Tournament #3 is complete!  It was a very fun time playing a bunch of competitive fleets, going all-out on the Setup phases and with hyper-meta treasure distributions.

In this post you can find the completed bracket below the video reports, as well as a lengthy summary of the tournament results, reflection on the goals I set from the start, and…[Read more]

Game 4 of the T3 Finals!

A tight doozy of a Game 3!

Game 2 of the T3 Finals:

Welcome aboard!

Some games are straightforward and others like grand jury trials which make for fun conversation.

That is a good way to put it hah!

I am ecstatic to sail the seas with veteran enthusiasts of this most cherished game!

Same for us matey!

Game 1 of the Tournament #3 Finals!

All in all, a successful experiment with the pirate faction. I learned some good strategies and a good fleet build that works for me so far.

Nice!  I still enjoy playing solo, partly since it’s easier to set up/coordinate and so I can easily talk about the strategy on both sides for when I do videos of the game footage.

I need to find some people…

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Assuming both were reached at the end of the same movement segment, the general rule that a ship can only move to touch one thing at a time would be applied, so the controller could choose which one it hits.

I was thinking anything except a movement segment – such as L-moving, or some kind of teleportation ability.  Would the controller still…[Read more]

Once per turn, this ship can move S after loading cargo. (and other similar abilities)

-The location of the cargo or treasure must be different before and after using this ability. You cannot unload (or load) an item to trigger the bonus and then immediately load (or unload) the same item before moving.

Are those abilities really enough to…[Read more]

1-2: Randomly move two treasure coins from this island to another wild island.

Confirming that this “negative” effect for MI #1 means that you do get to pick which specific wild island the coins are flung to?

Fairfield box spotted, though obviously it’s a mix of sets and not all Fire and Steel. (affiliate link)

Maps of Alexandria says “turn all treasure on all wild islands face up for the remainder of the game”, so wouldn’t SN go face up regardless of which is applied first?  “For the remainder” seems like it applies to any and all treasure put back on wild islands at any point in the future.

It’s not a persistent effect, because MoA removes itse…

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The only timing distinction that does matter is whether you apply the Maps or SN first, and that will only determine whether SN returns to the island face down and remains face down, or if it returns and then immediately gets flipped face up.

Maps of Alexandria says “turn all treasure on all wild islands face up for the remainder of the game”, so…[Read more]

This is intriguing: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/6618/wizkids-plans-big-tv-behind-pirates

The game will be distributed in around 30,000 non-hobby outlets nationwide, including 7-11 (where Pirates outsold Pokemon in a test, according to WizKids), Blockbuster, Meier, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, book chains, other convenience store chains, and…

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The “double range, roll 6” ability is an all-or-nothing effect, so you can’t pick and choose specific cannons. You either use it with all of them, or none of them.

You may double the range of this ship’s cannons each turn, but you must roll a 6 to hit.

I would prefer that the Sniping ability work in a mix and match way – such as the crew putting…[Read more]

If you find Altar of the Loa and Plague on the same island, I assume you cannot sacrifice crew to the Altar before they would be eliminated via Plague because the effect of Plague occurs as part of the explore action and the Altar effect is optional and you wouldn’t be able to use it until after the explore action ends?

If I eliminate crew to…[Read more]