Today (5/31/2016) is the 10th anniversary of the release of Davy Jones’ Curse!
Xerecs and I played a game on the VASSAL module to commemorate the occasion (though it was played about a week in advance).
The game had a 60 point build total, and only game pieces from DJC were allowed.
Xerecs played as the Cursed, I as the Americans.
Cursed:
Executioner + El Fantasma, captain, helmsman, oarsman
Spilled Salt + explorer, oarsman
Fiddler’s Green + explorer
Americans:
Paul Revere + captain, helmsman, oarsman
Swamp Fox + captain, helmsman
Saratoga + captain
Brandywine
The Americans got the first shot, blasting two masts off the Executioner.
The Executioner and Paul Revere duked it out, with the Paul Revere finally winning the battle. However, she was severely damaged from the encounter. The Brandywine and Spilled Salt explored for their respective fleets, while the Swamp Fox missed a Broadsides Attack against the Spilled Salt. The Fiddler’s Green has turned north.
The Cursed gained a bit of momentum, with the Fiddler’s Green holding up the Paul Revere while the Spilled Salt hit twice on the Swamp Fox, who missed another BA.
The Swamp Fox finally hit with a Broadsides Attack! Combined with a successful ram, and the Spilled Salt was derelict. The Fiddler’s Green had sunk the Paul Revere and dismasted the Swamp Fox with a ram, but the Cursed were running out of options. The Brandywine had unloaded gold for the Americans and was headed towards the battle area.
The Saratoga finally got into action and sunk the Spilled Salt! This left the Cursed with no gold on their home island or ships, and the Saratoga and Brandywine were still in the way.
After a short battle the Americans won the game 10-0!
My favorite part of this Davy Jones’ Curse game was that every ship was able to play a combat role – no ships were left unnoticed.