Woelf

Woelf, let’s say I load Ghostly Encounter on a ship with one crew, and I roll for its effect then. Can I transfer Encounter to a ship with a whole lot of crew and use that ship to dump Encounter on the HI without risking any crew?

Yes. Ghostly Encounter’s effect only applies when first revealed, and that locks in the gold value. After that you c…[Read more]

Aw man, the SAC/Devil’s Maw combo isn’t legal anymore? What a shame, that was a really awesome technique I was planning on using. Same with sac’ing Ransom crew, I guess I’ll either not use them or figure out how to make them more useful.

Both of those techniques SHOULD be illegal. You won’t be a fan of it the one time you don’t use it but your op…

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If a crew with Black Mark activated is transferred to a ship of his original nationality, does that ship become Cursed?  If the crew goes to a Cursed ship, can he use his abilities normally?  Can a crew copy Black Mark or does it have no effect since it’s a start of play ability?

The crew remains Cursed (+1 cost) and would need to be tra…[Read more]

I meant that that Maps’ effect doesn’t have to be mandatory. If the ship can’t move for some reason, the rest of the effect is ignored.

I was commenting more on the fact that it’s an optional effect where there’s no reason to not take the option if you can.

I suppose it doesn’t have to be mandatory.    The maps being technically optional is what throws it off, because there are very few (if any?) situations where it isn’t beneficial for the opponent to give that move action, just to lock out additional actions.

This would also apply to derelicts and any other situations where a normal ship c…[Read more]

…I brought up a recent discussion where advancements in 3D printing are going to eventually make things more accessible and less expensive to make. In the long term (5+ years) dies may actually be a less cost effective solution than other options…

As 3D printing becomes more and more affordable, and scaling quantities becomes more efficient,…[Read more]

Is there any way to transfer the Fruit UT from one friendly ship to another?

Nothing comes to mind. It can be destroyed by effects that target cargo or treasure, and it can be converted into a cannon with Carbon Charlie’s ability, but otherwise you’re mostly stuck with it.

Is it legal to explore a flotilla to give it the Maps of Hades UT?…

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Connection hasn’t been blocked yet, so whatever it was on this site that was throwing up security flags must have resolved itself…

My issue with the fixed rates is I’d prefer it to be more realistic.  Capturing and returning a 5 master to your home island should be worth more points than a 1 master.  Not sure I like the idea of points or gol…

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There’s definite appeal to having additional ways to gain points, especially when it promotes directly interacting with other ships instead of just racing for the most gold.

Points for capturing opposing ships a very good one, although I think some sort of fixed rate is better than basing it on the value of the ship and/or its crew.   Likewise w…[Read more]

Posting while I can…

-Only automatic unloading at home islands?  (choose at forts)

I’m not sure that this would have a big effect, since gold is not unloaded at forts all that often during games in my experience.

The way forts are intended to work, as a sort of secondary home island, it would make the most sense to have the same rule ap…[Read more]

Let’s see if it lets me post, or if this will get blocked as soon as I hit submit…

Those sets were most definitely influenced by the movies.   You can see it by comparing the sets before DJC to the ones after.  The prior ones were still mostly going for realism (fictionalized, but plausible), but then in DJC and after the franchise took a sh…[Read more]

You should keep posting these at MT until the site actually dies.

Is Runes of Death eliminated immediately after the elimination of the final mast or crew on the ship, or must you wait for the effect to trigger at the beginning of your next turn in order to get rid of it?

It’s eliminated immediately if there are no masts AND no crew on the ship. …[Read more]

Canoes are ships, and Peter Miles’s ability only requires the ships to be touching.  Ramming is not needed.

UTs that don’t automatically remove themselves remain in the game and face up, but they won’t re-trigger unless something in their text specifically allows it, or they get turned face down somehow and revealed again.    If the UT’s ab…[Read more]

As long as the marker is placed before the ship docks, you can use the free explore.

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Can Fruit be transferred between ships, or is that still considered “unloading”?

Fruit cannot be transferred.   “Transfer” is really just a catch-all term that covers unloading and loading as part of a single action.

The distinction between loading and unloading is made mainly because of th…[Read more]

How do you quote text from a reply without manually copying and pasting?

A “preview” option would be nice to have too.

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Great Turtles say “This island can’t be moved within 2 S of any ships or other islands.”  Does this apply when moving the turtle multiple times in the same turn?  If I move it…[Read more]

NO DUPLICATES LIST
(Rough copy for posterity. Usability formatting to be added later)

CREW:
(Exact) Same Name, Same Spelling, Same Person
-Calico Cat (SM) = Calico Cat (SCS) = Calico Cat (OE) = Calico Cat (RotF)
-Master Bianco (SM) = Master Bianco (SS)
-Bianco’s Haulers (SM) = Bianco’s Haulers (SS)
-Luis Zuan (MI) = Luis Zuan (RotF) = Luis…[Read more]

Topps wanted the cash cow that was HeroClix, and got the rest of WK along with it.   When they decided HC wasn’t worth their effort any more they shut the whole thing down.

When NECA picked up the remnants later, mostly just for HC, they must not have seen high enough profit margins to bother restarting any of the other lines.   They only mad…[Read more]