Basics
The object of this game is to use honest sailors, questionable landlubbers and lying, cheating, drunken, whoremongering, cussing pirates to get booty to support your hero.
- 100% of all transactions are on a public ledger
- All transactions are in Loonies and not in Dollars
- Loonies are game tokens with a variable value
- Every player can create their own bank
- Every player can create any set of rules to sell shares
- Gambling is legal when using Loonies as they are game tokens
- Once you transfer loonies they are gone, no refunds for any reason
- You assume every player will lie and cheat
- Desperate players turn to honesty to make deals
In The Real World
- Teams are modeled after the NFL, PGA, Olympics and other sports that are a nonprofit that works with for profit businesses to manage broadcast, vendors and sponsors
- DOLPHIN RODEO INC. owns the Pirate Dive Bar and donates use to nonprofits. Similar to owning a baseball stadium and letting teams play there. Nonprofits get 100% of the revenue when they use the web site for fund raising
- Teams that do not have a sports nonprofit can be part of the Atlanta Volunteers
- DOLPHIN RODEO INC. can disqualify any entity without reason at any time
- The Hero of each team must earn twice the amount of all other team members combined
- Heroes may have their bonuses deferred to the start of year three
- Hero bonuses are 50% of all expenses
Pirate Dive Bar
- There are no rules if you are not on a team
- Teams try to make deals with people inside the Pirate Dive Bar to create comedy “Bumpers” to enhance their episode or to enable crowd sourcing
- Anyone can buy and sell loonies
- The Pirate Dive Bar sells loonies for 25 cents each
- Anyone can buy or sell loonies for a higher or lower cash amount
- Teams can exchange loonies for 100% of the dollar amount they were purchased for to go towards competition expenses submitted to DOLPHIN RODEO INC. in dollars. (example fresh water refill for the boat fuel, food etc.)
- Any player can exchange loonies for 25% of the dollar value they were purchased for
- Loonies are more valuable than Hunter Bidens art, always
See https://tropicaladventurecompetition.com to download a free copy of the rulebook & business plan or buy it on amazon from that page. Read the FAQ on that site.