In the 17th century, The Spanish Main was an exceptionally hazardous place. Piracy flourished freely as pirates plunder ships for treasure, often searching for…
In the 17th century, The Spanish Main was an exceptionally hazardous place. Piracy flourished freely as pirates plunder ships for treasure, often searching for gold, emeralds, and pearls on open seas voyages. But most ships they raided carried ordinary goods that had to be sold later; rolls of silk fabric, spices, tobacco leaves, sugar indigo indigo spirits like rum or brandy as well as hides flour linen or lumber were among many items regularly shipped across from Americas by sea from Americas to Spain via Spanish Main.
As this was taking place, a pirate ship carrying an unusual cargo appeared on the open seas. Its captain was on a quest to discover Captain Kidd’s treasure; once discovered, this would cement him as one of history’s greatest pirates.
Pirate Gold is an engaging Sid Meier title about piracy! In it, players take on the role of an ambitious buccaneer who has acquired their ship. From shipping goods and helping one of the competing nations in the game to pirating and smuggling activities he can now navigate the oceans freely doing whatever he sees fit – from shipping goods, helping with competing nations or just general plunder. Aside from sailing and fighting battles there are also 100 treasure caves to explore which test your logic as they challenge your logical thinking capabilities as you must move precious objects between pairs while analyzing tricky arrow mazes before using many magical items!
This game is highly entertaining; both its graphics and sound quality are exceptional, with music perfectly fitting the theme of the game and battles being thrillingly exciting. It would be difficult to find a more captivating title; so give this game a try just to see what all it’s about! It is definitely worth spending the money just to discover its brilliance!
Students using their Pirate Bucks during the fall and spring semesters can use them to purchase food both on- and off-campus (which is included as part of your meal plan). Other locations accepting Pirate Bucks include Bursar’s office, Bookstore and vending machines across campus. Pirate Bucks carry over from Fall to Spring semester and will expire by May.
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma caused significant erosional events which have made many treasure hunters very hopeful that these storms had stirred up ocean floors enough to uncover treasure. Yet is their enthusiasm justified?