Pirate Harbour Deals
Barter your cargo, build alliances and sail home with the biggest treasure.
About
In Pirate Harbour Deals, each team plays the crew of a pirate ship arriving in port with a hull full of cargo to barter. Each crew must decide quickly how to make the most of what it carries.
Their goal is to build up treasure by forming relationships with other merchants in port, while using their cunning to gather vital market information. Every crew has different goods and different needs, so knowing who wants what is half the battle.
The game runs over four cycles, each representing a year. Every year begins with teams doing business and ends with them returning to port to collect bounty on certain goods.
As the game moves on, teams develop relationships with each other and share what they have learned. The crews that balance clever deals with trusted partnerships sail home with the most treasure.
Learning outcomes
Pirate Harbour Deals is a fun, fast-moving and highly immersive pirate-themed game that explores negotiation, information gathering and networking.
It is an incredibly versatile game that grabs attention straight away and always creates a highly charged atmosphere. From the first minute, crews are bargaining, scheming and forming alliances.
At its heart is building trust in customer relationships, and how each team manages this is the key to its success. Crews that keep their promises tend to find more partners willing to deal with them in later years.
Although it is a competitive exercise, the most successful teams are those that work with others to create win-win outcomes while still focusing on their own bottom line. Participants leave with a sharper sense of when to compete, when to cooperate and how valuable good information and trusted relationships can be.
Program flow
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Set sail
Teams form their pirate crews and receive a hull full of cargo to barter.
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Year one
Crews start doing business in port, gathering market information and making their first deals.
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Build alliances
Teams develop relationships with other crews and decide what knowledge to share.
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Later years
The game continues over four years in total, with crews returning to port each year to collect bounty on certain goods.
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Count the treasure
Treasure is counted, the richest crew is crowned the winner and the best deals of the game are shared.
What is included
Included
- Facilitation by experienced hosts
- Pirate-themed game materials
- Game treasure and bounty system
- Scoring and results
Not included
- Venue rental
- Catering and refreshments
- Audio-visual equipment
- Transportation to and from the venue
- Printing of personalised materials
Frequently asked questions
How many people can take part?
Groups from 10 to 500 guests can take part, working in smaller teams.
How long does the program take?
A typical session runs for about 1.5 hours.
Do we need negotiation experience?
No. The game teaches as it goes, and every player can contribute by bartering, gathering information or building relationships.
Can this be run indoors or outdoors?
Yes. It can be run indoors, outdoors or a combination of both, depending on your venue.
Is it purely competitive?
Teams compete for treasure, but the most successful crews also work with others to create win-win deals.
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