Activity – Ben – Pirates with Ben

Ben replied to the topic Pirates CSG Hall of Fame 2018 Voting in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Very cool. If you do see/message him, let him know that we miss him here in the Pirates CSG community and he’s welcome aboard Pirates with Ben! 🙂
Ben started the topic Editing the VASSAL module in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Link to dropbox folder with all necessary files

Inkscape

GIMP

These are parts of emails exchanged between myself and B.J., the creator of the Pirates module.

a7xfanben wrote:
Do you know what your basic process was to start making a new ship model for the module? Assuming I can figure out how to edit it, that’s the main thing I would focus o…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Pirates CSG Hall of Fame 2018 Voting in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

@Flungus: Wow that’s amazing! MT shows he was last active there in 2015.

Do you know him personally? He’s definitely one of the main pirates I’d love to have back in the community, and I wish I had delved deep into gameplay and strategy conversations more often when lordstu was active.
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

Pirates CSG Podcast #38: News, Game Essentials, Playing Solo, Pirate Code Page, Try 20 Point Fleets!Pirates CSG Podcast #38: News, Game Essentials, Playing Solo, Pirate Code Page, Try 20Continue reading→
Ben replied to the topic The Podcast Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Pirates CSG Podcast #38: News, Game Essentials, Playing Solo, Pirate Code Page, Try 20 Point Fleets!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNRhR99MXpQ

ShoutEngine: http://shoutengine.com/PiratesCSGPodcast/pirates-csg-podcast-38-news-game-essentials-pl-72405

Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/PiratesCSGPodcast38

New Idea: Challenge. …[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Ahoy Trox, thanks for joining the ship here at Pirates with Ben!

I don’t know if there are any provisions being made for trades or not.

That is a large project that I will not be able to complete anytime soon. For now we’ll have to rely on private messages.
Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Sanesha Vayward
Faction Affiliation: Barbary Corsair
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 5
Ability: Black Mark. Crew killing. Crew of any nationality may use their abilities on this ship.

Flavor text: Becoming disenfranchised with life as a mercenary, Vayward abandoned a merchant ship to join the more “brutal” Barbary Corsairs. Always with a knife…[Read more]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

Originally posted to Miniature Trading on August 18th, 2017
Heroic or Downright Atrocious – Surprising ship performances
This post is reserved for those ships that performed spectacularly well (heroic) or […]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

Originally posted to Miniature Trading on November 23rd, 2017

They’ll never be the best gunships in the game, and not many qualify as the best gold runners either. However, I have a love for the 2 masted […]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

First Game at 80 points: Pirates vs. Americans – December 25th, 2013 I’ve started yet another game between theContinue reading→
Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Serene Gasp
Faction Affiliation: Jade Rebellion
Rarity: C
Type: Ship
Point Value: 13
Number of Masts: 2
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 4S-3L
Ability: Junk. If this ship has a crew with the Shipwright or Cannoneer ability, she gets +1 to her d6 rolls. When this ship is docked at your home island, you may eliminate one treasure. It becomes a…[Read more]
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

What was your original collection? What was your original collection? Originally posted to Miniature Trading onContinue reading→
Ben replied to the topic Pirates CSG Hall of Fame 2018 Voting in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

With a perfect score (3/3 votes), Lordstu has been elected to the Pirates CSG Hall of Fame! Congratulations!!

The updated Hall of Fame, by order of induction:
Woelf
A7XfanBen
Cadet-Captain Mike
Holofernes
Old_Man
Xerecs
Lordstu
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

January 2019 Update | eBay less active this year? | CHEAP CotD | EE on IG | Pirates with Ben Blog #63January vlog: Computer issues potential economic problems comingContinue reading→
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

(Part 13 didn’t work due to technical issues with the stream and recording)
Huzzah it worked! I cut the session short because I had finished a full round of turns and didn’t think it worked right. Plus it was a […]
Ben replied to the topic Rules for thought #18 in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

@Woelf: Great points, and thanks for commenting on an idea that I think has serious potential.

My issue with the fixed rates is I’d prefer it to be more realistic. Capturing and returning a 5 master to your home island should be worth more points than a 1 master. Not sure I like the idea of points or gold for masts eliminated, since it feels t…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Rats’ Haven
Faction Affiliation: Cursed
Rarity: R
Type: Ship
Point Value: 15
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 1
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 4L-4L-4L
Ability: Scorpion. Horror. If this ship wins a boarding party, eliminate one crew from the enemy ship in addition to any other results. [Horror: For each enemy ship within S of this ship at the beginning…[Read more]
Ben replied to the topic Did the PotC movies directly influence Wizkids in making DJC and OE? in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Let’s see if it lets me post, or if this will get blocked as soon as I hit submit…

I’m seeing it, so you’re good!

Great to hear your thoughts on it. People at the Facebook group were a bit more skeptical, so I’ll have to link to this over there. It makes a lot of sense, and makes me wonder about OE specifically….
Ben wrote a new post 7 years, 8 months ago

Originally posted to Miniature Trading on December 7th, 2017
Pirates CSG History Wiki
I had an idea recently. I LOVE naval history, especially during the Age of Sail. I like reading books about the topic of […]
Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 7 years, 8 months ago

Butterfly’s Escape
Faction Affiliation: Mercenary
Rarity: SE
Type: Ship
Point Value: 21
Number of Masts: 3
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 4S-4L-4S
Ability: Mercenary. Double Catamaran. If this ship is within S of an enemy ship when this ship is given a move action, she gets +S to her base move. Once per turn as a free action, this ship can…[Read more]
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