UPDATE 11 May, 2024
Voting has closed and the Poll Results are available.
Please note; votes submitted after 9 May have not been included in the results, so if yer vote now, it won’t make any difference.
We’re planning our next BIG LEGO Pirate Contest with glorious prizes!
So we’d like to know what kind of theme would inspire you to enter?
Aye, obviously “Pirates” be the LEGO theme but what kind of inspiration would yer like behind yer builds?
The Return of Classic Pirates contest focused upon remaking classic-style LEGO Pirate sets and dreaming up new ones, so now we’re looking for a new direction for the next contest.
What should that direction be?
Please note this survey is for market research purposes and does not strictly determine the direction of the next contest.
The Poll Choices
We’ve been flinging a few ideas around like a couple of monkeys from the Super Monkey Poop Fight video game so here’s what’s stuck…
Monkey Island Madness
Do you fight like a dairy farmer?
Turn your favourite point and click adventure into a place the brick adventure!
Which Monkey Island game be yer favourite? Got a favourite character such as Guybrush Threepwood or LeChuck? Or someone more obscure like Morgan LeFlay?
Show everyone what a mighty pirate you are by building a MOC inspired by The Secret of Monkey Island video games.
Distant Waters
Want to sail beyond the waters of the usual Caribbean setting?
What did Ching Shih, Stepan Rasin and Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami all have in common?
From the Barbary Corsairs to the pirates of the South China Sea, build a MOC inspired by seafaring scoundrels from far reaches of the world.
But this ain’t Ninjago, so set your creation prior to the 19th century.
Pirates of Pop Culture
Got a favourite fictional pirate?
How many of these can you name?
Pirates have long captured the hearts and minds of the populace since Robert Louis Stevenson’s genre defining novel, Treasure Island was first published in 1883. These marauding rogues have since wormed their way into every form of entertainment imaginable!
Build a MOC inspired by pirates from your favourite film, video game, cartoon series, literary work or other media source.
The Infamous Steve
For many a year this minifigure was simply known as “The Merchant” who came sailing into the Imperial Trading Post onboard “The Cutter” and then later, mysteriously appears among Captain Redbeard’s crew on the Skulls Eye Schooner without explanation.
While The LEGO Group has recently acknowledged the name “Steve”, they never officially named the minifig in catalogues, box stories or tie-in media so we know nothing of his backstory – let’s change that!
Where did he come from? Where did he go? His name is Steve, NOT Cotton Eye Joe!
Where does Steve come from? Are there more merchants who use the same insignia on their flags and sails? Do these merchant also have ships? Larger ships than Steve?
How Steve did find himself onboard the Skulls Eye Schooner? And why has his cutter been commandeered by Soldiers at the newly renovated Eldoardo Fortress?
Build a MOC expanding upon Steve’s backstory… present… and future…
Including the Steve minifigure will NOT be mandatory, nor will including the cutter ship. Steve can depicted at any age, wearing any clothes… on any ship or location… maybe when older he has a grey beard… or no beard at all… You decide!
I’ve Got a Better Idea!
Ok then, tell us! If others like it, we may add it to the poll.
This could be YOU!
But your suggestion must be relevant to LEGO Pirates and set in the Age of Discovery or Golden Age of Piracy (15th to 18th centuries).
So no suggestions involving:
- Other LEGO themes, for example; Castle, Adventurers, Ninjago, Vikings, etc.
- Cross-overs with modernity or futuristic elements, for example; 20th/21st century pirates, Steampunk, Sky Pirates, Space pirates, etc.
- Entries focused solely on non-SYSTEM LEGO lines, for example; Duplo, Fabuland, Friends, Technic, etc. although borrowing specific elements may be acceptable.
How To Vote
- Cast your vote in the poll topic in the LEGO Pirates Forum
- Cast your vote in the poll in the Classic Pirates Facebook Group
- Cast your vote in the poll below:
Can I Vote in all Three Polls?
Aye go for it! Tell all yer friends to vote too! In all three!
Just remember this survey is for market research purposes and does not strictly determine what our next contest will be.
But if an idea proves to be popular, the Classic Pirates would be fools not to pursue it!
Photography Credit
The Classic Pirates would like to send vast amounts of thanks and gratitude to Pirates016 for allowing us to use such beautiful photography.
TIP: A real sunset does wonders for the presentation
To be amazed by more visions of LEGO Pirate beauty, follow Pirates016 on Instagram and enjoy the regular eye-watering updates.
What Do Yer Think?
Do any of these choices inspire you to build? Do you have a better content idea? What prizes would motivate you to win?
We’ve handed you the ballot paper so now it’s up to you!
Tell Classic Pirates which theme we should use for our next contest… how can we make it PHENOMENAL?
Cast your vote:
- In the poll topic in the LEGO Pirates Forum
- In the poll in the Classic Pirates Facebook Group
- In the poll above
And after you’ve voted, share your thoughts on the next LEGO Pirates contest in the LEGO Pirates Forum or Classic Pirates Facebook Group.
