Activity – Ben – Pirates with Ben

Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 […]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

This was the VASSAL introduction game for captainjohnlock! (JohnLock on VASSAL)

He went first with an English fleet, I followed with the French. We used a 40 point build total with no crew to keep it simple. […]
Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago

I finally figured out how to make the Command the Oceans tag archives page not have a sidebar. Makes for a much more immersive and grand experience, especially with the full size pictures. The change also applies to all the other Tag archives, which I like better than I had thought. Feel free to say if you prefer having a sidebar or not on the…[Read more]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

April 9th is the 10th anniversary of Fire and Steel being released. Xerecs and I played a little “celebratory” game to commemorate the anniversary. (not sure if this particular set is worth celebrating… […]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago

This was an utter fiasco.

1/27/2018

January 30th marks the 10th anniversary of Rise of the Fiends being released!

To celebrate the occasion, a 5 player “game” has been played on VASSAL! XD

The […]
Ben replied to the topic The non-eBay Sales & Trades thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago

HWG is now selling OE at $2/pack. Used to be $38 for 36 packs. But the Plunder Pack is now on sale for $35.
Ben started the topic Old Wizkids site via the Internet Archive in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago

I’ll just leave this here…. 😀

Trip down memory lane for those of you who knew the original site back in the day.
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