Ben

Today and tomorrow is the 3 year anniversary of starting Command the Oceans.  It lasted over 3 months and became the biggest recorded Pirates CSG game of all time.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, one idea I plan to do in the future is read each battle report on the calendar day it was originally posted.  For example, reading the rules and in…[Read more]

Goncalo Nunes’s last ability is in fact meant to be used off-island

I would make that more clear then, to make it so that ability can’t be used when the ship is repairing without the need of a shipwright (such as at the home island or a friendly fort).  If it’s meant to be used only at sea, that would have to be specified to avoid being able to us…[Read more]

@Mr. Wick: Neat custom set! 😀 Looking at point costs, here are some changes I’d recommend:
Madeira: 4 (considerably worse than the Coral from RV)
Arguim: 4
Ano-Bom: 4
La Pinta: 18 (looks like one of the best ships in the set!)
Santa Clara: 14
Cabo da Tormentas: 8 (no cargo is a massive negative)
Sao Filipe: 18 (absolute powerhouse of a hybrid,…[Read more]

Maybe the sandbar terrain idea was going to be a thing  😉

@All: If you had to pick just one, what is your absolute favorite custom ship you’ve made?

@Mr. Wick: The spreadsheet is asking me to request access, so it looks like you need to make the link publicly available for everyone to see in order to share it properly.

Thinking this one will go for over $100.  My predictions have consistently been too low this year, so let’s say $465 then.  XD

Which led me to believe that a basic 1 masted ship with no ability text or ship type would cost roughly 3 points. So I started there, added the +1 for the Cog ability and then added additional points for the value of abilities I granted the ships.

I think the problem there is that speed and cargo are two of the most important attributes for any…[Read more]

I should pm him on BGG and see if will do it.

Any luck?  I have some renewed interest in that kind of thing but I’m not sure what kinds of files can potentially translate into 3D printing.

@Mr. Wick: Whenever posting customs using custom keywords (or even unofficial abbreviations of Wizkids abilities), I recommend posting the keyword text so people don’t have to search for it.

In general I agree with Xerecs that they are probably a bit underpriced.  Cargo is quite valuable overall and should definitely factor into a ship’s point…[Read more]

What’s the point cost of Parley and/or Secret Hold?

Generally Wizkids priced both at 2.  Parley had some variations with crew, sort of costing 1 on the SR version of Captain Mysion (Loyal being -1 is kind of unfathomable), but 3 on Damsel in Distress from PotC.  I prefer Parley at 3 but 2 still feels like a fair cost for it.

I don’t think you can put Dories on a crew and use it for another crew on the same ship, regardless of any links.

Looks like the opposite to me – the keyword doesn’t say the game piece with the keyword has to have the link.  As long as the ship’s linked crew is aboard, that should trigger the ability to work.  We just didn’t see Dories on a cre…[Read more]

@Jack: Have you seen my versions of Anne and Delahaye in Epic Seas?