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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. Been there, done that... by HongPong · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm chillin' on the corner, a deal going down, I pass a fresh CD-R to a comrade, and some old biddy's all up in my face like "Pirates! Pirates!" and I tell her to fuzz off like the Medicare Momma she is.

    Fuckin' A, man, it's gettin' so you can't run a Carracho server in this town without gettin' bitched at by the self-appointed warez hounds. I tell ya...

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    --hongpong.com
  2. Arr! by shiwala · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article...

    Upon arriving at an island, a player might find something valuable, such as tobacco.

    I get the feeling that the people who will be playing this game might need something more valuable...soap!

  3. Duh! by Futurepower(tm) · · Score: 5, Funny


    Worried that too much computer gaming stunts your social skills? Try Pirates!

    Worried that too much computer gaming stunts your social skills? Try socializing!

    --
    Bush's education improvements were