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Mystery on Bluebeard's Pirate Ship: Kids' Mystery Party Game
- Type Download
- SKU PIRATKID
- Age Range 7 to 10
- Minimum # of Players 7 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 10 Suspects
- Difficulty Rating Easy Breezy, 2/10
- Roles Co-Ed or All-Male
- Interactive Extras Riddle Chain Scavenger Hunt, Announcements, Certificate, and Graphics for Finale Hunt
- Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting Aboard Captain Bootstrap Bluebeard’s mysterious pirate ship in the year 1623, where a crew of young pirates embarks on a swashbuckling scavenger hunt to solve the mystery.
- Game Format Competition | Mysteries, Jokes, Scavenger Hunts | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Feisty Pirate Mayhem * Clean Mystery for Kids
- Publication Date 2018. Last Revised: 2018
A swashbuckling pirate-themed non-murder mystery party game for kids. This adventurous high-seas challenge is packed with colorful buccaneers, mysterious riddles, hidden clues, seven pirate mysteries, scavenger hunts, legendary treasure, and a competition to inherit Captain Bootstrap Bluebeard’s magnificent ship.
Kids’ Pirate Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Late one foggy night on the open sea, the helmsman of the ominous pirate ship known as The Black Cloud accidentally steered the vessel into a massive rock. Jolly Flintlocker, the ship’s talented carpenter, examined the damage and estimated that repairing the ship would take at least eight long months.
Soon after the disaster, Cap’n Swashbuckler received exciting news about Captain Bootstrap Bluebeard of the S.S. Treasure Hunter. Bluebeard had grown tired of life on the open sea and planned to abandon his pirate ways to live among the dreaded landlubbers. Before retiring, the legendary captain announced a challenge for the most experienced pirate crews sailing the seas.
Captain Bluebeard has created seven pirate mysteries aboard his vessel. The first crew clever enough to solve them all will earn ownership of the S.S. Treasure Hunter and the legendary treasures hidden within. The crew of The Black Cloud must investigate the clues, complete scavenger hunts, solve Bluebeard’s riddles, and prove they are worthy of claiming the ultimate pirate prize. This is where your story begins.
Pirate Mystery Character Options:
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Main Game: 10 unique pirate characters
- Includes 7 required and 3 optional roles.
- All character roles may be played by any gender.
- There are no separately sold expansion packs.
All 10 available roles are unique characters. This game does not use shared characters, duplicate roles, or expandable teams.
This is the instant download version of the game. Simply download, print, and prepare everything you need to play, with no shipping fees or delivery wait.
PDF files included:
- Host Instructions
- Printable Game Materials
- Solution
- Optional Extras, such as the free invitation
For the boxed kit, also called the Party Pack, use the link provided on the product page.
Printing Tips
For the best results, open and print the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.com. Other PDF viewers may alter fonts, spacing, colors, page sizing, or interactive features.
- Download the PDF files to your computer and note where you save them before opening or printing.
- Select Actual Size or 100% Scale unless the instructions specify otherwise.
- Do not select Fit to Page, as this may resize cards, labels, or other game materials.
- Confirm that the paper size is set to US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches.
- Print one test page before printing the complete game.
- Use standard printer paper for any worksheets or investigation sheets.
- Use heavier paper for invitations, clue cards, and other materials that will be handled during the game.
- Print in color when possible for the intended appearance.
- Do not select double-sided printing.
- Allow ink to dry completely before cutting, folding, or assembling the materials.
Printer settings and results may vary by printer.
I adapted the library program for a group of 26 tweens (kids aged 9-12). They needed some extra support, such as sharing the clues after each round, but I'm happy to say many were able to solve the puzzles! I also had teen volunteers act out the pirate parts, and they loved it. All around it was a great program and we all had a good time.
They had a blast.
I created my own invitations by scrolling a piece of parchment in a bottle with some sand. I closed it with a cork and tied some jute around the neck. The boys loved it!
We played all side activities and it took about 3 hours, stopping for pirate pizza.
All in all - we'd do it over and the boys are asking for the next. Instructions easy to follow - you'll have to cut out some stuff and prepare a scavenger hunt, but it was pretty easy.