Pirate Joke Contest WInners

Ahoy! Today marked the end of my Talk Like a Pirate Day Pirate Joke contest.  I received A LOT of amazing entries.  Actually, I think I may have received more entries than any other contest I have had.  However, I had to choose only a few winners.  Many people sent in the same jokes, so the first and second prize winners were chosen from original entries.  Then the third prize winners were chosen randomly from the rest of...

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Skull Island Scavenger Hunt Review

Ahoy! Yesterday was the 12 days of Autumn Skull Island Scavenger Hunt.  It got off to a slightly rough start with a 10 minute delay, but I hope the people who stuck around had fun anyway!  Here is a list of the winners: First Place Noble Nathan He chose the Transport Golem mount and also received 3 packs. Below is a picture that he sent me of him on his new mount. Second Place Bloody Wesley Xavier He chose the Mini-Minotaur...

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12 Days of Autumn Puzzle Hunt

Ahoy! Day #9 of the 12 Days of Autumn brings another contest!  Today I have hidden 12 pieces of a puzzle around the blog.  All you have to do is find them all and assemble the puzzle.  Then you will be entered into a drawing to win one of three Li'l Labor Golem pets! Find all 12 pieces of the puzzle. They could be hidden anywhere on the site. However, none will be hidden on posts before the beginning of 2013. Assemble the puzzle....

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Skull Island Scavenger Hunt

Ahoy! Today is day #8 of the 12 Days of Autumn celebration. It is also the day of the celebration I have been looking forward to the most.....The Skull Island Scavenger Hunt! All around the world of Skull Island, there will be 8 pirates hidden in specific locations. When you find a pirate, they will give you a clue to the next location.  The first clue, which will lead to the first location in the scavenger hunt, will be announced at the...

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12 Days of Autumn Art Contest

Ahoy! Today is the 7th Day of Autumn!  And to celebrate, let's have an art contest!  Everyone has a favorite thing about Pirate101, so show me yours! I would like you to use some form of art drawing, painting, sculpture, diorama, etc.) to create your favorite thing about Pirate101.  This could be anything: ships, a companion, housing.....Be creative!  Sorry, no graphics are allowed in this contest.  Here is how to enter: Create...

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Trivia Contest

G'Mornin' Mateys! Today brings us to the halfway point of the 12 Days of Autumn Celebration!  It's going by fast!  I hope everyone has been having a good time with it.  I have been having fun at all the events and reading all of the amazing contest entries so far! Anyway,  today I will be having a trivia contest.  Below you will find 12 Pirate101 trivia questions.  All you have to do is answer all 12 correctly and...

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Pirate Ship Parade

Ahoy! For day #5 of the 12 Days of Autumn celebration, let's get together and show off all our awesome pirate ships! We will be sailing through the skyways of Skull Island as a group.  Throughout the event I will be awarding prizes for correctly answered trivia questions.  One person will also will a prize for having the best pirate flag!  Even if you don't have a ship yet, you can hitch a ride with me or a friend! Everyone is welcome...

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Caption This Photo Contest

Ahoy! We have made it to Day #4 of 12 Days of Autumn!  I hope everyone is enjoying all of the events and contests so far!  Today I have another contest for you guys.  This type of contest is my favorite type to judge!  What is it you ask? It's a Photo Caption contest! At the bottom of this page, there is a Pirate101 picture.  All you have to do is think of a caption for it and send it to secretsofthespiral@hotmail.com....

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Strike Gold Event

Ahoy! Welcome to Day #3 of the 12 Days of Autumn celebration!  Today I have another event scheduled. All pirates love and need gold, so why not come out and strike it rich? I will be farming Friar Sand this evening, and I hope to get max gold.  Will you be there to help me?  More people means more treasure from each battle. And remember, in addition to gold, we have a chance at getting pets and some great gear as well!  I...

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12 Days of Autumn Graphics Contest

Welcome to day #2 of the 12 Days of Autumn Celebration!  Today you will have a chance at winning a $10 Pirate101 gift card.  All you have to do is create a "12 Days of Autumn" banner for this page.  Are you interested? Here is how to enter: Create a banner using graphics. The banner must be 600px wide and say 12 Days of Autumn somewhere on it. Make sure to keep all graphics and words on the banner family friendly. Once you create...

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One-Eyed Shindig

Ahoy! Today is the day I have been planning for months.....Day #1 of the 12 Days of Autumn celebration!  Help kick it off tonight by joining me for The One'Eye Shindig!  Put on your eye patch (if you have one) and come to a huge party in Skull Island.  Everyone is invited, so be sure to tell your friends!  Not only will there be lots of people to mingle with (hopefully) but there will be PvP, trivia, and even a fashion...

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The 12 Day Giveaway

Today marks the first day of the 12 Days of Autumn Celebration!  Everyday for the next 12 days I will be giving away one code for 5 Tribal Crew packs!  Each day, I will choose one random winner and email them the code. If you would like to enter, here is what you need to do: Email me your pirate's name at secretsofthespiral@hotmail.com. Enter 12 Day Giveaway in the subject line. That's it! There is no need to email me more than once....

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Exclusive VisionTek Pirate101 Ship!

Ahoy! Kingsisle announced yesterday that they have partnered up with VisionTek and you can now get an exclusive Pirate101 pirate ship by purchasing one of their VisionTek Radeon graphics cards (HD 7750, HD 6670, HD 6570, HD 6450).  This offer is good until December 31, 2013 or until their codes run out. Here is what you get when you redeem the code: The VisionTek Origin Galleon, which can be redeemed at tiers 1-6 (Tier 6 is level 65) Red...

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Talk Like a Pirate Day 2013

Ahoy! As ye may have heard, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! And of course Pirate101 is celebrating in several ways.  Click here to see the full details! Redeem the code "Talk2013" to get a free P101 item Learn to talk like a pirate with Boochbeard Check out the fan site contests (The Secrets of the Spiral one is here) And last, but not least: Be sure to log on and check out the awesome sales in the Crown Shop! Have a great talk Like...

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Talk Like a Pirate Joke Contest

Ahoy me hearties! September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day, and to celebrate the awesome Pirate101 team has given me some codes to pass along to you guys! And what better way to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day than with some piratey laughs?  So that's what I would like you to do....make me laugh.  Send in your best, most original, kid friendly pirate joke and the best one will win!  Here are the prizes: First Prize (1 winner) Cutthroat...

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Sink101 Part 2

Ahoy! Do you think that the community is awesome  Come join me and Sheldon from Adventures of the Spiral for Part 2 of Sink101 and help us celebrate the community's awesomeness!  Our goal is to sink at least 101 ships, but we may end up defeating more than that. We should be getting tons of NXP, gold and awesome drops!  So come on out and help make Sink101 part 2 twice as awesome as the other one!  Hope to see you there! Date:...

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Volunteers Wanted

Ahoy! As some of you may have  heard, I have released the schedule of events for the 12 Days of Autumn Celebration.  If you would like to see it, you can view it here.  Anyway, I am looking for some volunteers to help with the Skull Island Scavenger Hunt.  I am hoping this event will be a lot of fun and unique, but I need some help to make it that way.  If you are interested, please read the requirements/guidelines below very carefully and then you can complete the form.  I will be contacting the volunteers a few...

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A Family Affair

Ahoy Mateys! My daughter is finally able to start questing again, which means the Autumn and Chloe posts will be starting up again! :)  But before I post about that I would like to introduce you to 2 new characters.  That's right....I said 2!  Only one of them is mine though.  The other belongs to my son. So now both of my kids are pirates! Yay! :D This is Bloody Aedan Walker and Bloody Autumn Walker.  He chose the names,...

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12 Days of Autumn Schedule of Events

Ahoy! The Secrets of the Spiral 12 Days of Autumn celebration is coming up soon.  I have several autsome events planned for all of you (even some with prizes)!  Below you can see the details of each event.  I am hoping that by posting this early, people will be able to plan which events they want to make it to.  More information will be posted about each event on the morning it is scheduled for. One-Eyed Shindig Date:...

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September 2013 Pirate101 Newsletter

Ahoy! Yesterday Pirate101 released their September 2013 newsletter.  Lots happened during the month of August, with four weeks of the Arrrgust celebrations and the release of henchmen!  The newsletter hints at more to come later in the year.  I wonder what surprises they have in store for us! Also in the newsletter, you can see the newest Rogue's Gallery featuring Sarah Steele.  And definitely make sure to check out the Vadima's...

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Announcing The 12 Days of Autumn!

Ahoy! I know I have mentioned quite a few times that I am planning a huge surprise for the end of September.  Well guess what! I am finally going to announce it! Ready? Starting on September 22nd (the first day of autumn) and ending on October 3rd Secrets of the Spiral will be having not one, not two, but TWELVE straight days of Pirate101 events. contests and most of all....FUN & AUTSOMENESS! You may be wondering why I am announcing...

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