Ben

  • Somewhat soon I will probably become much busier with the Navy and therefore won’t be nearly as active as usual (again).  However, that may not quite be the case.  Either way, I should actually be MORE active over the next few weeks, so I’m looking forward to getting a lot of stuff done.  😀

  • I’m sure I have the original file kicking around somewhere along with “The Resurrection” set as well. I’ll take a peek and let you know. It might be a fun project to clean up and continue with some of the old ideas I had.

    Most excellent!

    I did also notice you made a comment on the original site asking about the “Admiral” keyword. From what I can…

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  • @Mongo: Mongoevil!? Ahoy there!! I have heard a lot about you from them via the podcast they had that you can still listen to.

    I invite you to try an alternative – the VASSAL module allows for virtual play over an online server. Myself and others have used it extensively, and VASSAL Campaign Game 4 gives an idea of how capable it is. 😀

  • Ben replied to the topic Battle Reports in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 3 months ago

    Ghost ships are actually ideal for ramming and boarding situations like this.

    You mean to stay ghostly until you need to board?

    Meanwhile El Puerto Blanco was established on an island near the pirate base, with the plan being to use the Bahama to ferry gold there from the pirate HI.

    Nice!  I don’t know if I’ve thought of that before.  Makes me w…[Read more]

  • Little did I know I’d stumble onto this gem of a website, Ben you really have worked a wonder here! Even some of the old forum threads seem to have been preserved or at least continued.

    Huzzah!  Welcome back aboard matey!!  I want to say I also remember you participating in some of the Mercenary/submarine debates on MT with captain_nemo and mer…[Read more]

  • Oh wow I think that was 12 year old me! I had totally forgotten about that haha.  Looking back I definitely could have used a spell checker….

    Holy crap he’s back!!   O_O  😀

    I have some questions about the set if you have time at some point.  Mainly with formatting – a lot of game pieces have higher costs than they should, because it looks like a…[Read more]

  • The Raven’s Neck is a decent ship to attempt it with, but it’s just a poor ability in general.  I price it at 1 point instead of 3 on my customs.

    The problem is that you have to know you’ll make some kind of profit from the trade.  It becomes essential to know what the other ship has, though you could try to trade a 1 for anything you might get i…[Read more]

  • At long last, here it is: the Customs Database!

    With many creators contributing to add their custom sets, we now have a location for most of the customs currently available for Pirates CSG in one place!  Some of the sets are still works in progress so keep that in mind!  However, there are multiple thousands of customs to choose from and use!!  O_O  😀

  • At long last, here it is: the Customs Database!

    With many creators contributing to add their custom sets, we now have a location for most of the customs currently available for Pirates CSG in one place!  Some of the sets are still works in progress so keep that in mind!  However, there are multiple thousands of customs to choose from and use!!  O_O  😀

  • @Woelf: Do you know why there doesn’t appear to be a shark building guide in the Start Here rules for OE?  Maybe Wizkids just forgot, or assumed people wouldn’t need a guide for it?

  • @Lukas: The foreign language versions of cards are one of my biggest weaknesses when it comes to Pirates CSG knowledge. I think the German cards like Roter Teufel are somewhat rare.
    DJC SE cards in German are probably rarer I would imagine, mostly since I haven’t really seen anyone discussing those before that I can remember.

    You could try…[Read more]

  • So besides Pirate, What other Games do you play? Like Card or Table top or Role playing?

    To probably nobody’s surprise, almost nothing nowadays.  My intense obsession with Pirates has made me a one-trick pony, and I’m happy about it.  😀  XD

    In the past (often 10+ years ago) I enjoyed Pokemon, Yugioh, Monopoly, Spades, and some others.  I thi…[Read more]

  • This means that a silver coin unloaded to your HI from the Song is worth +4 gold, since I do not believe any of these value buffs count as duplicates, since they’re all different. The downside is obviously that you only have one cargo spot left on the boat. I imagine you could try doing something like using the Banshee’s Cry to collect the gol…

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  • Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 3 months ago

    What is going on??  Stuff going for 3x+ original MSRP.

  • ok but if u sac a crew and place the ghost crew fort at the same time

    can you use that crew again?

    These things wouldn’t happen at the same time – the Sac ability would happen while playing your turn and the crew would stay eliminated as normal.  Forts are only built at the end of your turn.

  • Shorter print?

    This is the most common I’m aware of.  I can actually vouch for it a bit too, since I did buy packs of BC and DJC SE boxes back in the day, but I can’t recall seeing SCS and I know I didn’t buy any.  (there is a chance I just didn’t go to the store when it was there, but it doesn’t seem like it was there long)

  • @All but especially this thread lately: Please try not to have double posts in short succession, especially when both posts are short.

  • Ben replied to the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 3 months ago

    @Jack: Solid early-set fleet.  I just don’t like the Santiago in general.  I’m seeing her at 11 points so you should have 1 more point.  I also don’t normally put multiple action generators on the same ship, though it makes a bit of sense here since Havana Black doesn’t have many crew to sac.  With the extra point available you could add an oar…[Read more]

  • @Ochobrazo2298: Solid idea, though I think it could be cheaper (maybe ~12 points) since the Possession ability is so overpriced.

    Just thought of a few new Cursed flotillas:

    The Devil’s Barge
    Faction Affiliation: Cursed
    Rarity: R
    Type: Flotilla
    Point Value: 16
    Number of Masts: 1 (N/A)
    Cargo Space: 1
    Base Move: T
    Cannons: 2L-2L-2L-2L
    Ability:…[Read more]

  • @Michael: Thank YOU for reading – I appreciate when someone can digest my longer (but more epic) reports! 🙂

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