# The Calico Crew

> The (mostly) unofficial fan club for Pirates and Pirate Island: Calico Jack, Scarface and the crew, the captain’s log and the first mate’s secret journal, legends and the Spyglass Gazette. Run by Escape This.

The (mostly) unofficial Pirates & Pirate Island fan club. Owned, crewed and plundered by Escape This. Cookie, Lottie, Madame Coralie, the legends, the Spyglass Gazette and anything marked “Legend has it” are made up for fun, and the diaries are written in character. The Set Sail page, venues, dates and anything marked “On the record” are real.

## Play for real (facts from Escape This)
- Pirates at Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000: 2–8 players; Saturdays need four or more. Playing since 26 January 2024. https://www.escapethis.com.au/en/game/pirates-in-the-carribean
- Pirates at Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000: 2–8 players; Saturdays need four or more. Playing since 18 October 2024. https://www.escapethis.com.au/sydney/sydney-cbd/pirates
- Pirates at Escape This Melbourne CBD, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000: 2–8 players; Friday and Saturday evening peaks need four. Playing since 10 August 2026. https://www.escapethis.com.au/melbourne/melbourne-cbd/pirates
- Pirate Island at Escape This Northbridge, 48 Lake Street, Northbridge WA 6003: 2–10 players, the roomiest shanty; Saturdays need four or more. Playing since 26 December 2021. https://www.escapethis.com.au/en/game/pirate-island
- Pirate Island at Escape This Perth CBD, The Basement, 712–720 Hay Street Mall, Perth WA 6000: 2–8 players; Saturdays need four or more. Playing since 29 March 2024. https://www.escapethis.com.au/en/game/pirate-island
- Pirate Island at Escape This Melbourne CBD, 259 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000: 2–8 players; Saturday peaks need four. Playing since 18 September 2026. https://www.escapethis.com.au/melbourne/melbourne-cbd/pirate-island
- Pirate Island at Escape This Sydney CBD, 630 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000: Opens 6 November 2026. Opens 6 November 2026. https://www.escapethis.com.au/sydney/sydney-cbd/index
- How long: 60 minutes on board; arrive 15 minutes early.
- Who can sail: Recommended for ages 9 and up; children from 7 can join a family crew.
- How hard: Pirates is rated 6 out of 10 and Pirate Island 7 out of 10. Hints come over the speakers whenever you ask.
- Which first: Either can be played first; each is its own room with its own set and puzzles. Many crews start on the galleon.
- What to expect: No crawling, no tight spaces and no smoke. Dim, moody light; story and hints in English over speakers, with maps, notes and riddles to read.
- Private: Every session is private to one booking. A panic button opens the door early.
- What to wear: Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Jack Sparrow or a lowly deckhand all work. Talk like a pirate the whole way. Eye patches optional; closed shoes aren’t.

## Producer
- Escape This (https://www.escapethis.com.au). Escape This is Australia’s largest escape room operator, and runs its own escape room design studio and escape room factory in Australia. It has venues in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, has hosted more than 500,000 players and has earned 17,969 five-star reviews.

## Pages
- [Pirates & Pirate Island Fan Site | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/): The (mostly) unofficial fan club for Pirates and Pirate Island: Calico Jack, Scarface and the crew, the captain’s log and the first mate’s secret journal, legends and the Spyglass Gazette. Run by Escape This.
- [The Saga of Calico Jack | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/saga/): The story of Calico Jack across Pirates, Pirate Island and the retired Dead Man’s Chest, with a timeline of real opening dates and legend.
- [The Crew of Calico Jack | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/crew/): Who’s who in Pirates and Pirate Island: Calico Jack, Scarface, Duchess the parrot, Cookie Marlowe, Lottie Spyglass and Madame Coralie.
- [Pirate Diaries | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diaries/): Three diaries, one story: Captain Calico Jack’s boastful log, his first mate Scarface’s secret journal and the lookout Lottie Spyglass’s watch book, from the galleon to the island.
- [Scarface’s Secret Journal | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/): First Mate Scarface’s secret journal from Pirate Island: the warm, sneaky account of the man who helps Calico Jack’s prisoners escape and covers his tracks. Comic, all ages, spoiler-free.
- [If Found, Hide It Again | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/if-found-hide-it-again/): Scarface learns his secret Pirate Island journal is now public, and begs readers not to tell the captain. What the journal is, and what it never gives away.
- [The Shanty Goes to Melbourne | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/the-shanty-goes-to-melbourne/): Pirate Island opens at Escape This Melbourne CBD on 18 September 2026, five weeks after the captain’s galleon, and Scarface hangs every lantern himself.
- [Speaking Tube Confessions | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/speaking-tube-confessions/): The captain heard the helpful voice in his hold again. Scarface admits nothing aloud, oils a hinge, and writes down why he speaks up for stuck crews.
- [The Chest Is Closed | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/the-chest-is-closed/): Dead Man’s Chest closes for good in November 2024, and Scarface notes the captain will not say one word about it. Where Calico Jack’s saga stands now.
- [Good Friday, Good Hiding | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/good-friday-good-hiding/): Pirate Island opens at Escape This Perth CBD on 29 March 2024, just along from the captain’s ship, and his first mate makes sure the new shanty is roomy.
- [The Captain’s Big Sulk | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/the-captains-big-sulk/): Talk Like a Pirate Day from the first mate’s side: the captain sulks in his cabin, and Scarface coaches the prisoners in proper pirate growls. Journal entry.
- [Room for Ten | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/room-for-ten/): Ten prisoners turn up for one Pirate Island session at Northbridge, and Scarface is quietly pleased he built the shanty big enough for every one of them.
- [Boxing Day Shanty | Scarface’s Secret Journal](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/diary/boxing-day-shanty/): Pirate Island opens at Escape This Northbridge on Boxing Day 2021, and the captain’s first mate quietly tidies the new shanty in the prisoners’ favour.
- [Lottie’s Watch Book | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/watch-book/): Lottie Spyglass’s watch book: six watches as Calico Jack’s lookout, from the fog over the galleon to a palm tree above the beach shanty. Invented, all ages, spoiler-free.
- [Legends of the High Seas | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/legends/): Pirate legends the fans tell: the last doubloon, how Scarface got his scar, the green flash and the parrot who knew too much, rated in doubloons.
- [Aboard the Galleon & Ashore | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/ship-and-shore/): A tour of the real sets: below deck on Calico Jack’s galleon in Pirates and inside his beach shanty in Pirate Island. No spoilers.
- [The Spyglass Gazette | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/gazette/): Reports from the Spyglass Gazette: galleons off the reef, a baffled captain, a parrot questioned over gossip and a shanty on Collins Street. Invented, all ages.
- [Set Sail: Pirates & Pirate Island Escape Rooms | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/set-sail/): Where and how to play for real: Pirates in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, Pirate Island in Northbridge, Perth, Melbourne and soon Sydney, ages and group sizes.
- [Who Runs the Crew? | The Calico Crew](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/about/): The Calico Crew is a Pirates & Pirate Island fan site owned and run by Escape This. What’s fact, what’s fiction, and where to sail.

## Optional
- [Full text](https://www.escapepirateisland.com.au/llms-full.txt): the story, the characters, the legends and every published diary entry in plain text