RANDOM MUSINGS on the fin-de-millénaire games scene . . .
29 October 2009 . . .
The
first year of the pirate game was apparently 1911.
The biggest year for the pirate game was apparently 2000
with no fewer than 12 entries.
The year after that saw only 2.
The second biggest year for the pirate game was 2004
with 9 entries.
The third biggest year for the pirate game was apparently 1992
with 7 entries.
The largest gap in years between pirate games appears
to be the 16 years between 1959 and 1975.
The most recent gap was the single year 1996.
(These notes compiled at the end of 2008.)
Publishing Chronology for Pirate Games
- 1911
- Pirate and Traveler
- 1922
- Treasure Island
- 1926
- Pirates Gold
- 1930
- Jolly Pirates
- 1934
- Pirate's Raid
- 1938
- Buccaneer
- 1940
- Pirate Ship
- 1942
- Pirate's Island
- 1950
- Treasure Island
- 1957
- Buccaneers, The: A Sea-Faring Game of Adventure
Hispaniola
- 1959
- Jolly Roger Pirate Game
Kapt'n und Pirat
- 1970
- Pirate Treasure
- 1975
- Flußpiraten
Piraten-Schatz
- 1980
- Swashbuckler
- 1981
- Asterix - The Card Game
Asteroid Pirates
Piracy on the High Seas
- 1982
- Broadsides & Boarding Parties
Pirates and Plunder
- 1983
- Privateers and Gentlemen
- 1984
- Middle Passage
Pacific Passage
Passage to Cathay
Sjörövarön
Spanish Main
- 1986
- Armada
Pirateninsel
Sea Hawks Seeräuber GmbH- 1987
- Duell der Piraten, Das
James Clavell's Tai-Pan
Talisman the Dungeon
- 1988
- Kapt'n und Pirat
Talisman Timescape
Piratenbillard
- 1989
- Piratenspiel
Schatzinsel
- 1990
- Flußpiraten
Flying Pirates
- 1991
- Corsaro - Irrfahrt im Piratenmeer
Ghostly Galleon
Jolly Roger
- 1992
- Blackbeard
High Seas
Jolly Roger
Pirat
Piraten auf Schatzsuche
Piratenschatz
Pirates' Gold
- 1993
- Wooden Ships and Plastic Men
- 1994
- Tip the Ship
Vigo
- 1995
- Jolly Roger - Piraten in der Karibik
Privateer
Weapons & Warriors - Pirate Battle
- 1997
- Pirate Island Party
Piratenschatz
Pirates des Caraïbes
Siedler von Catan Seefahrer, Die
- 1998
- Freibeuter
GURPS: Swashbucklers
Piratennest, Das
Piratenschiff, Das
Pirates!
- 1999
- 7th Sea Buried Treasure
Material World: Pirates and Explorers
Piraten Poker
Weapons & Warriors - Pirate Accessories
- 2000
- Angle den Piratenschatz (i.d. Trommel)
Bounty
Cartagena
Hanse, Die
Meuterer
Pillage & Plunder
Pirate's Plunder
Piraten Nationen/Spielleiter Sichtschirm
Piraten-Pitt
Port Royal
Störtebeker
Time Pirates
- 2001
- Pirate's Treasure
Piratical
- 2002
- Aux Sabords
Drake v. Drake
Pirate Island
Pirate War
Piratenbucht
Schatzinsel, Die
Walk the Plank
- 2003
- The Ancient Pirates of Pernia
Dread Pirate
Frégate Noire
Mutiny
Piet Piraat Schattenjacht
Piratas Paraguaios
Piraten-fang
Tortuga
Treasure Island
- 2004
- Capt'n W. Kidd
Hispaniola
Karibik
Mutiny on Little Blue, The
Piracy
Piraten-duell
Piratengold
Pirates of the Spanish Main
Plunder
- 2005
- Captain Treasure Boots
Dead Man's Treasure
Ice Pirates of Harbour Grace
Pirates Backgammon
Privateers
Rum Runner
- 2006
- Captain Morgan's Wrath
Dread Pirate: Buccaneer's Revenge
Lords of the Spanish Main
Pirate King
Pirates Own Game
Pirates: Quest for Davy Jones' Gold
Quest for the Pirate Chest
Sea Rovers
Seeräuber
Treasure Fleet
- 2007
- Blackbeard's Last Stand
Don't Touch My Booty
Insel der Piraten
Jamaica
Merchants and Marauders
Pirates Blast
Pirates III Walk the Plank
Winds of Plunder
- 2008
- Age of Piracy
Bilge Rats
Blackbeard II
Cartagena - Die Goldinsel
Doubloons!
Treasure Chase
- Unknown
- Ancients: Pirates
Blood and Swash
Buccaneers, Broadswords and Blunderbuss
Corsairs and Buccaneers
Corsairs of the Great Sea
Crossbones
Darrrrggghh Matey
Het Piratenspel
Jolly Roger
Paradise Island
Morgan's Revenge
Pieces of Eight
Pirate Game
Pirates of Pelargir
Pop Up Pirate
Skull & Crossbones
Treasure Island
