Pirate Master

***Pirate Master*** is the inaugral season of the *Pirate Master* mini series.

Matthew won the season with 770 doubloons over Devin and Reggie.

## Development

The game took place over the course of one night on July 28, 2018. Rob hosted the season.

### Story

The crew for the season will board the *Picton Castle* and head to Dominica, the location of the original Pirate Master to reclaim the treasure of Abraham Blauvelt a Dutch privateer last known to have been recruited to the Sack of Campeche in 1663.

## Format

### Expeditions

Each cycle, the contestants are divided into two crews, Black and Red. For the first expedition only, crews are randomly assigned and will nominate one to be their Captain in the event their Crew wins the Expedition.

Should the Crew with the Captain from the previous round win the Expedition, they retain their position, and has the option to replace their Officers from their current crew. Should the captainless Crew win, they will elect a new Captain who will draft in their Officers. In the event of an odd-umbered round if the Captain's Crew has more members, they will give the opposing crew members +1 majority.

When there are eight players remaining in the game, only a Captain position is selected, and any current Officers are demoted. The Black Crew (including the Captain) and Red Crew continue the expedition as before, with the winning team retaining or selecting a captain.

### Pirates' Court

At the end of each cycle, there is a Pirates' Court. Prior to this Court's proceedings, the Captain distributes letters, two of which contain a black ink blot (called a "black spot"). The two contestants marked with a "black spot" are the ones nominated to be voted off and cannot take part in the voting process that follows; the Captain and his officers are not allowed to vote either. The remaining crew members then cast their votes.

The contestant with the most votes is then "cut adrift" (i.e., eliminated). In case of a tie, the captain decides which of the tied players they will cast adrift. However, if a majority of crew band together and vote for a mutiny against the Captain, then the officers will have a chance to vote; if one officer agrees to the mutiny, the Captain is cut adrift in favor of those marked with the black spot. If both Officers disagree with the mutiny, the mutiny fails, and the Captain can then choose any player (including those that did not have the Black Spot but that voted for mutiny) to be set adrift.

If the vote ties with any player with a black spot and a mutiny, the Captain can opt to choose any player (including those that did not have the Black Spot but that voted for mutiny) to be set adrift.

When there are eight players remaining, only a unanimous vote for mutiny will result in the Captain being set adrift immediately.

### Bounty

When a crew wins an Expedition they will earn a cut of the winnings. The Captain will earn 100 doubloons, their Officers will earn 50 doubloons and the remaining members of the crew will earn 10 doubloons. When eight players remain the doubloon values still remain.

### End Game

When three contestants remain, the previously cut adrift players' share of the bounty is announced. The player with the highest amount of bounty is declared **Pirate Master**.

## Twists/Changes

* **Two Black Spots**: Only two players will be selected for the Black Spot each round.
* **Royal Pardon Retired**: The Royal Pardon, introduced in the fourth episode of the original CBS version will not appear.
* **Ghost Crew and Final Expedition Removed**: When a player is cut adrift they will hold no vote nor compete in a final expedition with the final two.
* **Doubloons**: When a player is cut adrift they will gift their accrued doubloons to the remaining players in the game. A players' doubloons in the final three will determine the winner.
* **Revised Mutiny Rules**: At the Pirates' Court, a majority of the crew can vote to mutiny against the Captaincy and only one Officer must agree to the mutiny for the Captain to be cut adrift. In the event of a succesful mutiny, both Officers will serve as a Captain for the Black and Red crew respectively.
* **Walk the Plank**: If a player fails to vote, they will Walk the Plank (be removed) from the competition. The planned Pirates' Court will remain unchanged.

## Game History

### Crew Assignments

Each cell contains the amount of doubloons the players have in that round.