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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
Points in Play PLUS Gold for the win – An Intriguing House Rule
This “points in play” thing is a concept I started really liking in 2017, and now it’s one of my favorite house rules despite needing more time to […]
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Ben started the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Here’s a thread where anyone can share videos about Pirates CSG, whether it’s your video or not.
My channel has 221 subscribers and 343 videos as of this post. I do plan to make some new content over the next month or so.
Just found this video – pretty cool!
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Ben started the topic Most underrated faction? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
What is the most underrated faction in Pirates CSG?
My vote would go to the Barbary Corsairs. Despite being an incredibly good faction and arguably the best minor faction, they seem to get much less love and respect than they deserve (excluding actual history). The Corsairs are so good at getting gold and fielding high-cargo swarm fleets that y…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
It’s still kind of clunky, but this wording would work a little better: If this ship has the Submarine keyword, crew with the Helmsman keyword give this ship +L to its base move instead of +S.
Changed it to that, thanks!
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Ben replied to the topic Miniature Review format in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Letting them go into the regular forum is probably fine for now. They would get much better/more responses here instead of being sequestered off in an adjacent area. If there is a sudden influx of reviews, and a new forum section was added, I assume any created beforehand would be relatively easy to move over.
Exactly. Indeed, it is easy for me…[Read more]
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Ben started the topic A way of abbreviating player number and build total in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
I propose a new shorthand format for game setups: 2×40 for 1v1 40 point games, etc.
A 3 player 60 point game would be 3×60. This is super random and unimportant, but I just want to share as many ideas as possible. I thought of it due to how I’m abbreviating the game I plan to play pretty soon, which I may start slowly revealing the nature of e…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Submit your Questions for Rules Arbitrator Tony Vigil! (Piranha) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
@kaiserg: Thank you! Adding those questions to the list!
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
4 Player Game on VASSAL – August 13th, 2017
This was a 4 player game on VASSAL between myself, xerecs, repkosai, and wifey. We used Cadet-Captain Mike’s random setup tables, rolling 6-5-1 for free ships […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
Points In Play AND Gold For the Win (new endgame rule)
This was a 3 player game on VASSAL between myself, repkosai, and wifey.With some inspiration from this epicness, we decided to play by a new rule. The […]

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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Pokemon and Yugio were your childhood obsessions?
I was born in 1994 (24 now), so I was a kid right when Pokemon was really taking off and blowing up in the States. Yugioh seemed slightly more mature and was something I got into a little later, plus Pokemon was more immersive with toys/games/movies/CCG/etc vs. Yugioh was mostly a card game. (and…[Read more]
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Ben started the topic Submit your Questions for Rules Arbitrator Tony Vigil! (Piranha) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
It looks like the next guest to appear on the Pirates CSG Podcast will be the original Rules Arbitrator, Tony Vigil! (screen name: Piranha) We are hoping to have the episode on Wednesday 8/21 at just after 10pm EST, at which point I will try to stream it live on youtube. (subject to change)
Please post any questions you have here! (try to k…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
Just played a game with Repkosai using Cadet-Captain Mike’s random setup tables! Repkosai made the rolls to avoid my bad luck giving us a more boring setup. He rolled a 5-4-6, which gave us: “Free ships totalling […]

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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Devil of the South
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: SE
Point Value: 9
Number of Masts: 2
Cargo Space: 1
Base Move: L+L
Cannons: 5L-5L
Ability: Catamaran. Extended Range. Fear.Flavor text: The captain of the Demon Gate brought forth this new menace after suffering at the hands of the Americans. The ship has a striking range superior…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Miniature Review format in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Is there a good place for others to post them? Creating a whole new section of the forums might be a good option if there’s enough demand for it, and this post (or a duplicate of it) could be made into a sticky at the top for easy access.
I’m fine with people creating a new thread for their reviews, or posting them here in this thread. I hate to…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 2 months ago
Just played a 20 Point Game game of Water World on VASSAL with repkosai!
Each of us controlled 2 fleets that would be played independently of one another. The build total was a small but exciting 20 […]

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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
That’s a bit too fast for the price. Add a helmsman and you’ve got a guaranteed 4S every turn, and the 5S would be pretty easy to achieve most turns unless the islands were really spaced out.
Drop the printed base to S+S and it’s a more interesting design, but still maybe underpriced for what it gives you.
Agreed, the 5S would happen a lot. Dropp…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
I’m very excited that I have found a website that still remembers Pirates Of The Spanish Main and the following sets.
I’m excited to see another new member!
The Loki’s Revenge is from Frozen North; you can find all of the game pieces in the Master Spreadsheet.
Feel free to post any fleets you make in this thread!
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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
@lovewitch: Welcome aboard!!
They’ve played Pokemon and Yugioh for a while now
Sounds familiar! Those were two of my childhood obsessions, especially Pokemon.
Anyway I’ve been searching ebay for some good finds and it’s like I’ve started over again as I haven’t really played since DJC.
There are some deals on there! Hope you enjoy playing – fe…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Most prized pirate? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
it’s always satisfying to be able to build a fleet for any of them while knowing you’ve got every option available.
Exactly. That’s one of my favorite things about being nearly complete in terms of booster pack items. I also love seeing the numbers go up sequentially without gaps, especially with JR and BC ships.
Really interesting topic, and n…
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 2 months ago
Jamaican Escape
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: C
Point Value: 10
Number of Masts: 2
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: S+S+S
Cannons: 2S-3L
Ability: Schooner. If this ship begins a move action within S of land, she gets +S to her base move. If this ship is assigned at least 2 crew, she gets +1 to her cannon and boarding rolls.Flavor text:…[Read more]
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I’m really leaning towards this in games. It makes a lot of sense and seems more fun.
@James: I’ve enjoyed it so far. Feel free to let us know how it goes if you give it a go.