Description

Return to South China Seas! (Mega Pack)

The Jade Rebellion is back! In this non-collectible Mega Pack, you can sail the South China Seas in a variety of east Asian vessels. Half of the game pieces are from Zheng He’s treasure fleets of the 1400s, with the other half from the 1600s. Featured is the first 7 masted ship of any kind in Pirates CSG!

The price is higher than my usual Mega Packs because it was originally released exclusively to subscribers of my Buccaneer’s Booty Box, which is my primary product.

Ships: Taicang, Qingyuan, Fujian, Taoyuan
Crew: Hong Bao, Ma Huan, Zheng Zhilong, Li Dan
8 total brand-new game pieces across 12 cards!
Gameplay details seen on the cards pictured. Unboxing video at bottom of this product description as well.
Designed and Produced by: Pirates with Ben (A7XfanBen)

Errata: Taicang’s last ability should have the word “different” in it: One of this ship’s treasures is worth +1 gold for each different island this ship docks at before docking at your home island.

Disclaimers:
-This product is not affiliated with Wizkids. This is your chance to support a new company that is making the product in the USA!
-Health hazards: Styrene is a possible human carcinogen; do not inhale it. Recommend washing hands and cleaning up area after building the ships. Punching pieces out of the cards can be messy – it’s best to clean up the styrene dust after handling.
-The laser cutting can distort the artwork slightly, seen if you look closely. Some cards may have laser scorch marks on them, which can actually look cool as battle damage.
-There may be some areas where the cuts are more jagged.
-Some of the artwork may be slightly misaligned from front to back, due to the difficulty of aligning both the print jobs and the cut process.
-Thoughtful design: These game pieces have not been playtested, but they were carefully crafted and edited using a combination of Ben’s extreme experience (600+ PCSG games played!) and guidance from four different point-costing systems.

Tips for constructing your new fleet:
-Thicker plastic=More durability! My styrene is a bit thicker than the plastic used for the original cards, but please be patient when building the ships – they can be fragile.
-When punching out the pieces, it’s best to push on the areas near where they are connected to the card via tabs (ex: the top and bottom of masts).
-There may be discrepancies on slot tolerances – the ships should construct well as shown in the pictures, but results may vary. Some slots may have small extra bits of styrene that must be removed in order to fit the pieces together.
-Best to leave ships constructed – due to the laser burning away material, they generally don’t go back into the cards well.
-Recommended to insert some tabs into slots in isolation to test fit before building a ship in full.

Material: .04″ white styrene with UV ink. The high-quality ink doesn’t scratch or flake!

Here’s a look at the full contents of the release: