It is famous for being a game in which you lose by inserting a knife into each empty space so that the pirate jumps out and kills him.
The original title of the toy that became the prototype of this game was “Blackbeard Crisis”.The original concept was to save the pirates, not kill them.
It was a game about rescuing the pirate ‘Blackbeard’ who was captured by the enemy and was in ‘near danger’.
The reason I put the knife in is not to kill Blackbeard, but to find that knot and cut it.The reason it pops out is because the knot loosens and escapes immediately.
In other words, it was a game where the person who made it pop out won, not the person who made it pop out.
Because of its simple and exciting gameplay, it established itself as a party board game as soon as it was released.
The rules were changed from a game that creates one winner to a game that creates one loser who must be punished.
The perception has changed to ‘a game about killing pirates.’