Ben

Today is the one year anniversary of my Legend of the Giant Turtle game!  One of the more memorable games I’ve played.  😀

You could do something similar with Pirates where after so many turns, everyone starts rolling a die/dice at the end of their turn. If anyone hits the specific target, the game ends.

Certainly an interesting idea, and dramatic.  Could result in more desperate tactics earlier in games with a less predictable ending.

Though part of the reason I…[Read more]

Sorry, I clicked edit on your post instead of reply.

No problem, though you should be able to go back a page without saving/submitting a post edit.

I think a better wording for the second part would be something like this:

“Unloading would still be a free action, but it wouldn’t happen automatically.  While docked, the player could choose when…

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From the Rules survey:

Do you think all standard treasure coins should be automatically unloaded when docking at a home island or fort?

Unloading would still be a free action, but players would get to choose which treasures to unload when docking at home.

Is this confusing?  I feel like the note below the question contradicts the question, but I…[Read more]

Seeing 2 auctions at $500 right now along with other goodies like a punched Guichuan.

The latest in CG4!  The Pirate fleet continues to grow (this time with quality not quantity) and the Cursed make an interesting decision!  😀

So thank you to Ben for entertaining me during some long downtimes at work.

Thank you for joining the site!  Welcome aboard.

I also may have placed a sizable order for more Pirates from eBay.

Huzzah for more Pirates stuff!!  😀

@Woelf: Glad I’ve been playing it right all this time then! 🙂

If an Eternal ship’s oarsman is cancelled, I assume you can roll to scuttle the ship that turn? If rolled successfully, would the ship be placed at the HI via Eternal even on the turn after when the oarsman became “active” again?

I assume Necklace of the Sky is placed face down when…[Read more]

Ahoy Genaro!

Good timing, another new member is also in Michigan!  🙂

My favorite faction was the Barbary Corsairs because I found the ships so beautiful. Carthage, and  the Asesino De La Nave were my rarest ships, and thus my prized pieces. I have, however, recently acquired a collection from a local marketplace that has increased my c…

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Things like the mentioned scenario happen fairly frequently in my Summer games, although it’s usually about rights to dock and trade with another faction at a trading port. A few times military help is offered, most recently in 2019 the Americans attempted to recruit the French and English to work together to take on the Spanish (eventual second p…

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Apologies if I’ve already asked this before.  Embarrassed to admit I’ve never fully understood how it works.

Sargasso sea timing:

If the Sargasso Sea’s rating is more than the number of masts or segments, the game piece is tangled in the weeds and might not be able to move.

If a game piece is tangled, you can use its action for the turn to try…

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BROKEN, PUNCHED Zeus at $162.50 with almost 4 days to go!!  (as we enter one of the worst recessions on record)  O_O    Sometimes this game has impressive staying power!!

It has given me second thoughts about getting rid of it and I am curious to know more about how this place operates.  It has also made me curious about the possible existence of similar places I might be able to once again play.  I guess I’m looking for advice. Finding out that what I have long thought was stacks of worthless plastic may act…

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Latest update to the Master Spreadsheet has a few corrections: Rigetti>Ragetti. Pintell>Pintel in a flavor text.  Handful of game piece type changes, mostly from Ship>Crew or vice versa.

Some pretty good stuff being bid on right now… a Baochuan and 18 pack MI box end today.  However, after that there will still be a GF9, F&S treasure card, and built copies of the Guichuan and Zeus up for grabs!