Stern

Pirates of the Caribbean

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This game received 536 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 7.956 _/10

7.956

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #94 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.095

Artwork: 7.778

Sounds/Music: 7.429

Other Aspects: 8.073

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7.215/10

6 years ago

NAT

Nath1977

Pinside member

La Pocatière, QC

6y 20,000 41

always fun to play, toys are really great.

Nath1977 edited previous rating on November 01, 2017.

7.382/10

6 years ago

AXL

I like this game. Owned it a few years back. Hitting the ship is the highlight of the game. It takes a beating. Went thru 2 while I owned it. Although I do like this game, it does get very easy after awhile. I would absolutely play on location, but after owning it for a couple years it got a bit boring. Overall it is fun though.

Evildead has owned this game in the past.

8.820/10

6 years ago

JDS

Crazypins

Inactive member

Spokane Valley, WA

9y 32,150 22 12

Great theme. A good game for everyone. Sinking the ship and the multiball modes are all well done. Game can be set up tough so game times don't get too long. Who doesn't like Pirates with attitude.

7.388/10

7 years ago

PAV

PavBall

Pinside member

Lake Charles, LA

9y 75,300 460 79

Ball times are too long.

8.324/10

7 years ago

JON

J85M

Hot Mods

Warrington

12y 147K 10,466 32

Great game, some of Sterns best playfield toys and the JACK ramp is such a sweet shot/ramp to hit especially backhanding it from the right flipper.

9.400/10

7 years ago

BDM

brianmcculloh

Pinside member

Avon, IN

8y 35,900 95 3 24

They really nailed the pirate theme with this one. The sinking ship is awesome and one of the best toys I've ever seen. There are a lot of shots to hit and lots to do. The more I play this one the more I enjoy it (and I don't even like the movies)!

5.861/10

7 years ago

A-M

springer77

Inactive member

Bergamo

7y 28,800 12 7 7

Very nice artwork and one of the best toy: the ship i fantastic! But it's not my pin: a lot of stop and go, and no flow. A good theme thrown away

9.160/10

7 years ago

MWR

bitternerd

Pinside+ Frequent

Seattle, WA

7y 57,050 114 9 25

Love mashing that ship!!! Really nice game with a lot to hit.

9.136/10

7 years ago

MJH

TimeBandit

redshiftLED.com.au

Sydney, Oz

10y 159K 5,511 3 65

Very underrated game. Ship is an amazing mech. Very well conceived in total. Can get a bit repetitive once you are familiar with it.

TimeBandit edited previous rating on January 11, 2017.

9.080/10

7 years ago

LER

Lermods

Lermods Pinball Co.

11y 201K 10,854 58

good deep rule set, nice layout, fun toys. overall a great family pin. Ball times can be long or very short, not a particularly easy game to get through, but it's definitely possible and a ton of fun trying. Theme integration is done well.

Lermods edited previous rating on June 25, 2018.

5.994/10

7 years ago

DMZ

Miouze

Inactive member

Paris

7y 15,750 19

I played it several times on location, and... It didn't work on me. It's quite an interesting machine, and many people seemed to enjoy it, but to me, nothing worth emptying my pockets.

8.901/10

7 years ago

ALB

atwong

Pinside member

Orange, CA

8y 44,900 101 23

Really like the theme and the ship. It's pretty fun to play. The only bad thing in my mind is that the flow isn't as good as my highest rated pins. Nevertheless, I wouldn't mind having this in my collection.

atwong has this game on the wishlist.

10.000/10

7 years ago

WRC

trinity9

Inactive member

Sacramento, CA

11y 28,650 2 8 8

I purchased this game specifically because of the slower pace, anticipating pointing beginners in the game's direction. While it does have a different feel as far as speed goes, it has turned in to a very entertaining, zero anxiety purchase. This game is played full spectrum in my home -- 8 years to 52 years. POTC has definitely been seeing as much playing time as Lord of the Rings.

trinity9 currently owns this game.

5.957/10

7 years ago

LAU

chatplume51

Pinside member

Chalons En Champagne

10y 30,550 108 3 19

not bad, not good,no special feeling with this pinball

4.187/10

7 years ago

ROB

rcbrown316

Pinside+ Addict

Webster, NY

9y 81,300 3,688 22 10

Played a decent copy of this. stop and go deluxe in my opinion. It's a good example of a theme being force fed. I'd rather not have a pinball machine if this was my only choice

8.120/10

7 years ago

CWS

cs3030

Inactive member

Burnips, MI

7y 27,900 9 5 9

Played this at a pinball expo and really like it. I haven't seen the movie, but the pin is lots of fun. I would add it to my collection.

cs3030 has this game on the wishlist.

8.256/10

8 years ago

RC

Robhorror

Pinside member

Québec, QC

8y 50,650 3 15 53

Awsome game, great toys, and really fun to play.

Robhorror edited previous rating on October 25, 2017.
Robhorror has owned this game in the past.

9.676/10

8 years ago

DAD

rdbronko73

Inactive member

Vacaville, CA

9y 50,050 302 12 11

Very underrated game. Rules are easy to understand and game play is easy to follow. It should be in the top 15. I have it next to my TOM and it surpasses TOM by far.

rdbronko73 currently owns this game.

3.196/10

8 years ago

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mazzzulatoro

Inactive member

Riccione

12y 19,000 56

Too bad for drawing too much theater and otherwise ill-managed as the game would not be so bad

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

9.700/10

8 years ago

JAB

Jbleon1986

Inactive member

Orion Township, MI

10y 22,400 4 3 7

Great game fun to play very deep

9.484/10

8 years ago

JMS

swampfire

Pinside+ Addict

11y 168K 13,598 48

POTC has excellent music, callouts, dots and looks beautiful. But let's talk about the rules! POTC is much more like IM than LOTR, and that gives it a strong "just one more game" appeal. Rather than slog through modes, your goal is to set up the perfect multiball, and cash in jackpots with multipliers. Most people walk up to the game and focus on the ship, which is missing most of the game. Specifically, this is how you blow up POTC: (1) shoot the Tortuga ramp enough times to prime it for multiball. (2) Shoot the chest enough times to light jackpots. (3) Sink the ship. (4) Immediately shoot Tortuga, and stuff as many balls up there as you can. (5) Kill the Kraken, and play out Tortuga multiball by collecting jackpots on the rest of the playfield (shoot Tortuga as often as possible to get jackpot multipliers).

If there's a weakness to the rules, it's that so many shots are required to start HEART multiball, and that it resets every ball. And it would have been nice to have a few modes, including a video mode. POTC is not deep by any means, but it has a lot of replay value for me and my family.

POTC has a unique layout that not everyone will love. I think the concerns about "stop and go" are overblown, but I have other games for loops and orbits. POTC is special. Grab a mug of your favorite grog, and enjoy the chance to grab a sip once in a while.

9.260/10

8 years ago

DEB

Dbaum88

Pinside member

Roswell, GA

11y 90,050 1,274 8 78

Finally got a POTC and man I love it! I have been owning FAST and hard games like TWD and IMVE and this is a nice change of pace. Definitely has longer ball times and a lack of constant drains, i.e., TWD. I'd put it square in the middle of a Stern pin (fast and hard) and a 90's Williams pin (repetitive pattern that repeats)

First of all, the machine is beautiful. Love the LED effects in mine and the game simply looks great. That said, the BG and side art are "meh" but overall it's a pretty pin.

Tons of toys, a decent Depp impressionist, and great use of the pirate theme make this game a winner! Plus, a nice wizard mode.

Dbaum88 has owned this game in the past.

8.471/10

8 years ago

RW

Beebl

Pinside member

9y 139K 532 64 1

Fun pin, but it just doesn't hold up as long as the modern games.

Beebl edited previous rating on July 26, 2022.

7.423/10

8 years ago

KEN

Kenz

Pinside member

Unknown

8y 58,800 399 19 57

Family love it. Although sound isn't the best and neither are the call-outs. Typical Stern build quality..

Kenz edited previous rating on March 27, 2017.
Kenz has owned this game in the past.

8.189/10

8 years ago

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bhwolf

Pinside member

Summerfield, NC

8y 41,650 437 5 7

Love PoTC. Admittedly a big draw for me is I love the ride/movies, so my ratings may be a be high as I'm drawn to the theme.

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