Who manages the this site. I notice there are a lot of:

Realistic render of this crew is coming in a future update.

Realistic treasure render coming in a future update.

Realistic equipment render coming in a future update.

When will the update be coming? Would really like to get some renders of the missing crew, treasure, and…[Read more]

Will someone please enlighten me what the crew, treasure, and equipment do in the game? Aren’t they just chits you place on islands and ships after they are punched out from their deck plates? I would assume their deck plates have the affect of the punched out chits? How does one keep track of it all?

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I went to the store link to try and find the decals but was unable to locate them. I have STLs for all of the ships but don’t know if they are already scaled to the ships in the game. How do you 3D print PLA? I only know of FDM. Would it not be easier to use a Cricket Cutter instead?

I am not new to this forum but have been out of pocket for a while. I’m back now and it seems that a lot of work has been done to keep this game alive and sailing the high seas! I recently found some STL files for printing all the ships, sea monsters, forts, etc…now if we can just get someone to handle decals? If I had the expertise I…[Read more]

I agree, it will take some work trying to homebrew the ships for Pirates. I may end up 3D printing my own ships when it is all said and done (with some pre-painted, de-constructing aspect per Ben’s request). When you really think about it, the possibilities are endless. I am still interested in collecting all cards and ships from all…[Read more]

You arr!!! doin a great job of continuing Pirates: CSG here!!! Pardon my frustration and venting. I have noticed that limited time and resources is a big issue with this game. CCG’s like Star Trek are easy compared to Pirates because for the most part they are just cards to represent personnel and ships. Pirates takes a little more…[Read more]

There is a site called The Continuing Committee that well, continues the Star Trek: CCG from Decipher when it officially became out of print and not being produced anymore. https://www.trekcc.org/ I think it would be nice to have a site that well, continues Pirates: CSG from Wizkids, etc…now that it is out of print and not being…[Read more]

Pre-painted mini pirate ships that can be deconstructed you say someday, now that would be amazing!?! I would like to add custom bowsprits, etc…?

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Bloodyriz is the scurvy dog’s name. I downloaded his PSD files from Boardgame Geek that are templates for just about everything Pirates CSG. He has templates for 1 and 2 mast ships and 2 segment subs. I wish he had made templates for 3 to 5 mast ships. Now that would have been real nice. I should pm him on BGG and see if will do it.

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Amen, Brother. No assembly required! 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!?!

P.S. Thanks!

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I figured it!!! In order to replace an image you open File then Open & Place. My brain is in a pretzel now!!!

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Does anyone know how to use Photopea? I do not own and have not used Photoshop before and Photopea is supposed to the online version. I am trying to edit the the Crew Card Template Bloodyriz made for download on Boardgame Geek. I do not know how to change Halmara Lurd Colthan’s image layer to replace it with another image so that I…[Read more]

Thank you for your thorough reply. I do not know that much about 3-D printing either but I would assume that is the best way to have a tangible piece in your hands. It is an investment to buy one and I do not mind the grass roots approach that WizKids, Topps, and NECA took to make the ships constructible. I am hoping one day to have…[Read more]

Thanks for welcoming me to the site. I am enjoying the friendly atmosphere Ben and crew facilitate here.  Making my own terrain is a great idea and I hope to upgrade to foam islands when I have played for a while. I like the idea of perspective and filling the table out more. I found a trade current in Vassal and plan on using the…[Read more]

What Ben said about posting images in the forum 😉 In reference to homegrown ships, a few questions:

1. How do you do it?

2. What material do you print it out on?

3. How do you get them to print even on both sides say like for masts and such?

I am all about making my own custom ships, crew, and all elements in Pirates. I am here…[Read more]

I am re-organizing the Master Spreadsheet by factions and if anyone is interested in wanting it when I am done, please let me know where to upload it. I am an Excel freak. I love data and spreadsheets!

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Great ideas, problem solved with Icebergs! What about Trade Currents? Would it be possible to get a picture of that game piece or is it also in Vassal?

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I learned something new today about islands. I learned they have an island on one side and a fog bank, reef, sargasso sea, etc…on the other side. How cool is that?

Still haven’t found any trade currents, whirlpools, or icebergs yet. I just need to get the islands from the frozen north or proxy a fog bank for an iceberg?

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I appreciate the heads up on my ships selection. I know I have a lot to learn sailing the high seas. My overall goal is for my family and I to have fun! The choice of those ships were difficult, but I am a dad on a budget, I wanted ships with four masts, and it will make things interesting.

1. Revenge 11-4-4-L-4S,4L,4L,4S

2. Golden Medusa 15-4-4-S+L-3L,2L,2L,3S

3. Lady’s Scorn 15-4-4-S+S-3S,3L,3L,3S

4. Rum Runner 13-4-4-S+S-4L,4L,4L,4L

The best I could do!?! =/=

You are correct sir! I am actually wanting to introduce the game to my wife and kids and would like all of us to use ships from the Pirate faction of equal value to balance everything out. That way none of us are OP of one another.

Avast! =/=

Would using playing cards instead of dice work to determine your rolls? What is the highest you can roll in this game? I’ve only seen people use one die for their roll, so would that mean you would only use aces-sixes and use face cards or jokers for wild roll? The suits could also affect the outcome of your rolls too.

Hearts =…[Read more]

I need some advise on 4 four masted pirate ships that are of equal strength, etc… any recommendations?

Is it possible to grab images of terrain from Vassal to print out for tabletop play including Forts, etc? There has to be a way to customize terrain and other elements such as Forts for those of us who have missed the boat per say early on and coming in late to the game. By the way, how do I post a new topic in the Forum?

Since most terrain like Icebergs, Sargasso Sea, Trade Current, and Forts (technically not terrain) are hard to come by or out of print, how can noobs like myself fabricate this terrain to incorporate them into our play experience? I have seen all but Sargasso Sea, Iceberg, and Trade Current. I was able to crop a Reef, Whirlpool,…[Read more]

Thank you sir. I will look into it. In reference to your question as to which pirate games I have played on PC. The answer is too many to count. I generally prefer a pirate game that has a good balance of land and sea combat and exploration, but those dynamics are hard to come by. It is almost like playing two games in one or choosing…[Read more]

Can anyone advise me the best place to get islands for terrain to make my ocean more realistic? I like the idea that Pirates provides islands, but I want something more 3-D.

Argh!!!

Origin of username:

From the moment I played PotC: Tides of War, I knew I wanted to be a Pirate Captain that would plunder the seven seas…”Captain Plunder” was born!

When/how/why you got into Pirates:

As to the when/how/why I got into Pirates, About a year ago, I was searching for a tabletop pirate game that I was planning to…[Read more]