Pirates with Ben | Site-Wide Activity https://pirateswithben.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:46:44 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 17096fdfe0ac3fe6f99dc97cf3ab26c1 Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-random-topic-thread/page/9/#post-28435 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 22:48:32 -0700 Various new historical game pieces come to life!

Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 – Pirates CSG Mega Pack for September 2026

]]> 0 fc30db4e51641e27a642ded789088b6d Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28432 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:29:02 -0700

]]> 0 293049f8790368cc10dbb94848f74266 Ben wrote a new post https://pirateswithben.com/?p=28289 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:29:41 -0700 Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 – Pirates CSG Mega Pack for September 2026 Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 Pirates CSG Mega Pack for September 2026 Here are the game pieces for theContinue reading→

]]> 0 da5702fc7cd48c20d9945487bd3734b7 Ben replied to the topic The Unboxing Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-unboxing-thread/#post-28413 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:27:19 -0700

]]> 0 3035149bea60d30d0d95e8db5f3b84f0 Xerecs replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28411 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:19:07 -0700 Report 10 for Century of Economy 2026 is now up!

]]> 0 add1b4a2e98ffe8364ec95891b62c67f Xerecs replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28408 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:32:44 -0700 This fellow seems like he’d pair well with Genny Gallows. Stack the +1 and +2 withe Merchant on top of it.

 

]]> 0 44e06ebf3cadeaeb475e64b06b682940 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28406 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:07:38 -0700 Giles Shelley
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 109
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 5
Ability: Merchant. One of this ship’s treasures is worth +1 gold when she docks at your home island.
Link: Nassau

Flavor text: From New York to Sainte-Marie, his v…[Read more]

]]> 0 0d02ab425a323eeff4c260c6fe8c5795 Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28404 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:06:46 -0700 To clarify and confirm, a Firepot Specialist could give a Sea Creature a fire mast?

Sea creatures are considered to be ships. Any actions, abilities, or other effects that refer to ships can be applied.
-Segments/tentacles/etc. are considered masts. Any actions, abilities, or effects that refer to masts can be applied

Given the above, I think they…[Read more]

]]> 0 553c3d4b5461e57204ad51f283db9e17 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28401 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:18:02 -0700 Robert Culliford
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 106
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 5
Ability: This ship gets +1 cargo spaces. This crew takes up no cargo space. This crew cannot be captured by abilities. If this ship is towed, place this crew on the n…[Read more]

]]> 0 b801eeacfba9eb4b14d45c7839337713 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28393 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 03:08:19 -0700 Seaflower
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 104
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 4
Masts: 1
Cargo: 2
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 5S
Ability: Crew placed on this ship cost no points towards this ship’s point cost, but they always each take up one cargo space; t…[Read more]

]]> 0 3646110263736daf9968ff87ec957764 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28389 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:18:31 -0700 Amity
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 103
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 9
Masts: 1
Cargo: 3
Base Move: S+S+S
Cannons: 2S
Ability: This ship may repair at sea or at any island. This ship ignores terrain when she is given a move action.
Link: Thomas Tew, J…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c5c7feac2e791fea63b62e73b17ca86 Xerecs replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28384 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:20:15 -0700 Report 9 for Century of Economy 2026 is now up!

]]> 0 a80174fec7d7d19abf6268cba11b7ace Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28382 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:04:38 -0700 Susanna
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 102 (Lord Horatio Nelson is #101 due to my numbering scheme for the Age of Sail set changing in 2025)
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 5
Masts: 2
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 4L-4S
Ability: This ship gets -1 to h…[Read more]

]]> 0 9a1005093f2ba69b58ec32bac524e786 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28376 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:03:21 -0700 Pearl
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 100
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 7
Masts: 2
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3S-3S
Ability: Filching Gold.
Link: William May

Flavor text: After New York Governor Jacob Leisler was executed for treason against the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 312af78cefbccc9529e2306f5c0d1d64 Ben wrote a new post https://pirateswithben.com/?p=28122 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:39:25 -0700 Rise of Atlantis Part 2 Mega Pack Rise of Atlantis Part 2 Mega Pack Pirates CSG Mega Pack for August 2026 HereContinue reading→

]]> 0 b3a7d02d95136761d5735427312644be Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28358 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:14:33 -0700 Fancy
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Golden Age of Piracy: Part 2 (GAOP2) (September 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 099
Nationality: Pirate
Point Cost: 15
Masts: 3
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3L-2S-3L
Ability: If this ship has a crew with the Captain keyword, she gets +S to her base move. This ship cannot be towed by opposing s…[Read more]

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]]> 0 3aaf358b4ff50bc14489b1415f03310f Ben replied to the topic The Store at Pirates with Ben in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-store-at-pirates-with-ben/page/2/#post-28288 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:50:29 -0700 Today is the last call to subscribe for Rise of Atlantis Part 2! (sign up by 11:59pm PST tonight)

RoA2

 

]]> 0 09aeca4c95f135d8f039bb22fd77cd5d Ben replied to the topic The Unboxing Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-unboxing-thread/#post-28279 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:37:57 -0700

]]> 0 bed4430cf5a2a33d05d684ca07b639c9 Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28274 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:28:39 -0700 So exciting to see another CoEC game! 🙂

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]]> 0 623e993c6439834d51a7b768fd2c04e9 Xerecs replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28260 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:01:27 -0700 Report 5 for Century of Economy 2026 is now up!

]]> 0 69b910e427ac918d1516cacc983ba40b Woelf replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28256 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:25:13 -0700 Both Smokepot sources are similar enough to be considered the same, the wording was just tweaked slightly from one version to the next, and the PC clarifier makes them function the same.

Island and terrain are considered game pieces, so you can’t place smoke/fog on them.

]]> 0 e55590a242112d6bfcdf36d88ef4ccfd Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28251 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:37:44 -0700 Potentially silly question, are islands and terrain considered “game pieces”?

]]> 0 60cde12207159cf5b1ae7609202b1aa5 Xuansho replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-random-topic-thread/page/9/#post-28249 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:38:17 -0700 Does anyone have a house rule which replace the eternal keyword by another (custom) ability ?
I am asking because eternal can make game last forever. I was thinking about some defensive ability such as “<span style=”caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15.2px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;”>This ship…[Read more]

]]> 0 65cc6a7ff3c4e3d5fabf1f0658266368 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/57/#post-28248 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:25:32 -0700

]]> 0 d0e2d317475bccf331542c068f570d6b Ben replied to the topic New ships availability? in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/new-ships-availability/#post-28245 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:45:31 -0700 They are both part of this month’s Mega Pack, Rise of Atlantis Part 2!

 

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Where can I buy this?

It is this month’s Mega Pack! (Rise of Atlantis Part 2)

]]> 0 9976f0c6223e5957f42d20318609ffe7 Allen W became a registered member https://pirateswithben.com/activity/p/15603/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:37 -0700 0 abce52bb04cd20a4b8615c2a765a59f2 Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/custom-ships-post-your-custom-game-pieces-here/page/56/#post-28234 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:56:10 -0700 Triremes are here! New Atlantean fantasy ship type developed in collaboration with Vindaga Games!

]]> 0 2d61f3b91376468f87defa08185628c0 Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28229 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:11:47 -0700 Thanks woelf!

Don’t hate me but I’ve got more. 😀

Smokepot Specialist: “Once per turn when this ship is given a shoot action, you may declare that one of her cannons is shooting a smokepot instead of a cannon; you do not need to target a ship. Simply place the center of a fog bank within S of this ship; it may not touch an island or any ship…[Read more]

]]> 0 8dcdd609ae66b6902aff110be1a857f9 Woelf replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28226 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:45:41 -0700

Would this also apply to crew abilities and equipment abilities? For example, suppose I assign a Stinkpot Specialist to the same ship as Stinkpot Shot, would the abilities count as the same? Or does the last line of Stinkpot Shot prevent that?

Specialist:

Equipment:
If the cannon roll is a 1, remove Stinkpot Shot from the game.

(If anyone runs…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3768e168ab318f7b140df14c826a117 Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28225 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:29:51 -0700 Got another equipment related question. The various Letters of Marque equipment state: “If this ship shoots at X ship, remove X letter of Marque from the game.”

Does this mean that if I shoot at whatever is indicated by X, the letter of marque would remove itself, regardless of if I used Parley?

In other words, if I have American letter of…[Read more]

]]> 0 3e9e3448ba6d47fd3d2f5250d4c6af4f Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28222 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:28:14 -0700 Thanks Woelf!

 

I’ve got more questions. 😀

The Code, Stacking Abilities, Pg 16

“If two or more abilities have the exact same “trigger” (or requirements) and produce the exact same effect they are
treated as the same ability and cannot be stacked, even if their text is slightly different.”

Would this also apply to crew abilities and equ…[Read more]

]]> 0 cbe5caeac702be9a600c11e9d7d3cc9e Ben replied to the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-videos-thread/#post-28221 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:35:35 -0700

]]> 0 7644c257b6824cf53fead356fb80dd00 Xerecs replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28219 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:53:39 -0700 Report 4 for Century of Economy 2026 is now up!

]]> 0 a0d2e8e518cebc819b5cb34f1a40b6b7 Woelf replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28216 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:12:44 -0700 The S-Board and the Ramming-Board are completely separate things and neither has language specifically preventing the other, so you can do one of each with a single move action.

The S-Board would have to be first, attached to a segment, and the bonus-prevention it provides for that boarding will not carry over to the standard boarding later.

]]> 0 68e954241d8c917e804c364c95d8b7be Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28212 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:23:40 -0700

Xerecs, July 19, 2021

How many ships can you board with the S-Board ability on the same turn? Can you even use that ability to board more than one ship in a move action?

Woelf, July 22, 2021
You can only use it to board a single ship with each move action, but if you gain an additional move action, you can use it again against the same target or…

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]]> 0 ef46c485b0d90b1b2da514d22f61d15c Woelf replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28208 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:43:38 -0700

Suppose I have a ship with S-Board. I move that ship to ram an opposing ship, and at the same time I get within S of a different opposing ship. Am I able to board both ships? One with traditional ram+board, and the other with the S-Board ability?

This ability may be applied immediately before or after any movement segment, including a “stern t…

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]]> 0 3fa2810a20698e9dcbee0bdf829cd958 Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/battle-reports/page/6/#post-28206 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:21:35 -0700

CNY Game with Gino: 2×60 on July 26th 2026

]]> 0 97957c8d88507f312244722e0863bf8f Ben wrote a new post https://pirateswithben.com/?p=28201 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:17:46 -0700 CNY Game with Gino: 2×60 on July 26th 2026 CNY Game 7/26/2026 I met up with my friend Gino in Central New York for a 2 player, 60 point game! ItContinue reading→

]]> 0 808546151b5781bde2db1b39523c0f30 Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28184 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:36:19 -0700 A point of clarity, if possible. Should the ability of the Inquistor from RotF be considered the same as the ability of the White Crew?

Inquisitor: If this ship succeeds at a boarding party, she can eliminate all of the other ship’s crew.

WC: If this ship succeeds at a boarding party, she may eliminate all of the other ship’s crew.

 

I tried…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d3d2817276ad06478a4b0607ddd86ba Xerecs replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/questions-about-game-rules-the-pirate-code-the-no-duplicates-list/page/33/#post-28183 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:09:14 -0700 Suppose I have a ship with S-Board. I move that ship to ram an opposing ship, and at the same time I get within S of a different opposing ship. Am I able to board both ships? One with traditional ram+board, and the other with the S-Board ability?

This ability may be applied immediately before or after any movement segment, including a “stern t…

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