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Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Loving some of these small/midsize lots that were recently listed: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSG
Baochuan up to $36 now.
Still think this looks like a solid deal: https://ebay.to/2MFnlIf

RV SE box with Hangman’s Noose: https://ebay.to/341eBS0
USS Kettering for ~$21? https://ebay.to/2Ps57fc
TrollandToad’s eBay store is all over the place. A few FN LE…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Latest Battle Report for CG4.
Ben wrote a new post 7 years ago

Last night (8/26/2019) I played my latest CG4 turn with the Pirates having a grand old time. (previous turn here)

The Pirates have been getting annoyed with how popular their textiles island has been. It’s […]
Ben replied to the topic How to Post Pictures in this Forum in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

This would be a good thread to sticky to the top, or better yet include in a new post with any other relevant codes and tricks for posting on these forums.

Good point, I’ll think about doing that soon.
Ben replied to the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago
Ben replied to the topic Is there anything "fancy" you do in games or with your collection? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

I don’t really do much ‘fancy’ stuff with my collection, other than leaving masts in the water for physical campaign games.

It’s a very open-ended question. I would say your customs collection is rather impressive, since most people either don’t make any customs in physical form, and/or don’t find good uses for their duplicates. You do both, w…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Indeed, mostly expensive stuff up right now. Also seeing an unpunched Baochuan.
Ben started the topic Is there anything "fancy" you do in games or with your collection? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

What is something “fancy” you like doing during games or that you are able to do?

One example I thought of is using all green dice from SCS to mark islands explored for the Jade Rebellion. Though I think I only have a few of the tiny dice from that set. It’s even harder because the Jades don’t have green pennants to use instead, so you’d need…[Read more]
Ben started the topic Contacting NECA/Wizkids in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Trying to call NECA/Wizkids on the phone to ask about Pirates because they don’t respond much to my Facebook messages. Found this. The first number did go to NECA and I then hit the number to go to Wizkids, but got a message saying they weren’t available. Same thing happened when I hit 4 for “Business and Legal Affairs”.

Then called the sec…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

I talked about my experience with this in 2016, though to a slightly different extent and opinion.

But why did they decide not to keep putting pennants on top of the mainmast? The pennants look cool!

I agree. I remember reading that a lot of people didn’t use them so there just wasn’t demand. Probably saved them a little money on the printing o…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

@Telxon: Welcome aboard matey! Quite the cool intro story! I remember trying to make battleships out of simple blocks as a kid. Seems a lot of us started early with our love of naval things.
Ben replied to the topic Submit your Questions for Rules Arbitrator Tony Vigil! (Piranha) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

We have rescheduled for Sunday 8/25 at just after 10pm EST!

Edit: Due to an emergency we won’t be able to do the podcast yet.
Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Nice looking punched lot ending today. Seeing the PotC SR ships and some other nice stuff – Endeavour, forts, a kraken.
Ben replied to the topic What expansions do you have? What is your favorite expansion? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Why they weren’t given a non-promo 5-master in this set, let alone more ships on the level of the superb Grinder, is beyond me.

Great point. The Scorpions are way too overpriced to be effective, so that focus became a weakness.

Love your picks, not far off from mine. I just can’t stand the mediocrity of F&S; I’ve been pleasantly surprised the…[Read more]
Ben started the topic Is Cargo Undercosted? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

I think hoists and some of the high-cargo 4 masters made me think of this thread idea. I feel as though cargo may have been somewhat underpriced by Wizkids, especially in the first and last sets. The Joya del Sol (8 cargo at S+S for 12 points) could easily be 18+ points. I’ve found hoists (especially the Frontier) to be incredibly useful, an…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Submit your Questions for Rules Arbitrator Tony Vigil! (Piranha) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years ago

Alright, hopefully this will be happening tomorrow night! (8/21 at ~10:15pm EST, subject to change!)
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

6/8/2018

El_Cazador and I played a game on VASSAL using Cadet-Captain Mike’s Random Pirates Set-Up Tables.

You can find the game on youtube!

6: Roll on Special Set-Up 2 table; no Limits

4: […]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

This was the First Game on VASSAL for MegabyteKnight! You can hear this awesome mix that I just found.

Megabyteknight went first with a mix of factions:
Raven’s Neck + captain, helmsman
HMS Victor + […]
Ben started the topic Playing vs Collecting in a Digital Age in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago

The gap between playing and collecting continues to widen. As prices have risen over the past handful of years, some sets have become quite expensive and scarce. Bidding wars on eBay over the past few years have been intense, with many items going for much more than their original MSRP. Even Ocean’s Edge has become more expensive.

On the ot…[Read more]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

High Scoring Game – VASSAL action of May 4th, 2018
Another game was played between A7XfanBen and JohnLock.

I went first with The Jades can use Calypso too! JohnLock followed with a Pirate fleet comprising so […]
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