The Shattered Key

A real-time pirate hunt on an endless sea

The Shattered Key

A drowned captain's vault key was broken into 450 unique segments. Every round the sea scatters a fresh copy of each, further out. The first crew to own them all turns the lock.

Round 1 is under way: 0 of 450 copies found.

How the hunt works

  • Rounds. A copy of every segment is scattered across the sea. When nine in ten are found, or the round runs out, the sea widens and a new frontier port opens.
  • Owned for good. A segment you bank at your hideout is your crew's forever. A copy you already own is kept as a duplicate, so no rival gets it this round.
  • Anything aboard can be lost. Carrying slows you, marks you after twenty seconds, and spills into the sea if you sink.
  • Bounty only rises. Sink captains and Navy ships and the Navy hunts you harder. Every captain has a wanted poster.
  • Your ship. Six classes, eight fittings, your own colours. Build to hunt, to haul or to escape.

Most Wanted

1RohanStrawHats · Sloop0

The Seekers

1StrawHats0 / 450

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