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Yule Tides!

[h2]Prepare for Merriment and Mischief on the Yule Tides![/h2]
Throughout all of December, we’re celebrating, sharing, and gift giving, with Yule Tides! Running from 1st December - 31st December, celebrate Christmas with a festival of merriment and joy, and a whole host of seasonal goodies in Paper Pirates!



[h2]New Permanent Event: Majority Rule[/h2]
With this year's Yule Tides comes the addition of a brand new, all-year-round event, Majority Rule. When Majority Rule triggers, the voting rules will change until a pirate next goes overboard. Every pirate's base voting power will be set to one, and the voting threshold is removed. At the end of the day, the pirate with the most votes goes overboard - even if that's only one vote!

[h2]Seasonal Trait: The Gift Giver[/h2]
The special seasonal trait for Yule Tides is The Gift Giver! Play a trait game during Yule Tides and one of the pirates may find themselves playing as The Gift Giver.



The Gift Giver is offered a present to gift to a pirate of their choice on every day when they don't play in. There are a range of different gifts, but which one you get to give is random each day! You can only give three gifts on each voyage - and to make things even more tricky, each pirate can only receive a gift once.

Will you get the gifts you need to sail to success? Or will you accidentally end up giving away a victory to the ghosts.

[h2]Advent Bounties[/h2]
During the Christmas season, the bounty board is celebrating each and every day that passes! Each day throughout December, you’ll receive a special Advent Bounty, with a challenge for you to complete! If you complete an advent bounty, you'll be rewarded with a special Paper Pirates Present! There are eleven items for you to discover!



The advent bounties are time-limited, so you have to complete them on the day you get them - but don’t worry if you don’t, there’ll be a new one waiting for you tomorrow!

[h2]A Special Christmas Present[/h2]
There's a special Christmas bounty, available to every good pirate! All you need to do to complete it is have five Snowball Fights during Yule Tides.



Completing the bounty will unlock a special outfit reward for all pirates to use permanently!

[h2]Limited Time Costumes[/h2]
During Yule Tides, Sam Sherbot and Nat O'Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Yule Tides, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!



The full list of Ship Shop items available during Yule Tides is:

Outfit Shop
  • Accessories - Snow
  • Face - Elf Ears
  • Face - Snowman (Head)
  • Face - Snowflake
  • Facial Hair - Santa’s Beard
  • Hands - Snowman Stick
  • Hands - Candy Cane
  • Headwear - Scarf (Long)
  • Headwear - Scarf (Short)
  • Headwear - Hairpin (Holly)
  • Shirt - Elf Tunic
  • Shirt - Snowman (Upper)
  • Shirt - Sweater (Reindeer)
  • Shirt - Sweater (Robin)
  • Shirt - Christmas Tree Top
  • Shirt - Wreath
  • Coat - Santa’s Coat
  • Coat - Stocking
  • Coat - Christmas Tree
  • Coat - Ice Cube
  • Jacket - Fairy Lights
  • Legs - Elf Tights
  • Legs - Snowman (Lower)
  • Legs - Christmas Tree Skirt
  • Legs - Christmas Tree Pot
  • Feet - Elf Shoes

Ship Shop
  • Masts - Christmas Mast I
  • Masts - Christmas Mast II
  • Masts - Christmas Mast III
  • Masts - Christmas Tree
  • Hulls - Christmas Hull
  • Extras - Presents

Additionally, during Yule Tides, pirates will be able to wear a host of unique hats - there are five seasonal hats available to everyone in voyages started during the event. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to wear them while you can!

[h2]Seasonal Event: Cracking Crackers[/h2]
While sailing on the even seas during Yule Tides, you might find the crew getting a little rowdy with all the partying and merriment! Encounter the Cracking Crackers event, and two members of your crew will decide to pull a giant size festive cracker.



Hit the button on your device more times than your opponent to claim the bigger half of the cracker - and save yourself from certain doom, as the loser will be flung overboard from the force of the cracker's explosion! Watch out though, if the losing pirate was a human, the one walking away with the bigger piece will now be a ghost...

[h2]Seasonal Event: Snowball Fight![/h2]
Go on a sailing adventure during Yule Tides, and each day there is a chance it may begin to snow giving the crew the opportunity to partake in a little festive fun - a traditional snowball fight! When Snowball Fight is triggered, each member of the crew must choose who to pelt with a snowball.



The pirate who receives the most snowballs will be thrown overboard! Who will you throw your snowball at? When they go overboard, if they’re a human, one of the people who threw the snowball will become a ghost… so choose wisely!

[h2]Seasonal Event: Naughty or Nice?[/h2]
During your Yule Tides sailing adventures, you may encounter the ‘Naughty or Nice’ event during the event phase of the game. In ‘Naughty or Nice’, one member of the crew must offer a gift to another. Question is - has the receiver been naughty, or nice?



The present-giver must decide, with a host of fun positive outcomes for nice, and some meaner tricks for naughty. When the receiver is given the gift, they can choose whether to open it, or discard it. Do you think your crewmate has sent you something nice, or are they a ghost, hoping to catch you out? That’s all part of festive deception!

[h2]Yule Tidings come to the Photo Booth[/h2]
To celebrate the season, there are a small number of limited-time Foils and Backgrounds available in the Photo Booth, in the Captain’s Log. Take the opportunity to snap your favourite pirate templates with a little festive frivolity, and don’t forget to share any pics you take!



[h2]Yule Tides Bots[/h2]
Invite some bots into your game during Yule Tides, and you may find some of the regular crew replaced with some particularly festive bots, out to celebrate Christmas! They’ll only join your games during Yule Tides, but each has their own personality and appearance for you to enjoy.

The Festive Feast!

[h2]What are you thankful for during the Festive Feast Event?[/h2]



Through the second half of November, we’re taking some time to be thankful in our most delicious seasonal event, The Festive Feast! Running from 16th November - 30th November, celebrate the harvest season with a festival of feasting and thankfulness and a whole host of seasonal goodies in Paper Pirates!

[h2]Seasonal Trait: The Quarterback[/h2]
Our seasonal trait for The Festive Feast is The Quarterback! The Quarterback is gifted with an exploding football, and knows exactly how many days the football will take to explode.



They may pass the ball to any other pirate, who then has the chance to either pass it on to another pirate or keep hold of it in the pre-event phase of the next day. The Quarterback will always know exactly how many days there are until the football explodes, throwing the pirate currently holding it overboard. Can you trust The Quarterback's timings, or will you find yourself blown up by their lies?

[h2]Make a Wish Every Day[/h2]
Play Paper Pirates during The Festive Feast and you can make a festive wish once per day! Play at least one game, and after your voyage you'll receive a gift from the bounty board!



There are five American football-themed outfit pieces for you to collect from the daily quests, so make sure to play a game of Paper Pirates on five different days before the celebration ends on the 30th November!

[h2]Special Harvest Bounty[/h2]
New to the Festive Feast for 2023, there is a special harvest bounty. To complete the bounty, you need to play five games, of any mode, during the Festive Feast. Upon completion, you'll get a special treat...

It's quite the surprise!

[h2]Limited Time Costumes[/h2]



During The Festive Feast, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Festive Feast, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!

The full list of Ship Shop items available during The Festive Feast is:

[h3]Outfit Shop[/h3]
  • Accessories - Hungry Thoughts
  • Accessories - Leaves
  • Accessories - Farmer's Gum
  • Faces - Turkey Beak
  • Faces - Scarecrow
  • Shirts - Pilgrim Shirt
  • Shirts - Raggedy Shirt
  • Shirts - Chef's Whites
  • Coats - Turkey Top
  • Coats - Corn
  • Coats - Pie
  • Coats - Pile of Leaves
  • Coats - Butternut Squash
  • Belts - Apron
  • Hands - Straw
  • Hands - Oven Gloves
  • Hands - Pitchfork
  • Hands - Scythe
  • Legs - Chef's Trousers
  • Feet - Straw
  • Feet - Buckled
  • Feet - Turkey Talons

[h3]Ship Shop[/h3]
  • Hull - Painted Hull
  • Extras - Feast


Additionally, during The Festive Feast pirates will be able to wear a unique hat - The Gobbler is available to everyone in voyages started during the event. Once the event’s over, the hat will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to complete your turkey outfit while you can!

[h2]Wish on a Wishbone![/h2]



Go on a sailing adventure during The Festive Feast, and your crew will have the chance to partake in the time-honoured ritual of wishing on a wishbone. During the Event phase of the game, the Wish on a Wishbone event may activate for the duration of The Festive Feast, offering two randomly chosen pirates the opportunity to wish for an event to occur. Which of the pirates will pull the larger half of the wishbone and have their wishes granted…? That’s all part of the fun of Wish on a Wishbone!

[h2]Festive Feast Bots[/h2]



Invite some bots into your game during The Festive Feast, and you may find some of the regular crew replaced with some particularly festive bots, out to celebrate Thanksgiving! They’ll only join your games during The Festive Feast, but each has their own personality and appearance for you to enjoy.

Día de Muertos - Day of the Dead Event!

Honour the Spirits of the Dead during Día de Muertos!

Through early November, we’re honouring the spirits of the dead with our most spiritual seasonal event, Día de Muertos running from 1st November - 14th November!



[h2]Seasonal Trait: The Spiritualist[/h2]
Our new seasonal trait for Día de Muertos is The Spiritualist. On days when The Spiritualist does not play in, they may decorate a sugar skull offering using any pattern of their choice.



The pattern of the offering will then dictate how the spirits decide to reward The Spiritualist. Each different pattern leads to a different event, so the more times you're The Spiritualist and the more attention you pay, the more you can control the response of the spirits!

[h2]Make an Offering Every Day[/h2]
Play Paper Pirates during Día de Muertos and you can make an offering to the spirits once per day! Play a game each day, and after your voyage you'll receive a gift from the bounty board!



There are four candle-themed outfit pieces for you to collect from the daily quests, so make sure to play a game of Paper Pirates four times before the celebration ends on the 14th November!

[h2]Limited Time Costumes[/h2]
During Día de Muertos, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Día de Muertos, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!



The full list of Ship Shop items available during Día de Muertos is:

[h3]Outfit Shop[/h3]
  • Faces - Calaveras (Cobwebs)
  • Faces - Calaveras (Flowers)
  • Faces - Calaveras (Horns)
  • Faces - Calaveras (Toreador)
  • Faces - Crystal Ball
  • Faces - Boney
  • Accessories - Spirit
  • Accessories - Butterflies
  • Hands - Boney
  • Hands - Candle Staff
  • Shirt - Boney
  • Shirt - Catrina Dress Top
  • Legs - Catrina Skirt
  • Feet - Boney
  • Coats - Mariachi Jacket
  • Coats - Poncho

[h3]Ship Shop[/h3]
  • Hull - Day of the Dead Hull
  • Sails - Sugar Skull Sails
  • Masts - Day of the Dead Mast I
  • Masts - Day of the Dead Mast II
  • Masts - Day of the Dead Masts III
  • Extras - Candles

Additionally, during Día de Muertos pirates will be able to wear either of two unique hats - La Calavera Catrina and Parrot (Skeleton) is available to everyone in voyages started during the event. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year!



[h2]Sacred Sugar Skulls[/h2]
Go on a sailing adventure during Día de Muertos, and your crew will have the chance to decorate an offering to honour the spirits that have passed! Three randomly chosen pirates will each choose a pattern for a region of the sugar skull, and depending on the particular design that's chosen, the spirits will reward you in a different way.



Every pattern will always lead to the same reward, so once you've found a good one if you convince your crew to recreate it, the same reward will happen again!

[h2]A Special Spiritual Bot[/h2]
Invite bots into your game during the Día de Muertos, and you may find one of the regular crew replaced with a special La Catrina-themed bot! She’ll only join your games during the Día de Muertos event, but she has her very own personality and appearance for you to enjoy.

Haunted Seas - Halloween Event!

Set Sail on Haunted Seas for Halloween!

Throughout October, celebrate Paper Pirates’ spookiest seasonal event by taking part in the Halloween-themed Haunted Seas event! Running from 1st October - 31st October, a whole host of spooky goings on are waiting for you.



[h2]Seasonal Trait: The Werewolf[/h2]
Our seasonal trait for Haunted Seas is The Werewolf.



On odd numbered days, when the moon is in its crescent phase, The Werewolf is weakened. Any votes cast by The Werewolf on these days will only have a voting power of one, regardless of their rank on the ship.

However, on even numbered days, when the moon is full, The Werewolf is strengthened! Any votes cast by The Werewolf on these days will have double their usual voting power. Yikes! They might even start throwing people overboard all on their own...

Will you get hunted by The Werewolf?

[h2]No Tricks Here, only Treats![/h2]
To celebrate Haunted Seas, every day you'll receive a unique Treat bounty task! Complete the task to open a spooky treat, which contains some unique outfit customisation options you can't obtain anywhere else!



There's two outfits, for a combined total of eight items, to collect throughout Haunted Seas. Make sure to complete your tasks every day, and get ready to dress up!

[h2]Limited Time Customisation Options[/h2]
During Haunted Seas, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Haunted Seas, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!



The full list of Ship Shop items available during Haunted Seas is:

Outfit Shop
  • Face - Animal (Bat)
  • Face - Animal (Cat)
  • Face - Eyeball
  • Face - Frankenstein’s Monster
  • Face - Ghost
  • Face - Mummified
  • Face - Pumpkin
  • Face - Robot
  • Face - Spider
  • Face - Witch
  • Face - Face Paint (Bat)
  • Face - Face Paint (Web)
  • Top Hair - Bride of Frankenstein
  • Top Hair - Widow’s Peak
  • Top Hair - Flat Top
  • Side Hair - Spider
  • Accessories - Fangs
  • Headwear - Hairpin (Spider)
  • Headwear - Hairpin (Bat)
  • Headwear - Pendant (Pumpkin)
  • Shirt - Skeletal
  • Shirt - Tee (Webs)
  • Shirt - Mummified
  • Shirt - Jester
  • Shirt - Robot
  • Coat - Bat Wings
  • Coat - Vampire Cloak
  • Coat - Witch Cloak
  • Coat - Banana
  • Coat - Pumpkin
  • Coat - Ghost
  • Legs - Skeletal
  • Legs - Mummified
  • Legs - Witch’s Skirt
  • Legs - Robot
  • Hands - Skeletal
  • Hands - Patchwork
  • Hands - Mummified
  • Hands - Jester (Sceptre)
  • Hands - Jester (Glove)
  • Hands - Robot
  • Feet - Skeletal
  • Feet - Mummified
  • Feet - Witch’s Heels
  • Feet - Jester
  • Feet - Robot
Ship Shop
  • Sails - Haunted Sails
  • Masts - Haunted Mast I
  • Masts - Haunted Mast II
  • Masts - Haunted Mast III
  • Figurehead - Skeleton
  • Hulls - Haunted Hull




Additionally, during Haunted Seas, pirates can wear the Witch Hat and the Pumpkin Stalk! These hats are available to everyone in voyages started during the event to help them magic up a plan to find the ghosts. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to wear them while you can!



[h2]Trick or Treat?[/h2]
Go on a sailing adventure during the Haunted Seas event, and the Halloween Spirits may appear to one of the crew. During the Event phase of the game, the Trick or Treat? event may activate for the duration of Haunted Seas, offering a randomly chosen pirate a choice. Will they take the easy option and choose a treat, or are they feeling brave and willing to risk a trick?



[h2]Haunted Seas Bots[/h2]
Invite some bots into your game during the Haunted Seas event, and you may find some of the regular crew replaced with new, super spooky Halloween-themed bots! They’ll only join your games during the Haunted Seas event, but each has their own dastardly personality and appearance for you to enjoy.

Oktoberfest on the Ocean!

[h2]Grab a sausage and celebrate Oktoberfest![/h2]
As we see out September, we’re celebrating the ninth Paper Pirates Seasonal Celebration, Oktoberfest on the Ocean! Running from 18th to 30th September, celebrate the end of the season with a shindig dedicated to pretzels, sausages, chicken dancing and more, with a whole host of seasonal goodies in Paper Pirates!



[h2]Seasonal Trait: The Brewmaster[/h2]
The Brewmaster is here, and they're ready to get the party started! When you have a Brewmaster aboard, they'll be asked to set the vibe of the ship during the first day. Whichever vibe they choose will mix up the Paper Pirates voting rules!

There are a total of four vibes The Brewmaster can pick for the ship:
  • Aggressive Vibes - Grants each pirate one additional voting power
  • Chaotic Vibes - Instead of voting from Stowaway to Captain, the crew will vote in a randomised order each day
  • Determined Vibes - Removes the crew's ability to pass their vote
  • Energetic Vibes - If nobody has gone overboard after the Captain has voted, a second round of voting begins. Votes from the previous round carry forward!


Whichever vibe they pick will stay in effect for the rest of the voyage. However, each day The Brewmaster doesn't play in, they can choose to change up the vibe, and bring a new mood to the party. How will having The Brewmaster aboard change the way your crew votes people over?

[h2]The band is here![/h2]
To help get the party started, a collection of instruments brand new for Oktoberfest 2023 will be available at Sam Sherbot's Outfit Shop aboard the Ship Shop for the duration of Oktoberfest on the Ocean. Instruments can be worn by pirates in either the Hand or the Belt outfit slots, depending on the instrument type, and there's enough for everyone on even the biggest crews to grab a different instrument!



The full list of instruments available is:
  • Belt - Xylophone
  • Belt - Guitar (Acoustic)
  • Belt - Guitar (Electric)
  • Belt - Big Horn
  • Hands - Tuba
  • Hands - Trumpet
  • Hands - French Horn
  • Hands - Violin
  • Hands - Cello
  • Hands - Harp
  • Hands - Cymbal


As with all limited time outfit pieces, if you grab an instrument now you'll be able to use it all year round so make sure you grab some gold and catch these limited time pieces while you can!

[h2]Grab Limited Time Customisation Options[/h2]
During Oktoberfest on the Ocean, Sam Sherbot and Nat O’Bother have some new customisation options available to unlock in the Shop Ship! If you buy a customisation option during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, you can use it all year round - but the items will be disappearing from sale when the event is over, so don’t delay and buy today!



The full list of Ship Shop items available during Oktoberfest on the Ocean is:

[h3]Outfit Shop[/h3]
  • Face - Animal (Chicken)
  • Facial Hair - Imperial
  • Shirt - Check Shirt
  • Shirt - Animal (Chicken)
  • Shirt - Lace Bodice
  • Shirt - Dirndl Bodice
  • Coat - Hotdog
  • Belt - Lederhosen Bracers
  • Legs - Animal (Chicken)
  • Legs - Lederhosen
  • Legs - Dirndl Skirt
  • Hands - Animal (Chicken)
  • Hands - BBQ Hook
  • Hands - Grill Tool
  • Hands - Sausage
  • Feet - Animal (Chicken)
  • Feet - Haferlschuh
  • Feet - Sausage

[h3]Ship Shop[/h3]
  • Masts - Oktoberfest Tent
  • Hulls - Barrel Hull
  • Extras - Windmill

Additionally, during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, pirates can wear the Tyrolean Hat or the Deely Bobber (Pretzel)! They’re available to everyone in voyages started during the event to finish off their Oktoberfest outfits. Once the event’s over, the hats will disappear from your collection until next year, so be sure to wear them while you can!



[h2]The “Biggest Bratwurst” Event![/h2]
Go on a sailing adventure during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, and any day when there’s a successful job there is a chance you may encounter the “Biggest Bratwurst” event! The pirates stop for a cook-out, each grabbing a sausage from the grill. Some of the sausages are much bigger than the others though, and everyone knows a pirate needs a full stomach to carry out the most important duties on the ship. The bigger your meal, the higher your rank on the ship! So watch out, if you pull a chipolata, you might end up as Stowaway!



The Biggest Bratwurst event is sure to mix things up amongst the crew, changing who’s next to each other and therefore who’s playing in for different groups of jobs together. Not only that, but if you’re playing a trait game, you might want to be extra careful of who ends up next to The Sensitive!

[h2]Oktoberfest on the Ocean Bots[/h2]
Invite bots into your game during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, and you may encounter any of four unique bots! Look out for Chicken Bot, Hans Botmann, Ida Botmann and Bot Dog, all of whom are eager to board your ship and throw you overboard! These bots will only join your games during Oktoberfest on the Ocean, so take the chance to meet them now before they chicken dance away for the rest of the year!