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An '''explorers' hall''' is an [[island]] [[attraction]] [[building]] placed on a medium or large colonized island.  It is the perfect staging point for new piratey [[expedition]]s.

[[Attraction]] buildings are nearly identical to regular infrastructure buildings: they change ownership along with an island's governance and they do not count against an island's building limit on medium islands. There are however a few differences:
* Attraction buildings typically have a higher [[tax]] rate than standard buildings, and decay a week after failing to have their taxes paid. An explorers' hall has a base tax of 5,000 PoE.
* A limited number of attractions can be built on a given island: 1 on medium islands and 2 on large islands. Outpost islands cannot build attractions.
* Only one of any type of attraction can be built on an island at a time.
* Each attraction building has a different effect when it is built.  Flags that build an explorers' hall on their island can look forward to an influx of patron and explorer reputation every time a pirate uses their building to snag a new expedition [[map]].

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==Construction==

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An island needs only a completed [[fort]] to begin construction of an explorers' hall. An explorer's hall is 6x7 tiles in the governor's interface.

[[Image:Explorerhall.png|450px]]

==Use==

An {{PAGENAME}} has three tabs where intrepid explorers can purchase [[map]]s or [[Brigand_King_compass|compass]]es to different expeditions.  The first tab will contain maps allowing players to raid the encroaching [[Imperial outpost]]s, the second tab will provide pirates with maps that point to small island villages that need defending from [[Viking raid|Vikings]], and the third tab offers for sale compasses that permit pirates to navigate to a confrontation at sea against a [[Brigand King]].  

Every three minutes, the hall will restock new maps or compasses to replace those that have been purchased by pirates.  When fully stocked, each tab contains a full array of the possible types and sizes of the particular expedition.  For Imperial outposts, this means a map of each size (small, medium, large, and huge) in both sinking and non-sinking.  For Viking raids, this means a map of each size (small, medium, large, and huge) in both swordfight and rumble.  For Brigand King compasses, this means a compass for each Brigand King.

==Storage==

An explorers' hall has no [[hold]].

==Rooms and furnishings==

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{{Shoppe entry|
|name=Left downstairs
|type=Explorers' hall
|plans=no
|spec_items=yes
|items=
**Buy charts (scrolls)
|props=yes
|props1=
*Anchor globe
*Ancient bust
*Brass telescope
*Bronze fish
*Crossed swords (x2)
*Explorers' banner (x2)
*Fancy chair
*Fancy end table (x2)
|props2=
*Fancy wall lamp (x2)
*Globe table
*Harpsichord
*Little chest
*Marble table
*Paper and quill
*Potted palm
|props3=
*Potted plant
*Scroll and quill
*Scrolls
*Ship's bell
*Sofa (x2)
*Spear head
*Wall map
}}
{{Shoppe entry|
|name=Left upstairs
|type=Explorers' hall
|plans=no
|props=yes
|props1=
*Anchor globe
*Ancient rumjug
*Brass telescope
*Bronze neckband
*Candles
*Chest
*Drinks
*Explorers' banner
|props2=
*Fancy wall lamp
*Globe
*Marble end table (x2)
*Marble table (x2)
*Mounted sailfish
*Mounted tigerfish
*Notebooks
*Potted palm
|props3=
*Potted plant (x2)
*Shark jaws
*Ship in a bottle
*Ship's bell (x2)
*Ship's wheel
*Small chest
*Sofa (x3)
*Vase with plant (x2)
}}
{{Shoppe entry|
|name=Right downstairs
|type=Explorers' hall
|plans=no
|spec_items=yes
|items=
**Buy charts (scrolls)
|props=yes
|props1=
*Anchor
*Anchor globe
*Brass telescope
*Bronze neckband
*Explorers' banner (x2)
*Fancy chair
*Fancy end table (x2)
*Fancy wall lamp (x2)
|props2=
*Harpsichord
*Lodestone compass
*Marble table
*Notebooks
*Potted palm
*Potted plant
*Scarab
|props3=
*Scroll with quill
*Scrolls
*Ship's bell
*Ship's wheel
*Sofa (x3)
*Vase with plant (x2)
*Wall map
}}
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|type=Explorers' hall
|plans=yes
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|props=yes
|props1=
*Anchor
*Anchor globe
*Brass telescope
*Bronze fish
*Candles
*Drinks
*Explorers' banner
*Fancy wall lamp (x4)
|props2=
*Globe
*Globe table
*Little chest
*Marble end table (x3)
*Marble table (x2)
*Mounted sailfish
*Mounted tigrfish
*Potted palm
|props3=
*Potted plant
*Ship's bell
*Ship's wheel
*Silver cross
*Small chest
*Sofa (x3)
*Spear head
*Vase with plant (x2)
}}
{{shoppe end}}

==Historical notes==

*Prior to {{release|2015-04-28}}, Explorers' Halls did not contain tabs.  Rather, there were only eight total maps and compasses, and each time an expedition spawned, its type was random.  Thus, it was possible to have a fully-stocked hall with zero available expeditions of a specific type (e.g. no Brigand King compasses).  This release also decreased the map/compass respawn time from seven minutes to three.
*The rent was reduced further to 5,000 pieces of eight on {{release|2014-02-05}}.
*The rent was halved from 30,000 pieces of eight to 15,000 on {{release|2011-03-22}}.
*Explorers' halls were released on production oceans on {{release|2009-11-18}}.
*Explorers' halls were first released on the [[Ice Ocean]] on [[Ice Ocean changelog#2009-11-11|2009-11-11]].

==External/other links==

*List of [[:Category:Islands with explorers' halls|islands with explorers' halls]]
*[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?thread=141318#2038565 Official announcement]
*[http://forums.puzzlepirates.com/community/mvnforum/viewthread?p=2038562 Game Design discussion thread]

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[[Category:Attractions]]