Kidstuff Menu Parties! Games! Kids' Corner Teen Corner Family Night Kids Web Pages Emergency Preparedness Search	WizKids® Pirates Constructible Strategy Game Tips for Beginning Pirates When we first began playing Pirates, we learned a few important tips: Small hands may need some help with building. Those masts are very easy to snap. Once you've snapped one (or more ), Testor's model glue is your friend. The game takes a little strategy. Moving within cannon range of your opponent with all your ships and just letting fly is not a great way to win ... One masted ships should not sail alone (ships with no masts cannot move). Pay attention to how your opponent's ships can move. A heavily armed ship with L + L movement should be given a wide berth. Use line of sight firing rules to your advantage (docking on the far side of an island from your opponent means they'll have to skirt around the island to get you). Click here for some beginner's tips for Pirates Are we missing your favorite? Leave us a note, or discuss it in the forum. Big Bopper And check out the forums too! 4 Kids 'n Us also has forums for you to submit your ideas and comment on ours. Click here.

WizKids® Pirates Constructible Strategy Game

Tips for Beginning Pirates

When we first began playing Pirates, we learned a few important tips:

Small hands may need some help with building. Those masts are very easy to snap.
Once you've snapped one (or more ), Testor's model glue is your friend.
The game takes a little strategy. Moving within cannon range of your opponent with all your ships and just letting fly is not a great way to win ...
One masted ships should not sail alone (ships with no masts cannot move).
Pay attention to how your opponent's ships can move. A heavily armed ship with L + L movement should be given a wide berth.
Use line of sight firing rules to your advantage (docking on the far side of an island from your opponent means they'll have to skirt around the island to get you).

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4 Kids 'n Us also has forums for you to submit your ideas and comment on ours. Click here.