Ben

Esek Hopkins
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Revolutionary War (RevWar) (June 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 087
Nationality: American
Point Cost: 7
Ability: Captain. This ship can dock at an enemy home island or fort and load one random treasure; if able, she must leave on your next turn.
Link: USS Alfred

Flavor text: As the C…[Read more]

USS Providence
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Revolutionary War (RevWar) (June 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 083
Nationality: American
Point Cost: 7
Masts: 1
Cargo: 3
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 3L
Ability: This ship gets +2 to her d6 rolls against English ships. This ship’s scuttle attempts succeed on a 2-6.
Link: Abraham Whipple, J…[Read more]

USS Lexington
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Revolutionary War (RevWar) (June 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 082
Nationality: American
Point Cost: 7
Masts: 2
Cargo: 3
Base Move: S+L
Cannons: 2S-3S
Ability: You may double the range of any of this ship’s cannons each action, but if you do, that cannon must roll a 6 to hit.
Link: Joh…[Read more]

USS Alfred
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Revolutionary War (RevWar) (June 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 081
Nationality: American
Point Cost: 10
Masts: 3
Cargo: 3
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 3S-3L-3S
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon and boarding rolls against ships that had 1 or 2 masts when constructed.
Link: John Barry, E…[Read more]

Each would have to be targeted separately/independently. Changing or removing targets later would be done individually too.

Interesting… sounds like CDJ can declare a ship a target of one kraken on one turn, and then declare a different ship a target of a different kraken on another turn….

Could be an interesting use of a Copier too, to get…[Read more]

So thank you to Ben for putting everything together and providing so much information so it is easy and accessible to get in the know, jump on board and become a sailing man. You really did a great job here and I really appreciate your efforts.

Welcome aboard matey, and thank you!

Welcome to the crew new friends!

Does every OTHER ship in your fleet also consider the island as being previously explored, or just “Ship A” that actually explored it?

Explored island tokens/rule applies to all ships in your fleet.

Ooh, would +1 to d6 rolls against X be usable on ships and crew that have some kind of special attack? Similar to the Swoop from a Sea Dragon, or one of the Sea Monsters from DJC. Do you envision those falling under “cannon shots” or would they be a different thing in your mind?

They’re not cannon shots, but as long as ship(s) of _ faction is bei…[Read more]

Wanting to make sure I understand all of the combat rolls that an ability could cover when it says “+1 to her d6 rolls against _ faction ships” (and/or crew to include Marines, the faction in general to include forts/etc)

• Cannon shots
• Ram rolls
• Boarding rolls
• Abilities that are specifically “against” an individual ship such as Fear, or…

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To get started quickly, I recommend the Gale Force Nine islands they made for the game (affiliate link). They’re a similar size and give good bang for buck.

Beyond that it’s a wild west of customizing your own islands and terrain. A bunch of mine are on this page, with many other prettier examples found throughout the community (such as on BGG).

Do you have any specific examples (including customs?) where the timing distinction might be relevant?

A custom ship at the Discord did prompt my question, with this new ability:

If this ship carries a crew that was not a part of your starting fleet she gets +S to her movement.

Does the term “starting fleet” include game pieces added via the +5 points ability?

Ex:

Native canoes can only be added to a starting fleet by first adding a crew with the Chieftain keyword.

+5 line:

This ability comes into play when the crew is placed on a ship, during setup. This occurs after building your fleet.

Fixed first treasure on SS 040 (Cargo Master) to a 0 coin (not a 1).

Only a few days left to sign up for the Buccaneer’s Booty Box in time to receive the Dutch release for this month!

Abel Tasman
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Dutch Golden Age (DGA) (May 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 079
Nationality: Dutch
Point Cost: 4
Ability: Explorer. Born Leader.
Link: Heemskerck (ship), Frans Visscher

Flavor text: One of the most well-traveled Dutchmen in recent history. Stops in Formosa and the Japanese trading port of D…[Read more]