Twenty Pirates packs for $10. That's fifty cents a pack. These things were originally $4 apiece!
Spotted at Target. Bought one, naturally, and the very first pack Clark opened was the ultra-rare glitter foil-treated ship pack from the "Rise of the Fiends." We were ecstatic.
The box front only reveals two different sets, "Fiends" and "Fire & Steel." You'll also get some "Ocean's Edge" packs, which was easily the most common of the three, if I recall correctly. The spread was fair. At the least, those are all new sets (comparatively, since the game has been dead for years), so you might not have to worry about opening the box and finding sixteen packs of "American Revolution," the set they drastically overprinted and kept sneaking into tins to blow out the stock.
Although by now, EVERY set is considered surplus, unsellable stock.
Still, that's a lot of Pirates for $10.
I've wanted to find a CCG to try with my kids, and this is so cheap I would give it a try if I can find one by the time I get to a Target again. Probably not until tomorrow or Sunday at the earliest so I'm sure my local one won't have any left.
I think you're okay. As near as I can tell, I am the only person buying these.
The other nice thing about this price is that the little ships are prone to break in kids' hands. With that many packs for $10, you're bound to have extra parts for repairs.
As I've said before, this game's biggest failure is the fiddly movement/measuring system. When Clark and I play, we're extremely lenient on moving ships and measuring range And to make things easier on him, I tend to avoid the more complicated parts, like all the special crewmen with dozens of special abilities. For him, it's enough to move around the ships, pick up treasure, and roll dice to fire cannonballs at my ships.
For kids, Pokemon is still the best card game out there, since it still has the simplicity for kids and the depth for adult play. Of course, Pokemon is never, ever on sale like this.