In SoC: E&P, one can pay the pirate gold in order to move one's ships. Who receives that gold? The pirate owner or the bank?
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From the Explorers and Pirates rules under the Paying Tribute to the Pirate section (page 11):
The tribute costs 1 gold, and you pay it to the supply.
From earlier in the rules, in the Preparation section (page 6):
Place the resource cards and dice from the base Catan game beside the game board to form a supply area.
So it is paid to the supply, which is commonly referred to as the bank.
