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Ben replied to the topic All Pirates CSG Surveys in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 10 months ago
Here is a very short 5 question demographics survey!
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 10 months ago
@Xerecs: Is your intention to allow Seafloor Traveler to work with S-boarding while submerged? It would make sense per the Code, though boarding while submerged is not as explicitly ruled out in the Submarine and Sea Monster keywords compared to Seafloor Traveler.
-This ability may be used by or against a ship that is submerged.
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Ben replied to the topic I will not be available nearly as much in the Navy in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
Very soon I’ll be away on Navy business for likely about 2 months. I’ll try to catch up on Pirates when I can.
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
So in this case could those masts not shoot forward?
They can. I think it was just an oversight when designing how the ships would look. My bad, I was only thinking about schooners.
this makes me believe it defaults back to the sea creature rules that it cannot be rammed/boarded.
Correct!
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
One other question I’ve been having. I’ve noticed that some masts only have a die printed on one side, and have assumed that was done on purpose and that shots can only be made from one side of the mast. This would mean 180 degrees is the max for that mast’s shot (assuming no other masts are in the way). Is that correct?
No, it would still be ab…[Read more]
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Ben commented on the post, Island Placement Strategic Meta 4 years, 11 months ago
Great points! I may add to this post someday with additional discussion on MI and Great Turtle “meta” strategies, but preferably after playing with it. I can’t remember having used the full official island placement and HI selection rules with MI’s, especially not on a strategic level where you select specific MI’s after determining who goes…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Pirates CSG as a game in a VERY digital age in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
I would certainly try a new digital, 3D modern graphic version of Pirates CSG, but it would only be for nostalgic purposes
@commodore-starbuck: Is that because you played the SOE version back in the day, or because the “new” feeling of new game pieces would be nostalgic? (or something else) I agree with most of your points.
Why are you so…
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Ben replied to the topic Game Ideas in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
I’m wondering if there are any commonly-accepted house rules that help the game be more fun / balanced?
@stonetwig: Replying here since Xerecs already answered your rules questions. I enjoy using my Basic Rules that do away with ram damage, make boarding more practical (winner chooses the option and which treasure(s) to take), whirlpools are bad…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
I particularly have a near fetish for everything nautical, resulting in a number of my tattoos, jewelry, and home décor being very “piratey”.
@commodore-starbuck: Nice, makes sense that this game is perfect for you then!
When we’re at the family cottage, we can be seen flying a Jolly Roger from the back of the Pontoon boat when we’re going ar…
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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
Unfortunately due to life trials, my collection was stolen and lost, and I forgot about the game as life went on.
Someone out there doing some real pirating! O_O
was crestfallen to learn that WizKids went down into the Drink, and are in the firm clutches of none other than Davy Jones himself.
What a great way to put it! XD
I am very excited to b…
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Ben replied to the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
They may not go over the point limit of the ship, but they do go over the point limit of the fleet. 60 points is a lot more common than 68 lol.
That’s not how Jonah works. Page 36: “These abilities do not allow you to exceed the build limit of a game. They have no effect until placed on a ship during setup, which first occurs after building y…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 4 years, 11 months ago
Island Placement Strategic Meta
Island Placement Strategic Meta Lately I’ve been thinking about some rabbitContinue reading→-
Throw Mysterious Islands and things like Great Turtles into the mix for even more strategizing.
If you bring 3 Great Turtle islands and none of them are chosen as a home island…. If you plan for it by bringing a set of canoes you can move an island closer to you by sacrificing all of the canoes actions to potentially move the Turtle Sx5 That would more than get it in range of one of your ships. At that point you just need to be able to move S+S+S or equivalent to reach the Turtle island.
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Great points! I may add to this post someday with additional discussion on MI and Great Turtle “meta” strategies, but preferably after playing with it. I can’t remember having used the full official island placement and HI selection rules with MI’s, especially not on a strategic level where you select specific MI’s after determining who goes first. And I only semi-recently got my first great turtles, so I’ve barely used those in general sadly.
You could even fit 2 or 3 sets of native canoes into a 40 point fleet and start moving multiple islands, especially if your opponent brings great turtles as well. Definitely lots of wild and intriguing possibilities. I think someday I may also need to try my hand at developing fleets based on island selection, such as fleets optimized for MI’s and great turtles. Very wild how deep the meta rabbit holes go….
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Ben replied to the topic Show Off Your Collection! in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
Now I have an addition to the Fleet Review: The Motherlode.
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Ben replied to the topic What kind of collector are you? in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
For the past year I’ve been a hoarder more than anything else. XD
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Ben wrote a new post 4 years, 11 months ago
UNBOXING THE MOTHERLODE
Documenting my hoarding habits from purchases made in the time period of November 2020 through September 2021. Most of it is contained within this youtube playlist, with 18 separate […]
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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
My name is Cole (CapCaw) and I got into Pirates CSG back in 2009 I believe.
Welcome aboard matey, glad to see ye aboard me ship! 😀
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Ben commented on the post, Playing with Tiffany O'Brien! Mox Boarding House in Bellevue, Washington (September 18th, 2021) 4 years, 11 months ago
I hope so too, thanks for commenting.
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Ben replied to the topic Re-Sealed Packs in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
Do you guys ever run into resealed packs? I played a lot of MTG and that is a real problem on the second-hand market. I am wondering if it is a problem for Pirates as well.
I don’t think I have. There have been some reports of it, mainly involving CCGCastle which is why they’re at the bottom of my list now.
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Ben replied to the topic The Podcast Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 11 months ago
The Pirates CSG Podcast is now available on Amazon Music and Spotify.
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Ben replied to the topic News and Updates Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 4 years, 12 months ago
When I met up with Tiffany on Saturday, I asked her if the set release schedule (~3 sets per year) was based on marketing/profit expectations, or if that release would be too much too soon. She said it was based on a sales schedule that mass market stores (like Walmart and Target) wanted. (I think they wanted new product every so often)
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