Ben

This seller has a factory set of RV along with a few other things.

I’d say I’m 90% wanting to be a player, 10% collector of any English ships I can get cheap. I might have to check out Vasal.

Welcome aboard!  Sounds somewhat similar to me a while back.  My VASSAL page has a tutorial that should be helpful to start using it.

Master Spreadsheet changes: Santa Teresa name fixed in both versions of SM (no “La”), fixed incorrect game piece types in original version of RV.

Also, some easy link references I made with bit.ly:

http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet

https://bit.ly/CustomsDatabase

This way, if you’re at all like me, just pop open a new tab and type “cu…[Read more]

@Woelf: Is the Amity from CC supposed to be a common?  She is on the cards but the spreadsheet(s) list her as uncommon, which is normal for her ship type.

Was looking up the username Alanqsmithee after posting a custom by Riz that the former did flavor text for, and what do you know – a flickr account with customs!  😀   It looks like Pirates of the Tolling Depths, which was at least partially posted on Miniature Trading.  It’s been a number of years since I’ve seen these customs….

I typically stick to 40 point games and Marines add up really quickly, but that hasn’t stopped me from using them a lot.

Wow.  I’ve barely found myself considering using Marines at 80-100 points.  There’s just always something I’d rather have in the fleet it seems.

Brief CG4 update: Second point count of the game which led to 2 new records bei…[Read more]

He flips explosives and it works, sinking my ship… and by rule, magically depositing 4 coin on my HI, allowing me to win next turn.

That is epic and great strategy!  Reminds me a little of VASSAL Tournament 2 where Xerecs and I had to be aware of where specific amounts of gold were to plan our actions each turn.

Nice use of L’Hercule as we…[Read more]

Ben’s set reviews are great and I use them to find which ships sound interesting.

Thank you for checking those out!

Luckily it seems that rare does not necessarily equate to being the best ship in a set. Lots of solid uncommons and commons.

Indeed.  It’s one of my favorite aspects of the game.  I also like how you can get more than one rare in a pack.

Is there a rule set for solo gameplay? I am lucky, and have a crew for game  nights but would like to get this on my table more.

No, but if you really want something to look at, Cadet-Captain Mike has a page for it on his site.

I’ve played hundreds of solo games, and my best advice is to play each fleet equally as if you’re personally trying to w…[Read more]