Ben

Looks like a solid fleet.  I think the San Pedro combo comes to 21 points, so you could add a point somewhere.  I would separate the Raton and Diablo in the fleet section; you might be surprised how badly you’ll wish Diablo was towed by the San Pedro instead.  (better speed and more direct protection)  Raton probably won’t be a big factor.

But this game has weird rules about the end of the game. The pirates should not have rammed the Albion because between their HI and fort they only had 12 gold. There was 16 gold in Ramsgate. England wins.

It can get a bit strange.  The gold in Ramsgate is still very much in play, so the Pirates needed to go after that first.  I assume the E…[Read more]

Also, underrated bit about the Corsairs is since they’re all galleys, you can’t tow them since they’re never derelict.

That’s only the case if you have an oarsman aboard.  It’s a bit awkward, but the updated Oarsman keyword does not apply (Page 32) to the rowing ship type keywords.   It’s a bit confusing, but I think it’s for the best because…[Read more]

My first several dozen games were with one pack of Spanish Main and one Crimson Coast. I got a lot of mileage out of it.

That sounds amusing; I like hearing about Pirates origin stories and why people like certain ships more than others.  HMS Lord Walpole and HMS Birkenhead will always have a special place in my collection as my first English…[Read more]

King’s Aura
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: English
Rarity: LE
Point Value: 15
Number of Masts: 4
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: L
Cannons: 3L-2S-2S-3L
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls for every friendly ship within S of her.

Flavor text: Yet another large warship in the Royal Navy fleet, the King’s Aura boasts superior firepower in…[Read more]

Aw man, the SAC/Devil’s Maw combo isn’t legal anymore? What a shame, that was a really awesome technique I was planning on using. Same with sac’ing Ransom crew, I guess I’ll either not use them or figure out how to make them more useful.

Both of those techniques SHOULD be illegal.  You won’t be a fan of it the one time you don’t use it but your…[Read more]

The Corsairs are generally the best minor faction due to their speed and cargo.  They have a lot of ships that fit well into smaller fleets, making them competitive in 40 point games.  They can make for a good swarm fleet, but since they lack good named crew, some of their ships are better off empty.

In terms of strategy, you can try boar…[Read more]

@Mechavelli: Neat story!  Glad to have you aboard.

I honestly always have this little bit of hope whenever I go into a store that I’ll find one.

I often glance down the card aisle at Target just to glimpse the Pokemon and Yugioh stuff, but I never really stop anymore.  I got some Fairfield boxes at a different Target in late 2011 and now I jus…[Read more]

I think the idea to create a new Pirates company and have investors be shareholders is a good idea, at least for marketing your pitch to people who might want to donate money to you. It would be an extremely expensive venture, especially considering how Wizkids went under in part because the Pirates packs were so expensive to produce for the value…

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Topaz Dragon
Type: Ship
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: SE
Point Value: 15
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 2S-4S-2S
Ability: Mercenary. Windcatcher. This ship gets +1 to her ram rolls. This ship can shoot Grape Shot and Grapple Shot.

Flavor text: A “fiery devil” of a vessel, the Topaz Dragon is a fast and fierce…[Read more]

This is entirely anecdotal, but after posting a picture of my pirates collection to my Snapchat story, I received atleast 3-4 messages expresssing nostalgia for the game.

keep in mind I only have 30~ or so friends and none of the people who messaged me play any sort of tabletop games at present.

Exactly; that’s great to hear!!  Hopefully you…[Read more]

There is however, a lot of people who have nostalgia for this game, and there is not a CSG on the market currently. I feel like the fact that there is no other CSG on the market is the key to bringing this or a similar game back.

I didn’t know that, but I feel like the nostalgia factor would be at least as big a factor as the CSG thing.

I guess the big issue I see would be that it would make you the owner of the license not some other corporation.

Indeed, I would likely set up some kind of corporation to get past legal loopholes and whatnot.  It is confusing and I’d have to do a lot of research – even if funds were somehow raised to convince them to sell the license, where does…[Read more]