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Ben replied to the topic Century of Economy 2020 in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
Some interesting developments for sure. It would be neat to see a 3 way battle with Pirates vs. French vs. Spanish. The French do actually have a lot of firepower in play, they just haven’t fought as much as the other two so far.
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Ben replied to the topic Century of Economy 2020 in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
Yes….. did it seem like I implied otherwise?
I think you said “at the end of the current resource round”, which for a second made me think it meant the current round overall.
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Ben replied to the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
So which custom ships do you like better? The wooden variety from Cloud of Craft? Or the 3D printed versions offered by Vulkan?
3D printed materials are just more durable than thin wood, so they’ll work better for gameplay. Plus the full art is nice, though I suppose a decal/colored art solution for wood paste might be feasible.
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Ben replied to the topic Questions About Game Rules & The Pirate Code in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
This may be the wrong place to ask, but is there a thread for custom game rules?
Game Ideas is the place!
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Ben replied to the topic Century of Economy 2020 in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
No reason for the French to be confused – the victory conditions are quite clear. If they don’t feel they can win a war with the Pirates and/or Spanish, they need to launch to make up for that deficit.
The Blood Islands sinking (at the end of 11 turns right, not this current round?) reminds me of Water World a little and a new question for both -…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Is there anything "fancy" you do in games or with your collection? in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
There are divots on the sides, bisecting the magnets, that mark the movement/range distance.
Makes sense now, thanks for the picture! And nice quilt! 😀
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Ben replied to the topic Contacting NECA/Wizkids in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
Huh? I thought they had the rights, or had part of the rights.
As far as I’ve ever understood, they still do. Who knows who actually sent that latest message to me.
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Ben replied to the topic Contacting NECA/Wizkids in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
Not sure what to make of this.
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Ben commented on the post, The Return | Massive Progress | Epic Selloffs | CG4 Continues Soon | Pirates with Ben Blog #70 5 years, 5 months ago
Great, glad to hear it!
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
I’m not sure if this is better or worse than the previous version, but this is closer to what the source does.
Definitely less OP than the original. And therefore, slightly less likely to get yanked into CG4. XD
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Ben commented on the post, The World Game – Ruleset 5 years, 5 months ago
Indeed, right clicking on items when they’re selected gives you a nice list of options. Having an ocean that looks artificial might be almost inevitable with a fair setup, unless there is a huge amount of terrain to distract from the islands or landmasses to make it more “realistic in terms of island scale.
I think starting different…[Read more]
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Ben commented on the post, The Return | Massive Progress | Epic Selloffs | CG4 Continues Soon | Pirates with Ben Blog #70 5 years, 5 months ago
Thank you! I am massively enjoying it too! 😀
I have not put together a spreadsheet like that. I don’t know the formula that Wizkids used. You can generally see “my” point costs for some abilities on the first tab of the Customs Database. In addition, you can check out the current results of the Ability Costs Survey to see what the…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
No, I didn’t realized the in game iteration of the Dauntless was a 5 master, I remember the ship having 4 masts in the movie, but I could have been mistaken. If the in game Dauntless is a 5 master, then my version would also be a 5 master.
Technically in the movie the Dauntless has 3 masts, but for the game Wizkids made it a 5 master.
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Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
Nice win! Why do some of the stats differ from what you posted on discord?
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Ben replied to the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
One of my most exciting purchases of Pirates!
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Ben replied to the topic The Podcast Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
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Ben replied to the topic The Videos Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 5 years, 5 months ago
I’m back! 🙂
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Ben wrote a new post 5 years, 5 months ago
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Awesome Vlog post Ben! I really am enjoying this fresh renaissance in the Pirates game!
Question for you: did you ever put together a spreadsheet for suggested point costs for custom ships? E.G. sail/cannon ranks, hold, speed, special abilities, etc
I’m wanting to order some custom ships but could use a guide to help with point cost(s).
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Thank you! I am massively enjoying it too! 😀
I have not put together a spreadsheet like that. I don’t know the formula that Wizkids used. You can generally see “my” point costs for some abilities on the first tab of the Customs Database. In addition, you can check out the current results of the Ability Costs Survey to see what the community/players in general think abilities should cost.
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Thanks for the links Ben! They will be helpful as I move forward on my project.
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Great, glad to hear it!
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Ben commented on the post, The World Game – Ruleset 5 years, 5 months ago
For arranging an ocean, I usually just try to include some interesting features or things I haven’t done before. Sometimes that involves stringing terrain together in new or old ways. An island surrounded by terrain (often a single type, like reefs to make a lagoon of sorts) might get extra gold on it, and probably shouldn’t be a location that…[Read more]
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