Talk and Build Like a Pirate With the LEGO Pirate Roller Coaster
LEGO my pirate treasure! This year, spend Talk Like a Pirate Day assembling your new LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Roller Coaster set!
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Tag: Pirates
‘Pirate 21’: Blackbeard Meets Blackjack
Fancy yourself a round of blackjack? Well, if you’re playing with pirates, things are bound to get a little crazy. Keep an eye on your doubloons—let’s play ‘Pirate 21.’
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Florida Renaissance Festival: Pirate Wieners and More!
Florida Ren Fest is the place to go if you want a taste of the renaissance but with fried Oreos.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Jackal Archipelago’
If you like pirates, gold, booty, plunder, or chasing a missionary with a bear, you need to check out Jackal Archipelago on Kickstarter now. Yarrrrr!
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‘Treasure Island’ Prequel ‘Black Sails’ Returns for Its Final Season
The Starz prequel to ‘Treasure Island’ begins its fourth and final season.
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Songwriting With Kids: Holiday Parodies
Be creative with your kids and write a holiday song parody based on a fandom character. Here’s a step by step guide to songwriting that will bring some laughter to your family this season.
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales in ‘Rum & Bones’
All bets are off as undead pirates do battle with each other on the high seas in ‘Rum & Bones’ from Cool Mini or Not.
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10 Ways to Make Talk Like a Pirate Day Fun…and Educational!
September 19th is a favorite day for the buccaneers out there: International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Kids love pirates, and with good reason. They get to dress up, speak differently, and attack enemies… but did you know you can take an educational spin on Talk Like a Pirate Day?
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Talk Like a Pirate: Family History Time
Talk Like a Pirate Day is merely a starter for the Language of My Foremothers. Talking the talk is fun, but knowing your heritage is even better.
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Playmobil Playroom: Pirate Raiders’ Ship
This month in the Playmobil Playroom, we’re celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day by tearing into a behemoth of a set: the Pirate Raiders’ Ship (6678).
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Apple, Hello Kitty, and Me
What do a computer company, a Japanese cat, and a GeekMom have in common? They’re all turning forty this year! Find out what other geeky things and people share Rebecca Angel’s birthday year of 1976.
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Looking For New Young Books?
Looking for some new books for your younger kids? Like dinosaurs, pirates, or robots? Then check out these three new titles!
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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Dead Man’s Draw’
In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at a crowdfunded project in its final form. ‘Dead Man’s Draw’ is a fantastic press-your-luck card game with a pirate theme. The journey from idea to reality took a long time and had a few missteps. Was it worth the wait?
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Daily #DadJoke for August 12, 2015
I was going to watch the recent Johnny Depp/’Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie with my daughter, age 5…
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'Dead Men Tell No Tales': Loot, Fire, & Undead Pirates
Skelit’s Revenge, the most feared ship on the high seas, has finally been defeated. Now you need to loot the treasure before the ship burns down and all is lost to Davy Jones’ locker. The problem is, Captain Fromm and his skeleton crew are still wandering the ship, guarding the booty. It’s time to play ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales.’
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Pirates and Sharks in the 'Pathfinder Adventure Card Game'
I’ve been playing the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game’ since September 2013, and it’s still at the top of my list. Here’s a closer look at ‘Skull & Shackles,’ the second set.
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TableTop Sets Sail With ‘Libertalia’
Today’s episode of ‘TableTop’ is all about pirates, as Wil Wheaton, Seth Green, Clare Grant, and Karen Gillan play ‘Libertalia.’
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Daily #DadJoke for February 28, 2015
Is a pirate’s favorite letter “R” (Arrrr….) or “I” (as in aye-aye?)
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Geek-twisting Holiday Songs
Oh, who wants the same old boring lyrics to our holiday favorite tunes? Add a geeky twist!
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Pirate Day Book Review: Scott Chantler’s Pirates of the Silver Coast
This all-ages graphic novel features a feisty, adventurous girl seeking her lost brother in a fantasy medieval setting.
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GeekMom: Comic Book Corner–TMNT, Harley Quinn, Teen Titans, The X-Files, and Pirates!
This week on Comic Book Corner we have Harley Quinn, Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The X-Files, and Anne Bonnie.
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Advent of Christmas Past: Our Pirate Christmas Island Adventure
Come join us as the Christmas and Pirate Playmobil Advent Calendars are opened and hi-jinks follow…
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Review: Walk the Plank!
If you’re familiar with Get Bit! from Mayday Games, you know it’s about a bunch of pirates swimming in the water, trying to get away from a shark. Well, think of Walk the Plank! as sort of a prequel—it’s the reason all those pirates are in the water in the first place. Shove, drag, and chase the other pirates into the water, and try to be the last one on the ship.
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Kickstarter Alert: Dead Man’s Draw
Dead Man’s Draw is short on time, so I’ll make this quick. The app is free this weekend, and the Kickstarter for the print version ends soon.
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Pirate Booty
Yarr… Did ye determine how much the found pirate booty was fetchin’, and how much each buccaneer hauled home?
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Pirates: Myths vs. Facts
Hollywood and pirate novels would have you believe that pirates were swashbucklers living a life of pleasure on the seas, fighting only when they had to. They make it easy to see past the fact that they were stealing gold and other valuables by making the people they were stealing it from seem worse than them. Well, I enjoy Talk Like a Pirate Day as much as most other geeks, but I think it’s important to add a dose of reality. So I’m here to dispel some of the more popular myths about pirates, and to confirm a few as well.
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Game Like a Pirate
Since it’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought it’d be a good time to pull out a few pirate-themed games for the occasion!
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Talk Like a Pirate Day: When Pirates Get Sad
Even pirates get sad. Here’s a little story read aloud about what to do if this happens to your little pirate in the house.
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Pirate Booty
Can ye determine how much the found pirate booty was fetchin’, and how much each buccaneer hauled home?
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Dread Curse Is Dastardly Fun
Yarr! Dread Curse be a game for dastardly pirates. Get loot, steal from those scurvy dogs and stab ’em in the back, but if ye get caught with the Black Spot, ye be doomed.
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