Playmobil Pirates Walkthrough [Guide]

With Playmobil Pirates by Gameloft, players will be able to live the life of a pirate as they embark on a mission to build their crew and dominate the vast seas. Players will get to live a life of adventure as they aim to expand and become the best within the seven seas. There are a bunch of adventures and expeditions to do, and players must be able to recruit fellow pirates in order to vanquish enemies and bring glory to their respective Jolly Rogers.

Gameplay
Playmobil Pirates is a building and combat simulation game where players must recruit and maintain their crew while trying to expand on their land. Along the way, they must push back attackers and embark on expeditions in search for gold, treasures, and other resources so that they could further improve on their pirate empire. Only the best pirates can build the greatest camp, and Playmobil Pirates provides the best opportunity for players to be able to live as a swashbuckling captain of their own camp and ship.

Currency
There are three types of currencies at play within Playmobil Pirates, and each has their own uses and ways of acquisition. The first type of currency, doubloons, is the primary currencies within the game. This can be earned by completing quests and expeditions, as well as when clearing debris from the camp such as crystals, coconuts, insects, and many more. These can also be earned by collecting from huts and leveling up. Doubloons are used when recruiting crews and purchasing different types of buildings.

Gems, on the other hand, are the premium currencies of the game. These can be used to instantly complete tasks as well as purchase special crew and buildings as well as upgrade them. Gems can also be used to purchase additional doubloons if ever you are running short on the later. Gems are hard to procure in game, and are often purchased using real life currency. When making in-app purchases, the more real money you spend, the more gems and the better deal you will get. However, purchasing gems are not required, so make sure that you purchase these resources wisely.

The last type of currency is skulls. These are used when purchasing swabbie type crews as well as purchasing décor items in order to increase payouts. Skulls may be earned by helping out your neighbors through the social function and they can also be acquired as gifts from friends.

Leveling Up
Playmobil Pirates, like most games of its kind, provides a leveling up system where completing tasks will earn you experience points. Once enough XP has been earned, players will level up, earning them doubloons as well as opening up new items, features, and locations within the game. The more often you play and the more actions you perform, the faster you will be able to level up.

Recruiting Crew Members
Having a good sized number of crew working for you is necessary in order to complete quests within the pirate camp. Players can visit the tavern where you will be able to select and hire different crew members using any of the three types of currency available. Crew members have different job functions, namely sailor, swabbie, builder, fighter, and worker. Take note that crew members hired using gems are able to complete work up to ten percent faster as compared to crew purchased by any other means.

It is also important to note that pirates need a pirate hut to live in before they would start working for you. Thus, make sure that you are able to purchase a pirate hut, or that there is an available hut for the pirates being purchased, before you hire them.

Constructing Buildings
There are many different types of buildings and other structures that can be purchased within Playmobil Pirates. The most widely used type of building is the pirate hut. These would need to be constructed before a pirate would be able to function complete. It should also be taken note of that regular pirate huts can only house one pirate, while some would be able to accommodate two or more. Having pirate huts around your camp can also be advantageous to players as they can regularly collect doubloons from them.

Boost buildings are another type of building that you can construct. These are buildings that can create boosts for your workers so that they may be able to perform and complete tasks faster. Each type of crew utilizes a different type of boost, so make sure to include building boost buildings for each crew type in your list of things to do. Boost buildings, by default, can create bronze boosts, but you can upgrade them using gems or doubloons in order to create silver or gold boosts.

Bronze boosts make your crew work twenty-five percent faster. Silver boosts increase work rate by fifty percent. Lastly, gold boosts would help your crew work sixty-five percent faster. Thus, it is important to have a healthy supply of boosts if you do not want to wait for a long time for tasks to be completed.

Décor items can also be built around the camp. While you cannot collect doubloons from décor items directly, players will be able to get higher payouts from those within close vicinity of the said structures, making them a very integral addition within the camp.

When building huts and buildings, it is important to have to proper number of available crew as well as the required number of resources. It will also take some time to complete construction, but you can speed this up by using boosts or by spending gems for instant completion.

Expanding Your Land
If available space is becoming minimal, then players may choose to expand their land. However, this may cost a lot of money, so make sure to do this wisely. In order to build on the available space, players must clear debris such as rocks, trees, and bushes. Doing so would also earn you a lot of additional doubloons and XP. This is a fast and easy way to earn additional resources, so make sure to perform these actions as often as you can.

Enemy Attacks
From time to time, enemies will be attacking your camp. Thus, it is important to have a formidable fortress as well as fighter crew that will drive back the invaders. Your fortress must be built just like any buildings, and they can also be upgraded in order to become more difficult to destroy. Your boat must also be upgraded so that it would be able to resist damage much more effectively.

There is a countdown timer as to when enemies would attack. Players should take note of this so that they would be able to make the necessary preparations. Once the attack is over, repair your fortress, camp, or ship if they have been damaged. It is very important to repair your ship immediately as you will not be able to go to expeditions if it still requires repairs.

Expeditions
Players can also go on expeditions where you can go to different areas. The number of locations available to you would depend on your current level, and you are fairly assured that the farther you go out, the more difficult the enemies would be. Expeditions revolve around tapping at enemies that appear from the waters. From time to time, treasures would also appear in the water, and you must tap on them before they disappear from sight. To help you with expeditions, speed boosts are available that would destroy all monsters on the screen. However, additional speed boosts must be acquired and purchased using gems.

Quests
Quests are missions that you must perform in order to build your camp as well as advance the storyline within the game. Completing quests will earn you many rewards such as XP, doubloons, additional crew members, as well as treasures. The Quest list will show you all available quests while some pirates are also able to provide you with optional quests to complete.

Achievements
Achievements are special objectives that can be met within the game. Once an achievement has been reached, players will be rewarded with special items. The list of achievements can be found on the Treasures tab. This will also show your current progress in reaching the several achievements included within.

Treasures
Going to expeditions will provide players the chance to collect treasures. These are like collections within the game, and the list of items that can be collected are shown in the Treasures tab. Treasures serve as trophies, and can be used to unlock certain quests are achievements.

Social Function
Playmobil Pirates has a social function where you can visit and help out friends in their camps. Players can visit other people’s camps and help them out for a maximum of five times per day per friend. Doing so will earn you skulls, which serve as a type of currency within the game.

Players can also gift each other different items such as doubloons or boosts. In return, they would be able to send gifts your way as well.

In addition, the social function will also allow players to invite their friends to play Playmobil Pirates by logging into their Facebook or Gameloft accounts. The more friends you have, the bigger your chances are of earning skulls as well as free gifts.

Daily Bonus
The game’s Daily Bonus takes the form of Treasure Island, and you are eligible for a free gift every twenty-four hours. You can get the bronze prize for free each and every time, but you can spend either skulls or gems to try your luck again or try to go for the silver or gold prize.

It should be taken note of that the Daily Bonus is where you would be getting your first ship. This is the only place where you would be able to get a ship for free, as other ships must be bought using gems.

The Drinking Pirate
Another mini-game within Playmobil Pirates is a feature called “Find the Drinking Pirate”. This involves trying to find a pirate in a red coat and a green hat. Once found, you must tap on him multiple times in order to earn large amounts of doubloons. You can think of it as a pirate’s version of “Where’s Waldo” and it is an easy and free way to earn doubloons fast.

Tips and Tricks
When playing Playmobil Pirates, it is very important to have a healthy amount of crew available to perform tasks. You would have to concentrate first on getting builders and workers in order to create buildings and clear away debris for you, as the other types of pirates would only be required once you need to defend against enemy attacks as well as when you decide to go on expeditions.

Also, remember to build and upgrade buildings as well as your fortress as soon as you can. Doing so ensures that you will have a good amount of resources and you can also make sure that you are properly protected against enemy attackers.

Make it a point to collect doubloons and XP by regularly performing tasks such as clearing coconuts from trees, removing insects, and clearing crystals. These are very easy ways to earn resources, so do not miss out on the chance to perform these actions whenever they present themselves.

Also, do expeditions as frequently as you can. These can help you level up faster and you would also increase the chances of acquiring and collecting treasures that much faster.

Lastly, take note of your resources and concentrate on completing quests above all else. Save your doubloons, gems, and doubloons for when you need them the most, and don’t forget to collect from your huts and boost buildings while you’re at it.

Playmobil Pirates is a free simulation game that was both published and developed by Gameloft. It is available on both Facebook, as well as for Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad. Playmobil Pirates was released on December 13, 2012.