Ben

The latest combines a UPS counter with a cheap form of UPS on the back end. XD

I do the same with linked crew/ships.

Links are covered in The Pirate Code, page 4:

–Links function even if crew are facedown.

—If a linked crew is facedown and its link is required to make the setup legal you must indicate to your opponents that a link is present, but you are not required to indicate which specific link is in use. If…

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I just pulled out an oarsman from a revolution pack to check this for you. It says on the card “If derelict, this ship gains a base move of +S. This crew takes up no cargo space.”

I’m aware of that, but the question is about whether or not the “takes up no cargo space” ability functions while face down (or if you have to reveal it in order to get…[Read more]

Does a facedown Oarsman crew not take up cargo space?  I seem to remember that being the case from a previous rules question answered long ago, but just want to be sure.

I did another demo game, and it was a lot more fun and a lot better. I think I’m ready to introduce this game to the party.

Glad to hear it!

Sometimes it can be fun to change up the default rules too, beyond the regular 3 islands per player and 4 coins per wild island.  Just depends on how long you have for the game, and how much action you wa…[Read more]

Awesome!

About 9 days remaining, and we only need 3 more fleets to unlock the prizes!

I collect oceans edge and revolution packs. They’re the ones I have the most fond memories of.

That should work out well, as RV and OE are often the cheapest sets (and/or most widely available at this point).

Welcome aboard, and I hope your upcoming game(s) are fun!

Those are pretty powerful abilities on Javelin and Spearhead; it’s possible both should see a point cost increase.  Spearhead would arguably be worth 9 without her ability, so I could see her going to 12-13 for playtesting.  Feels like a high-reward hybrid ripe for World Hater, or even just a cannoneer/musketeer.

10 more days left to enter!

Various pack auctions end on Monday, including RotF, DJC, and MI!

Going crazy with fleets this month!  More to come!

One of Darrin’s old fleets (the Miniature Trading member who invented the UPS fleet archetype as far as I know) made me peruse the Mysterious Islands again and ponder some effects.

MI #15 seems particularly wild, especially in the case of Unique Treasures. “5-6: Randomly move one treasure coin from this island to your home island.”  Perhaps I’ll…[Read more]

Seventeen feels a bit pricey for her effectiveness as a gunship.  I could see her in the 11-13 range. Although, she may be a slightly worse ship than HMS Nautilus (10 points).

If Wolves is face up on a wild island, Royal Decree can’t pick anything from that island; it has to pull from elsewhere.

I think the Code entry for Wolves should probably include a note about needing to keep it face up once revealed.  The part about it needing to be hit for elimination implies that, but it’s a little odd that it doesn’t say so ex…[Read more]

Does anything strange happen if the Wolves UT is teleported straight to your home island? (such as one of the Royal Decree UT’s, or a Mysterious Island effect)

I was slightly hopeful it might prevent HI raiding, but it specifies a wild island in the ability text.

Super excited to use the chess clock for the first time!  It was great and I’ll continue trying different timers….

Would love your vote in BGG’s 2023 Picture of the Year contest!

Less than 3 weeks left to enter the challenge!  (deadline is 1/31)