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Nemo continues to speak with Gaston and the French captain of the Aube.

However, he grows frustrated, as even he cannot explain the mysterious disappearance of Eileen Brigid O’Brien and the Celtic Fury. […]

Was listening to some Tchaikovsky while I wrote this, and I suppose it would work for reading as well!

The Cursed had another uneventful play turn, but continued moving their ships west towards the edge of t […]

Huzzah for a battle report on Trafalgar Day!  Well not quite by the time this is posted, but oh well haha. This has become somewhat of a tradition for me, as I try to honor such an important event each year in my […]

The French find that their eastern food island has run out of bananas! XD

General French operations, with some gunships headed south and the Possession failing to find the Sea of Allost. LaPlante rolled a 5 […]

Turn 68 has begun.

The Pirates pounce on the Metal Dragon and Zephyr! After those English ships came through the whirlpool closest to the kingdom, the Pirates predictably tried to take them out. However, the […]

Theme music for this short BR!

The Cursed are up next! A plan is revealed! The romance of the seas has returned!!!!! Davy Jones copies Calypso’s ability!! 

After failing for a couple turns, the roll is fi […]

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to play as much as I wanted today and yesterday.

I also forgot to mention last time:
-The Cursed do not have to roll for effect when using whirlpools. (thematically this is due to […]

Finished the French turn with their megalaunch! There are actually five more ships that aren’t pictured here that got launched as well. Overall the French spent 273 of their 441 gold, so they still have 168 left. […]

This report is for the big American turn of Turn 68!

The Americans’ actions signal a shift in their strategy! The Speedy Return captures the Lucky Seven, who doesn’t get wrecked on the reef. Barring any crazy […]

Turn 69 begins as the game reaches its third calendar month! (it started in early September)

Forgot to do it until this new round of turns, but the Metal Dragon escaped from Allost on the last English turn. […]

Sheer Chaos, the likes of which you have never seen
Get the popcorn ready, get your snacks, and get hyped! XD

Play has resumed in force!! The game has seen an absolute EXPLOSION on this Turn 69 that rivals any […]

Turn 70
(or at least, most of it)

Another round begins with a big development: the Pirates leave the Sea of Karkuda!!

Not just in the southwest, but also up north!

The Sunrise Fire ducks into a fog […]

Attacks coming from land, sea, and AIR
If this is too long and you won’t read it, you can see a few summaries of the action here and here.  There is also a video on my Instagram, as youtube and IG occasi […]

THE BIGGEST EVER
The French scuttle the Geographe to try and get Terrox to leave the Harbor.

The destroyed dock has finally been completely cleaned up, with half of it sinking and the other half disposed of. […]

Postimage wasn’t working right (“internal server error”) when I tried to upload these pictures, so I used imgur instead.

This is the Cursed Turn 72. The Sea Hag escapes, and the Fallen Angel tries to tow the […]

A Full Round!

As you could guess from the title, I was able to play a full round of turns today, from the English to the Cursed in this case.

If I hadn’t mentioned it as a house rule already, I am […]

The Carnage Continues to Mount
(literally)

This report is for the rest of Turn 73 and all of Turn 74!

The resource on Diamond Rock has changed back to spices! This would seem to benefit the English greatly, […]

Play has resumed! Only one faction turn so far, but with more in the coming days.

The game needs to end by around December 20th. With around 9,000 points still in play, this means I need to do some drastic […]

The Jade turn begins at their home island. Ships are repairing, arriving home to repair, and regrouping after the sudden attack and departure of the Guichuan. The Virtuous Wind knocks a segment off Shal-Bala, […]

I finished Turn 75 and ALL of Turn 76!!

The French defend their food island from the Mercenaries, but the Lyon docks to find that no more bananas are around!

The Marie Antoinette is the latest ship to […]