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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
I also think that Sharpton is fine as-is. I would probably NOT use him on his linked ship though. I’d probably put him on the RV constitution!
Good point… there’s a good case to be made that he should be the one with the massive anti-Pirate/Cursed bonuses, but I don’t necessarily want all that on something like the Zhanfu. Plus he trained th…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Extra Action Gold Runners
Originally published to Miniature Trading on August 21st, 2011I wanted to create a 40-point standard fleet using at least two fast ships with good cargo holds that would utilize the […]

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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Published to Miniature Trading on August 8th, 2011
COMMON – A7XFANBEN
This is my first fleet I have submitted, this one for the Common Fleet Challenge. I used Administrator Scott Bratley to push the points to […]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
I really like the Justice and Sharpton.
Glad to hear that!
the + to die rolls would affect cannons yes? O would it only affect things like EA/SAT, Boarding?
+1 to d6 rolls against a specific faction is simply an upgraded version of the typical faction-hater ability that affects cannon rolls. It applies to all d6 rolls made specifically AGAINST…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
SPANISH MAIN OVERLOAD!!
Big lot of unpunched SM, with most of the 5 masters present: https://goo.gl/KCXEHF
HUGE lot of punched SM, massive duplicates: https://goo.gl/ZjcQE1
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Justice
Faction Affiliation: American
Rarity: R
Type: Ship
Point Value: 18
Number of Masts: 5
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 3L-3L-3S-3S-3S
Ability: Hostile: Pirate. This ship gets +3 to her d6 rolls against the Pirates. This ship gets +2 to her d6 rolls against the Cursed.
Link: Alexander SharptonFlavor text: Captain Alexander Sharpton…[Read more]
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Ben commented on the post, Sweet Spot – Best Mast Count for Ships? 7 years, 8 months ago
@Andrew: It can come down to personal preference, but 4 masters are both plentiful (there are more of them than the powerful 5 masters) and extremely good (some of the best ships in the game have 4 masts, such as the Darkhawk II and Santa Isabel).
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Ben commented on the post, English Fleet Review – How Good is the English Faction? 7 years, 8 months ago
@Andrew: Thank you. I have managed to win some games with inferior fleets, but winning with the English is usually the most satisfying since they’re my favorite faction.
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Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Sounds like a rule for a campaign, and would lend itself well to islands that have paths cut into them, like my arch island, or the Bone Temple island.
Indeed; it’s kinda similar to the army unit land movement rules for the World game. I think it makes sense too, since a person might be able to run about as fast as a sailing ship’s average cruising speed.
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Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
I did that simply because the islands wee large, and it felt silly to have only one stack of coins per island.
One thing I’ve done in the past is have different coins in different areas of an island. A ship can only load coins from where it docks. This is easier when you have islands with multiple beaches to dock at, but you could also let c…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
English Fleet Review – How Good is the English Faction?
English Fleet Review Looking at a faction’s capabilities In this post, I will examineContinue reading→ -
Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Rutesh
Faction Affiliation: Barbary Corsair
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 6
Ability: Musketeer. HI Raider. [This ship may dock at an enemy home island and load one treasure. If able, she must leave on your next turn.]Flavor text: With his trusty musket in hand, Rutesh is always ready to jump overboard in an enemy harbor, eager to rob…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Wow, you should have taken pictures given the awesome islands in play!
Flung is such a funny word haha, great usage of that in the BR. Sounds like Blackheart took over! That’s a lot of gold for the game size. Interesting rule with the stacks.
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Ben started the topic Community too scattered? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Someone recently left this at the bottom of the Pirates CSG Survey:
“I only lurk. The communities are too scattered and disorganized for me to learn.”
🙁 This makes sense, but is really too bad. Inevitably it has gotten worse now that we have reason to doubt Miniature Trading. Personally I of course disagree, but I haven’t had that kind o…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic The Podcast Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
Pirates CSG Podcast #39 – A7XfanBen and Xerecs Review Custom Game Pieces!
Question of the Day: Do you have a favorite custom game piece from this episode? Do you enjoy the custom review episodes more or less than the other episodes?YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1ntySJXtxI
ShoutEngine: http://shoutengine.com/PiratesCSGPodcast/pirates-…[Read more] -
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago
Pirates CSG Podcast #39: A7XfanBen and Xerecs Review Custom Game Pieces!Pirates CSG Podcast #39: A7XfanBen and Xerecs Review Custom Game Pieces! Question ofContinue reading→
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Ben started the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago
If you’d like to post fleets in text form (pictures will likely slow the page down a LOT), feel free to do so here. If you have a folder of pictures documenting your past fleets at Miniature Trading, feel free to leave a link to it if MT goes down.
For example:
40 Point Pirate Fleet
Harbinger + Captain Blackheart, Tia Dalma, helmsman,…[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, 8 months ago
Would that seriously affect the point cost?
Without seeing the other ship/abilities I have no idea.
For the Serenata, I was saying that the ability should only affect stuff within S. The speed of the ship is fine, it’s the ability that makes the original OP. If you leave everything else the same and do “One friendly ship within S of this ship g…[Read more]
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Ben commented on the post, Sweet Spot – Best Mast Count for Ships? 7 years, 8 months ago
@Ahimbe: Awesome! You can check out my Beginner’s Guide for ways to get started in Pirates CSG.
Thanks for commenting!
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