Experience
Experience is the measure of time a pirate has put into a certain puzzle. Each pirate's experience is recorded and shown on that pirate's info page, as well as being listed on the ultimate list. In addition to tracking puzzle experience, players are ranked on puzzle skill, which is displayed side-by-side with experience on the ultimate list.
If a game of Swordfighting, Drinking, Rumble, or Treasure Drop is not rated then it will not affect a pirate's experience. Tournaments, parlor games tables and challenges all have options to play "unrated". Multiplayer swordfighting or rumble brawls are always unrated, so these matches will never increase a pirate's experience.
Each level of experience takes longer to achieve than the previous. While it is generally agreed that each successive experience level takes twice as long as the one before, the amount needed to reach the next level is not revealed to players.
Experience has an effect on the amount of recent scores needed for a pirate to get one's skill rank up or down. The higher experience the pirate has in a puzzle, the less any single score affects the player's skill rank.
In keeping with the Ringers' philosophy of avoiding the display of numbers in the game, each level of experience is given a descriptive word. The middle levels are bolded and the higher levels are both bolded and italicized when displayed on a pirate's info page. From low to high, they are:
- Novice
- Neophyte
- Apprentice
- Narrow
- Broad
- Solid
- Weighty
- Expert
- Paragon
- Illustrious
- Sublime
- Revered
- Exalted
- Transcendent
Contents
Wager limits
With release 2012-04-30 wager limits were added to parlor games and challenges, but not tournaments, based on a pirate's experience level. This has reduced the instances of alts being created to play high stakes games with low experience and standing, a form of alt abuse.
Missions
monster fray missions and some navy missions become available on the notice board once experience is reached in certain puzzles.
Trophies
The following trophies are awarded when a pirate reaches the indicated level of experience:
- Experience Trophies
Broad Alchemist
Broad Battle Navigator
Broad Bilger
Broad Blacksmith
Broad Carpenter
Broad Distiller
Broad Drinker
Broad Forager
Broad Gunner
Broad Hearts Player
Broad Navigator
Broad Patcher
Broad Poker Player
Broad Rigger
Broad Rumbler
Broad Sailor
Broad Shipwright
Broad Spades Player
Broad Swordfighter
Broad Treasure Drop Player
Broad Treasure Hauler
Broad Weaver
Expert Alchemist
Expert Battle Navigator
Expert Bilger
Expert Blacksmith
Expert Carpenter
Expert Distiller
Expert Drinker
Expert Forager
Expert Gunner
Expert Hearts Player
Expert Navigator
Expert Patcher
Expert Poker Player
Expert Rigger
Expert Rumbler
Expert Sailor
Expert Shipwright
Expert Spades Player
Expert Swordfighter
Expert Treasure Drop Player
Expert Treasure Hauler
Expert Weaver
Sublime Alchemist
Sublime Battle Navigator
Sublime Bilger
Sublime Blacksmith
Sublime Carpenter
Sublime Distiller
Sublime Drinker
Sublime Forager
Sublime Gunner
Sublime Hearts Player
Sublime Navigator
Sublime Patcher
Sublime Poker Player
Sublime Rigger
Sublime Rumbler
Sublime Sailor
Sublime Shipwright
Sublime Spades Player
Sublime Swordfighter
Sublime Treasure Drop Player
Sublime Treasure Hauler
Sublime Weaver
Revered Alchemist
Revered Battle Navigator
Revered Bilger
Revered Blacksmith
Revered Carpenter
Revered Distiller
Revered Drinker
Revered Forager
Revered Gunner
Revered Hearts Player
Revered Navigator
Revered Patcher
Revered Poker Player
Revered Rigger
Revered Rumbler
Revered Sailor
Revered Shipwright
Revered Spades Player
Revered Swordfighter
Revered Treasure Drop Player
Revered Treasure Hauler
Revered Weaver
Exalted Alchemist
Exalted Battle Navigator
Exalted Bilger
Exalted Blacksmith
Exalted Carpenter
Exalted Distiller
Exalted Drinker
Exalted Forager
Exalted Gunner
Exalted Hearts Player
Exalted Navigator
Exalted Patcher
Exalted Poker Player
Exalted Rigger
Exalted Rumbler
Exalted Sailor
Exalted Shipwright
Exalted Spades Player
Exalted Swordfighter
Exalted Treasure Drop Player
Exalted Treasure Hauler
Transcendent Alchemist
Transcendent Battle Navigator
Transcendent Bilger
Transcendent Blacksmith
Transcendent Carpenter
Transcendent Distiller
Transcendent Drinker
Transcendent Forager
Transcendent Gunner
Transcendent Hearts Player
Transcendent Navigator
Transcendent Patcher
Transcendent Poker Player
Transcendent Rigger
Transcendent Rumbler
Transcendent Sailor
Transcendent Shipwright
Transcendent Spades Player
Transcendent Swordfighter
Transcendent Treasure Drop Player
Transcendent Treasure Hauler
