Ben

This may be a dumb question but stacked oarsman start to occupy cargo spaces after the first oarsman even if their designation is “this crew takes up no cargo space” right?

Correct, due to the No-Stacking rule.

Very cool.  Definitely spices up the Mercs quite a bit from what Wizkids gave them.  Evan Van Turner could definitely prove useful on some of the original submarines too, being able to shoot as a Marine while submerged.

How about “The Teacher – Someone who spends their time teaching new players and mostly plays very basic games with less experienced players.”

Great idea!  I’ll add it to the first post.  I definitely had a run with that, mostly in 2015-2016 teaching a bunch of family members and friends in college.

The latest Battle Report for VASSAL Campaign Game 4!

I’m really big on the combat aspect of PCSG and have done a lot of research on Bens top 10 gunship ranking and the corresponding battle reports.

I love when people read my battle reports, so thank you!  🙂

I’ve used the HMS Endeavor (a relatively recent acquisition) loaded with Affiliated (all nationalities) crew Brother Virgil with DJC Davy Jone…

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Oooh, I like Rynah and the linked crew!  Definitely would enjoy trying those out.

I know I’ve said it before, but I think Repeating Guns is overpriced. Rarely will all the cannons hit, and even if they do, there is a diminishing return on the second volley, which could end as soon as it begins.  Fun to see Dories on a non-10 master.  I think Narada could be 22 points.

Regarding the “crew of any nationality may use their abilities on this ship” ability, does that apply across each PCSG faction or just the nation factions. Considering when some of the pieces with this ability were made I’d figure it’d apply to everything, even though factions like the Cursed aren’t technically a “nation” like say Spain or Fran…

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@Josh: Great to have you here matey!  😀

Ability: Give this ship a shoot action. Every ship within S of this ship is moved L+L away. Up to two masts are eliminated from every affected ship. This ship cannot be given actions for turns equal to the number of affected ships.

I can almost guarantee The Cursed will launch Morg on their next turn in CG4.  🙂

There is a market theory called the long tail, which refers to the fact that demand for a product (especially a collectible) never reaches zero.

Reminds me of how Pirates prices have risen the past 5+ years. I hope Wizkids/NECA has seen the higher eBay sale prices, especially this decade.

I don’t want to spend days building and painting an army o…

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The podcast is available!

Podcast 57 is out! RedDragon and Captain Ron from Pirates CSG Online!

That 5 master could probably come down in cost a bit, especially with Shipburner being such an all-or-nothing gamble (though you still effectively lose the ship either way). I think playtesting in the 18-22 range would be fair.  I think it should say “you may eliminate one of this ship’s non-crew cargo.” Or simply, “you may eliminate one of this…[Read more]

Heavy looking lot with SM and CC

Do you know if there are any free actions that can be used/taken during an opponent’s turn?

I assume not based on this line from the Code (which is mostly for full actions), but just wanted to make sure.

You can give actions only during your own turn and only to members of your own fleet, unless an ability specifically allows otherwise.