Ben

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?

@Ochobrazo2298: I do like those, I also have a Necromancer in my Epic Seas set. 🙂

Not super useful but I play them a fair bit.

I like the way you play… I think you experiment with the “bad” stuff (recruiters/Marines/etc) more than I have!  I think it’s partly because I like using extra generic crew or equipment over some of the less-useful named crew.  Something about spending 3+ points on a named crew that may not affect t…[Read more]

Are there any other concerns or criticisms on the ship types I presented in post #11796. Any issues to discuss with the Cog, Caravel, Carrack, or Drua.

For Carrack, I would recommend “gets” +1 to its cannon rolls instead of “has”, to be consistent with existing abilities.

It would be interesting to see the design of a drua in the game.

If not…

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@Jack: Looks like a pretty solid fleet actually with plenty of gold gathering capability.  Looks to me like the Favori would have 3 cargo spaces open instead of 4, though that’s still good for the main “gunship” of course.  🙂  Actually I do want to see this fleet in action.

You could swap Bordeaux for Gendarmerie Rene Moreau to get 2 extra po…[Read more]

Is there any link in the game as worthless as Benito de Soto and El Tejon? You can’t even use them together without Jonah! Wth??

It’s a disaster with them.  Also a great example of why Reverse Captain should have costed 2 points – it’s not as useful as Captain.  If that were the case, Benito would be 5 points, allowing a helmsman on the Tejon (wh…[Read more]

Strolling down memory lane….  😀