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Lego Pirates vs. Playmobil Pirates

Everyone’s going pirate crazy this week on Poptropica with the official release of Poptropica Skullduggery Island. OK, maybe it’s just me that’s going pirate crazy, but what can I say? I love pirates. All the talk of pirates got me to thinking about the two biggest kind of toy pirate sets out there: Lego and Playmobil. I have lots of …

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Pirate Flags

Skullduggery Island is only a day away from the public launch. Of course, paid members have been able to play it for a few weeks, but everyone gets access on Thursday. As everyone who reads this blog already knows, Skullduggery is all about pirates! And nothing reminds people of pirates more than pirate flags. The good old skull and crossbones …

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Famous Pirates – Anne Bonny

Not all the famous pirates were men. Piracy was profession pursued by both genders and a few women became notorious as pirates. One of the better-known was Anne Bonny, who was born in Ireland in the late 1600’s and became a pirate serving under the well-known and much-feared Captain Jack Rackham. She fell in love with Captain Jack and disguised …

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Famous Pirates – Captain Hook

Almost everyone has heard of Captain Hook. He’s the fearsome pirate in the story of Peter Pan, and he’s Peter’s arch-nemesis. He gets his name from the hook that replaced his right hand, which was cut off by Peter Pan during one of their many sword fights. Hook’s hand was eaten by a crocodile, and the hungry croc pursues Captain …

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Ships in Skullduggery Island

One of the best parts about Skullduggery Island on Poptropica is that you get your own ship and can sail it around from port to port. As you earn more money (called doubloons in the game), you can buy bigger and more powerful ships. Getting bigger ships is important for a few reasons. First, bigger ships can carry more cargo, …

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Skullduggery Island Confirmed and Sneak Peek

The Poptropica Creators confirmed what we reported last week: a new pirate-themed island is coming and it will be called Skullduggery Island. The official Poptropica blog has a very cool-looking wallpaper that you can download. They also created a promotional page for the new island that you can see here. Not many details are given, but the promotional page says: …

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Pirate Island Coming Soon

The pirate island now has an official name. It’s Skullduggery Island and it will be available in Early Access mode this May! The Poptropica Creators are busy working on yet another new island quest. With the public release of Mythology Island less than two weeks away, the creators posted a sneak peek screenshot to the Poptropica blog and Facebook Fan …

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