Synopsis
Set sail for adventure! Outwit cunning pirates and battle fierce sea monsters in the biggest Poptropica quest yet. Build your ship. Assemble your crew. Rule the sea!
For walkthroughs on Skullduggery Island, scroll down.
or June 17, 2010 (for all)
Common Room: The Broken Barrel
Preceded by: Mythology Island
Succeeded by: Steamworks Island
Resources on this page: Island Extras | Synopsis from Poptropica | Video Walkthrough | Written Walkthrough | Album Photos | Trivia
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Video Walkthrough
For a written walkthrough with pictures, scroll down on this page.
Written Walkthrough
Walkthrough written by Zey-shomi
Special thanks to: Slanted Fish, Super Thunder, Vicyorus, Nameless, PopBuddies, Pixel, & Invisible Ring
When you arrive on Skullduggery Island, you’ll see that the fort is all destroyed. Let’s go see what’s up!
Fort Ridley
Go right till you arrive at this small hill, then click to go right. Talk to the girl and she’ll say she wants someone to fetch her coin. Go under the hill and click go left. When you get there, pick up the Doubloon (a type of coin that pirates use).
Go to the shop and press “Use” on the doubloon to get a Bag of Feed for chickens. Then head right until you see this shelf with a Broken Mirror on top. Click on it and she’ll say you can have it for free.
Exit, then go left until you see this guy with chickens. Press “Use” on the Feed and he’ll reward you with a Chicken.
Then go right and up the hill and go even more right till you see a guy with bugs destroying his crops. Click “Use” on the Chicken and he’ll reward you with a Blue Candle.
Head further right till you see a bunch of rocks. Jump on the rocks till you reach the top and go right to find the mansion. Go inside the mansion and head right to talk to the governor. He’ll give you a message that has some part that will only be able to be read under the blue candle.
Click “Use” on the blue candle and he’ll show you the rest of the message.
Now, exit and go back to the first part of Fort Ridley. You’ll see a building with a soldier holding a musket. Climb up the building to find the telescope.
Press “Use” on the broken mirror and you’ll have to keep looking through the telescope until you see a small raft. (Hint – Scroll the telescope all the way left.)
Press the mirror icon in the bottom left corner when you see the raft and you’ll shine a signal. Then he’ll respond back and a message will say he’s approaching. He comes back and he gives you his raft.
There are only two other guys on it for now, but don’t worry, you can expand your crew later. Right now, though, let’s find the map pieces!
Bouffant Bay
To find the Map piece here, you talk to this one guy who says it’s on 312 Hanging Fern Way. Go right till you find hanging ferns. Remember… 3-1-2 is the order you need to hit.
- 3rd fern
- 1st fern
- 2nd fern
When you hit them in this order, a map piece will fall. Grab it. You will need to assemble the rest of your Skullduggery Archipelago Map by finding all the map pieces on various islands in this archipelago.
Parrot Port
To find this Map piece, you need to talk to the parrot. He’ll tell you to jump in the sea and then come find him.
Jump in the ocean and then go on top of the second building (not including the tower). He will be on this window. Then he’ll tell you to clog the vent and see where he went. Go to the building to the right with the vent. Stand on it to clog it, and then go right and jump in the last palm tree where the bird is in.
Then he’ll tell you to go to the tower, and you’ll find a friend. There will be a pirate and he’ll award you the map piece if you bring back the parrot. To find the parrot, you need a Cracker, which is in the top left corner of the pub (location indicated by the red outlined square in this picture):
When you’re outside, press “Use” on the cracker and the parrot will fly to you. Then click on the pirate and he’ll give you the Map piece.
Golden Harbor
To get this Map piece, you need to light the lamps in a specific order: the first, second, and fourth.
Count the lamps and then do this. Light the fourth lamp first, which is right next to the gate. Then light up second lamp, which is on the first building. Next, light the first lamp, which is the first lamp you saw when you came.
If you light them up in this order, the map piece will come out of the gate next to the fourth lamp.
Pirate Outpost
To get this one, you need to go to the very top of the place. Jump on the post and pick up the Cannon Starter Kit at the top near the cannonry, just under the Jolly Roger flag.
You will also need to find an explosive barrel somewhere in the middle of the place. Push the explosive all the way down under the golden tooth of the skull. Click on the cannon a little left of the big skull.
When it hits the explosive, the gold tooth will fall out and then there will be a map piece sticking out.
Dragon Cove
In the water, step on the first dragon head. You will get the Mallet.
Bang the gong with the mallet. Then move the man with the fishing pole to where the fish jump. When he catches a fish, he will give you a map piece.
Ships
You can also upgrade your ship by visiting the merchant at “Ship Shape” in Dragon Cove. It’s recommended that you upgrade to the next best ship as soon as you have enough doubloons, because it will hold more cargo and move faster.
You will also receive a discount from the sticker price of the next ship depending on how strong your previous ship was. Once you buy a new ship, your previous one will be gone.
| Image | Ship Name | Price | Cargo |
 | Raft (default) | — | 20 |
 | Jimmy Rigger | 3,000 | 60 |
 | Carabelle | 9,000 | 200 |
 | Sea Sultan | 30,000 | 600 |
 | The Koi | 90,000 | 1,800 |
 | Steaming Fury | 300,000 | 5,000 |
 | Phoenix Warbird | 1,000,000 | 6,000 |
Although people have reported being able to defeat Captain Crawfish without the Phoenix Warbird, it is still recommended that you get it because it will make your final battle with him much easier than if you were using a weaker ship.
Skullduggery Island
You will need to gather doubloons (1 million or a little less) to buy the Phoenix Warbird at Dragon Cove. Again, it’s recommended that you upgrade to the next best ship as soon as you have enough doubloons, because it will hold more cargo and move faster. Note that you will need patience, as it will take quite a while to gather all those doubloons.
You will also need doubloons to assemble your crew. It’s best to buy all four crew mates (you can find people asking prices to be hired on every island except Golden Harbor) to beat the many enemies that will come. Here’s the list of all the crew mates:
- Cabin Boy (default)
- Cook (default)
- Cargo Master (found at Bouffant Bay) – gives extra cargo space depending on your current ship model; costs 15,000 doubloons
- Navigator (found at Parrot Port) – increases ship speed; costs 12,000 doubloons
- Cannoneer (found at Pirate Outpost) – loads cannons quicker; costs 20,000 doubloons
- Shipwright (found at Dragon Cove) – repairs ship without docking; costs 20,000 doubloons
The Cargo Master will be of use early on, but for the other crew members, it’s up to you whether you want to get them now or at the end.
Tips for Making Lots of Doubloons Easily
The best way to gain a lot of doubloons is to go from island to island in a clockwise direction, buying as much of the cheapest item as you can, then selling it all on the next island where it becomes most expensive and buying max of the cheapest again. Also, remember to collect salvages from the waters. If some other ship begins shooting at you, it’s best to run away rather than get beat.
Buying & Selling: What & Where
- Parrot Port – Buy: Grain, Sell: Medicine
- Pirate Outpost – Buy: Spice, Sell: Grain
- Dragon Cove – Buy: Silk, Sell: Spice
- Bouffant Bay – Buy: Medicine, Sell: Silk
Other Doubloon Tips
- Sell your salvages at the next island you dock at to clear more space for the suggested item you need to buy. Buy the max amount you can because you will profit at your next stop.
- Don’t stop to buy/sell anything at Golden Harbor; it’s not as profitable.
- When you go to the Pirate Outpost to sell the grain, steer your ship carefully and near Fort Ridley, in case you have to dock, because that area is filled with pirates. Try to avoid Skullduggery Island as well, since there are more dangers in that area, and only go there when it’s time.
- If you don’t mind risking your ship’s health, you can attack the sea monsters and other ships to earn extra doubloons and cargo when you defeat them. Otherwise, avoid them.
- You can get a loan at the Golden Harbor bank if you’re in a hurry for some doubloons, but keep in mind that you can’t take out any more loans until you’ve paid it back. Also, you won’t be allowed to buy a new ship if you don’t pay your loans, so be wise if you decide to take any out.
Battling the Boss
After you have assembled your crew and purchased the Phoenix Warbird from Dragon Cove, go to Skullduggery Island, which will show up when you have gotten all five map pieces.
Captain Crawfish’s ship will appear near Skullduggery Island. Keep trying to hit it with your cannons and don’t let him get out of your sight because he will keep healing.
If he only has a little health left and you have a lot, run your ship into his. It drains health from you and him very quickly, so only do this when he has a tiny bit of health and you have a lot. He will die quickly.
Once you defeat him, go back to the Governor in Fort Ridley and talk to him. He’ll give you a Map to the Treasure and a Bone Shovel.
Taking the Treasure
When you return to Skullduggery Island, walk six paces east (right) of the flag you see. Use your bone shovel to dig up the treasure, and Captain Crawfish will appear once again…
…but his ship falls apart because of your crew. When you leave, you’ll be awarded the Island Medallion plus credits to spend in the Poptropica Store. Congrats! You’re a true hero! You’ve rid Skullduggery Island of all forms of… er… skullduggery. 🏴☠️
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Album Photos
These pictures appeared in a former feature known as the photo album.
Trivia
- Skullduggery Island is Poptropica’s 13th island. It was released on May 20, 2010 for members and June 17, 2010 for non-members.
- Despite the name Skullduggery Island, it is really made up of several islands – Fort Ridley, Dragon Cove, Bouffant Bay, Parrot Port, Golden Harbor, Pirate Outpost, and then the actual Skullduggery Island at the end.
- The word “skullduggery” (sometimes spelled skulduggery) means “trickery” and may have been chosen because of the iconic skull-and-crossbones of a pirate ship’s Jolly Roger flag.
- Common room: The Broken Barrel
- There are many white clouds over the Skullduggery seas, and some of them have interesting shapes, such as a heart, skull-and-crossbones, smiley, fish, whale, bone, etc.
- Former PHB author Coderkid discovered from Poptropica’s code that this island would have originally been called Pirate Trade Island. A framework file in Poptropica that shows the islands’ code names does refer to Skullduggery as “Trade.”
- The ship’s names are, in order: raft, Jimmy Rigger, Carabelle, Sea Sultan, The Koi, Steaming Fury, Phoenix Warbird.
- Some people have reported being able to defeat Captain Crawfish without the Phoenix Warbird (although the Warbird is recommended). However, in the cutscene, your ship will display as the Warbird.
- Before the island was released, starting May 3, 2010, members received two exclusive items: The Skullduggery Teaser Trailer and a Skullduggery Pirate costume.
- An official book for Skullduggery Island was released on November 8, 2012. The first two chapters could previously be read for free on Funbrain. At the end of the preview, you’d get a promo code for the Skull Pirate costume (the code is SkullBook). The code no longer works.
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hey slanted fish, whats your poptropica username? i want to be friends with you. mine is ejoyb99
Slanted Fish: My Poptropica username is hi.Juyo 🙂
thanks, do you know brave tomatoes?
My username was theresa1456 but now my username is SmartTheCar.
how many crew members are there? i know about the cannon firerer and the navigator and the repairguy but is there anyone else?
Slanted Fish: There are 4 – one available on each “island” except Golden Harbor. Fort Ridley gives you 2.
fort ridley? isn’t that the place where my blimp is? there is crew there? what do they do?
You don’t have to buy Fort Ridley’s crew. They come with you when you first get the raft. They don’t do much.
ohhh ok i get it now your talking about the cook and cabin boy. ok i was just asking about the ones you buy.
I GOT ALL THE CREW!!!!!!!!!!!! im sorry im excited! 🙂
aaaaahhhhhhh! ok i was joking around and made a loan foor 0000000m then i went to buy a ship and the ship guy said i have to pay off my loan!! what do i do???
neva mind,,,,…… i had to pay back 0 doubloons heeheehee
Pay loan, Buy Ship, Keep getting until you got like 500,000, get a loan of ALL nines, get the ship, never pay the loan
u guy can talk to me anytime u like and please tell me all of your names i wanna be all of your friend and tell me where your gonna hang out next
um, people come and go. sorry bud.
i know
um, well, im moody tuna, and i like minecraft, poptropica, thinknoodles, dan tdm, and little lizard. i always look for new ways to continue my story, new ways to interact, and new ways to be known.
I’m obsessed with Minecraft! I watch tiny turtle and little lizard on YouTube! Yay another person who watches and plays Minecraft Yay!!!!!!! 😀 :O 🙂
I LOVE MINERAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I’m 13 and my parents still(UGH!) don’t let my use YouTube or anything like that.
To beffy rider,
My username is serablackfin will you friend me? whats your username?
lebronc23 beefy rider
sorry i meant beffy rider
easy way to get money. go around the islands clockwise,like you said, and bye 10 of the cheapest thing and sell the max of the most expensive. it really works!!
oh, and don’t buy anything at parrot place
Yeah it does! i tried it! thanks!
Sigh……i don’t want to do this island………but i have to………sigh…..
I love this island it’s my favorite( After Game Show, my 3rd Shrink Ray)
this island is very frusterating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im getting impatient saving money for the warbird so im trying to defeat him with the steamship any advice on how to do that?
The only way to defeat Captain Crawfish is with the Warbird, sorry.
Actually, lots of people have defeated him with the steam ship, but it would be way easier to use the Phoenix Warbird.: Hint hint:
If you want Some more Money , Try Going to the “Dragon Cove” On the Sea not really on the Dragon Cove and Just Sail Around it Until you see The Puffer Fish
Its Big It can give you 10 000+ Doubloons And for the Kraken you get 5 000+ Doubloons and Giant Crab is Between 9 000 and 12 000 Doubloons
thanxs man
1 More thing, Your Health Bar can be a Monster/Ship Sensor too Like for Example : THERES A MONTERS NEARBY BUT YOU CANT SEE , YOUR HEALTHBAR POPS OUT WHEN THERES AN ENEMY INCOMING
My way is a bit unorthodox. I first do what most people do and trade then I buy the 30,000 ship because searching will be much easier then I scavenge for some some treasure (the risk is greater but it’s also advantageous because you won’t need to waste money unless your ship gets sunk) and then after having enough money I hire a navigator, shipwright and a shooter. It’s a long process but it will help you greatly. I then go near the Dragon Cove until the enemy finds me. After having experimented for countless of times, the sea monsters are the ones that usually go there (squid, lobster, puffer). They are much easier to defeat than the pirate ships and the treasure they leave when you defeat them is much greater than those lying around. Once you defeat them, your cargo will immediately be filled so just go and trade. Once that is done, go and defeat sea monsters again until you have enough money to buy a much better ship. I repeat, the risk is higher if you try this one but it gets the job done faster.
wertyuioe, hmm that sounds FAMILIAR. wink wink
Okay lets settle this: Slanted Fish, can you defeat Captain Crawfish with the SteamShip? Please awnser before too late.
I don’t think so, but some people have reported being able to defeat Captain Crawfish without the Phoenix Warbird (the best ship). However, the game itself tells you to use the Phoenix Warbird to defeat him.
OMG. It was after a had Membership for Game Show (Love the music for it’s trailer and the island btw) I started it and it was 3 days I got The Koi, ( I completed it in 5 days) And I had my crew, and I started to hit him with cannons,
he had this much life ___ and then wham, his life got all the way filled up again
I wonder why that thing comes up when you travel to a new island with ur ship that’s saying ‘DAY 1’ or someting like that….
Every time you travel to a new ‘island,’ another ‘day’ passes. It’s just to show you how many ‘days’ your ship journey has been. Maybe if you want to redo the island, you can try and beat your record. 😛
hey slanted fish and/or hijuyo whats your username? i want to be your friend
Slanted Fish: My username, which you can also find on our Friend Finder page, is hi.Juyo 🙂
OMG!!! MY COMPUTER JUST CRASHED AND I LOST, LIKE, 650,000 DOUBLOONS!!!!!!!!!GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! IM SO MAD!!!!!!!!!
Ooh… 😦 Sorry for ya.
OMGOSH! If that happened to me, I would totally FREAKING sue Poptropica, right before I smashed my computer to BITS!!!!!!
Thanks. Well, I already completed it, My sister just needed a page.
i just fought captin crawfish and a second before he sunk he grew back more than half his health while i sat there dying!!!! SO UNFAIR!!!!
dude, you dont know what i have been through WHEN I FIRST SAW THAT NEW ISLAND I WAS LIKE LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THYEN WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ISLAND (IN MY m1 SHIP) I DIED INSTANTALY
this the only island i have left im sooooo happy!!! I already have the steming fury!!! YAY for me!!!!!! 🙂 😉
I once finished this island in one day! 😀
That is like literally impossible! I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No it isn’t,you only have to play WITHOUT breaks continuously,I did it for,what? 4 or 5 hours?
I beat for my sister in one day as well.
Sorry, I should have put, “I beat it for my sister”. The grammar cops should arrest me.
WOW!!!!!!! How is that even POSSIBLE?!?! I’ve been working on it for at least 4 weeks!!!
Who knows? I love this island! It is one of my most favourite ones! 😀 I’ve played this totally 3 times.
Did you know that I had almost defeated Captain Crawfish without the Phoenix Warbird, can you believe that?
THIS IS SO STUPID!!!!
(Don’t worry, not talking about the walkthrough, it’s really good)
I have the Phoenix Warbird, and I am trying to find Captain Crawfish. He used to show up all the time whenever I tried to dock at Skullduggery. Now, I can’t find him anywhere and I have to waste my time fighting little tiny ships that are run by pirates with stupid names, like “Jean-Luc the Vengeful.” AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! HELP!! 😦
Try to do it at Pirate Outpost.
DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i cant get the cannon to explode. its not lighting up. plz help!!!
the explosive disapeared!!!!!!!!!
😥
i just did probably the most stupid thing ever in the history of stupid things on poptropica. i have the steaming fury and i was looking at the ships and then clicked buy on one of my opld ships! then of course i got the steaming fury back but now i have hardly any money! im so stupid:(
do you have any advice for getting pufferfish and octopuses and crabs?
Try to hit them at rocks in Golden Harbour or on the other side of islands,then shoot as much cannonballs as you can.
thx for this im almost done
Why this island is so hard!!!!!!!!!!
Will you keep buying and selling again and again until you earn enough to pay your debt and buy the ship and to hire crew?
Slanted Fish: Yep. You can also kill things for doubloons.
I can’t kill anything!
How long will it take for me to get to the point when I can get the Phoenix Warbird and the whole crew? This is taking FOREVER!!! (I don’t have a great deal of patience-at least, not anymore.) It’s been sooooo long and I just want it to HURRY UP and GET GOING!!!!!
I agree!!
This is taking FOREVER!!!
I can’t get past the explosive barrel part. HELP!
Slanted Fish: You need to push it down until it’s under the golden tooth of the skull.
You should add to the tips:
~DO NOT land at Skullduggery Island before you should. I did that once and I had to take three tries to get away from C.C.
ME TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UGH!captain crawfishis hard to beat! T~T
DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good written walkthrough could you make a video walkthrough for skullduggery
Slanted Fish: There’s a link to the videos at the top of our Skullduggery Island page.
Wanna ask something, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THIS ISLAND!!! i just know its going to take long but what would be the minimum number of days to complete it?
I really don’t whats wrong with my in almost every island!First, however i had 2000 doubloons and now its ZER0000! How can i complete this Island?
here i s how you deaft captin crawfish you will need the war ship, navigator, cannoier,, and the ship fixer. you must ram him them rapily fire at him at first it wil look like your loser but if you keep doing what i said you will defeat him
Cannoier????
I think wild gamer means cannoneer. People that post stuff really need to check their spelling.
Thanks for the tips!! 😉 BTW, it’s “Here is how you defeat Captain Crawfish: you will need the warship, navigator, cannoneer, and the ship fixer. You must ram him, then rapidly fire at him. At first, it will look like you’re losing, but if you keep doing what I said, you will defeat him”.
DAY 67……STILL FREAKING TRADING!!!! 😡
Lol im at day 101
not so bad. im at day 164 and i’ve only got 600000 doubloons
Hey did anyone notice that the ships match the islands. The islands are like actual ports from the time this island would take place and there is a ship that matches it. The raft goes with Fort Ridley, the Jimmy Rigger with Pirate Outpost, the Carabelle with Parrot Port, the Sea Sultan with Golden Harbor,the Koi with Dragon Cove, and the Steaming Fury with Bouffant Bay.
You forgot the Phoenix Warship.
wow you’re creative…
That really helped me uh lot!!!!!!!!!!
Actually at Pearl Harbor you actually can get something good from there besides get a loan. The Grain is the cheapest there
Ummmmmm… it’s actually Golden Harbor.
Yeah i’m not big on the name of the islands
I never get loans, its too confusing. I always search for salvage!
OMGOSH, I CAN’T GET OUT OF DRAGON COVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whenever I try, a pirate AND a sea monster FREAKING surround me and KILL ME!!!!! What advice do you have?
I CAN”T GET OUT OF THE ISLAND WITH THE GOLD TOOTHED SKULL!! DX
day 50…
im almost done! but im on day 77……………………………
The best way to kill sea monsters are by bashing them into the rocks near Golden Harbor.
Just a J.S.Y.K., you don’t always get cargo and money like that…
What does J.S.Y.K mean?
Day 80… I still can’t beat Capt. Crawfish!!!!!
Dis guide helps but the creators made it take SO LONG to finish the game! UGGH!!!
What happens if you don’t pay back the loan?
Finished in 55 days!
Before I did it in 57 days.
I meant 51.
do you need to get the whole crew?
OKAY EVERYONE… ON MINE, IDK IF THIS IS FOR YALL TOO BUT ON MINE, IN GOLDEN HARBOR, I BUY GRAIN AND IM GETTING MONEY SO MUCH FASTER
Thanks for the tips!! 😉
Shoud I do loans or not?
day 101,in need of serious help
I found that there’s heaps of salvage around Golden Harbour, so I just sail around there until my cargo is full, then I sell everything off at the trading post. Don’t go too far from the Harbour though, in case you get attacked or something.
So I was trading at the Island with lots of cannons (Can’t remember it’s name) And I went back to my ship, clicked embark, then it went to the part where your in birds eye view and I couldn’t see my ship! Nor could I move or re-dock! so I went and logged out and logged back on and showed up at the Parrot island with a lot less DB then I had when I left, and a different cargo, though I had the ship I had bought not to long before I was having trouble. (The forth ship on the was to the Phinox) I went back out to sea again and I still can’t see my ship or move. What should I do?
by the way , i had started the island earlier before I knew about the guides but I didn’t remember but I went back on and this guide is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
hey, im tall eagle’s sis!
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! BEST. NICKNAME. COINCIDENCE. EVAAAAAAAAAA!!
at the top right of your map there are a hoard of monsters who contain about 7-8000 each
how do you get under the bridge!?!?!? i’m stuck =(
what the what? i got the whole map and i still don’t even have enough to buy the jimmy rigger!! it’s gonna take me forever to get a phoenix warbird!!! 😦
;-; Yeh… You’re not alone…
Actually, sell your silk at Golden Harbor! You can get 32 doubloons per unit!
THNX!! 😉
Actually golden harbor is good enough to trade with as it sells grain cheaper than the grain at parrot port. Plus there are many salvages there.
THNX!! 😉
i need help
with what?
I need help with finding out where the mirror is.
Slanted Fish: It’s on a shelf inside the General Store. Click on it and the shopkeeper will let you keep it for free.
Hey, i have a question, but i dont wanna try it unless i know, if i did take out 1,000,000 doubloons from the bank, and bought the ship, and didnt pay the loan back, could i still buy the ship and defeat crawfish and what-not? (i hate saying what-not, but whatever :P)
Slanted Fish: I think you might need to pay your loans back before you can buy, but I’m not sure.
no you don’t
and would it be good to keep getting new ships? or should i just save for the pheonix warbird…?
Slanted Fish: I’d suggest upgrading to the next ship whenever you can, because it makes it easier to earn doubloons.
ok thanks! i might make a temporary account just to test the loan thing XD but thanks for the tip!
omg!!! i just steered my ship toward skullduggery to destroy captain crawfish, and he wasnt even there!! so i got to dock at skullduggery without even killing him!! What the what just happened???
look around for him
My last island so far..
Tip: While battling Crawfish, anchor, wait for him to smash into you, fire all your cannonballs, and get away QUICKLY.
THNX!! 😉
You actually DON’T need the Warbird to defeat Crawfish. You can also defeat him with the next ship down, which if I remember properly is called the Steaming Fury.
Hey!! thats insulting! I was short on doubloons and I defeated him with the Carabelle!
Hey my name on Poptropica is Golden Dragon. My username is Cinderhella. You can add me if you want. I finally completed Mocktropica today and I realized I had one island left to do. Skullduggery Island. I was dreading it because I’ve never actually fully completed it before and I know it takes such a long time to do. But with the help of this guide, I FINALLY finished all 36 islands made so far. Thinking back to how I only made a new account two weeks ago, I realized, I have no life. But that’s okay.
However, contradictory to this guide, I only sold Medicine at the Parrot Port. I did not buy anything, so my cargo was empty until I reached Golden Harbor, which is where I bought the max amount of Grain. This creates more efficient money-making. Also, since there is a lot of cargo spilled on the way to Golden Harbor, I would collect it all as much as possible, then sell it all at the Golden Harbor. This method is a bit more efficient with money in the long run.
So anyway, I finished Skullduggery Island all in one day. On the Island itself, I used 65 days to finally defeat Captain Crawfish and dig up the treasure. What about you?
I’ll probably take about the same amount of time as you, but I don’t know for sure. I’m on day 62, and all I have to do to beat the Island is muster up enough courage to fight. (And dig for the treasure, obviously. But that doesn’t take courage.)
Thanks for the tips!! 😉 BTW, my Poptropica is Happy Bird, my username is hoppypop13.
tip:if your being chased by a pirate ship go towards an island in a zigzag motion.that way the cannons wont hit you
THNX!! 😉
this website is me bff
I’m at day 238 and only have 5801 doubloons!!! Im so freaking annoyed:( is there a secret or cheat to help me get money…FAST??? Please tell me ASAP!!!!!!!
Golden harber does have use for trading I sell my medicine at Parret Port and buy grain at Golden Harber for the lowest price it changes each time but every time its lower priced than Parret Port.
THNX 😉
good island guide 🙂
um i noticed that the prices change randomly, is that normal?
The prices for the different islands’ trading posts do change randomly, but what’s cheapest and most expensive stays the same. Buy/sell in a clockwise direction (as explained in the guide) for max profit. 🙂
actually not true parrot port’s cheapest thing is grain and sometimes it changes from lowest to second lowest.
Michael-
Yeah, it’s constantly switching spots with spices, which can be annoying since I have (er, had) a three-island trade route because it made me the most money. Here are the islands: Dragon Cove, Bouffant Bay, and Parrot Port. I sold spices and bought silk at Dragon Cove, I sold silk and bought medicine at Bouffant Bay, and I sold medicine and bought spices at Parrot Port. What was annoying was that spices were always around 20 doubloons a piece. I don’t have to worry about it anymore because I’m at the boss fight, but it got a little annoying.
Hey Poptropicans! I know I just commented this, but if you sell medicine at Parrot Port and buy grain at Golden Harbor (instead of selling medicine and buying grain at Parrot Port, as suggested by the guide) you will make a bigger and better profit! 🙂
Thanks, you guys!! 😉
I saw a cloud in the shape of a 🙂 and also thanks for the guide…i am still trying to get sea sultan then koi then fury etc. :):):):)
A few random tips and pieces of advice:
– The cargo with the lowest price will have the highest price at the next island clockwise.
– I recommend not loaning from the bank. You end up losing money with interest, you could forget about it and end up with too much to pay back, and it just ends up being a big ‘ole mess. Trading, as said in this (amazing) guide, is the best way to make money.
– Speed is good, but accuracy is better. Don’t shy away from a fight if they have more cannons, because the other pirates in the sea have terrible accuracy. Run in a zigzag motion while shooting slowly and carefully and you can take down a ship much more powerful than you.
– The enemies aren’t very smart, either. Try to get them to blunder into storms or rocks for easy victories.
– Sea monsters have a small range. Even with only one cannon, you can easily take them down if you keep moving and stay away from their arms/claws.
Good Luck!
omg u r a genius, thanks Magic Peanut, and hey, whats ur poptropica username…i wanna add u. mine is “hellomiss9”
THNX!! 😉
This helps so much! And this site is so much easier to use than some of the others I’ve used, I’m wondering if you check everything a few times. But one correction I do have, I was able to get grain at Golden harbor for 13 doubloons, so the costs might be a little randomized. Thanks for the help!
I cant get the doubloon..
People say that this is the second hardest island on Poptropica (other than Astro Knights), but looking at the walkthrough here, its not very hard in general, the hard part is getting the doubloons. Some people I know are able to finish it in a day or less, others take a few days, while others take weeks. Just remember, dont give up, and dont try to defeat Captain Crawfish while you have the Sea Sultan. 🙂 (My randomness of the day)
Is it ok just to get at least a million doubloons then get the warbird? I mean, getting doubloons isn’t that hard, not like you HAVE to fight the ships until you meet captain crawfish.
Slanted Fish: Yes, but it’s easier to get doubloons with better ships, so I recommend upgrading as you go.
I got all the crew members by Day 7 on a RAFT!(you read that right).
I might even tell you how I did it, if you replied. 😛
PLEZ TELL MEH
u know..its more profitable if u buy grain from Golden Harbor and sell at Pirate Outpost than buy grain from Parrot Port
where is the bomb that u put under the tooth????? the guide says in the middle of the place….. what does that mean?????
Slanted Fish: It’s somewhere in the middle of the island; jump around until you find it.
If you fall left off the place where you get the cannon kit, you will end up nearly right on top of it. It’s a big barrel labeled ‘explosives’.
golden harbour can make a profit randomly
Actually i know a tip to get 1million doubloons to buy the Phoenix Ship.If you have 100,000 doubloons go to the Pirate Fort.Then go to the Trading Post and Buy the few priced item there and that is the Spice right? buy it 1,000 items.Then go to the Dragon Cove Port in the top of Pirate Fort then go to the Trading Post,Click Sell in the Spice then put 1,000 You get loads of money.After selling the Spice buy the another few priced item there,Should be Silk? or The Medicine? Cant remember then go to the Bouffant Port located ————–> of the Dragon Cove Port.Too lazy to type but just follow the same steps to get to 1 million.I literally tried it and it worked.It may be seem boring but also,if you want to defeat:The Octopus,The Puffer Fish, And the Giant Crab,lure them in a very rocky place and then trap them there like : (octopus)[rock](you) if he’s near on freeing in this trap lure him again and trap them once more,if you have cannon,use your anchor to stop the moving of the ship and shoot the Octopus,Puffer,and the Giant Crab.They give you 1,000+ Doubloons,300+ or 200+ of Spices,Medicines,Silk and Grains. 😀 they will be useful to up your items to sell them and get to 1 million doubloons.Hope This Helps.Tell me if you have any parts you dont understand,i’ll fix them for you.Thanks 😀
The FIRST time I completed this island it took me only 4 hours. My cousin, who completed a bunch of islands, didn’t complete this island! [Makes me feel good.]
I passed Skullduggery in 1 day, no lie! Thanks Zey-Shomi! Could you reply to my comment please? I’ve completed all of the islands!
the koi can atcaully hold 2,700 cargo not 1,800!
price also lower as you go up with your doubloons
skullduggery to hard I only got the second ship and I unlocked skull island with the blog
I think that the best way to earn doubloons faster is to go halfway through the money and get the other half as a loan from Golden Harbor. I tried that and got through the island in 2 days.
poptropicans I’m leaving to another see you guys in three days!
It’s not called Pirate’s Place its called Pirate’s Outpost. Just to let you know
please keep making more guides I use them all the time
Slanted Fish: We have guides for every island on our Island Help page. 🙂
thanks this was great but can you show which islands are which because I went to parrot port first thinking it was the other one
I buyed phoenix ship by the first raft we get it for free . I died only FIVE times in game .