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Ben replied to the topic Wizkids Pirates CSG Total Recosting in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 10 months ago
One initial thought – I think it would be really helpful to have an additional column next to your revised costs showing the original WK point values, to make it a lot easier to see the adjustments in context and make useful comparisons.
Thanks for the feedback. Just implemented that change in most cases. (sometimes the spreadsheets don’t ov…[Read more]
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Ben wrote a new post 6 years, 10 months ago
Links to All Things Pirates CSGThis is the “list of links” – a post that has a TON of information all in oneContinue reading→
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Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 10 months ago
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Ben replied to the topic Nastiest or Most Disturbing Flavor Text in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 10 months ago
@MagExpress: Wow, I don’t think I had seen the flavor text for the Dance before. O_O
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Ben replied to the topic Real life naval strategies/themes in Pirates? in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
Crossing the T is an example of a naval strategy that naturally comes up in a pirates game. Basically maximize your firepower on an enemy ship and minimize the enemies ability to fire back.
Great point, I forgot about that one. Can be especially effective against ships with lesser overall striking range (S speed with S cannons for example), or…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
The Fiendfire is actually the ship I alluded to in a reply to your post about the Combustion on 4-23-19
Do you have any in-depth opinions on her?
I think she looks fine! Was it inspired by the Fiendfyre from Harry Potter?
I like the various limits the ship has. (especially the once per turn and d6 roll so it’s not automatic) 🙂 It would be…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
12 is pretty cheap for that ability. Would 16-18 be better?
Yeah, I just realized it’s like a moveable Cursed Zone. As usual I like to keep things more expensive to start so games are less likely to be ruined by OP stuff, so 18 sounds good.
Quite the opposite of my own Calamity, which is a 10 masted junk. XD
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
I can make L-Range happen. About the same points for that as currently?
In addition to that, I think it should be more expensive. That ability makes cannons far less likely to hit, and it makes SAT and EA impossible to use. (among other things)
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Ben started the topic Nastiest or Most Disturbing Flavor Text in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
As for the title of this thread, the Cursed may have a near monopoly on most of the unsavory flavor text. Feel free to post your favorites that freak you out a bit! (just realized Halloween is coming up too!) Here is the Master Spreadsheet for reference. (flavor text is to the right of the Ability column)
The Jikininki stands out, as it sou…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic The Random (PCSG) Topic Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
At this point I think I’d have to see the Ryuk in play to form a better opinion of the ship.
Marra is impressive, though I think the ability should say “within L of this ship” so there’s no confusion. I would probably want her towing a flotilla as part of a battle squadron.
Great flavor text for the Blue Blood, and seems like the right cost too.
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Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
Hi Captain Randy, glad to have you aboard! Sorry that you weren’t able to post; I’ll be looking at the Pending replies more often from now on. (no idea why yours went there though)
Loved reading your story and how much you love the game! Unique to hear about your relationship with Brachyura. Certainly not a crab you want to mess with! 🙂 …[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic News and Updates Thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
For some reason, random posts seem to be going to the moderation queue rather than showing up in the forum. I don’t know why and I apologize for that issue. I hope to have time to look into it.
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Ben replied to the topic The eBay Sales thread in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
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Ben commented on the post, Pirates of the Caribbean movies – Ranking them all! 6 years, 11 months ago
@Tamika: Thanks! Lord of the Rings is another absolutely incredible series! Love those movies too. Glad that At World’s End is your favorite PotC movie – I find it underrated and barely “worse” than the first one.
Thanks for commenting!
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Ben replied to the topic Factional strengths by ship type in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
I used to play some large fleet action games with friends where we would use duplicate ships as others in a “class” based on the namesake.
That makes sense! I would have had a large “Mayfair” and “Birkenhead” class. XD
For me the overall quality of ship type is dependent on how big a game is being played. If it’s a smaller game, most nations…
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Ben wrote a new post 6 years, 11 months ago
Trading Pirates CSG – A Great Way to Expand Your Collection!
One of my favorite ways to expand my collection is by trading Pirates CSG with other community members. Often when you open fresh packs, you […]

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Ben replied to the topic Custom Ships (post your custom game pieces here!) in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
The ability text for Ryuk could be: “Instead, select one crew assigned to this ship, and one crew with the exact same abilities on any other ship in play.” Not that it helps much. As Woelf said, you could just sit at home and start picking off enemy captains right before they fight your own battle squadron.
I do think Eternal Curse could be 1…[Read more]
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Ben replied to the topic Promo Edition? in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
Seems as though the mystery may be solved… I’m so glad I saved this picture from old_man that he posted to Miniature Trading a while back:

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Ben started the topic Factional strengths by ship type in the forum Pirates CSG 6 years, 11 months ago
Even when my collection was much smaller I noticed certain disparities among the factions when it came to ship types and sizes. For example, England has a TON of great 5 and 4 masted ships. America has a superb array of 3 and 4 masted schooners to choose from. Both to the point where I sometimes have a hard time deciding which ship to us…[Read more]
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