Pirate Party

We had a really great pirate party with friends and family! We started off the evening in our fun pirate costumes eating lots of yummy finger food brought by all our guests, yummy rum punch for a drink and Andrew and I made delicious spicy hot wings. The costumes were awesome and soo much fun!

Invitation

So ye think ye are a Mighty Pirate?

1.       On Skull Island the all knowing Voodoo Priestess awaits ye in her hovel, approach her if ye dare t’ win her at DEATH. Savvy?

(I was the voodoo priestess and we played with "tarot" cards to play slap jack where the jack was a death tarot card) 

2.       T’ avoid scurvy and findin’ yer way t’ Davey Jones Locker go t’, instead his SHIP t’ find a known remedy fer the nasty disease. Once you’ve acquired it, use a bit o’ yer booty t’ purchase it, then place it in yer treasure chest fer safe keepin’.

(they had to buy an orange or other vitamin C filled fruit at the store) 

3.     A captain cannot set sail without a FULL CREW, t’ complete yer group o’ pillaging pirates recruit three members. T’ prove tha’ they wish t’ sail with ye get some photographs o’ all crew members plus these three in some pirate attire:

A Gunner: One who is experienced in the art of artillery.

A Powder Monkey: A strapping young man no older than ten.

A Cook: A lassie who can provide yer crew with proper rations.

4.      GROG be the choice of drink fer pirates, it’s been said t’ contain the following ingredients: kerosene, propylene glycol, artificial sweeteners, sulphuric acid, rum, acetone, green dye no. 2, scumm, axle grease, battery acid, and pepperoni. Unfortunately, the Scumm Bar be outta Grog so they be servin’ Near-Grog which be almost as tasty, if ye wish t’ be a mighty pirate ye must have a few swigs of the near-fine drink at the Scumm Bar on the island of Tortuga.

(I made a drink with green lime jello, lots of lemon juice and kool aid then added dry ice to make it glurp and bubble.) 

5.      In order t’ become a mighty pirate ye must first defeat the infamous, Captain Rottingham. Choose a lad or lassie t’ exchange blows with the SWORDMASTER, but he won’t be easy t’ beat, fer he uses insults t’ win the battle, so in order t’ defeat the buccaneer ye must match him in wits. If ye are t’ succeed in beating him five times ye may continue yer quest but if ye are t’ fail even once ye must walk the plank, wait yer turn and try again.

(The insults and responses were from Monkey Island 3)

6.     We be hearin’ that Booty Island be the place t’ plunder and pillage some TREASURE. But beware of the late Mr. Haggis McMutton who guards the treasure ye seek.

(Andrew hid buried treasures out in the field, then we had them make paces south, southeast, north east etc. to find their treasures. It was not easy but made it really fun and challenging!)

7.       A bottle has been sighted off the shore o’ Blood Island and it appears t’ have a MESSAGE in it. What say ye, shall we take a look mateys?

(We hung a basket over the side of a bridge down the road that had the bottles. The bottles had a rolled up paper with a secret message "Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates' life for me" written in lemon juice so that when held over the lighter found in their treasures the message would be revealed. 

8.     After all yer adventures ye may just be a mighty pirate after all, meet back at Tortuga for the rest of the party to “Drink up me hearties YO HO!” 

It was a lot of fun and a lot of work but totally worth it!