, Sea Dragon)
• Added New Ship Types (Windcatcher, Catamaran)

Saltstraumen whirlpool A whirlpool in a glass of water A whirlpool is a large, swirling body of water produced by ocean tides. ...

Fiction

Pirates of the Spanish Main and its expansions feature flavor text on the styrene cards that hold each ship, fort, and unique crew game pieces. The flavor text forms a roughly connected story that centers on several recurring characters: Jack Hawkins, the cursed pirate El Fantasma, the femme fatale known as the Calico Cat, and others. Although the Pirates expansions span several hundred years (Admiral Zheng He sailed in the 1300s, and Pirates of the Mysterious Islands is set roughly in the Victorian age), the recurring characters never seem to age, but they do develop. As such, continuity in the Pirates universe is difficult to establish. Many pieces of flavor text in later expansions reference events, ships, or characters in previous expansions, so there is a coherent - if factually and historically unlikely - plot that continues to develop with each new release. Zheng He[1] (1371–1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean (Chinese: 三保太監下西洋) or Zheng He to the Western Ocean, from 1405 to 1433. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...

Jack Hawkins is a typical roguish pirate type, similar to Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He can often be found stealing ships and gambling them away. El Fantasma's ghostly status was left ambiguous in Pirates of the Spanish Main; in later expansions, he received his own ghost ship and became a member of the Cursed faction, cementing his role as an actual undead pirate. The Calico Cat is a strong female character who provides a dramatic balance to Jack Hawkins; she is often depicted as a plucky adventurer who uses both brains and brawn to further some unknown quest for revenge. The Cat also mentors a girl by the name of Bonny Peel . It has been hinted that "the Cat" has a personal grudge against Hawkins. Jack Sparrow is a fictional pirate captain and is one of the primary characters of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Mans Chest (2006), and the as-yet unreleased third installment, At Worlds End (2007). ... For the real world pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. ... Undead is a collective name for mythological beings that are deceased yet behave as if alive. ...

Several additional recurring characters appear in Pirates fiction, including Blackheart, a pirate similar to the historical Blackbeard; the Crimson Angel, another mysterious female pirate; and even non-pirates such as Charles Southwyn, a weaponmaster who helped create several ships in the Pirates of the Spanish Main release. Other notable characters include: Capitan Alarico Castro, a Moor who, despite a grudge against Spain, becomes an Admiral; Davy Jones, captain of the cursed ship the Flying Dutchman; Genny Gallows whose father was killed by the English; and many others. A flag often attributed to Blackbeard. ...

In addition to the flavor text on styrene cards, several pieces of fiction collectively called Tales of the Spanish Main by Noah Dudley and Nancy Berman appeared on WizKids' website before and after the launch of Pirates of the Spanish Main in 2004.

While some ships are historical and contain accurate historical descriptions of real events, others are either original fiction, fiction in the public domain (the Pequod from Moby Dick), mythological creatures, or are homages to fictional ships or characters. For example, some of the Sea Monsters in the Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse expansion are obvious homages to creatures from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. For other uses see Moby-Dick in popular culture Moby-Dick[1] is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. ... Cthulhu and Rlyeh Cthulhu Mythos is the term coined by the writer August Derleth to describe the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ...

References and Homages in Pirates Fiction

A good deal of Pirates flavor text contains references to historical events or people, other fictional characters or events, or are simply references to the game's writers and designers. Pirates fiction also contains homages to other pirate fiction. Some ship names are references to other games created by Jordan Weisman. The Pandora (from Pirates of the Spanish Main) is a reference to the zeppelin of the same name owned by Nathan Zachary, the main character in Weisman's Crimson Skies game. The Black Swan is a reference to a character from Crimson Skies. For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, one of the two zeppelins that carried passengers from Germany to the United States. ... Crimson Skies logo. ...

A (currently incomplete) list of references and homages is below.

Pirates of the Spanish Main

• Revenge (PP376/PS007) - Homage to the Dread Pirate Roberts' ship Revenge in The Princess Bride or Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge.
• Scrye the Explorer (PP375) - Reference to Scrye magazine, in which the promotional piece appeared as an insert.
• Pandora (PS006) - Reference to the zeppelin of the same name from the Crimson Skies universe, also created by Weisman.
• Tsuro (PP009) - Reference to WizKid's board game Tsuro

The Dread Pirate Roberts was a fictional pirate in the novel and movie, The Princess Bride. ... The Princess Bride is a 1973 novel written by William Goldman and originally published in the USA by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ... The Queen Annes Revenge is haunted, and was the name of the pirate Blackbeards infamous flagship. ... Scrye is the longest-running periodical reporting on the collectible card game hobby and the leading print resource for prices on Magic: The Gathering. ... Tsuro is a board game designed by Tom McMurchie and published by WizKids. ...

Exclusive Promotional Game Pieces

• 2004 - Scrye the Explorer - Exclusive Explorer crew packed in an issue of Scrye Magazine with the Bloody Throne. Collector's number PP375
• 2004 - The Bloody Throne - Exclusive 3-masted ship packed in an issue of Scrye Magazine with Scrye the Explorer. Collector's Number PP375 1/2 & PP375 2/2.
• 2004 - Revenge - Exclusive 4-masted ship handed out free to attendees of the Origins 2004 game convention. The ship's card contains promotional text advertising the game rather than flavor text. Collector's Number PP376.

Scrye is the longest-running periodical reporting on the collectible card game hobby and the leading print resource for prices on Magic: The Gathering. ... The origin of something (from the Latin origo, beginning) is where it came from, in the sense of a physical location or a metaphysical source. ...

Convention-Exclusive Game Pieces

• 2005 - Convention Megapack - Added 2 new American Ships (Providence and Destiny) and an American Helmsman.
• 2006 - 10-Masted Jade Rebellion Treasure Ship & Crew (The Baochuan and Admiral Zheng He).
• 2007 - Two Cursed nautilus-style submarines, the Locker (3-Masted) and the Pyre (2-Masted), Edward Low (Crew) and Gem of Hades (Unique Treasure).

Treasure ship is the name of a vessel that the Chinese admiral Zheng He sailed in. ... Zheng He[1] (1371–1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean (Chinese: 三保太監下西洋) or Zheng He to the Western Ocean, from 1405 to 1433. ...

Other Promotional Game Pieces

• 2005 - Franklin, Concord, Red Curse, and Hangman's Noose - Exclusive ships from Pirates of the Revolution windowed box game configurations.
• 2005 - 4-masted Pirates of the North Pole Ship & Crew (The Sleigh & Captain Whitebeard) - Distributed to WizKids employees, envoys, registered retail venues and business associates as a Holiday present. Also given away in a drawing for members of WizKids online Pirates community. The Sleigh and Captain Whitebeard are only useable on Christmas Eve each year.
• 2006 - 4-masted Pirate Ship - (Gale Force Nine) - A LE send-away proof-of-purchase ship free when you buy an island terrain set.
• 2006 - Boneyard, Fool's Gold, Electric Eel, and Drowned Man - Exclusive ships from Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse windowed box game configurations. Broken Key, Black Diamond, Nightmare and HMS Richard available in the "Special Edition" reprint windowed box sets released in October 2006.
• 2006 - 10-masted Cursed Treasure Ship (Guichuan) - A customer loyalty promotional piece for customers who sent twelve proofs of purchase from Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse to WizKids along with a redemption certificate (available on the WizKids website).
• 2006 - "Message In A Bottle" promo pack. 2 submarines, a crew member and Abandoned Crew - As with the Guichuan, a customer loyalty promotional piece for the Pirates of the Mysterious Islands set in return for proof-of-purchase for four boosters, four booster wrappers and one each of the four special messages distributed in the Mysterious Islands boosters (available via the WizKids website).
• 2007 - "Nordic Raiders" promo pack. 2 longships (Polaris and Serpent's Fang) and a Unique Treasure. One can receive such a pack after sending in four lost pieces of armory found on crew/treasure cards, four wrappers, receipt of purchase, and the coupon available on the WizKids site.
• 2007 - 10-masted Pirate Treasure Ship (Zeus) - Same requirements as the Guichuan (12 "regular" wrappers or 12 "mega-pack" wrappers or a combination of both, alongside a coupon from the site and proof-of-purchase).

Other Collectible Elements

• 2004 - Set of eight mini-busts of Pirates of the Spanish Main characters, including -
  • Calico Cat PP388
  • Captain Blackheart PP389
  • Jack Hawkins PP390
  • Christopher Myngs PP391
  • El Fantasma PP392
  • Diana Doone PP393
  • Luys de Alva PP394
  • Skyme the Monkey PP395
• 2004 - Several one-off prizes were created for the Pirates Gold auction event at GenCon 2004, including a wooden replica period ship with a Pirates of the Spanish Main plaque, several constructed game pieces signed by Jordan Weisman and Mike Mulvilhill and mounted in shadowboxes, pirate items such as a replica cutlass, and more. Most of these pieces had a small gold sticker "seal of authenticity" from WizKids.
• 2005 - Pirates of the Revolution card tin, sold in mass market retail outlets such Wal-Mart.
• 2006 - Tins containing one pack of each of the first five releases and several unique cards in the UK at Toys "R" Us

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External links

• WizKids' homepage for Pirates of the Spanish Main
• Tales of the Spanish Main fiction (near bottom of page)
• Pirates of the Spanish Main at BoardGameGeek
• Pojo.com's Pirates Web Page - Card reviews, set lists, and other information