Greedy brigand
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Greedy brigands and barbarians are a special type of enemy brigand, who selfishly hoard bits of treasure for themselves. They have a chance to appear during the melee phase of a sea battle while pillaging, and are identifiable by their extravagant jewelry that they collect and hoard, such as gold eyepatches and flashy necklaces.
Mechanics
Greedy brigands appear more frequently and in larger numbers as the booty ramp on a pillage grows larger. They take the place of a regular enemy crew member during the melee phase of a sea battle, and they are no stronger at fighting than regular brigands. Each of them will have a specific color which they are susceptible to. When players perform large strikes against a greedy brigand with the right type of color, they have a chance of stealing special treasure items from them.
When a player successfully strikes and wins some treasure, a message is shown to everyone aboard the ship, announcing the attacking player and which greedy brigand dropped the locker. Lavish Lockers are placed in the ship's booty, and awarded to pirates during the booty division based on how many melees they took part in. Lockers dropped during the fight are added to the booty immediately, so the ship will mostly retain any newly acquired lockers even if the melee fight was lost. All lockers in the booty chest are vulnerable to being plundered in subsequent battles however.
Brigands
During the swordfight against greedy brigands, the color of the mini-board beside each brigand's face indicates which color strikes they are susceptible to: red, yellow, green or blue. While you have a greedy brigand targeted, fused blocks of the relevant color will have a unique appearance, indicating that clearing it will send a powerful strike to the brigand.
Players should create the largest possible strike using a single block to have the greatest chance of stealing the treasure. Only fused strikes of correctly colored pieces will provide a chance of obtaining treasure; sprinkles and combos provide no bonus or additional effect.
Barbarians
Greedy barbarians work in much the same way as brigands. During the rumble brawl, the color of the mini-board beside each barbarians's face indicates which color balls they are susceptible to: red, orange, yellow, aqua or blue. While you have a greedy barbarian targeted, connected balls of the relevant color will have a unique appearance, indicating that clearing the group will send a powerful strike to the brigand.
Players should create the biggest continuous group to have the greatest chance of stealing the treasure. Only groups of correctly colored balls that are destroyed will provide a chance of obtaining treasure; drop sprinkles and combos provide no bonus or additional effect.
Trophies
Historical notes
- Greedy brigands were first announced in a forum post by developer Forculus in July 2016.
- They were first added to the Ice Ocean with Ice release 2016-08-05.
