Ben

That’s a great looking ship & crew Ben! I’m looking forward to taking delivery of my copy in the near future!

Thank you!  Sending yours out today!

Does the instance of the ram and board replace the free shoot or is the ramming ship still allowed to fire point blank with the captain ability?

All four things can happen, in this order: Move>Shoot>Ram>Board.  That’s the order of operations when it comes to moving and ramming when the ship in question has the Captain ability.

In this case, the…[Read more]

Introducing: USS America!

USS America
Nationality: American
Collector’s Number: USA (ship is not part of any set; a limited-time, Limited Edition ship)
Point Cost: 23
Masts: 5
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3L-3S-2L-3S-3L
Link: John Barry, John Paul Jones
Ability: Friendly American ships within L of this ship get +1 to their cannon rolls. F…[Read more]

Introducing:
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
In my timeline, this Ancient Wonder of the World was not destroyed by earthquakes in the 1300’s….

It survived and has now been repaired and resurrected by the Barbary Corsairs!!

The Lighthouse of Alexandria
Collector’s Number: 1032 (an LE in my fantasy set, Pirates of the Epic Seas)
Faction: Barbary…[Read more]

How late in the boarding process can you reveal a boarding bonus crew?  (such as +1 to boarding rolls) Can you do it after both players roll their dice, or must it be earlier such as at boarding initiation or before dice are rolled?

Simple question if you have a captain ability to shoot after a move action and another ability to move after resolving a shoot action. Do both chain.

No: “This ability cannot be combined with the Captain ability. This ability requires a non-free shoot action, while the Captain ability requires a non-free move action.”

Also I would assume you…

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MrHolly of the Discord server brings up a good point: if you cancel the Marine keyword, you could load an enemy Marine onto your ship to make them part of your fleet.

Though not technically a “capture”, maybe still worth a mention in a future PC update.

Ex: “In order to capture a Marine, you must use one of the following methods:”

Welcome aboard matey!

I guess I’d be more of a collector, but it’s more like I found all of the stuff and don’t know what to do with it now haha

Sounds like it’s time to play!  😀

Games I’d love to play on VASSAL on the game’s 20th anniversary (July 28th, which is conveniently a Sunday this year):

1. 3 player game at 30 point build total using only game pieces from Spanish Main AND only the Spanish Main rulebooks with no modern FAQ/errata/Pirate Code.  (a truly “back in the day” game where there was no rules against…[Read more]

As you probably know by now, The Store at Pirates with Ben is open.  😀  I’ve put it on the main menu just to the right of Forum, and I’m adding new products nearly every week.

6 Masted Junks are the latest ship type available!

Sounds pretty awesome!  I’ll have to check it out soon.  Thanks again!

These models are a little larger than I thought they’d be, is that an actual light at the top?

Yes! Having an actual light is one of my favorite things about these, especially since it’s tied into the keyword. The light can be turned off in accordance with the keyword.  😀

These particular lights are the best for them I’ve found so far – no wi…[Read more]

Re-Introducing: Lighthouses!

Jeremiah and I are collaborating to bring his custom lighthouses to life!

The Customs Database now has the keywords listed on the first tab, and here is the new version of the Lighthouse keyword:

Building lighthouses follows the conditions for building forts. Gold used to build the lighthouse is placed face-up…[Read more]

Themed fleet idea for fun 🙂

https://psmlist.com/public/fleet/show/1327897955/map_chaos