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January 1, 2024 at 5:52 AM #17644BenKeymaster
The Challenge: Make a 70 point fleet using ONLY game pieces that have no sails. This means that the vast majority of game pieces considered “ships” cannot be used in fleets. It will likely be almost exclusively fleets of sea creatures, submarines, flotillas, etc. If a game piece has an “alternative” material used as sails (such as skin sails on a Cursed ship), that is still considered a sail. Flags are not sails, so things like forts and flotillas are available for use. If you intend to use a fort, make sure it’s in the description or strategy writeup for your fleet. Crew/Equipment/Events/UT’s with sails on the artwork (such as in a crew portrait background, or a Unique Treasure such as Metal Hull) are fair game to use.
Rules:
-Only one fleet will be allowed per player.
-There can be fleets of multiple nationalities.
-Game pieces from Return to Savage Shores are allowed.
-Ban List: Physical game pieces with sails. Items not on the ban list are available for use (with the exception of the Sleigh and Captain Whitebeard of course).
-Custom game pieces are not allowed.Fleet Scoring:
-I will pick the winning fleet, based primarily on how effective it is, but also how creative it is. I would like for as many people as possible (whether they are participating in the fleet challenge or not) to rate the fleets on a 1-5 scale as well (5 being the best), similar to how we did it at Miniature Trading.More Stuff:
-Post a link to your fleet in this thread or in the #fleet-discussions channel of the Discord server. You can list the fleet out, or make it in PSMList and link to its location there.
-Edits after posting are okay if there are rules issues or other serious problems, but try to avoid any drastic changes.
-If you will be participating in the challenge, feel free to make a post about it here in this thread.
-Fleets are not meant to be pitted against other fleets submitted for the challenge for the purposes of the judging/scoring process. (no point in making a counter fleet to one someone else already submitted)
-Please post any questions you have in this thread.Prizes:
-If at least 10 fleets are submitted by different members of the community: Winner of the challenge will receive 1 sealed South China Seas booster pack. 2nd place: 1 sealed booster pack of either SM, RV, BC, DJC, PotC or RotF (entrant will choose 1). Winners will pay for shipping.
-Bragging rights.
-The opportunity to create the next Fleet Challenge.Deadlines:
-Submit your fleet no later than 11:59 PST on January 31st (1/31/2024).
-I will choose a winner no later than 11:59 PST on February 22nd 2024.This is to introduce a new scheduling system for fleet challenges. The new time deadline for a fleet challenge from the day it is announced to the day a winner is determined is 2 months. The maximum amount of time between challenges will be 1 month – if the winner of a challenge does not start a new one within 1 month of winning the previous one, I will start a new challenge. This means we will have at least 4 fleet challenges per year, with no hiatuses of a year or more.
January 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM #17684Timothy TomasoParticipantLooks like I am first?
Here you go Ben, my 70 point, no sails fleet:
https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/7773692826/mercs__damn_the_sailsDive or die . .
January 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM #17687BenKeymasterLooks like I am first?
Here you go Ben, my 70 point, no sails fleet:
https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/7773692826/mercs__damn_the_sailsDive or die . .
Awesome! Someone from the discord submitted a fleet as well. Thanks for entering!
January 8, 2024 at 1:51 PM #17691StefanParticipantThanks for running the contest!
This was my intention but I then realized it was 70 points and not 75 so this is my legal entry 🙂
January 13, 2024 at 5:13 PM #17710BenKeymasterLess than 3 weeks left to enter the challenge! (deadline is 1/31)
January 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM #17732BenKeymaster10 more days left to enter!
January 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM #17740Jonathan BowenParticipantHello there!
Submitting my fleet I posted in discord, here to the official forum as well.[Accept No Sub-stitute](https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/9548438447/accept_no_sub_stitute)
January 22, 2024 at 6:43 PM #17741BenKeymasterAwesome!
About 9 days remaining, and we only need 3 more fleets to unlock the prizes!
January 30, 2024 at 6:13 AM #17774Rara avisParticipantAlmost didn’t make it (life got… interesting); anyway:
Let others swim, we will fly:
https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/0375199436/monster_alliance
Also added an UT: Wet gunpowder (the only one I have that I think would be useful for this particular fleet).
I tried to limit myself to pieces I have (and know); basically in an attempt to not overthink it too much.
Cheers.
January 30, 2024 at 6:35 AM #17777Timothy TomasoParticipantAdjusted the Merc fleet so it is legal
https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/7773692826/mercs__damn_the_sailsJanuary 31, 2024 at 10:43 PM #17784Luke MenzieParticipantVery very last minute, but I thought I may as well enter!
[Toro Tows Sailless Silliness](https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/7933523465/toro_tows_sailless)
Made for Ben’s challenge Jan 2024.
Cargo Masters do give space to Flotillas, so Santana+Armada should work.
George and the Cargo Master are from RtSS, so if you don’t recognize em that’s why!
Lamon is used for extra actions and should either stay docked or submerged the whole game.
Hopefully nobody remembers that George exists, as people only really use Mycron. Abuse this with Raptor Maw to totally destroy with double action sea dragon! Add Santana, and now Raptor Maw has got even better cannons!
Toro+Armada is something of a hybrid, with the potential for 4 2S+S cannons and 4 3L cannons shooting in a turn, and coming back home with 1 treasure, but +2 to the value. A max move of L+L is nothing to scoff at neither, especially cuz he can crawl over islands. Plus the cargo destruction…
Also is there a ruling on a Titan crawling over an island while towing something? Can Armada follow Toro over an island? I didn’t see anything against it in the code…
If things get desperate (like Raptor Maw and Toro gets destroyed) perhaps drop off George and utilize Lamon as another treasure runner with only 1 space?
February 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM #17785BenKeymasterThanks to all who entered the Fleet Challenge! The submission deadline has passed and I count 10 entrants! 🙂
My tentative plan is to review the fleets on Saturday, and announce a winner on Sunday. (likely videos for both)
February 1, 2024 at 7:01 AM #17789Captain VendariParticipantI already posted my fleet in the Discord server, posting it here for Ben’s benefit.
February 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM #17798BenKeymasterReviewing the Fleet Challenge entries! Winner announcement video coming tomorrow.
February 4, 2024 at 7:12 PM #17800BenKeymasterThe winners announcement video! Thanks to all who entered and congratulations!
February 5, 2024 at 12:28 PM #17804Rara avisParticipantCongratulations to the winners!
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