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Pirates!

Posted by michael on from the keelhaul-the-landlubbers dept.

fm6 writes: "Worried that too much computer gaming stunts your social skills? Try Pirates! You simulate a voyage of discovery, trade, and plunder by walking around a physical gaming area carrying a PDA equipped with a proximity sensor. Encounters with other players (including naval battles) happen when the two players actually approach each other. Here's an article on Business 2.0."

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  1. I posted this the FIRST time this story went up by SuiteSisterMary · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The only Pirates! that will ever be is by Sid Meier. We want a sequal, Sid!

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  2. Didn't they already make this game? by gnovos · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I thought it's original name was "Napster"... :)

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  3. I think he's right. That doesn't make him a troll by HEbGb · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    It does sound pretty lame. Nothing wrong at all with saying so. The moderators shouldn't be so quick to jump the gun on a 'troll' moderation, just because it's negative.

    (Or offtopic, for those who dare to continue to discuss it.)