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
September 2011 Riddle Awards
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