Lots of pieces make this make believe toy very believable. Your little pirate will love it!

My two boys love this toy. There's a little assembly, but I love the detail! My 3 year old loves anything pirates and he had so much fun discovering each new trinket that comes with the chest.

The chest opens up on both sides to reveal more landscapes for your pirate. There's a boardwalk, some trees, a treasure chest with coins (the coins are almost all disappeared already but that's my boys), 3 pirates with interchangeable accessories, and more!

What's great is that when it's time to clean up, the kids just have to put everything in the treasure chest and close it back up again!

we love Playmobil, and we have many of their sets.
When we purchased this, it was clearly a favorite for many months.
However, long-term use by my son, who is now 5, the doors do not stay on. I tried everything short of duct taping it back together. I finally pitched it in the garbage, 'lo and behold my son went and got it out of the trash. He likes it that much, there's just no way to keep the toys inside.
They really could have made this much more durable. It would be a 5 star toy if the quality were greatly improved.

Our 4.5 year old loves this.

We take away all the toy guns, but the cannon is great! We line things up and try to knock them over with the cannon. Unlike most projectile toys in the house, nothing has been damaged!

We have seen kids carry this set to swim meets, etc - portable entertainment!

I love the modular aspect of Playmobil - every new set you get adds to the fun of previous sets. The pirates can visit the castle, the dump truck can visit the train, etc. Lots of creative play options!

About the small parts - if you loose something, call Playmobil and they will send new if they have it. We got replacement oarlocks, and a replacement cannon (by mistake - we asked for the cannon balls!)

This is a great toy. I purchased after reading all the rave reviews and was not disappointed at all. It is defintely well worth the money. Has a lot of accessories with it. My son uses this with his pirate ship and dungeon and he plays with it quite a bit and has had it almost a year.
It stores everything inside, which is great for all those little pieces and has a handy handle to carry it wherever. Wish more toys had those!