Ben

It wan’t overly confusing, was it?

Not at first glance, but it seems like the kind of ability that would inevitably get confusing once other abilities/UT’s are involved.

I am trying to edit the the Crew Card Template Bloodyriz made for download on Boardgame Geek.

Nice!  I haven’t played around with those enough, but I thought there was a blank template around somewhere.  It may have been at the Corsairs of Douglas County site (which is gone now), or someone else’s file.

You would have to print hulls and masts separate though. Oh and you would have to paint the ships too, unless you use brown black plastic for the hulls and white plastic for the masts. That could be a work around to painting just touches of details. Who knows what the future holds!?!

Exactly.  Eventually technological advancements might allow for…[Read more]

I must say that the Acclamator II’s flavor text confuses me.  I would think of a “full crew” as perhaps 4 crew, or at least captain/helmsman/oarsman for 2 spaces.  Extra weaponry would be equipment or maybe specialists/etc, all of which are likely to take up cargo spaces.  It feels like the ship should have 5 or 6 total cargo spaces, which of co…[Read more]

That said, to add on to your praise, something I’m more or less proud of is an annual Campaign game, that’s going on it’s fifth year….. 0.0

Indeed, that is very impressive.  Consistency of play is tough given how many players stopped after 2008/2009, and I certainly know about the massive time and effort that goes into each and every campaign…[Read more]

So why not simply say that the component of a ship’s base move is the bonus it gets if undamaged?

I’m surprised to say I haven’t used that or similar systems.  Thinking about it, it could be a way to curb the larger ships a bit, which can dominate against most smaller vessels (except the OP ones) in general gameplay.

Pretty sure there are ru…[Read more]

Just found out that if you hover over the link text leading to a post in the “Recent Replies” forum widget, it will show the start of the text for that actual post.  Kinda neat if you want to preview the subject or are trying to remember if you looked at the post already and need to refresh your memory.

Curious if this started?

@CaptainPlunder: Moved your reply to this topic since it is about custom ships and not Rules questions.  (no problem really, I understand how topics morph and tangential discussions can crop up)

Official WizKids Trade Currents were only available in the last set, Savage Shoes (SS), which was NOT sold in game packs, but was sold in booster BOXES, which contained one pre-built ship from SS, and what amounted to three (or two, I’m not certain) packs worth of SS as well as a packs’ worth from Rise of the Fiends and Fire and Steel.

SS box…[Read more]

Large lot with plenty of good stuff in it.

My thoughts for you. Take ’em or leave ’em.

Thank you!  I will take that into consideration as I resume looking at the sheet soon.  I personally find that aligning small bits of text (such as single digit numbers) in the center of cells is easier to look at and digest the information than having it aligned to one side.

I may even make an addit…[Read more]

Some DJC LE’s and other rare-ish stuff in that lot.

What about Trade Currents? Would it be possible to get a picture of that game piece or is it also in Vassal?

I’m actually not seeing any pictures of trade currents with a few quick looks.  They are in VASSAL, as you can see if you download the module.

Indeed, sometimes buying lots on eBay (including punched/used) is a good way to expand a collection without spending a ton of money.

I just need to get the islands from the frozen north or proxy a fog bank for an iceberg?

Exactly.  That’s how we’ve done icebergs in VASSAL actually – with fog banks that have a face up coin for the number in the middle.

@CaptainPlunder: Those 4 ships are definitely not equal, but there are sort of two “tiers” with the Golden Medusa and Lady’s Scorn at the top (in that order, for me at least) and the Rum Runner and Revenge at the bottom (also in that order).

I would concentrate more on learning the rules and having fun rather than trying to have completely…[Read more]

Wow Voya Nui gone?! That is pretty wild. Sort of reminds me of the volcanic activity during the Experimental cumulative game.
Wow, the English and Cursed have really gone on impressive launching sprees! I could definitely see a viable strategy being to lay low for most of the game and then launching a ton in the final weeks of play to boost the…[Read more]