Pirates

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This is a tap timing pirate ship shooting game. Send as many of those scurvy dogs of your color to Davy Jones’ locker by shooting your cannon at the right time.

• Play against up to three human or computer players.
• Shoot only the ships of other colors and the big brown ones at the middle.
• Avoid hitting ships of your own color or you lose points.
• Be the first to earn 10 points out of all the players to win.

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Pirates Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Shoot at the pirates to earn points. Be the first to earn 10 points to win.

• Starting the Game
  • Select the number of players at the middle of the welcome screen.
    • Select the namespace to alternate between the following options:
      • Computer player
      • Human player
      • Disabled (only applies for Players 3 or 4)
    • By default, two players are available.
  • At the bottom center of the welcome screen are the following controls:
    • Select the speaker button on the left to turn the game’s sound effects on or off.
    • Select the play button at the center to immediately start the game.
    • Select the music button on the right to turn the game’s music on or off.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your keyboard, press the following to fire your cannon:
      • Player 1 hits the W key.
      • Player 2 hits the J key.
      • Player 3 hits the up arrow key.
    • With your mouse, left or right click to fire your cannon as Player 4.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Tap on the following corners to fire your cannons:
      • Top left for Player 1
      • Top right for Player 2
      • Bottom left for Player 3
      • Bottom right for Player 4
  • Controls and indicators
    • Game screen (left to right):
      • Top row:
        • Player 1 icon and score
        • Pause button
        • Player 2 icon and score
      • Bottom row:
        • Player 3 icon and score
        • Player 4 icon and score
    • Pause menu:
      • Home button: Quits the game and returns you to the welcome screen
      • Reset button: Restarts the match from the beginning
      • Speaker button
      • Music button
      • Play button: Resumes the match
• Game Play
  • Basic rules
    • A series of pirate ships will pass through the middle of the screen.
    • Shoot at the pirate ships of other colors as they pass by with your cannon.
      • Your colors are as follows:
        • Blue: Player 1
        • Red: Player 2
        • Yellow: Player 3
        • Green: Player 4
        • When you play in 4-player mode the yellow ships appear under the blue ships going down the left side of the screen, and the green ships appear below the red ships going down the right side of the screen.
      • Any player can take out the brown pirate ships that travel in the middle of the screen.
    • Your cannons move back and forth in a semicircle.
      • Shoot at the right time to hit enemy ships.
      • Be the first to earn 10 points to win the match.
  • Scoring
    • You earn 2 points each time you shoot a pirate ship of someone else’s color.
    • You earn 1 point for shooting the brown pirate ships
    • You lose 2 points each time you hit a ship of your own color.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for players who like vs shooter games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Pirates

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Fun2.6

Originality1.6

Replayability1.4

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.