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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
So you suggest a link similar to the Heart of Stone?
I think that makes more sense than making the entire ship borderline invincible. The ringbearer couldn’t hide the building he was in, for example. Let alone allow a large sailing vessel to be impervious to any kind of damage. It’s a ring for one person, not a sci-fi cloaking device. I mig…[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
It’s because eBay’s system is lame and never works half the time when you put in the proper information. LOL.
Welcome aboard! That sounds familiar to experiences I’ve had in the past, possibly as both a buyer and seller.
Thanks for the info!
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
There she is! Without further ado, introducing my newest 10 master: the Celtic Fury!
After becoming a moderator at Miniature Trading, a gift was sent to me by two extremely generous members of the forum for my […]

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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Hiddenelephant marks A Return to Piracy (2 players, 40 points)
2/11/2017
hiddenelephant (Peter O’Connor on the module) just played his first game in quite some time!
We used our own fleets:
40pt French […]

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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
The SR’s look pretty fair overall, though I think The Ring might be less OP if it was linked to a crew that couldn’t be eliminated (or turned face up?) rather than an entire “invisible” ship.
I understand it’s just an interpretation of existing concepts from a different fantasy world, but the choice of game pieces is more of an issue IMO than the…[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
This LE lot looks nice. Though there’s a mystery shipping amount from Canada.
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Ben commented on the post, Dead Men Tell No Tales Movie Review 7 years, 1 month ago
@Wil: Thanks! Some pros and cons for sure, but overall a great movie experience. Just tough to measure up to the first 3.
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Ben started the topic How to Post Pictures in this Forum in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
It’s great that bbpress comes with the option for adding pictures to forum posts, but I’ve had a few people ask me how to add pictures to forum posts.
At the far right of the Visual post editor, you can click the button for inserting an image.
Source: This will be the image URL’s direct link. Generally a url generated by the image host…[Read more]
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Ben started the topic Rules for Thought #40 – Tying Cannon Accuracy to Range in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Now that the Rules survey has some results (44 responses as of this post), I think it would be a good idea to discuss some various options in detail. Last RfT thread for now!
-Inspired by carronade page (under Range) – let all cannons fire at any range, but make the ranks constant. Must roll 2 or 3+ to hit at S range, but 4 or 5+ to hit at L ra…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Today (2/14) is the 10th anniversary of Pirates of the Frozen North! Over the course of two sessions on VASSAL a 3 player game using only game pieces from FN was played.
These were the combatants, in the or […]

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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Today (February 14th, 2017) is the 10th anniversary of Pirates of the Frozen North! To commemorate the occasion I played a game using ONLY stuff from FN, with the exception of generic crew so the game would be m […]

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Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
If anyone doesn’t already have a lot of OE, here’s some serious quantity.
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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
That ship gains the Parley keyword for this turn.
This is actually quite powerful, because you can target a ship in the middle of a battle from far away, and make it very difficult to take down. As long as the ship is in a different location, you wouldn’t be able to cancel the ability effectively either to combat it. I’m of the opinion that P…[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
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Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 1 month ago
Just printed out Cadet-Captain Mike’s List of Top Ten[s] for my rules & strategies binder; that is fantastic!
They are great! As my experience has grown over the years I’ve started to disagree with a few of them, but it’s a great resource and fun to just look through.
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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
Given that her maiden voyage saw the end of Captain Mysion and his entire personal fleet
No thanks! Mysion’s not dead! XD 😛 Besides, someone else already took care of that….
L’annonciateur could be fair at 19 points with that second ability. If it’s the first ability, I think 21 points would be better. We don’t need to start handing out H…[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
Ripped Canvas
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Pirate
Rarity: U
Point Value: 8
Number of Masts: 2 (blockade runner like Le Courageux)
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3S-3S
Ability: Chainshot Specialist.Flavor text: These pirates are obsessed with shredding enemy sails until their “art” takes on a ghostly appeal.
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
A Brief Experiment with Return Fire
I was joined on VASSAL by agiantpie! The setup was for 80 points.I went with a French fleet that had also hired El Fantasma aboard the Hades’ Realm, while agiantpie went […]

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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Played two games on VASSAL with agiantpie.
For his first game in quite some time, we went with a standard setup at 40 points. He went Spanish with the Acorazado and Pescados de Plata, while I fielded a Pirate […]

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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 1 month ago
Spooky Deathmatch Fleet Challenge
8/2/2019: These were some of the most shocking and unexpected game results I’ve ever had playing Pirates.
11/12/2016
The Spooky Deathmatch fleet challenge has […]

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