Detailed description of the quest
♦ Age category: from 18 years. ♦ Travel time: up to 60 minutes. ♦ Purpose of the quest: ◊ entertaining - the quest was created for a fun variety of leisure time. Suitable as a team quest game for a pirate party or pirate-themed celebration. ♦ Venue: Table quest, which is suitable for any location: both indoors and outdoors (outdoors, beach, etc.). ♦ Number of participants: From 2 or more. In fact, the number of participants is unlimited. It all depends on how many guests will gather at the holiday (party). The quest involves two main formats: ◊ team competition - participants complete the quest, divided into several teams. The number of teams is not limited. ◊ The first version of the team competition is to the bitter end. The winner will be the team that is the first to solve all the tasks and unravel the pirate oath encrypted in the quest. The first team to say the pirate oath will win. The remaining teams are considered losers. ◊ The second version of the team competition is against time. The organizer distributes cards to the teams (equally), which must be solved within the time limit. All teams are given a general deadline (for example, 25 minutes) to complete. The team that completes the most tasks will win. ◊ group passage - if the organizer wishes, the participants may not be divided into teams, but jointly (collectively) solve all the tasks. Thus, there will be no losers in the game, but only winners, because the entire quest will be solved jointly, by one friendly team. The number of people is not limited. If there are more than 5 participants, then for the convenience of the players we recommend printing out several copies of the tasks. ♦ Tasks: There are 10 tasks in the quest, of medium-complex difficulty. The tasks are connected by a common plot and semantic connection. The quest is written in the form of an adventure (a mystical journey through the Bermuda Triangle), which consists of an introduction and the tasks themselves - 15 cards in total. Each task reveals its own specific theme and teaches quest participants pirate craft and shipbuilding. Participants will learn what pirates used to make rum, how to tie strong sea knots, how to tack with the wind, learn funny “abusive” expressions of pirates and much more. ♦ Necessary props: ◊ Printed cards with tasks ◊ Pencil for filling out answers ♦ Quest genre – board quest game. ♦ Hidden places: since the plot of the quest is a board game, all caches (secrets) are located in the plot of the quest itself. You can solve the quest right at the festive table, without going anywhere to look for hiding places. All events unfold on the pages of the quest. ♦ Audience (who is this quest for): the quest will be great entertainment at any holiday where an audience over 18 years old has gathered. Since the plot is written in an adventure style, none of the participants will remain indifferent. As entertainment, the quest is recommended to be used at a pirate-themed holiday, a pirate party, or as entertainment for a group of participants during any festive feast or beach holiday with friends, family and loved ones. Additionally, we recommend that you draw your attention to the pirate quest for children and teenagers “In Search of Treasures”. These two quests can be completed alternately at the pirate festival. First, children will take part in a role-playing pirate quest, and then adults will take part in a competitive tabletop quest. ♦ The finished quest kit includes 3 PDF files : 1 . The “Instructions” file contains a list of necessary actions and tips for preparing the quest for implementation. 2. The “Quest” file contains 10 cards with tasks without answers. 3. The “Quest with answers” file contains 10 cards with answers to tasks. These files will need to be printed on a black and white or color printer. ♦ Other quests on the site: ⇒ Quests up to 10 years old ⇒ Quests up to 16 years old ⇒ Quests from 18 years old
Dress code for a pirate party
It is not difficult to prepare a costume for such a holiday. A pirate black bandana with a drawing of the Jolly Roger, T-shirts with stripes or a vest, a black eye patch, ring earrings in the ears, a wide belt with a huge buckle and pistols, daggers, and swords attached to the belt. Party hosts should stock up on black film (sold in rolls) to quickly transform guests who did not have time to prepare a costume. In a rectangle of film we make a hole for the head. We cut the bottom with scissors in the form of a fringe. You can attach a skull and crossbones to your robe. The raincoat can be tied with a wide belt. On his head is a bandana and an eye patch. At a pirate party for children there may be additional accessories:
- children's binoculars, toy telescopes;
- sabers, pistols and other children's copies of weapons;
- over-the-knee boots and vests;
- parrot - a toy attached to the shoulder;
- Jolly Roger on armbands, ribbons, flags;
- for the leader - a cane, a wide hat and a smoking pipe.
The eye patch is made of black tape with a circle of thicker fabric attached to it. Pirate flags can be made simply from black paper glued to a stick. A white paper appliqué in the shape of a skull and crossbones will complete the look. A wide, oversized vest is worn untucked, like a dress, with a wide bright belt or belt with a badge. Girls can wear fishnet tights and high boots. Hairstyle is a creative mess. A “golden” chain around the neck and huge hoop earrings will complete the look.
Quest plot
Traveling with friends on the cruise ship Victoria across the islands and continents of the Atlantic Ocean, you were traveling from Miami to Puerto Rico. Suddenly, the ship's radio broadcast that a big storm was approaching the liner, and all tourists were advised to spend time in their cabins. Arriving at your cabin, looking at the weather forecast and determining your location using the Internet, you notice that the storm is pushing the ship closer and closer to the center of the Bermuda Triangle. At one moment, the light in the cabin became unusually bright, and a few seconds later all the light bulbs exploded. Running out into the corridor, you met your friends. There was no one else on deck except you!
Suddenly the liner shook greatly and began to roll to the side. Having run out onto the main deck of the ship, it was discovered that the liner had crashed into a huge rock, which miraculously appeared in the middle of the ocean. With incredible speed, water began to flow into the huge hole. Without thinking twice, you pressed the emergency button to launch the rescue boat and left the liner with your friends. The chatter in the rescue boat lasted for several hours and suddenly, in an instant, everything calmed down. On the horizon, out of the fog, an old sailing ship floated towards you. The flag of this ship was blacker than night with a clearly visible skull and crossbones. No one could have imagined what a mysterious journey awaits you ahead...
Approaching close to the ship, you saw that hundreds of living skeletons were looking at you. Suddenly, one of them spoke: “My name is the Devil of the 13 Seas and I am the captain of this ship. And you are the very living people that my team of the dead have been waiting for for more than 300 years. We are inside the Bermuda Triangle and there is only one way to get out of it - to read the Kraken spell to the living and the dead at the same time, on the northern side of Bermuda. That is, only one of you alive will be of use to me. I could kill the rest, but while we're heading north to Bermuda we'll have a little fun. Now you will be divided into teams. My main assistants will give you 10 tasks for your knowledge of pirates. Those who, at the end of the journey, can read the main pirate oath encrypted in these tasks, I will accept them into my pirate crew and give them a chance to survive. The rest will go overboard. Go for it, young guys...” After completing all the quest tasks and taking the main pirate oath, all participants will be able to become a real pirate crew!
Musical accompaniment at the holiday
Songs from the cartoon “Treasure Island” are well suited for such a party (order the full soundtrack to the DJ):
- song about sports;
- the story of the boy Bobby who loved money;
- a song about the dangers of drinking;
- a chance that is neither a paycheck nor an advance;
- a song about greed;
- we are all participants in the regatta;
- about the dangers of smoking.
And other films on a marine theme (Pirate’s song from the cartoon “Blue Puppy”, “The King and the Clown”, “Pirate Song”) that can create a festive atmosphere. A TV without sound can show the cartoon “Treasure Island”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Master of the Seas: At the End of the Earth”. As part of this scenario, you can arrange a photo shoot and a competition for the best costume, a dance competition, or a game of mafia. If the party is outdoors and music is not available, you can sing pirate songs around the fire.
Quest tasks
Pirate's Oath
According to the plot of the quest, each individual task is given to the participants by pirates, based on their position on the ship - navigator, boatswain, senior sailor, cook, etc. Each task reveals its own specific theme and teaches quest participants pirate craft and shipbuilding. Participants will learn what pirates used to make rum, how to tie strong sea knots, how to tack with the wind, learn funny “abusive” expressions of pirates and much more. After deciphering the answers in each card, participants write them down on the “Pirate’s Oath” card. When all the tasks are completed, all the answers are found and the empty cells in the “Pirate’s Oath” card are filled in, then the participants will learn the real pirate’s oath. By taking this oath, players will become real pirates and will be able to win this deadly competition. Description of tasks in the quest: ◊ Pirate Rigging - from this task, participants will learn that each mast on a pirate ship had its own name. It is in them that the solution is hidden. ◊ Pirate word - a task from the pirate boatswain. In this task, participants will become familiar with funny expressions that pirates actively used. We all know such expressions as “A thousand devils”, “Shatter me with thunder”, etc. Having deciphered the most favorite and funniest pirate sayings, participants will learn the necessary secret words. ◊ Pirate's sea knots - a task from the main sailor for attentiveness, in which the solution algorithm depends on the common types of sea knots. ◊ Pirate rum —
a fun task from a pirate cook. Who hasn't dreamed of trying real pirate rum? In the task, participants will learn the real recipe for making a pirate potion. This drink will tell you another encrypted secret word of the pirate oath. ◊ Boarding - a task from the ship's weapons pirate. A task for real corsairs! Here, participants will have to choose their favorite pirate bladed weapon with which to board the ship! ◊ Pirate time - how to find out the time in the middle of the sea or ocean if you don’t have a watch? That's right - you need to use the sundial disk, which will definitely tell you the right time and the path to the secret words. ◊ Pirate maps – a puzzle from a pirate pilot. Participants will have to figure out how to navigate pirate sea maps. Understanding the principle of using longitude and latitude, a solution algorithm will be found. ◊ The need of the pirates - a task from the senior mate. In this task, participants need to understand what no pirate can do without. ◊ Full speed ahead - a puzzle for a pirate navigator to carry out commands to control (maneuver) the ship. ◊ A pirate is above all above gold; a true pirate values only his life. Therefore, on a pirate ship, the ship's doctor was very valuable. In the tenth task, participants will have to figure out what means can improve the pirate’s health.
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Sending out invitations
Decorating a pirate party for children with your own hands has a special meaning, because nothing brings us closer to a child than joint creativity. Invitations for friends can be made in the following form:
- an ancient message scroll with burnt edges and paper aged with strong coffee. You need to sign it yourself with an ink pen (you can put a couple of blots) and pack it all in a bottle with a cork;
- postcard cut out in the shape of a pirate ship. Sample text: “Old man _________I will be honored to see you on board my schooner “Flying Dutchman” (or another name) ________this year when the bells ring ______. And let the shark eat me if you even for a minute regret the time lost here. The thunderstorm of the seas and oceans is the sea wolf ___________.”
- black mark - a round invitation in black with the Jolly Roger on one side and text on the other, which clearly states that refusals will not be accepted: the invitee faces “dire consequences”.
Invitations can be delivered personally or left in the mailbox of an invited friend.
Party Ideas
- hang a portrait of the Jolly Roger at the entrance, and the guest must say a password in the form of a rhyme or rhyme about pirates to gain access to the party;
- Jack Sparrow or Captain Flint (the presenter in disguise) greets guests at the door. Issues capes to those not dressed and flags to everyone else, records guests in the logbook;
- if there are a lot of guests, you can seat them at several personalized tables - schooners: “Filibusters”, “Sea Wolves”, “Barracuda”. Ships - teams will compete in competitions, receiving “golden doubloons”. In the final, the winner is determined by the number of doubloon prizes.
