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Hey Ben and DBAR,
I guess that as far as nostalgia goes for bringing me into a digital version of Pirates CSG, it would only be because I enjoyed the game so much in my youth. If they had everything I ever wanted and more in a digital version, I’d probably find it disheartening that I couldn’t get these new ships, crew, and events for my tabletop experience. This is the same reason I played the MTG PC game for a couple of hours in one single sitting, and never went back, and deleted the software. I don’t need or want another virtual game experience. I’m more likely to pay a small fortune for existing Pirates CSG packs, and another fortune on shipping and duties to my remote and rural house in Canada, than I am to put a handful of dollars into another virtual experience. I have to agree with DBAR, that I also have an ever growing list of video games that I haven’t completed; I am far more likely to play tabletop (even by myself for each fleet) than I am to keep looking at another computer/tv/tablet/phone screen.
My next fear is that if they brought a digital game to Pirates CSG, they would put in mechanics that would end up screwing it up. I like being able to set my own rules, use my own dice, set my own ambiance, and play at my own pace. For example, I enjoyed Red Dead Redemption, yet am endlessly annoyed with RDR2. I haven’t played in years as a matter of fact, and probably will; never finish it. Here’s why: I am a home owner, in the Canadian wilderness. I have an endless list of chores and maintenance that I need to do to my house, my yard, my machines, vehicles, etc. I am a grown man, with my own cooking and eating to do, groceries to buy, and animals to attend to. Also my own relationships I need to keep in order, and time and emotional investment to my wife, friends, and neighbours in my community. I hate that in RDR2, I have to brush my horse, find a bathtub to bathe in, change my clothes when it starts to snow, oil and clean my firearms, get enough sleep, etc. This just becomes wild west life simulator. I don’t have enough hours in my day to brush my own animals, butcher my own meat, or run my own errands. Why would I commit time to do it on screen?
What I’m getting at is, I fear that a digital Pirates CSG might include such micromanaging, and I despise that in games now. I don’t want to repair a hole in the hull of my ship, have to sail around looking for pitch and fiber and lumber. I have to repair holes in my actual house and foundation, and drive around to hardware stores looking for lumber and screws. I don’t want a video game doing that. lol.
I also hate that most games are online for the majority of the content. I don’t want online play, or to subjected to the whims of people online. I live where I do, to get away from most people. I can play twenty minutes of Halo online to get called enough racial slurs for a lifetime. lol. I also don’t need that, as I’m not twelve anymore. I want more intellectually challenging experiences, that I find only available to me when playing certain games, like Pirates CSG. Hence why I am so excited to begin playing this again. I think that this game is much better enjoyed tangibly, rather than intangibly. So if there is ever anything I could do to help motivate the Wizkids/NECA current employees to pick this back up, I certainly be happy to contribute to that. The world needs more games like this, and more opportunities for people to have social experiences away from computers, tablets, and television screens. So Ben, keep up the good fight.
Anyways, sorry for rambling on, I clearly need more coffee. lol.
Cheers!
Hey Chester,
That’s awesome, I’d love to take it.
I’m paid October 13th up here in Canada, so I’d take it then.
Easiest way for us to exchange currency for my experience so far is via ebay listing.
Let me know if that’s possible and or acceptable for you, and we could set it up.
What do you want for the Nautilus? Obviously plus shipping.
CheersHey Chester, does this Nautilus include the card that has the stats and flavor text for it? If happy if it’s built, because I plan to play with it.
Thank you,
Good afternoon Chester,
I am looking specifically for the following ships, and one crew from Mysterious Islands:
Nautilus Card 001
Terror Card 002
Hephaestus Card 003
Mobilis Card 006
Captain Nemo Card 020
Thank you very much
Hey Ben,
I was just thinking about the digital option of Pirates CSG, and potential for it coming back as a cellphone or computer game.
On one hand, I agree that it would be easier from a manufacturing point for whoever brings it back, and it would be more readily available.
However, I think that many people are feeling more and more the lack of tangible experience in an ever more digital world. There is a massive disconnect from the enjoyment of opening a physical pack of cards/ships, and feeling them, smelling them, and getting the experience of holding them and appreciating their beauty in person, and having them on your actual table or shelf; to having a digital pack opening on your tablet or computer screen. I know that MTG is having some luck with their online/computer arena, but I for one can’t get behind it. I haven’t bought any MTG cards in along time, but I tried the computer based game and pack opening, and it felt very cheap. Consider the difference between a lover’s physical embrace, compared to a digital cam show style experience. I for one prefer the tangible, to the intangible.
I also think that if Pirates CSG were to come back, if they went only digital, they might be opening up to a “new” younger audience, but they’d be fighting a massive uphill battle against a literal sea of “free” phone, tablet, and PC games. Also, I think that they’d be losing a lot of core customers who would be the core of their intial consumer base. I would certainly try a new digital, 3D modern graphic version of Pirates CSG, but it would only be for nostalgic purposes, which I ultimately would probably find depressing, in an ever more digital world, with social disconnect (especially now because of social distancing because of Covid). On the other hand, I have far more money to buy games like this now, than I ever did when I was a kid. I imagine a good number of core fans would spend a small fortune on this franchise were it resurrected.
If they could find a cheaper or more cost effective manufacturer, and could have the old fan base support it via social media, and there was some decent online advertising and buzz in the gaming community, I think that they could have a good shot at resurrecting the game into the same format as before. Yes there are fewer comic book stores and the like than ever before. There are however more online stores and online buying power than ever before. This could even lower the cost of the overhead for selling these cards. If Pirates CSG was available predominantly via Amazon, Walmart, Target, and a few other independent retailers that wanted to pick it up, I could see it doing very well. Especially if there were some new cool ideas to come out in production.
First production could be a reprint of all the original editions. I for one would buy a small pallet of each edition. lol. Then they could expand in a number of various ideas. I for one would love more ghost ships, zombies, St Elmo’s fire, and more treasures and gear.
All that being said, maybe I’m just becoming an old man, with a glowing heart for better more social times, and lost tabletop adventures with lost friends. Just plug me into the matrix already. lol.
Anyways, maybe Covid will bring a resurgence in table top gaming, and living in a tangible social world. I hope that in the future, when we go from bust back to boom, games like this are allowed to make a solid comeback. If I won the lottery tomorrow, this would certainly be something which I would invest in.
Either way, it’s certainly interesting food for thought. Cheers!
Hey Ben, I live up in Ontario in Canada. We’re about an hour and a half (give or take) North East of Ottawa.
My wife and I both work for the Canadian Coast Guard (out of Ottawa), so we have a solid appreciation for everything nautical. I particularly have a near fetish for everything nautical, resulting in a number of my tattoos, jewelry, and home décor being very “piratey”. Most of my favorite movies are all pirate themed or nautical in one way or another too. Some of these titles include “the Fog” (John Carpenter one of course), “Master and Commander”, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (hence my motivation to get Nemo and the Nautilus, and a few other mercs for my gaming activity), and “Treasure Island”, to name a few. Oh and obviously the Pirates of the Caribbean movies are great fun too.
When we’re at the family cottage, we can be seen flying a Jolly Roger from the back of the Pontoon boat when we’re going around on the lake. You can see some pictures of this on my Instagram (and my banner photo here, of course).
Anyways, thanks for having me aboard. Yarr!
Hey everyone,
I am trying to find a decent mercenary fleet to play with, specifically Nemo and the Nautilus.
My favorite movie and book growing up was Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and I have recently gotten back into Pirates CSG. I last played when the “South China Sea” set was new, so I only this past week found out that there was a set called “Mysterious Islands”, which included submarines, mercenaries, etc.
If anyone can help me find these pieces, I’d very much appreciate it. I’ve only seen a few boosters of “Mysterious Islands” on eBay, and they’re a kings ransom. I’d rather spend that money and be guaranteed that I’m getting Nemo and Nautilus, and a few other decent Mercenaries, than to just be wasting my time and hard earned money.
Thank you very much anyone who has any advice on this.
Cheers!
Avast, ye fellow seafarers! My username originates from Herman Melville’s opus. Starbuck is the first mate on the Pequod, and being a Commodore is awesome, so I added Commodorefor me amusement. Me beloved beagle is also named Starbuck, so here is another place to immortalize me furry friend.
I started playing Pirates many years ago, when I was still a wet behind the ears landlubber. Unfortunately due to life trials, my collection was stolen and lost, and I forgot about the game as life went on.
Very recently, I was going through boxes of me old possessions, and a little plastic square fell out, that had a Jolly Roger on the back. I picked it up and turned it over, and it was none other than the face of Calico Cat! And it was then that a flood of memories came back to me. I remembered many hours of carefree laughter and triumph, sharing and trading, and the excitement of finding rare and new ships to command into battle.
I told me wife excitedly about the game, and how I would love dearly to play it again. She saw the twinkle in me salty old eye, and encouraged me to find the game again, so we could play it together.
Unfortunately I searched the seas of the digital superhighway, and was crestfallen to learn that WizKids went down into the Drink, and are in the firm clutches of none other than Davy Jones himself.
Further searching revealed the YouTube channel of Admiral Ben, a brave seadog, fighting to keep the memory alive. I wrote the dear Admiral on Instagram, and he recommended a website where some last booster packs may be in existence.
I ‘ve since gone to Hill’s Wholesale and ordered a couple of boxes of booster packs, and secured a few other treasures via EBAY.
My biggest goal though, is to find a fleet of Mercenaries, especially Captain Nemo and the Nautilus. My favorite book and movie growing up, was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and I desperately want to have Nemo and the Nautilus, and other Mercenary ships to command. I last played Pirates CSG when the South China Sea set came out. I never have opened a single Mysterious Islands pack (or any other pack after China Sea), as I was adrift in life, trying to hold fast and keep me head above the waves. I have since found out about the submarines and the beloved Nautilus and Nemo, and very much wish to find these for my enjoyment.
If anyone could possibly help me achieve this dream, I’d be forever in ye debt.
I am very excited to be able to play this game, and will likely spend most of this winter by my woodstove, playing Pirates with a glass of Havana rum in one hand, and a cigar in the other.
Thank ye Admiral Ben, and everyone else who is keeping this excellent game alive! Cheers!
