Gold, unlocks and save slots in Caribbean Corsairs
In Caribbean Corsairs you win gold by winning a battle: 120, 220 or 350. Gold is a score, not money. It shows which battles you have won and opens the next battle. Your gold is saved by itself in this browser, in one of three save slots.
How much gold can you win?
| Battle | Gold for a win |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smuggler’s Cove | 120 |
| 2. The Emerald Passage | 220 |
| 3. The Crimson Fleet | 350 |
| All three battles | 690 |
When you win, the result card shows + 120 GOLD (or 220, or 350). You get the same gold every time you win a battle, however fast you were.
What is your Best haul?
A haul is what a ship brings home. Under Choose your battle, each battle you have won shows its gold with a star, for example ★ 120 gold. That is your best haul for that battle.
Winning the same battle again does not add more gold. Your gold for each battle stays at its best, so it can never go down. Losing never takes gold away.
Can you buy anything with gold?
No. There is no shop and nothing to buy in the game. Gold is only a score that shows how far you have come. Nothing in the game costs real money either.
Hits and Battle time
After a win, the result card also shows Hits (the share of your cannonballs that hit) and Battle time (minutes and seconds). These are just for you: the game does not keep them. If you want to beat your own record, write it down and try again.
How do you open the next battle?
Win the battle before it. Battle 2 opens when battle 1 has gold, and battle 3 opens when battle 2 has gold. Until then, the battle says Win the previous battle first.
Members' battles
In the demo you can play The Smuggler’s Cove. Battles 2 and 3 show as Members' battle with Join to sail here. If you pick one, a card says More battles are waiting! with these buttons:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Join | Opens the page where a grown-up can join Contenta Games. |
| Log in | For when you are already a member. |
| I have joined | Checks again after you joined, and opens the battle. |
| Play battle 1 again | Sails The Smuggler’s Cove again. |
| Back to port | Back to the main menu. |
Your gold stays saved when you join. See what a membership gives you.
The three save slots
When the game opens, you choose one of three save slots: Save 1, Save 2 or Save 3. Each slot is a separate game, with its own gold and its own opened battles. That way two or three players can share one computer or tablet.
| On the save card | What it means |
|---|---|
| Not played yet | This slot is empty. Press New game. |
| A gold number, like 340 GOLD | The total gold won in this slot. Press Continue. |
| Last played and a date | When this slot was last played. |
| Delete | Empties this slot. The game asks Delete this save? first and says Your other saves will stay safe. |
The sailing lessons are also kept per slot: a new slot shows the lessons again. Your Ship settings are shared by all three slots.
To change slot, press Save slots on the main menu or on the pause screen. The game saves your gold first.
What is saved, and where?
The game saves by itself, in the browser on the device you play on.
| Saved | Not saved |
|---|---|
| Your gold for each battle, and which battles are open | A battle that is still going on: it starts again from the beginning |
| Whether you finished or skipped the sailing lessons | Hits and Battle time |
| Your Ship settings | The Camera view (only for this visit) |
Your gold is saved when you win a battle. If you leave in the middle of a battle with Back to port, that battle simply starts over next time.
Because the save lives in the browser, it stays on that device and in that browser. Another browser or another device starts fresh.
When saving does not work
The game tells you in a note with an OK button:
- This browser can't save your game. You can still play, but your gold will not be kept. This can happen when the browser blocks saving.
- This game is open in another tab too. Play in just one tab so your gold is kept. Close the other tab. The game keeps the best gold from both tabs, so nothing you won is lost.
- Your saved gold was broken, so we put it aside. Your gold starts again at 0. The broken save is kept to one side, not deleted.
See also
- The three sea battles: what each battle is like.
- Your first battle, step by step: picking your first save slot.
- FAQ: more questions about saving.
- For grown-ups: saving and devices, in short.
- Go win some gold: play Caribbean Corsairs.
