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Fire In The Hole - The Plunderin' Pirate Game

Created by McMiller

Avast Ye! Fire In The Hole is part card game, part dexterity game, and centers around an impressive pop-up ship. Here is your last chance to order the game with all the stretch goals and expansions while stock lasts.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Limited copies of the Fire In The Hole Kickstarter edition available to KS backers!
about 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 10:41:07 AM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

Read on fer all things Fire In The Hole…
over 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 06:10:17 PM

Read on fer all things Fire In The Hole…

1. SHiPPiN’ 🚚

2. GiVEAWAY 🎁

3. TAGiE AWARDS (we are nominees 🎉 and need your vote) 🏆

4. TYPO/UPDATED iNSTRUCTiONS 🤦‍♂️

5. PACKIN’ YER FiRE iN THE HOLE BOX ✅

6. MiSSED OUT? 🙋‍♀️


1. SHiPPiN’ 🚚

We have now shipped out ALL the orders, and yer feedback so far has been AMAZING! A huge THANK YE to each and every one of ye, with whom we couldn’t have gotten this game out. Any issues? We are here for ye. Just email [email protected] and we’ll get it sorted.


2. GiVEAWAY 🎁

We have officially launched online, and we’d love to have a wee online PARTY! So if ye post a pic or video of yourself with your game, we’ll be pickin’ 5 winners to receive a free copy of Fire In The Hole to gift to friends! Because pirates love to share (little known fact).

Be sure to use #fireinthehole #mcmillerfun #pirate and #boardgame and tag @mcmiller.fun on insta and Facebook or @mcmillerfun on TikTok so we can repost in stories.


3. TAGiE AWARDS (we are nominees 🎉 and need your vote) 🏆

We’ve been nominated for a TAGIE AWARD! If we’ve given you a reason to laugh and have a good time this year, we’d love your vote! And - hurrah - you don’t have to enter your email address or any personal information.

If you’re not familiar with the other categories, just click NEXT until you get through it.  Vote for Julian Miller and David McGranaghan for the RISING STAR OF THE YEAR AWARD! It's the third category. It shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds. As always, thanks for supporting a teeny-weeny business! VOTE HERE


4. TYPO/UPDATED iNSTRUCTiONS 🤦‍♂️

There is a TYPO on the Salty Seadog Exxxpansion Pack instructions - ye'll notice our friend the RAT has the same boozy forfeit in both the GROG SWILLIN' and the SCALLYWAG (non-boozy) version. We've added in the non-boozy forfeit that should have been there which you can download here: FORFEIT

Or feel free to cross out the incorrect forfeit next to the RAT tile in the SCALLYWAG FORFEITS section of the instructions and write in the following:

"It's time to prove your pirate reputation. The next 3 fires you have to shout "Lily-livered landlubber!" while throwing. If you forget, remove a ball from the ship."


5. PACKIN’ YER FiRE iN THE HOLE BOX

Star crew member/backer Jamie Ralph has figured out a way to pack all yer stretch goal items and expansion packs into the game box. Simply fold down certain tabs and it all fits great. Ye can even put it back to original if required: HERE are some how to pics by backer Jamie Ralph. Simply fold down certain tabs and it all fits great and you can always put it back to original if required! Next time we will make sure to figure this out beforehand. 


6. MiSSED OUT? 🙋‍♀️

If ye want to order any additional items we might have some spares! Email [email protected] and we'll let ye know if we have any available after everyone has received their items.

As always, a huge THANK YE and we’re here for ye if ye need at [email protected]



Happy firin’!

Shipping update and instructions on how to add your treasure chests to the box
over 1 year ago – Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 12:12:44 AM

We are so excited that you have started to receive your rewards and shared with us how much you love them! It bring so much joy to our wee little pirate hearts! Rest assured that if you haven't received your items yet, that they will be with you soon.  Below is an update on all things shipping by regions:

US Shipping:

50% has left our fulfilment center and we will be completing the rest this week.

CA Shipping:

We are starting in the next couple of days, we are just ironing out the last few tax issues as we are shipping from the US (same location as our US rewards).

Rest of World:

All the items arrived at the fulfilment centers last week, but we have had a slight delay with receiving the packing materials.  Our goal is to ship everything with no plastic packaging and we want make 100% sure it all arrives undamaged so we had to make some changes to the packaging that are not standard for the fulfilment center. All the packing materials are arriving this week. It's a steep learning curve, but rest assured we are doing everything we can to get your rewards to you ASAP.   We really appreciate your support and I understand the frustration.


Adding the stretch goals to the base unit:

Most stretch goals already come inside the box but if you would like to add the 4 treasure chests and red cannonballs then follow the steps below.

Looking at the open box horizontally:

  • Fold down the bottom left divider (which holds the dice, x-marks the spot and the black cannonball).      This will create enough space for two of the treasure chests and then the compartment above it holds the other two. You can either fold it over, both ways, a few times or stick it down.
  • Fold the bottom right divider, which creates space for the deck of cards, red cannonballs, x marks the spot, black cannonball and the dice.
  • Fold the top right divider down to create space for the eyepatches, the stretch goal cards, and the Salty Seadog bag if you have the expansion.

Place the kraken on top.

You are then left with the spare cannonballs which you can keep in the Booty bag and the Bonus Buccaneer + the additional two treasure chests.



Thank you for all your support.

The McMiLLER team

Shipping update!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Sep 03, 2022 at 01:00:42 AM

Ahoy, mates!

Huge pirate thanks for yer patience awaitin' an update! Here's the latest on all things FIRE IN THE HOLE:

After many weeks endurin'  shipping delays on the open seas, yer games are well and truly on their way to our warehouses now and will be ready for their final trip to yer livin' rooms by Monday, September 12th.

Our fulfillment crew is ready and waitin' to get those games out to ye the moment they hear LAND HO!

As soon as we have tracking numbers we'll be uploadin' them for ye, so watch this space!

Thanks fer bein' the dreamiest of dream crews, we couldn't have done without ye!


PS any last minute address changes need to be with us by Wednesday the 7th

Fire In The Hole is sailin' along wit' sunny skies ahead!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 22, 2022 at 04:19:23 AM

Ahoy, there!

We are locking addresses for ALL COUNTRIES by the 1st of August, so if ye have a new address, let us know ASAP.

All games bound fer the USA & Canada are currently voyagin' speedily across the wide blue sea. If the wind stays in our favor, they should reach our warehouse by the 20th of August where we'll start shippin' immediately!

Games bound fer the rest of the world are right behind, so it's still lookin' like you'll ALL be receivin' yer loot by the end of August.

So start practicin' yer celebratory jigs 'n dustin' off the grog!

Get yer best pirate ARRGH ready...

Our official launch date is set fer SEPTEMBER 19.

The canny pirates among ye will know that date is also INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY. So get yer best pirate lingo ready, cuz there's nothin' better than screamin' "ARRRGH!!" in the face o' yer opponent after they attempt to SABOTAGE ye!! We want to give ye captains orders to have fun with this. Pirate costumes? We love to see it. Rum swillin'? Bring it. Yer best pirate jig? Let's see it. Extreme Fire In The Hole played aboard a ship? OF COURSE. Just don't forget to tag @mcmiller.fun so we can repost!

And last but not least....

We have pictures of the stretch goals and expansions! The samples arrived and they are LOVELY. Have a peek at the treasure chests, booty bags, name yer vessel kit 'n more:


Booty bag
Yer Grog!