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August 17, 2005

Harr, Matey! I'm Addicted To Sid Meier's Pirates!

I'm not much of a gamer, especially since I really suck at what Shane calls the "button mashers" - or games which require quick reflexes and memorizing button combinations or smashing random keys a lot and hoping for the best. But every once in a while, I'll find a game I really like and am good at. I used to play the LucasArts Monkey Island series, and now I've become addicted to the newest version of Sid Meier's Pirates

Chomper McDarcey is my boy. He's a smooth talking pirate duke who's married a beautiful French Governor's daughter but still romances all the lovely ladies of the caribbean anyway. He's defeated all the other notorious pirates and enjoys recruiting the able-bodied men in a town, sailing away and then quickly turning back and plundering that city for its loot. Captain Chomper sails the fully loaded frigate aptly named the 'Megalodon'. Chomper McDarcey has a special taste for big, fat Spanish treasure ships, and the Spaniards have put a hefty bounty on his head. Chomper is friendly with the natives and enjoys sending them after Spanish colonies.

Chomper Prefers Hanging In The Taverns

Blackbeard Was No Match For Chomper McDarcey!

A Typical Sea Battle

Chomper Becomes An English Duke!

Chomper Dances With His French Wife

Chomper Duelled With His Bride's Former Intended

Trixy Chomper Loves Land Battles & Sneak Attacks

Chomper Enjoys Flying the Jolly Roger Over Recently Vanquished Towns

Posted by sorsha at August 17, 2005 3:28 PM