How to Play: Main Lobby

Index -> Interface -> Main Lobby

Welcome to Pirates CSG Online! After logging in, you will be taken to the Main Lobby. From here, you can access any of the game's various lobbies and features.

Preferences opens the Preferences dialog box. Here you can enter personal information for other players to view (like your account info), change your sound and display settings, and manage your buddy and ignore status with other players.

Help opens a window in your web browser to this rulebook.

Exit is the button to choose if you'd like to log out of Pirates.

Tutorials accesses a series of guided tutorials explaining the basics of the game. When you click Tutorials, a menu will appear listing all the different tutorial scenarios. They are meant to be played in order, but you may play them in any order you wish. Click on one of the scenarios to select it, then click the Begin button to enter the tutorial.

Casual Games takes you to the Casual Games Lobby, where you can create and join casual games, chat with players, or observe games in progress. If you're new to the game, you can go here and try a game or two with your starter fleet (though you should first go to your Collection to open your fleet). When you select this option, you’ll be given a menu of several lobbies to join. The "users" number shows you how full that lobby is.

Tournaments takes you to the Tournament Lobby, where you can join rated tournaments. There are scheduled events happening most days of the week, plus on-demand tournaments that kick off whenever enough players join.

Store opens the Online Store in your default web browser, where you can purchase starter decks, booster packs, event tickets, and other Pirates CSG Online products.

Trade takes you to the Trade Lobby, where you can arrange one-on-one trade sessions with other players. This lets you peruse their collections and offer up trade proposals.

Collection takes you to the Collection Manager screen, where you can view your cards and decide which ones you’d like visible during trade sessions with other players. You can also open starter decks and booster packs here. If this is your first time online, you will want to go here first to open your starter deck. (Though if you wish to dive right into tournament play, you may wish to keep your starter deck unopened for use in a Sealed Tournament.)

Fleet Builder takes you to the Fleet Builder screen, where you can assemble fleets for casual games and constructed fleet tournaments, or just view your cards to learn more about them.