Ben

With 2022 upon us the deadline has passed! Thank you to all who submitted fleets! I was a little disappointed to only see 5 entries, especially with the prize up for grabs to incentivize participation.  Alas, no silver will be distributed!

Now it is time to grade the fleets!

@zone: Nice use of DJC Davy Jones who will also likely see some…[Read more]

Question about piece legalities for this challenge: Are the Unreleased pieces meant for SS/RtSS legal for use? I know you listed specific banned pieces, and said that RtSS was allowed, but does that extend to the Unreleased sections?

No, Unreleased is not part of RtSS whether it was meant for the set or not.

In-person game with Ben when he visited.

I’m flattered!  Especially with the epicness of CoEC.  We’ll have to make our next game more memorable.  (hopefully next month if I’m in San Diego at all hehe)

Master Spreadsheet changes: Fixed Phillipe du Brissac’s link (Maurice Aristide instead of Maurcie), changed name of Blackgate (no space). (new .xlsx is linked on the homepage)

@Gigi: Glad to hear you enjoyed the Corsair clone fleet!  Thanks for the kind words about the podcast.  I agree with your thing of the year as well!

Weird, I was looking at an OE Smokepot specialist and it said 2 points. Misprint I guess?

It’s an error addressed on page 2 of The Pirate Code.

Anyone else on the fence still has until the end of the year PST to submit a fleet!  We need more submissions to unlock the booty!

@Xerecs: Nice fleet.  I like the idea of Peter Miles on a switchblade, though I think the Salient has 2 cargo open (CRGO links and oarsman doesn’t take up space).

@zone: Smokepot Specialist is a 3 point crew, which brings the fleet total to 81.  However, you still have until the deadline to make edits so the fleet is legal.

2021 Year in Review posted!  😀

Finally got around to writing my Strategic Elements post that I was looking forward to for a while. 🙂

So I guess the question is… were I to stick to Spanish Main, Crimson Coast and Revolution, would I be missing out on vital improvements and exciting new things in the game? Would I be limiting my game experience?

Vital improvements: Not really.  But it’s good to have the latest Pirate Code for reference as it has provided more fairness than som…[Read more]

I have completed my new Haves and Wants list and can finally trade again!  😀

My High Priority Wants:
PotC SR pack (087-090: Black Pearl, Fantasia, Cursed Captain Jack, Kraken Gong)
Red Curse
Tasmanian Devil
USS Denver
USS Maryland
USS Morning Star
HMS Phoenix
Bilge

Oh I’ve seen all your videos, some of them more than once… I like hearing other people’s takes on certain ships or factions or strategies. I listen to your podcasts while I’m driving.

Thank you, very glad to hear it!

Pirates CSG Podcast #53: Chatting with PirateCaptainAndrew! (doubleAAsauce)
You can listen to the audio via Anchor!

You can also listen on Archive.org.
Questions of the Day: What set do you think Hill’s Wholesale Gaming will restock next? (if any)
Andrew: What is your favorite ship type and why?
The podcast is moving to Anchor! The podc…[Read more]

When it comes to the Cursed Faction, I tend to try to push their gimmicks to the absolute maximum.

In that case I applaud your efforts here in that regard, as such a thing is almost impossible to do with “only” 80 points.  XD  Oftentimes when I’ve made Cursed gimmick fleets in the past, the build total quickly balloons to 100+ or 150 points b…[Read more]