<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Yohoho	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Three	O
Rings	O
Design	O
(	O
Later	O
owned	O
by	O
Grey	O
Havens	O
LLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
are	O
driven	O
by	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
is	O
open-ended	O
and	O
community-driven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
platform	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Rings	O
later	O
announced	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
application	O
and	O
ceased	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Three	O
Rings	O
Design	O
announced	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
would	O
shift	O
from	O
them	O
to	O
Grey	O
Havens	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
consisting	O
of	O
former	O
Three	O
Rings	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
most	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
doubloon	O
ocean	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
microcurrency	I-Application
called	O
doubloons	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
most	O
in-game	O
functions	O
,	O
and	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
will	O
often	O
carry	O
a	O
doubloon	O
cost	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
regular	O
cost	O
in	O
the	O
primary	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
,	O
Pieces	O
of	O
Eight	O
(	O
PoE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
buying	O
a	O
specific	O
in-game	B-Application
item	I-Application
may	O
cost	O
5	O
doubloons	O
and	O
5,000	O
PoE	O
on	O
a	O
doubloon	O
ocean	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
5,000	O
PoE	O
on	O
a	O
subscription	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
doubloon	O
ocean	O
,	O
items	O
are	O
purchased	O
both	O
with	O
normal	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
(	O
pieces	O
of	O
eight	O
,	O
abbreviated	O
PoE	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
micropayment	O
currency	O
called	O
doubloons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
must	O
spend	O
doubloons	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
privileges	O
of	O
pirate/officer/captain	O
rank	O
,	O
play	O
most	O
games	O
without	O
restriction	O
,	O
purchase	O
most	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
boats	O
,	O
clothes	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
)	O
,	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
crew	O
or	O
flag	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
other	O
important	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
featured	O
in	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
bear	O
resemblances	O
to	O
established	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
in	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	O
fighting	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumble	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
;	O
players	O
launch	O
multicolored	O
balls	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
groups	O
of	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spades	O
,	O
Hearts	O
,	O
and	O
Texas	B-Device
Hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
Em	I-Device
Poker	O
are	O
played	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
card	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemistry	O
is	O
a	O
pipe-based	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
closely	O
resembling	O
PopCap	O
's	O
Rocket	O
Mania	O
both	O
with	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Pipe	B-Device
Dream	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemistry	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
dyes	O
for	O
cloth	B-Language
and	O
paint	O
for	O
ships	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
varnish	O
and	O
lacquer	O
for	O
furnishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
square	O
in	O
the	O
matrix	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
distinct	O
pieces	O
:	O
iron	O
ore	O
,	O
wood	O
,	O
rope	O
,	O
sail	O
cloth	B-Language
,	O
and	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
nine	O
pieces	O
-	O
numbers	O
1	O
to	O
4	O
,	O
chess	B-Application
pieces	O
(	O
knight	O
,	O
bishop	O
,	O
rook	O
and	O
queen	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
rum	O
jug	O
,	O
a	O
wild	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
hitting	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
piece	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
hit	O
must	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
reached	O
by	O
that	O
chess	B-Application
piece	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
its	O
movement	O
in	O
chess	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
are	O
scored	O
by	O
chains	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
piece	O
type	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
so	O
by	O
alternating	O
sets	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
numbers	O
(	O
or	O
chess	B-Application
pieces	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
chess	B-Application
pieces	O
(	O
or	O
numbers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weavers	O
make	O
the	O
cloth	B-Language
that	O
is	O
then	O
used	O
by	O
tailors	O
to	O
make	O
different	O
pieces	O
of	O
clothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloth	B-Language
is	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
shipwrights	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
vessels	O
 '	O
sails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailing	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bilge	O
pumping	O
shares	O
several	O
mechanics	O
with	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
and	O
Panel	O
de	O
Pon/Tetris	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patching	O
board	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
square	O
pieces	O
representing	O
a	O
torn	O
piece	O
of	O
sail	O
cloth	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
is	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
spool	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
stitch	O
up	O
the	O
tears	O
in	O
the	O
sail	O
cloth	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunnery	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
direction	O
puzzles	O
such	O
as	O
ChuChu	B-Application
Rocket	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
features	O
a	O
market	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodities	O
are	O
processed	O
by	O
player-run	O
shops	O
,	O
using	O
player-supplied	O
labor	O
,	O
into	O
refined	O
goods	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
,	O
ships	O
and	O
rum	O
,	O
or	O
into	O
intermediate	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
cloth	B-Language
or	O
enamel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
MMOGs	B-Application
,	O
player-run	O
shops	O
and	O
stalls	O
determine	O
what	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
at	O
what	O
price	O
,	O
with	O
player	O
employees	O
that	O
are	O
hired	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
crafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
ships	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
sunk	O
in	O
only	O
certain	O
circumstances	O
,	O
all	O
items	O
manufactured	O
by	O
players	O
in	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
either	O
decay	O
or	O
are	O
consumed	O
in	O
everyday	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Rings	O
Design	O
has	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
site	O
called	O
Game	O
Gardens	O
,	O
which	O
hosts	O
no	O
fee	O
tools	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
playing	O
Java	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
toolset	O
requires	O
knowledge	O
of	O
Java	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
toolset	O
automates	O
many	O
basic	O
game-related	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
players	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
create	O
demonstrations	O
of	O
new	O
puzzle	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
tools	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
the	O
designers	O
use	O
,	O
importing	O
a	O
Game	O
Gardens	O
puzzle	O
into	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
