Ben

several ships hidden inside of nearby icebergs

This caught my attention – sounds like something I’ll have to include in a game someday.  😉

Is it possible they are cutters?

Good point, I think you’re right! (the version without any square rigged sails of course)

Dumb follow up question, but what would the average crew size have been for your typical 3 or 4 masted schooner

No idea.  I don’t recall reading about those ships being used in naval warfare.  I think a lot of the big s…[Read more]

I just skimmed through the battle report where these came up. Interesting ending!

No kidding!  It was one of my favorite games I’ve been involved in.  Interesting answers too, I didn’t expect many of those to go that way.  The fort building thing is kinda wild and may have slightly affected some T2 games back then.

Got another one: An enemy der…[Read more]

I’m assuming the two-masted square rigged ship is a Brig and the two-masted “Blockade Runner” is a Ketch?

Definitely correct on the brig… the artwork for the “blockade runner” type started off as essentially just a sloop, since in the early sets the foresail did not have a mast connected to it, so in terms of artwork it was very similar to a one…[Read more]

Hello from Spain! It’s been a really nice surprise to find this site.  I’ve been enjoying it for a pair of weeks now as weel as the youtube videos. Thank you Ben!

Ahoy matey, great to have you aboard!  I love the look of that fort and I hope to print it someday!  🙂

I’m able to check in for an hour or two and eBay has gone crazy… 🙂

A ton of rare stuff up for grabs, Obago Deuce for $1225…. O_O

Another life goal complete – play a game of Pirates on water.  😀  Courtesy of a quarantine aboard a US Navy destroyer.  😀

Time to lock it up.

Can Maps of Hades be used to break a tow? (ex: a Galley with the Maps that gets an action from an enemy player)

If Spices and Smuggled Goods are applied to the same 5 coin, does the player end up with 15 or 20 gold on their home island? (doubled twice or separately)

Tsai could be used on the USS Morning Star

Duh me… my brain must have turned off once I made the initial post lol.  Trying to turn it back on now….

Here’s a Roanoke setup that would work: CJS, Jimmy Legs, helmsman, explorer, oarsman

Yeah, I don’t think Rojo would work in any kind of competitive UPS fleet, especially since Spain doesn’t have a crew like Jonah.

Good point about Tsai though… then it’s just a matter of getting CJS aboard with him, which is still difficult for Spain and America I think.

Just submitted my Bonus Zeus fleet that has the Zeus sending home 2 coins per turn that all get +3’d.  XD

Now I just want to do a little exercise in making competitive Spanish and American UPS builds without using CJS. Though Roanoke with CJS needs to happen now too lol. Neither Spain nor America have Sac crew, so that nearly requires the i…[Read more]

I have completed the project of republishing Miniature Trading Forum Threads as full-width pages.  You can find them all in that category; the individual posts are a bit wider and easier to read.