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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Two new players taught
5/28/2017
Taught two relatives how to play today! It was a very simple 20 point introductory game using the simple rules. Didn’t have my camera or phone with me but here’s a quick s […]
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Being faction-specific, I’d be very hesitant to make it anything other than a 0-point ability, and not even as a “half point” that could put you over the top when paired with a Hostile or Loyal.
Absolutely, I was not wanting it to be a -1 for cost or anything. It would be “free” as a thematic negative, especially since if it applied to only o…[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, 1 month ago
What happens when you roll a number higher than the number of masts on the ship?
It would replace all the masts with fire masts, but not sink it outright.
Does it apply to only current masts, or total masts? (In other words, do you fill empty slots with fire masts if there aren’t enough remaining masts?)
I used to wonder about that a lot in t…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Played another game on VASSAL with pirateaj14, this time a 60 Point Game.
pirateaj14:
San Cristobal + captain, helmsman
La Resolucion + captain, helmsman
El Alquimista
La Monarca + explorerI used an […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Just played 2 games on VASSAL with pirateaj14!
The first game was at 45 points, and featured these fleets.
a7xfanben:
Large Fry – Spanish Swarm (due to the higher build total I swapped in a regular c […]
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
@Woelf: Do you see any nasty rules issues by making Ransom faction specific, similar to Hostile and Loyal?
For example, “Ransom: Spain” would mean that only the Spanish could get the benefit of the keyword. This is for thematic reasons of course and to simulate some but not all nations putting a price on someone’s head.
Could even try to apply…[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, 1 month ago
This is a preview of sorts…. 😀
Jozeran Danklidge
Type: Crew
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: C
Point Value: 6
Ability: Ex-Patriot. Shipwright. HI Raider.Flavor text: Originally finding employment as a ship’s carpenter, Danklidge has slowly gained a reputation as a mercenary that can slip into and out of ports unnoticed. This has…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
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Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Got some pretty wild, crazy, and fun fleets brewing for that game I’ve talked about a little, hopefully to happen in September. I’m thinking I might release at least one of the fleets to be used in the game, but I don’t want to release all of them beforehand. Almost all of the fleets use only Wizkids pieces, but the final fleet for the game I j…[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, 1 month ago
@Xerecs, Darkhurst: Thanks! Glad you share my enthusiasm for the new ship.
Made some more today, here are 2 of the 5 new ones.Devil of the North
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: C
Point Value: 22
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: S
Cannons: 4L-4L-4L
Ability: Longship. Cargo Wrecking. [When this ship hits an enemy s…[Read more] -
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
2 fleets, 50 points
4/21/2017
A quick 50 point game between these two fleets. There would be no damage due to ramming.
The Fool’s Hope, one of my favorite ships for aesthetics and intimidation […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Today is the 10th anniversary of Ocean’s Edge! Due to lack of interest and some annoying no-shows, there weren’t any VASSAL games played for this anniversary after all, so I had to play by myself. However, […]
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Ben replied to the topic VASSAL module in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Nice to see some folks online over the past month, including a bunch of (new?) names I don’t recognize.
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Ben started the topic Show Off Your Collection! in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
I made a thread about how to post pictures, so now it’s time to show off your collection! Can be any part of it – ships, cards, packs, rarest stuff, all of it, etc.
Mine is here: 2014 Fleet Review
I’ve acquired some stuff since then, some of which can be seen in the Collection Review Series I’ve ma…[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, 1 month ago
One of my favorite customs I’ve made in a while, though very over the top. 🙂
Grand Phoenix
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Jade Rebellion
Rarity: R
Point Value: 33
Number of Masts: 6
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 4L-2L-2L-2L-2L-4L
Ability: Junk. Eternal. Firepot Specialist. When this ship sinks, roll a d6 for every ship within S of her,…[Read more] -
Ben replied to the topic Pirates Pictures in Everyday Life in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Not seeing the picture, was there a link?
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
This 3 player VASSAL game at 40 points was between morgull (Jose on the module), nickster5000, and myself.
Nick went first with a Pirate fleet, using the SM Harbinger and Recreant. Morgull followed with his o […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Acorazado vs. Flying Dutchman
2/12/2017Yesterday (2/12) I won an extremely brief game against hiddenelephant. Xerecs arrived and we set up for a 3 player game, which will hopefully happen sometime […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Pirates Constructible Strategy Game Online
Pirates Constructible Strategy Game Online I never got to play theContinue reading→-
@juulm: Thanks! Sorry, I should have made that more clear and I will edit the post. Impossible to actually play even a demo/solo game as far as I can tell. The fleet builder is neat but there’s not much you can do.
Have fun,
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@PH: Ahoy there matey! If you think the site comments are nuts, check out how active the Forum has been lately! 😀
A lot of people are still having a lot of fun with the game. The official online version has been gone for a while now, but the VASSAL module is a suitable replacement. It can be used to play massive campaign games that are really fun, like CG4.
Perhaps you could play again soon!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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@Mongo: Mongoevil!? Ahoy there!! I have heard a lot about you from them via the podcast they had that you can still listen to.
I invite you to try an alternative – the VASSAL module allows for virtual play over an online server. Myself and others have used it extensively, and VASSAL Campaign Game 4 gives an idea of how capable it is. 😀
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Glad to hear it! I have a lot of fun playing the tabletop version nowadays, just finished up a tournament this month.
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Your comment reminded me; Zarthbenn at the Discord server was able to get them. I just updated the post and made them available here.
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Is ‘This crew takes up no cargo space’ an ability unto itself that is subject to the no-stacking rule?
Yes. Which is actually good because otherwise you’d be able to use a TON of oarsmen without regard to cargo limitations on a ship with a Sac Captain. The first crew with that ability on a ship doesn’t take up space, but the rest do. (ther…[Read more]
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