Scallywag Seas: Sink or Plunder

Hide your fleet. Fire your volleys. Sink or plunder your way across nine wild pirate realms.

  • Cartoon cannon fire
  • 32 special items
  • Play friends online
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How it plays

Hide. Fire. Plunder.

Classic hidden-fleet battles, then things get weird: icebergs, volcanoes, jungle canopies, flying ships, kraken attacks, clockwork pirates and meteor showers all change how each battle plays.

  1. Placing ships on the grid

    1 Hide your fleet

    Drag your ships onto your grid, turn them, tuck them in a corner or bunch them in the middle. The enemy cannot see a thing.

  2. 2 Fire your volleys

    Call a cell and let fly. A splash means water, a burst means timber. Follow the hits, read your sonar, and close in.

  3. The victory screen with Pepper the parrot

    3 Sink or plunder

    Sink the whole enemy fleet to win stars, doubloons, experience and loot, then sail on to the next mission.

The campaign

Sail the Nine Realms

The Celestial Compass has shattered and the Null Admiral is up to no good. Every realm has its own hazards, crews and a boss guarding a piece of the Compass. Win it back, one fragment at a time.

  1. 1

    Azure Isles

    Tropical pirate islands

    Sun-soaked islands, turquoise lagoons and a tyrant with a barnacle problem. Learn the ropes here.

    • Fleet placement
    • Hits and misses
    • Basic sonar
    Captain Barnacle

    Captain BarnacleTyrant of the Azure IslesSo arrogant he grew barnacles from standing still too long admiring himself.

    Compass Fragment of SightBoards 6x6 to 10x10

  2. 2

    Frostbound Expanse

    Frozen pirate seas

    Icebergs block the lanes and armored hulls shrug off cannonballs.

    • Icebergs
    • Armored ships
    • Defensive shields
    Admiral Frostbite

    Admiral FrostbiteWarden of the Frozen SeasHides behind icebergs and armored hulls. Has never once been warm.

    Fragment of EnduranceBoards 8x8 to 12x12

  3. 3

    Ember Seas

    Volcanic islands and burning oceans

    Lava flows into the sea and everything is on fire, including the weapons.

    • Area attacks
    • Burning damage
    • Volcanic eruptions
    General Magma

    General MagmaLord of the Ember SeasHot-headed in the most literal way possible.

    Fragment of FlameBoards 10x10 to 12x14

  4. 4

    Verdant Labyrinth

    Jungle waterways and ancient ruins

    A maze of rivers where nothing is what it seems.

    • Jungle canopy cover
    • Decoys
    • Hidden mines
    The Thorn Queen

    The Thorn QueenSovereign of the Verdant LabyrinthHer jungle is full of decoys, traps and very rude vines.

    Fragment of TruthBoards 10x12 to 14x14

  5. 5

    Skyward Dominion

    Flying pirate ships and floating islands

    Ships sail the clouds between floating islands.

    • Cloud cover
    • Lightning storms
    • Floating islands
    Baron Zephyr

    Baron ZephyrSky Pirate of the Skyward DominionFlies a galleon held up by sheer confidence and several balloons.

    Fragment of MotionBoards 12x12 to 14x16

  6. 6

    Abyssal Kingdom

    Underwater ruins and monstrous sea creatures

    The deep sea, where the targets are submerged and the monsters are huge.

    • Submerged ships
    • Depth charges
    • Kraken attacks
    Leviathan

    LeviathanMonarch of the AbyssEnormous, ancient, and extremely ticklish.

    Fragment of DepthBoards 12x14 to 16x16

  7. 7

    Neon Nexus

    Mechanical pirates and magical technology

    Clockwork pirates with radar jammers and holograms.

    • EMP attacks
    • Radar disruption
    • Holographic decoys
    Overseer X

    Overseer XMachine Mind of the Neon NexusA clockwork pirate who jams radar and computes insults at 400 per second.

    Fragment of EnergyBoards 14x14 to 18x18

  8. 8

    Astral Frontier

    Cosmic pirate seas and magical portals

    Sail between stars through portals and gravity wells.

    • Unusual grid shapes
    • Meteor showers
    • Portal gates
    The Star Warden

    The Star WardenKeeper of the Astral FrontierGuards the portals between the stars. Takes the job very seriously.

    Fragment of UnityBoards 16x16 to 20x20

  9. 9

    The Void

    Dark supernatural pirate realm

    The Null Admiral's realm, where The Oblivion awaits.

    • Every mechanic combined
    • Void rifts
    • Multi-phase final boss
    The Null Admiral

    The Null AdmiralCaptain of The OblivionThe warlord who shattered the Celestial Compass. Rules The Void and is building a weapon to sink every realm.

    The restored Celestial CompassBoards Up to 20x20

Main missions plus side quests, treasure runs and boss rematches: 81 missions in all, from tutorial lagoons to The Oblivion itself.

The arsenal

32 outrageous special items

Cannon barrages, shark torpedoes, kraken strikes, ghost cannons, sonar, fog banks, decoy ships, storm totems and one very lucky parrot. Mix offense, recon and defense into your own loadout.

Twelve ways to make the enemy regret leaving port.

  • Cannon Barrage Fire at 3 different cells at once.
  • Broadside Blast Rake 3 cells in a row or column.
  • Chain Shot Two chained cannonballs rake 2 cells.
  • Explosive Cannonball Blast a whole 2x2 area.
  • Firebomb Set a cell ablaze and watch it spread.
  • Shark Torpedo A shark swims a lane and bites the first ship.
  • Mega Cannon Double damage, straight through armor.
  • Kraken Strike Tentacles smash 5 cells in a 3x3 area.
  • Lightning Cannon A hit arcs to a neighbor, twice.
  • Ghost Cannon A spectral shot through armor and shields.
  • Whirlpool Bomb A whirlpool drags down cells for two turns.
  • Cursed Cannonball Hit a cell and curse an enemy item.

Build your captain

Be the pirate you were born to be

Human, skeleton, ghost, crab, octopus or fish. Hats, coats, boots, eyepatches, hooks and plenty of questionable facial hair.

Choosing a species in the captain creator
An octopus captain trying on hats in the wardrobe

  • Captain creator

    Six species, faces, eyes, brows, beards, mouths and colors. Hit Surprise Me for a pirate you never imagined.

  • The Shipyard

    Fit out your flagship with figureheads, cannons, lanterns, sails, flags and wakes, then paint the hull.

  • The Treasure Locker

    Stash your doubloons, admire your loot and gather the fragments of the Celestial Compass.

  • Captain's Cabin

    Decorate your cabin, pick a banner and read your logbook of battles won.

Pick a companion

  • Pepper Parrot

    A loud scarlet parrot who repeats your worst jokes.

  • Inky Baby Kraken

    Small, squishy and secretly terrifying. Rescued from the Leviathan's lair.

  • Boo Ghost Cat

    Floats through walls. Ignores you on purpose. Followed you home from The Void.

Challenge Mode

Challenge your crew

Quick battles on boards from 6x6 to 20x20, your rules, your opponent.

  • Vs the computer

    Quick battles on boards from 6x6 to 20x20, against captains from Beginner to Hard.

  • Pass and Play

    Two captains, one device, no peeking. The screen hides your fleet between turns.

  • Nearby

    Battle a friend on another iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

  • Online

    Open a private room and send the six-character code, or hit Quick Match to find a captain who picked the same rules.

Send a room code, start a fight

Open a private room online and the game hands you a six-character code and a link. Send it any way you like. Your friend taps the link and lands right in your room, or types the code into Challenge Mode, Online.

Links look like scallywagseas.com/join/K7QX2M

Two pirate ships signal each other across the water

Pick your rules

  • Classic

    One shot per turn, no special items. Pure nerve and good guessing.

  • Pirate Tactics

    Bring up to 2 offensive items and 1 defensive item, with limited charges and cooldowns.

  • Salvo Mayhem

    One shot per surviving ship every turn. Lose ships, lose firepower.

Captain's guide

Aim like a legend

Firing at random wins about one battle in a hundred. Hunting with a heatmap wins more than half. Our guide walks through ten search strategies, from the blindfolded cannoneer to Monte Carlo fortune telling, and which computer captain uses which.

Read the strategy guide

A pirate captain studying a glowing heatmap of the sea

All hands on deck

Climb aboard early

Questions

Ask the quartermaster

When can I play?

Scallywag Seas is in beta on TestFlight for iPhone and iPad. Ask to join the beta and we will send you an invite. The Android version is coming soon: join the launch list and we will tell you the day it lands.

How do I play a friend online?

In Challenge Mode choose Online, then Create Room and share the six-character room code, or the link the game makes. Your friend taps the link, or types the code into the Room code box and taps Join. Quick Match finds you another captain who picked the same rules, and if nobody is free after about half a minute, a computer captain steps in so you can still play.

Is it kid friendly?

Aye. It is cartoon cannon fire with no blood, no ads and no account. Colorblind markers, VoiceOver support, reduced motion and an adjustable animation speed are all built in.

Do I need to be online?

Only for online matches. The campaign, battles against the computer, Pass and Play and Nearby all work without an internet connection.

Any tips for a new captain?

Plenty. Read our guide to hunting hidden fleets: it covers ten search strategies, from blind luck to the probability heatmap the Hard captains use.

I found a bug. Who do I tell?

Beta testers can send a screenshot straight from TestFlight. Everyone else can email support@jdmdesign.com.