Ben

I think Woelf should probably clarify a bit more on the subject. It seems like he’s saying the choices should be made at the same time unless there is an issue where timing is relevant.

It is an odd gray area. In a competitive environment or with experienced players, the choices will almost always be relevant. At a minimum, player 2 will always w…[Read more]

I only have one copy each of SS 051+052, but both crew chips on them (Shap’ng Tsai and Eileen Brigid O’Brien) have the flag/background art extend to the edge of the chip. Since they both have it, I assume everyone else’s crew chips from those cards are like that as well.  Outside of misprints/miscuts, I think they are the only crew in the game…[Read more]

When are game pieces brought in by 0LR+5 crew chosen, and are they chosen in turn order or at the same time?

Turn order

Can gold from the Gold Capture ability be used to build a fort?

If this ship wins a boarding party, she may capture the crew with the highest point cost instead of eliminating it. This captured crew becomes cargo worth its point cost in gold when unloaded at your home island.

Can you flip an abandoned crew face up just to make it crew so you can use the free transfer rule with it?  Normally you can only flip a crew when using it’s abilities I think, but this seems like a good exception to that since you may want the abandoned crew to be treated as crew as soon as possible after loading them onto a ship.

No, you can on…

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T3 continues with its second matchup.

Today I played the third matchup and it was a doozy… Game 2 got kinda crazy, especially with the sheer volume of options I had to consider before finalizing a potential “path to victory” for one of the fleets….

Expecting those games to be published this coming Friday through Sunday.

They’re not as clearly addressed in the rules as forts/events/etc., but are still prominent enough that any organized event needs to account for them one way or another.  If there’s no mention of them, you have to assume they’re legal to use even if some players may not like them.

Hm. I’ve been using the previous answer about the d6 rolloff method…[Read more]

Otherwise it sets a precedent and could potentially lead to “I don’t want to play against forts/events in this game. Let’s roll off”.

The difference between those and MI’s is that forts/events never have their legality or usage in doubt from the standard rules – they’re always fair game.  The rules make specific concessions on Mysterious Islands…[Read more]

Excited to see Universal Pirate Swan in tournament action starting tomorrow.

Can a Navigator place a trade current within S of a friendly ship that is lost in a fog bank? If so, is it measured from any part of the fog bank?

My guess is that it can’t because it’s a fixed range, but it’s not technically being used against or by the lost ship. (instead, “for” it)

-If an ability, action, or other effect has a fixed range,…

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Sad to hear that Kelly Bonilla passed away. (she was lead designer on Rise of the Fiends, Fire and Steel, and Savage Shores + Return to Savage Shores)

https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/56156/rolling-initiative-invoices-lists-rip-kelly-borilla

Tournament #3 has begun!

The current Fleet Challenge is called Convoy Defense!  Deadline to submit is 3/14. (invite link if you haven’t already joined the discord server)