Activity – Ben – Pirates with Ben

Xerecs replied 7 years ago

How were the Delusion and Guichuan able to go into fog banks while Ghostly? I thought that Ghost Ship prevented them from physically overlapping any game piece when they were finished moving.

Nice game overall, with an EPIC early endgame. The movements and actions of the Guichuan and the Cursed were impressive and awesome. I had a feeling that they would either finish on top, or in the top three, especially after the second more deadly home island raid. I really need to get my hands on the Viking Grim and the Poseidon’s Breath UT.
I quite liked the video reports you did as well, different from how I do mine, but most enjoyable.
That shoot action with the Monarca reminded me of that moment in T2 I think, when I was able to hit a ship with the Banshee’s Cry. 😀
- Ben replied 7 years ago
  
  @Xerecs: Thanks a ton for reading all of it!
  
  Part of the Ghost Ship keyword: “A ghostly ship ignores islands, terrain, and other ships when moving, but cannot end a move action with any part physically overlapping an island or another ship.”
  From the Pirate Code: “-The effect of ghostly only applies when the ship is moving. If it stops on terrain, the effects apply normally.”
  
  Indeed, the combo of using Treasure Ship, HI Hoard (Grim), and SS Bianco’s Haulers all at once is AMAZING. (as you already knew of course 😉 ) Combine it with Ghost Ship to not be boarded after departing the enemy HI and possibly some defensive UT’s, and it seems just about unbeatable. The Guichuan is uniquely positioned to take advantage of such a crazy combo, because I don’t think the Baochuan can get the crew aboard to pull it off. (and using DJC Davy Jones to copy Treasure Ship is a headache of sorts on the other 10 masters since it resets)
  
  Glad you enjoyed the videos. I’d still like to do a report like yours sometime. I did enjoy capturing raw footage in real time of a physical game, which is pretty rare to see in Pirates CSG overall.
  
  5S cannons are sometimes better than 3S’s for me it seems. XD
  
  Ben
Ben replied 7 years ago

After seeing Woelf’s answers in the Rules thread about this game, a few things could have been a little different. I think the Neptune’s Trident wave blast would have hit the Pluton as seen in the video of that play.

With The Inquisitor captured at the end, the Cristal’s crew would have had trouble. That would have made it even harder for the English Mercenaries to somehow pull out a win or even finish with a higher score, making it even more clear that they made the right move by surrendering.

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