Pirates with Ben | Mechavelli | Mentions https://pirateswithben.com/members/mechavelli/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Mechavelli. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:06:14 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fbc12a6846c465359ae20baa9719aca0 Ben replied to the topic Rules for Thought #26 - Broadsides Attack in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/rules-for-thought-26/#post-4386 Thu, 02 May 2019 02:51:55 -0700 @Mechavelli: As with other house rules, let us know how it goes if you do.  Can provide valuable feedback for players to use in the future.

but you can use it in conjunction with a captain (unless I’m wrong), which has caused some confusion and salty situations more than once.

You can, but that’s actually a great point I hadn’t thought of be…[Read more]

]]> 0 1d7241b3dcb808317db1099255b96d80 Ben replied to the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-fleets-thread/page/2/#post-4075 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:58:39 -0700 @Mechavelli: I like the English fleet!  Though I hate the Treachery due to her flavor text (English are my favorite faction).  Hopefully you can sub her out for the Cumberland or Antelope sometime.  🙂

I once won a game with Marques Miguel Antonio and False Treasure taking up half the point cost.

That deserves a battle report.  XD

I once beat El…

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]]> 0 2d8ffe25606d3f0ffbf7a1ccf1c80417 Ben posted a new activity comment http://pirateswithben.com/economy-edition-2015/#comment-149 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 04:01:03 -0700 @Mechavelli: Thank YOU for reading about the grand game! Thanks for the compliment too; even by 2015 my battle reports had come a ways since I started writing them in 2011. Really glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been posting the entire game one picture and caption at a time on Instagram, so it’s nice to see that someone has checked it out.

If you…[Read more]

In reply to - Ben wrote a new post Pirates: Economy Edition Played in June 2015 Ever since cannonfury came up with his Rules for Pirates: Economy Edition, I’ve wanted to play it. I’ve always found that in […] ]]> d1237301158c3ee485e22b50648ea846 Jack replied to the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-fleets-thread/#post-3586 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:55:31 -0800

Though I’ll always favor a ship like the Leon over a ship like the Duque.

I like speed above all else. Interesting how styles can differ like that.

@Mechavelli where you thinking of using any UTs for your game? Rum and Ghostly Encounter could work well.

(I like to shoehorn Snipe or Zephyr into my fleets and Rum is really good with them.)

]]> 0 5b7b2850ddd76b817874544c6b74946c Ben replied to the topic The Fleets Thread in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/the-fleets-thread/#post-3584 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:24:39 -0800

You can tow the flotilla with the San Pedro like Ben said and use the spare 2 points to upgrade Leon into El Duque for better speed and cargo.

I don’t see that as much of an upgrade since Leon has better cannons and a solid ability.  Though I’ll always favor a ship like the Leon over a ship like the Duque.  🙂

@Mechavelli: Diablo being towed by t…[Read more]

]]> 0 19fbad3dd9085b0f8b342e26728fb239 Ben replied to the topic Introduce Yourself! Join the Crew! in the forum Pirates CSG https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/introduce-yourself-join-the-crew/page/2/#post-3557 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 04:03:31 -0800 @Mechavelli: Neat story!  Glad to have you aboard.

I honestly always have this little bit of hope whenever I go into a store that I’ll find one.

I often glance down the card aisle at Target just to glimpse the Pokemon and Yugioh stuff, but I never really stop anymore.  I got some Fairfield boxes at a different Target in late 2011 and now I jus…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0454ac9362c0e57bbedc174455ff119 Ben posted a new activity comment http://pirateswithben.com/american-pirates-fleet/#comment-136 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:26:05 -0800 @Mechavelli: You can have multiple oarsmen on a ship, but the no-stacking rule still applies. Due to that rule, the first oarsman doesn’t take up cargo space, but any added after the first have to take up cargo space because you can’t stack any part of the keyword. In which case I don’t think the setups you mention would work, unless I’m missing…[Read more]

In reply to - Ben wrote a new post American Pirates 40 Point Competitive Fleet Originally published to Miniature Trading on September 3rd, 2016 45 Points Here is a fleet I’ve used with substantial success. Check out […] ]]>