THIS GIVEAWAY NOW BE ENDED! Best Pirateer, Roll Dem Bones and Loot Chest prizes have been awarded.
Fair winds to yer sails and smooth seas to ye Mateys!
Congratulations KillingMoon, voted Best Pirateer by participants of the thread! Pirate Tavern Ambience Ahoy Mateys! It be that time again to hoist the colors and call a gatherin' of the GrOG Brethren to celebrate
International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19th). So come raise a grog to the memory of the late Cap'n B by sharing a sea shanty, pulling our peg-legs with pirate jokes and telling us a tall sea tale or two! Glory, daring-do and treasure await ye! We be settin' the port to partyin', drinkin' the rum-runners dry, and tellin' such tales that even Davy Jones be seasick with envy! Roll them bones and cast yer lot fer a share o' the booty. And fer those hearty souls who crave greater treasure and adventure - sharpen yer cutlasses, polish yer hooks and sign up to set sail with the Cursed Crew to confront a befouled fate in a forum Role-Play by post game take-off of Doc's 2019 forum dungeon game! But beware, Mateys, for this year Commodore Beckett has sent spies among ye, and be proceeding at speed towards the port with his DRM fleet! Most o' the Cursed Crew be currently stranded in port with ye. Should Beckett's men question ye, will ye help the Cursed Crew evade them, or will ye aide the foul DRM forces and seek to hinder or challenge the Crew?
The 2023 Talk Like A Pirate Day GA saw the launch of the
Voyage of the Cursed Crew, a D&D style play-by-post forum Role-Play game. Our adventurous Crew set out with Admiral Polly to search for the foul Kraken that took Cap'n B, only to find themselves under a Sea Hag's Curse (by a bilge-bottom Aboleth's whim) of being enslaved to alternate fates of death and servitude unless they can complete their Voyage and free themselves. Now pursued by Commodore Beckett and the DRM fleet and having just escaped a return to Doc's dangerous dungeon with new loot, our Crew seeks a way to reunite with the Ship and complete their fateful Voyage this coming year. So if any of ye with an adventurous spirit would like to join the game, this be yer last chance. There be only 2-3 spots open for new Crew!
HISTORY OF THIS GIVEAWAY: This GA is in memory of B, the B in bjgamer (I'm J, his widow). We both loved doing 'Just for Fun' giveaways here in the GOG forum. In 2018 B came up with a
pirate themed GA for International Talk Like A Pirate Day. He adopted a pirate penguin persona and brought it back again for a Pirate Day GA sequel in 2019. In late 2019 B jokingly invited Doc0075 to use him/us as minions, and humorously Doc did just that - using B's pirate penguin as a boss minion in his
Enter My Dungeon GA. Little did we know that would be the last time for Cap'n BJGamer to appear. Mere days before launching the 2020 Pirate Day GA, Cap'n B passed away. In 2023, in honor of the memory of Cap'n B, I reintroduced the Talk Like A Pirate Day Giveaway including a Pirate Tall Tale contest and a forum D&D play-by-post RP game offshoot of Doc's 2019 Northern tunnel adventure (by Doc's gracious permission), which should conclude with this next year.
Link to 2025 Game Thread:
Voyage of the Cursed Crew III Other Links:
Doc's Enter my dungeon if you dare ... Giveaway/ Game! Links to separate tunnels Yo-Ho-Ho The first pirate themed GA (For an example)
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HOW TO ENTER: Read carefully the
Code of Conduct and
Pirate Challenge below.
All may participate in the fun, even landlubbers be welcome.
There be 4 ways to participate. Post whether ye be -
"Nay In" (not in; just here for the fun of Pirate Day)
"Roll Dem Bones" = Rolling the dice for a chance to win a single GOG game of yer choice up to $15 USD. See rules below.
"In fer Best Pirateer = Pirate talk/tale/joke entry, qualifies to enter for Best Pirateer prize of a single GOG game of yer choice up to $25 USD and the Loot Chest games drawing. See rules and challenge below.
"In fer Cursed Crew" = Sign up and submit a character to participate in the forum RP game and sail with the Cursed Crew (limited positions available, requires GM approval). See rules below. Qualifies for Best Pirateer prize entry, the Loot Chest games drawing and additional prizes reserved to Crew during the Voyage RP game.
CODE OF CONDUCT (Rules to Enter):
1. GOG acct before July 2025
2. Known scammers or those banned from the Community GA shall be disqualified. As 'Keeper of the Code' for this giveaway I reserve the right to walk off the plank any searats for crimes of repeated bilge-talking (rudeness), scamming, trolling or the phishing of GrOG Brethren (friendly Goggers). :P
3. If entering for Cursed Crew or Best Pirateer, choose up to 8 games in order of preference from the Loot Chest list below, Only 1 game per person will be awarded. You may edit your game choices until
6:59AM UTC, September 23, 2025.
4. Enter only for games your system can run. Games are to be redeemed to the acct you entered with
within 10 days once the key is sent.
5. The Best Pirateer award will be voted on by participants of this thread only. Loot Chest winners will be determined by random.org and I will roll dice for the Roll Dem Bones contest. Make sure your chat is set to public to receive your prize.
If I cannot contact you by PM within 5 days your prize will be awarded to the next random listed winner or donated to the Community GA. 6. You MUST be a human, AI seadogs are not allowed. Therefore you MUST complete the Pirate's Challenge to enter. See Below.
7. All who complete the appropriate Pirate's Challenge are qualified to enter for the Best Pirateer award and Loot Chest games, and/or the dice roll contest per their entry, and to Vote for the Best Pirateer. The Best Pirateer entry will be voted upon by thread participants after the deadline. The Best Pirateer winner will be given a choice of the game won from the Loot Chest as selected by random.org or a single GOG game of their choice (or single game + DLCs) up to $25 USD. The $25 game choice may be redeemed immediately or during the 2025 Fall or Winter Sales.
8. To give enough time for creativity, sign up will end at
6:59AM UTC, September 23, 2025.
Do NOT edit your post after this time if you wish to qualify for the Best Pirateer award. The Best Pirateer prize will only be given for entries posted or edited before that date. You may continue to post other jokes, comments, etc. in thread afterwards.
Prize drawings and the loot will be given at the end of the GA after Best Pirateer is announced.
THE PIRATE'S CHALLENGE: 1)
"Roll Dem Bones" (Entrys must be in before
6:59AM UTC, September 23, 2025)
Ye be partyin' and dicin' in port and watchin' the gatherin'. Introduce us to your port town or sailor type character and
put in bold whether you are
"For the Crew!" (help the Cursed Crew) or
"For Beckett!" (hinder or challenge the Cursed Crew). Dice will be rolled and some characters will be selected to be featured in the Voyage thread. Arrr! You will also be entered for the dice roll to win a single GOG game of your choice (or single game + DLCs) up to $15 USD.
2)
"In fer Best Pirateer." (Entrys must be in before
6:59AM UTC, September 23, 2025)
Ye be stayin' portside, swillin' grog, tellin' tall tales, singin' sea shanties and countin' yer remainin' limbs. (In for the main drawing and Best Pirateer prize, NOT IN for the Voyage forum RP game.)
For fun, pick a pirate name and write a pirate themed story, poem, tall tale, song or a couple pirate or sailor jokes, preferably about your character. Ye can give us a bit of backstory ... has yer scurvy scoundrel stolen great treasure, swilled a sea of grog, swooned the local beauties or escaped (or not) the hangman's noose? Just add in a bit of Pirate talk with an Ahoy, Arrr or Yarr and it qualifies. ;) You may edit your entry, but only entries posted or edited before
6:59AM UTC, September 23, 2025 will be eligible. You may also participate in the "Roll Dem Bones" dice roll for the up to $15 USD GOG game of your choice if you
bold highlight "For the Crew!" or
"For Beckett!" in your entry. However, you may only win 1 game prize from the Best Pirateer Award, Loot Chest or the dice roll.
EXAMPLES:
1) "Roll Dem Bones"
Ahoy! I be (your character's name). Tell us a little about your character and post
in bold whether ye be
"For the Crew!" or
"For Beckett!" 2) "In fer Best Pirateer."
Ahoy Mateys! I be (make up your pirate or sailor name).
Raise a Grog to Talk Like A Pirate Day (or Cap'n B) and here be my tale, Arrr. (tell a story, poem, song or a couple pirate or sea jokes) You may also post
in bold whether ye be
"For the Crew!" or
"For Beckett!" if ye'd like to be included in the dice rolls for the $15 GOG game of your choice, but you may win only 1 game from Best Pirateer, the Loot Chest or the Roll Dem Bones dice roll.
The Loot I be after - (list up to 8 games from the Loot Chest list in the order you prefer.)"
THE LOOT CHEST LIST be posted below. Arrr!
Please post if you are "Nay In" or "In fer ..." TY.
TLDR: Make up a pirate-like or sailor character, tell us their story or a tall sea-tale and list up to 8 game prizes from those offered
before 23 September to be entered to win a single game of your choice up to $25 USD or one of the games you listed. Put in if you'd like to be on the side of our fine brethren Crew
"For the Crew", or help out slimy Beckett and the DRM fleet against the Crew
"For Beckett" and I'll also enter you in a roll of the dice for $15 USD towards a game of your choice as an alternate prize. [Rules apply.]
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Links to help with Pirate Speak:
A Pirate's Glossary of Terms A Very Good Translator English to Pirate/Pirate to English Talk Like A Pirate Links to Glossaries Translators and More **NOTE** Avast ye landlubbers! This is not advocating piracy or the reality of pirates, this be a Just For Fun Giveaway based on on "International
Talk Like A Pirate Day" ... so grab yer grog and have FUN with some rather fishy tall tales of adventures, treasures, pirate jokes and sailor's songs.