Gamers ‪@ElyseWillems‬ and Nikole Zivalich play Sid Meier's Pirates with Dr. Rebecca Simon, a pirate historian. Dr. Simon shares the truth about mermaids, reveals how you know you're officially a pirate (at least in the eyes of the courts) and explains how pirates most often died at sea. #bemygamer

00:00 - Where’s that dang albatross?
00:26 - Release the Kraken?
01:17 - The truth about Mermaids
1:55 - Swordplay
4:26 - Taking over another Pirate’s ship
5:55 - Pirates and human-trafficking
7:30 - Navigating the high seas
8:45 - How to kill time at sea
10:57 - The reliable Cutlass
12:34 - Pirate tattooing
15:07 - Pirate staffing positions
17:00 - Plundering the booty of Jean Lafitte
18:20 - Busting Pirate myths

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