Ben

PSA: https://pirateswithben.com/the-challenges-of-restarting-pirates/

TLDR: The income from my business has not been high enough to justify continuing it full-time, so for the foreseeable future I will be shifting to doing it part-time.

Q3 update to the Scan Project is complete. Thank you to FoxTrot for uploading scans. The Master Scan List spreadsheet has been updated.

Can a native canoe be used to trigger the ability of El Puerto Blanco while still moving other native canoes in the same set of canoes?

A ship docked at this fort may use its action for the turn to look at one face-down treasure on each island.

Or does the canoe have to move and redock, which would not be using its action for the turn to do the spying.

The Pirates with Ben Store will be closed from approximately 7/29-8/3.

Does Cursed Captain Jack have to be rolled before the kraken cancelling ability, or can the player choose the order in which they’re applied?

Code entries:

CCJ:

This ability must be used before applying any other “beginning of turn” abilities or effects.

Kraken cancelling:

This ability is rolled at the beginning of a turn, before any other “be…

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Neat!  I’ll probably make a joke entry for fun to make sure I don’t win.

Best of luck to all participants!

I’m now offering international shipping at the Pirates with Ben Store!  (“all countries” enabled)

Should the following PotC game pieces be considered duplicates and not allowed in the same fleet?

Will Turner (020, 059)

Cursed Captain Barbossa (017), Captain Barbossa (062)

All four krakens (200-203)

With the last of those under “different name, but same crew/ship”

I would like to make an order for some custom viking ships but am totally uneducated on how to utilize the PNG system / process / tools…. everything.

Someone please point a total novice in the right direction on how to work through the design process – programs I might need…

Welcome aboard David!  I don’t have any finished artwork templa…[Read more]

USS America sails again!  Fully unpunched styrene version available now, along with the historical named crew John Barry.

4th of July Promo: Use coupon code FREEDOM at checkout and get 10% off the rest of your order! Promo lasts through 11:59pm PST on July 4th.

-Discount does not apply to USS America (which is $17.76)
-Unlike last year’s promo,…[Read more]

Theis has renewed an old passion, and I am so glad to have found this resource for such an amazing game. Thank you, Ben, for the time and effort you have put into this wonderful game and community.

Glad you’re back matey! Love getting crew members back aboard the ship.

I’m running a special promotion for action takers who want to help me bring back Pirates.

Option #1: Post a Pirates CSG picture or video on a public social media profile with the hashtags below, and get 10% off your next PwB order via a special discount code just for you. Ideally this is a picture from a game you played, or showing off your…[Read more]

USS Niagara

Nationality: America
Point Cost: 12
Masts: 2
Cargo: 3
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 2S-2S
Ability: This ship eliminates two masts with one hit.
Link: Oliver Hazard Perry, Thomas Breese, Jesse Elliott, Arthur Sinclair
Flavor Text: One of two snow-brigs constructed quickly with green timber under Daniel Dobbins, Niagara pairs with the…[Read more]

The War of 1812 started 213 years ago today. Now you can bring the Battle of Lake Erie into your Pirates games with the War of 1812 Mega Pack!

This brand-new historical release from my Pirates of the Age of Sail custom set features Oliver Hazard Perry and USS Niagara as they vanquish the English!

-10% off today only – price goes to $60…[Read more]

Ahoy ev and Batman, welcome aboard mateys!