Sid Meier's Pirates! (Prima Official Game Guide) [Paperback]

Greg Kramer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2004 | Series: Prima Official Game Guide

The sea is wide, the winds are fair, the ship is yours.
·Strategies for land and sea battles
·Learn how to woo the governors' daughters
·Details on Ships, Upgrades and Promotions
·Strategies for sacking cities

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761545840
• ISBN-13: 978-0761545842
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,208,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but not really needed, March 27, 2005

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Markus Egger "www.MarkusEgger.com/blog" (Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sid Meier's Pirates! (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

There is nothing wrong with this book. It is well done, covers a lot of ground, and explains a few details and tricks that you might now know otherwise.

However, the game itself is not that complicated. I would argue that there is not much of a reason to buy a strategy guide for a game this straightforward. It is a bit of a shame, because this book isn't bad (perhaps even better than a 4-star review would suggest), but there just isn't much need for it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pirates, August 7, 2009

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Charles L. Sales "CL Sales" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sid Meier's Pirates! (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

Simple, consise and well written strategy guide for a very good computer game. Helped me immensly. I highly recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything You Need to Know!, May 26, 2011

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This review is from: Sid Meier's Pirates! (Prima Official Game Guide) (Paperback)

I'm new to this classic game and this player's guide has been extremely helpful in understanding all its aspects. I have the Nintendo Wii version of the game and it came with a very bare bones instruction booklet so I almost feel like this an essential purchase for novice players who have the console version. Trust me, this will maximize your pirating joy!