Shouldn't there be an apostrophe in that title? Or because they're pirates, are we just forgetting grammar altogether?

That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there.

Almost feels a little wrong, ambushing what is clearly the most oblivious member of the Spanish Armada

Last gasp classic Pirates! 1997 lacks the design perfection of the earlier years, but I still remember it fondly (as much because I looked back on it in 98, 99, '00 with sadness it had left). The cloth flag with red trim is my favourite, and I like that they worked in some of the log-bricks from the recently-released Wild West. The inclusion of Armada figs in the same timeframe as Captain Redbeard was always a bit wonky, but I'm glad they came in the additional sets.

I mean, if you sail through the tunnel next to the tower flying the Jolly Roger, that’s your own damn fault. Maybe he was an ancestor of Captain Phillips?

@Mr__Thrawn said:
"That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there."

He’s rowing backwards. Maybe there was a really cool-looking parrot or something and he got distracted. I would do that...

I always found it odd that this set has a jail and a living room directly on the blue baseplate. Are prisoners just supposed to swim during their entire stay? Did they carpet it with blue carpet?

Also, it keeps amazing me how I never knew of this set, the Carribean Clipper and the Pirates Perilous Pitfall until finding them on the internet. They just weren't in the catalogs I own from that year.

I always wanted to get a closer look at that net bridge and it's play function. I do want to acquire this set some day, but the Bricklink prices are quite.... high.

There is nothing Blacktron to be said about this set. Pirates is just as awesome as Blacktron.

@Collector_Nonas:
Technically he’s rowing forwards. You face away from your heading when rowing, and face towards it when paddling.

It all looks rather civil.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Collector_Nonas :
Technically he’s rowing forwards. You face away from your heading when rowing, and face towards it when paddling."

That’s true, my mistake. Anyways, he’s not facing the right direction to spot pirates and I’m sticking to my parrot story.

@MCLegoboy said:
"Shouldn't there be an apostrophe in that title? Or because they're pirates, are we just forgetting grammar altogether?"

If it’s not possessive, and just plural pirates, then I don’t think you need one. It can go both ways here though.

@Collector_Nonas said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
"That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there."

He’s rowing backwards. Maybe there was a really cool-looking parrot or something and he got distracted. I would do that..."

Me too. Dont hire me for pirate ambushes in highly parroted areas.

@Collector_Nonas:
I have it on good authority that the parrot is dead.

If the ambush fails for some reason, they can always drop the net at the right time. No trigger for shooter barrel required.

@gorf43 said:
" @Collector_Nonas said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
"That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there."

He’s rowing backwards. Maybe there was a really cool-looking parrot or something and he got distracted. I would do that..."

Me too. Dont hire me for pirate ambushes in highly parroted areas. "

The parrot is in on it. It’s a pirate parrot.

I am one of those owners of this set. Not having many of the earlier pirates sets, I was pretty excited for this blue base, the minifigs, the croc and the flag.

@gorf43 said:
" @Collector_Nonas said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
"That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there."

He’s rowing backwards. Maybe there was a really cool-looking parrot or something and he got distracted. I would do that..."

Me too. Dont hire me for pirate ambushes in highly parroted areas. "

"highly parroted areas" is my best phrase I've heard all day : )

This happened to me once.

Alltogethernow: Row, row, row your boat, stupidly into the net,
Failed to look, over your shoulder; and this is what you get...:)

Is it really an ambush if you’ve got a flag telling people it’s there?

@ElephantKnight said:
"I always wanted to get a closer look at that net bridge and it's play function. I do want to acquire this set some day, but the Bricklink prices are quite.... high.

There is nothing Blacktron to be said about this set. Pirates is just as awesome as Blacktron."

Their hearts are as black as coal, you know.

@Collector_Nonas said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
"That soldier would have to be a bit of an idiot to be ambushed in this situation. The pirates aren’t exactly subtle about their presence in the area- that’s quite a large and obvious structure they’ve got there."

He’s rowing backwards. Maybe there was a really cool-looking parrot or something and he got distracted. I would do that..."
The whole scenario would have made for a nice Monty Python sketch.
Nobody expects the...
;-)

@AustinPowers

Pirates: "I definitely wasn't expecting the Spanish Armada..." -preparing trap having seen him from a mile away-

"HA!" "Noobody expects the Spanish Armada!" Our three chief weapons are surprise, one cutlass, a shiny red oar and dashing red uniform! "Blast, that's four, no four, chief weapons!"

"Oh but we were expecting you!" "WHAT?! Noobody CAPTURES the Spanish Armada!"

@MCLegoboy said:
"Shouldn't there be an apostrophe in that title? Or because they're pirates, are we just forgetting grammar altogether?"

It's an incomplete sentence: "Pirates Ambush [Some Poor Sucker in a Red Rowboat]"

@AustinPowers:
Dead parrot!

He's probably more concerned about rowing away from the crocodile off the edge of the screenshot. A lot of pirates were Naval deserters, so maybe he has just escaped the Navy and come to join his new family, or even his old family as they all seem to have the same mustachioed face.

I like the use of the lance as the flagpole and jail door support. I just never understood how one of the pirates could balance on the lance across the string bridge with both hands in the air holding a pistol and sword?

@Rob42 said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"Shouldn't there be an apostrophe in that title? Or because they're pirates, are we just forgetting grammar altogether?"

It's an incomplete sentence: "Pirates Ambush [Some Poor Sucker in a Red Rowboat]""

It wouldn’t need an object if it were a general statement such as ‘time flies’ or ‘love hurts’. Either with or without an object, set titles rarely contain verbs though. Assuming ‘Ambush’ is being used as a noun, ‘Pirates’ should indeed have an apostrophe. Contrary to what @monkyby87 said above, it is possessive and therefore should be Pirates’ Ambush.

Is their plan really going to work? Once the Armada soldier gets captured in the net, there's a possibility that the crocodile will bite the net.

@PurpleDave said:
" @AustinPowers:
Dead parrot!"

What is the wing speed of an unladen parrot?

@Zander:
“An ambush belonging to Pirates” would certainly be written “Pirates’ Ambush”. “An ambush consisting of Pirates” would legitimately be written “Pirates Ambush”, in spite of “ambush” being used as a noun. And the other possibility is that it’s “Pirate’s Ambush”, because the guy on the tower is just observing his crewmate staging an ambush by himself.

"Ah bummer, I've knocked me entire stack of mortars into the sea on account of no safety railing!"