Pop-up Pirate is a luck-based game for children made by Tomy. It began in Japan in 1975 under the name Blackbeard Hair Trigger, and in Japanese it is known as Kurohige Kiki Ippatsu. A small pirate figure is placed in a spring-loaded barrel, which is turned to randomize which slot is the unlucky one. Players take turns pushing plastic swords into the slots in the side of the barrel. If a sword goes into the one slot that triggers the mechanism, the pirate is launched out of the barrel and that player is eliminated. The slot changes at random every time the game is played, so the outcome cannot be worked out by skill, and the last player left in the game wins. Over the years the pirate has been replaced by many other characters in themed versions, and a board-style variant called Treasure Island adds a race to collect six gold coins. Tomy also released a video game version for the Wii in 2008 and 2009.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 In the Other Atlases
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It originated in Japan in 1975 under the name Blackbeard Hair Trigger
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1. Board Game Matcher: Pop-Up Pirate! (Board Game Matcher)
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Pop-Up Pirate! is a board game for 2-4 players
2. Pop-up Pirate (Wikipedia)
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It originated in Japan in 1975 under the name Blackbeard Hair Trigger
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Pop-up Pirate is a popular luck-based game for children manufactured by Tomy.
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