September 2011 Riddle Awards

[Tepcat]

Well

Hhhmmmm

Wowsers

Got to tell you this was a very unexpected ending

Guess we did our job entirely too well






No one






Johnny Darkwalker - 17
combatlizzy - 13
Kale Grayhand - 20
Dragon Firestorm - 15
Marry The Night - 24
Tiberius Fireskull - 21
HammyTheSquirrel - 8
Jamesvsthekraken - 12
Eliza Creststeel - 22
Captain Jason - 19
Twilight the Pixie Pirate - 5
Dark_Pixie - 18
Captain Sharktooth - 12
Littlebell - 18
Pirate Guy - 13


And for the part you really want to know

Spoiler for Answers:

1. General
I am fluid like the sea, and dusty
Coming in many a form,
But always remaining the same.
Treasured by pirates,
I age quite well.

Answer: Rum

2. General
Raised, Half, or Full;
I work best not tattered
Catching some breezes.

Answer: Sails

3. POF
Be there a place of sailors tales
About mermaids and whales,
It's not so hard to see.
Though it's not quite a rope,
It's more than a 'thread,'
What could I possibly be?

Answer: "The Sailor's Yarn" forum.

4. Game
I sit second-handedly to the pride of the sea,
Large and low, I ride the tide,
I've got quite the broad sides, and quite the broadsides.

Answer: War Galleon
(Large and low is an anagram of War Gallon, maybe put it in parentheses or offer it as a hint if people have trouble with this one?)

5. Game
My hearts come in 4 and 6,
Though they be black as night.
I come to fight with the moon,
Only to retreat into the mist.
Who am I?

Answer: Jolly Roger

6. Game
She be a place devoid of life,
But yet there be sounds of people,
And the "Caws!" ring through the sky.
Roam the day, but beware the night.

Answer: Raven's Cove

7. General
Though I might be a bit rusty at first,
I am a pirates preference
And well balanced in my trade.

Answer: Cutlass

8. Movies
A riddle about me?
Oh a riddler I be...
Or would that be we.
What's up is down?
Well I told myself so,
But we'll surely drown!

Answer: Jack Sparrow
(That really does make more sense than it seems I promise.)

9. Game
I'll Torment Ya!

Answer: Isla Tormenta

10. POF
There not be much fun for a Pirate,
If he be running into the likes of me.
I prefer to stay away from the ships and sea.
Closest I'll get is leaning upon a dock 'post'.

Answer: "Land Lubbers"

11. POF
I'll bet you've spent a dubloon or two,
Lettin' em go to a lottery,
While you sit at a roulette wheel
Betting on the sports.

Answer: Casino

12. Game
I YELL IN CAPS
TO GET YOUR ATTENTION!
CAN YOU LEND ME A PINT?...
OR MAYBE 97?...
"IS THAT SMOKE I SMELL? WHERE AM I?"

Answer: Gunner

13. Game
Fire and brimstone attract the undead,
But I see not the likes of rodents around here...
Just bats and alligators.

Answer: Rat's Nest (Tortuga)

14. Game
Not much here but a swamp.
I wonder why the gators don't eat the chickens?...
Maybe they're under an enchantment.

Answer: Cuba

15. Game
I've got the best deals in town, no lie!
If you're not satisfied, you can send the hounds after us!

Answer: Truehound's Tailor Shop (Port Royal)

16. Movies
I be bound 10 years to the sea,
But I'm not who you think I do be.
I'm not of tentactly traitoristic trials;
Rather I'm a fair captain to the dead.
I shall ferry you to the light,
So I may see my love, till the sun sets to night.

Answer: Will Turner

17. Game
Darkness falls across the land,
But there's no midnight hour close at hand.
Rather it be a mist of green,
Of which a ship appears on the sea.

And from the dark of the murky depth,
Waves of a different kind emerge, adept
To fight the bravest of souls,
Who stand to block their way.

Answer: Invasions

18. Game
The midpoint of the map,
I be but a speck on the sea.
Taking a name so dark,
No-one would dare look for my treasure...
Well, none but one who is already cursed.

Answer: Devil's Anvil

19. Movies / Game
Every pirate knows my secret,
The Navy's in ignorant bliss.
The EITC's not paying attention,
But it doesn't matter...
...all the rum's gone.

Answer: Rumrunner's Isle

20. POF / Game / Movies
We sail the sea, under the sea,
Raising only at the Captain's command.
Hiding away on an Island of Storms
An 'archive' of groups since past.

Answer: Davy Jones's Crew

21. Game
Toss me, Twirl me,
Slash me, Hurl me,
Just don't trade me
For a bigger blade.

Answer: Dagger

22. Movies
Uninviting a place as I may seem,
I'm flocked to by the ruthless.
There be a court amongst my walls,
Though they be lawless people.
Should they return...
Their disruption turns to order here.

Answer: Shipwreck Cove

23. Movies
I'm a loyal servant of my master,
A master of the sea.
Sailors tremble at the idea
That I may appear below their decks.
I shall be released!

Answer: The Kraken

24. Game
There be no pigs,
Nor there be pork,
But I've gotten quite the taste
For a revolution!

Answer: Ile D'Etable De Porc

25. Game
Left to the far ends of nowhere,
I would see that you tread lightly upon me,
You might lose your head in the woods
If you're not careful.

Answer: Cutthroat Isle

26. Game
I remain motionless while retaining life,
Though I do not enjoy the likes of others.
Stray too close, and I shall spit upon you.
If only I could find some insects around here...

Answer: Fly Traps

27. Movies
The Pearl is mine, I declare it so.
Jack says otherwise.
I've saved him more than enough
To earn it though.

Answer: Captain (Hector) Barbossa

28. Game
I drift, ghost-like, along the uncharted waters,
A reminder and warning to those who approach me,
That those who 'had met one' of my brethern
Took a quick end.

Answer: Death Omen

29. Game
People insist on playing me all the time,
And they don't seem to know their limits.
At least no one busts the table...

Answer: Tortuga Hold 'Em

30. Game / Movies
I've got the key to all,
And everyone's got a bone to pick with me.
I'm not one to talk though;
They're barkin' up the wrong tree.

Answer: The dog

[Tiberius Fireskull]

Aww, our test isn't curved? I shouldn't have thought so. ><

Congratulations to all the people who submitted answers and got the award! I truly had a lot of fun with this one, kudos to those that thought all these riddles up! Harder to create a good riddle than to solve one, in my opinion haha.

Once again, congrats to everyone!

[Pirate Guy]

Bah, I thought I did better. Congrats to the few who tried this, t'was a hard one. I agree with Davy, if you ask me to think of a riddle, I can't. Ask me to solve one..... I'm better at that

[Captain Sharktooth]

That was a really hard (but at the same time, fun) contest! Thanks, Tepcat!

[Twilight the Pixie Pirate]

Those were really some difficult riddles.
At least I got right the ones I sent into you.

[Dark_Pixie]

Oh my! It all comes clear to me now. :P And I didn't expect anyone to win this one. Great challenge!

[Eliza Creststeel]

I can be happy having the 2nd best results but - the site riddles messed me up (Casino and Landlubbers)

But I would dispute 29 - You BUST in Blackjack not Poker.

[Dark_Pixie]

Originally Posted by Eliza Creststeel

But I would dispute 29 - You BUST in Blackjack not Poker.

I agree - that's what I guessed too. Congratulations for getting the most answers right!

[Marry The Night]

Darn, only six away from getting all of them right... oh well. Congrats to everyone else!

[Eliza Creststeel]

Great job Marry... smart pirate you be.