- 1). Download and install the "Puzzle Pirate" client to your computer. Run the client and follow the on-screen prompts to install the game.
- 2). Run the "Puzzle Pirates" client, and begin a new game. The "Create a Pirate" screen will load.
- 3). Use the controls to design your pirate. Select a gender, skin tone, facial features and haircut. Choose a name for your pirate. When you're satisfied with how your pirate looks, click "Set Sail."
- 4). Click "Go to docks" on the next screen to begin the game without starting a puzzle or other activity. This screen will appear whenever you begin playing the game, with the same options.
- 5). Click the "Logout" button. The game will prompt you to register your pirate to save the progress. Follow the on-screen registration prompts, and then click "Save my pirate!" If you do not want to keep the character and start an account, you can choose instead to "Delete pirate."
- 6). Login to the game again using your account credentials, and you will return with your pirate. The game will automatically save your character from this point forward.