![]() ![]() Your father has been killed and you are framed for his murder. You are the son/daughter of the King of Seas, recently betrayed by the British Navy in an attempt to steal power from your father. It is the same expansive open-world experience as a Sea of Thieves, but it has a more enjoyable play mechanic with a really strong storyline and adventure thrill. Well, there is a better game to play: King of Seas. The worst part is, the developers know this and they know it could be an easy fix and they choose not to because they want this environment. I really don’t care if you think this is “pirate behavior” (despite historic records indicating it was not), this player behavior is one example of ruining the vibe of an otherwise enjoyable game. ![]() ![]() But it loses everything when you have another player sulking around the port waiting to attack any wounded ship as it comes in. The gameplay, adventure, and storytelling are amazing. Almost every game played in our house ends with another ship waiting to snipe the loot as we head into port. One of these is dependent on what I consider a horrible mechanic in the game: the inability to save the game at sea or secure your loot away from the port. There is already plenty of discussions online about the toxicity of the game. HOWEVER, it has some serious issues in the PvP area and a lot of it comes down to “people peopling.” To be fair, it is visually one of the most amazing open-world games you can play-especially on the high seas! There is a lot to be said for commanding your own ship across the water for adventure and treasure. Part of the reason for this new interest in pirates comes from the game Sea of Thieves, a video game available for a few years now. Play: King of Seas (available on Steam/Switch/PS4/Xbox One) ![]() And the kids still love it because we have a lot of fun doing it. Best Tip of All: Don’t stress about the cake! This is neither my best nor my worst cake.Best to buy a ready-to-make blue Jell-O packet and add 1-teaspoon of gelatine to firm it up a bit more. You can make your own jelly, but it is a little difficult to get the ratio right because you want to be able to slice the jelly with the cake.Allow the iced cake to set while you are making the jelly.Caramilk is a Cadbury chocolate available in Australia, but you can also add a touch of caramel or yellow coloring to your fondant mix. I chose white chocolate fondant icing using Caramilk chocolate melts. It will make it a lot easier to carve into shape (if you so wish) and a lot easier for the initial icing. Once you have made the cake, chill it in the fridge for an hour or so.I wish someone had told me this! One day to make the cake and allow it to totally cool, one day to ice and make the initial jelly, and one day for the jelly to set. Allow yourself three (3) days to make this cake.I won’t give you a full recipe for this one because you can find the cakes everywhere, but I will give you a few tips for decorating. Our treasure island cake is a regular plain cake sitting in blue jelly. Making a “treasure island” cake is a pretty simple activity with a few extra tips. Photo of my pirate-treasure-island-inspired birthday cake. Lucky for me, I noticed his loose interest in pirates over the last couple of weeks and took a punt. Each year, the spawnlings set me a new challenge, and, bless their land-lubber hearts, they enjoy it when I completely fail too. We have a tradition in our family of making birthday cakes to fit a theme for the birthday star. The eldest spawnling recently celebrated his birthday. What is it that fascinates us so much? Why do we cheer for the bad guys so much? And could there really be treasure out there for us to MAKE/PLAY/WATCH/READ? I suppose it all depends on the type of map you have. We have heard tall tales and survival stories for many ships and their crews. And yet there is something everlasting about the nature of pirates. Of course, this is helped along by recent news like game updates or new movies. A few themes seem to never go out of fashion, one of them being the ever-popular PIRATES. ![]()
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