Ben

Are these historically based?

Indeed – it’s the card background used for my Age of Sail custom set.

Finally it’s time for another preview!

Link: Robert Sample

Latest product: 2 Mast Brig! (the new historical snow-brig ship type)

The latest artwork template: 2MB (2 Mast historical snow Brig) Inkscape Artwork Template

Back in stock recently: Seas of Japan booster packs!

New Master Keyword List updated with new keywords from the restart.

Cursed Mega Pack 10% off from now until the end of Halloween!

Q4 update to the Scan Project is complete; the Master Scan List spreadsheet has been updated.

I keep coming back to the idea that campaign games are the ultimate form of Pirates CSG. One of the best gaming experiences that can be had 😁
There’s something magical about a game that doesn’t just end on the same day or session that it starts. It’s more like life, where things go on and on with no end in sight. An ongoing thing like health, net…[Read more]

The latest battle report for VASSAL Campaign Game 4!

Changes to the Giant Turtle keyword: Added capability to build fort on turtle’s back when it’s docked at a wild island you have explored, not just at your home island. Changed “has its own turns” to “has its own actions” in regards to the fort.

Full keyword text:

Giant Turtle
A ship with this keyword printed on its deckplate is a sea creature.
A…[Read more]

Hex
Ability: Schooner. Once per turn, you may give this ship a move action, but do not move her. Instead, roll a d6. On a result of 6, choose one enemy ship in play: that ship cannot be given actions this turn.

I assume “this turn” means until the beginning of the Hex controller’s next turn? If it was the same turn as the Hex owner, it wouldn’t be…[Read more]

Are the UT generation effects of MI’s #4 and #12 mandatory?

“5-6: When this ship explores this island, replace one treasure coin with a unique treasure from your collection.”

What takes precedence, sea monster pinning (mandatory?) or “this ship cannot be pinned”?  I assume cannot be pinned, because Sea Monster keyword says “becomes pinned”…[Read more]

Mysterious Islands were not the best-thought-out addition to the game, but unless it’s an immediate effect and/or specifically says otherwise, the roll only applies to the specific ship that rolled it, and only to next time that ship does the action specified (explore, move, etc.).

My argument is that it effectively does say otherwise, by not s…[Read more]

I think the intention was that it completely overwrites the Eye user’s abilities with the abilities of the target, so you gain  the use of everything from the target, but lose the use of everything your crew had.

Interesting, I figured it was the opposite based on this line from the Code.  “If the target Cursed crew has multiple abilities only one…[Read more]

If Calim hits with grapple shot, I assume a successful boarding party would eliminate a mast?
Grapple Shot: If it hits, do not eliminate a mast; instead this ship can initiate a boarding party against the target.
Calim: If this sea monster succeeds at a boarding party, it also eliminates a mast.
-Initially I thought the “do not eliminate” wou…[Read more]

Finally the forum is back up!  Pirates with Ben now has a new host.  Glad to be back!