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@Woelf: Do you know if cancellers were costed at 5 points partially to allow players to bring them in with 0LR+5 crew to counter things like Submarines/etc?  (or if 0LR+5’s were introduced to allow the kind of “canceller flexibility” that would be helpful in later expansions when things like Submarine/Eternal/etc were introduced – not sure how…[Read more]

@Woelf: Do you know if there is a reason that Wizkids often used the term “boarding action” instead of “boarding party”?

Seems to me that using “boarding party” would avoid potential confusion for players thinking that boarding is (maybe only for certain abilities) a full action.

@Woelf: Are you able to confirm the approximate release dates of RV UL and BC UL? (holiday season 2005 and mid-2006 respectively)

@Woelf: Just to confirm, the ignoring terrain ability does not allow you to shoot while overlapping a fog bank either?  (similar to Ghost Ship as discussed above)

Does towing an enemy derelict count as “capturing” that ship, for the purposes of meeting the requirements of the Ransom keyword?

Yes.

@Woelf: When Unique Treasures are revealed at a wild island, does the exploring player choose the order in which the UT effects are applied?  (I know I’ve asked this before but I can’t find the answer in the Code…[Read more]

Q2) Davy Jones (DJC) copies the Fog-Hopping ability and moved into a fog. Since his ability is reset on the next turn, can the ability be recopied and ‘hop’ out of another fog with a move action? Does the ability need to be recopied or is it carried over from the last turn?
Copied abilities generally do not carry over, so he would have to cop…

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Q2) Davy Jones (DJC) copies the Fog-Hopping ability and moved into a fog. Since his ability is reset on the next turn, can the ability be recopied and ‘hop’ out of another fog with a move action? Does the ability need to be recopied or is it carried over from the last turn?

Copied abilities generally do not carry over, so he would have to cop…

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We’re already thinking of re-wording the Olmak to be similar to the Necklace of the Sky from SS. I suppose that the Ignika could be abused on a SAC build ship, but you’d still need to get good rolls, which rarely a guarantee.

Hey @Woelf, on the topic of the tide affecting gameplay, Me and my brother were just setting up for a game based on one of my custom sets of ships called; Pirates of the Ferocious Deep.

For the game we were experimenting with rules of giant waves that affect 2-masters and under.(Except Flotillas)

Wave Rules:

Whenever a ship with two masts or…[Read more]

@woelf I have a hunch that “eliminate a cargo” abilities usually meant just treasure, not treasure or crew. Every crew killer ability I can think of is only once per turn, so if cargo killer abilities were always meant to affect crew as well as treasure, I would assume they also would have gotten a OPT, no? Similar to what you said about Hidden…[Read more]

@Woelf: Is the Amity from CC supposed to be a common?  She is on the cards but the spreadsheet(s) list her as uncommon, which is normal for her ship type.

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If I have an ability that moves an enemy ship (like an L-mover on a 5-6), how does the timing of d6 rolls work with sargasso seas when forcing a ship onto one of them?  Do I roll for the ship and that rating stays for my opponent’s next turn?  Or do (only) they roll once it comes back around to them?  If the latter, it must be assumed th…[Read more]

@Ben and, @Woelf: I Don’t know how much this ability is but I’d say that it’s about 10 points;

Once per turn, One ship within S of this ship cannot use it’s abilities this turn.

This ship gains that ship’s abilities for this turn.

Hey @Woelf, I’ve been wondering can you put a Tribal Chieftain of a different nation Say the Cursed Chieftain on the HMS Concorde, Would the Chieftain still be able to command the Cursed Native Canoes?

And also, can you stack the S-Cancel abilities?

@Woelf: Why does Barrel o’ Monkeys require you to load the transferred UT face down even if the UT transferred is normally always a face up UT?

Can an opponent request or force you to reveal face down crew on a setup with a reducer to prove that it’s legal?

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6. Nordwind has 2 Abilities

8. u are right maybe 5 or 6 dice roll or cost is 3 points. Crew should break some pure goldrunner fleets

10. i think with loyal its fair 😉

@Woelf: Do you know why there doesn’t appear to be a shark building guide in the Start Here rules for OE?  Maybe Wizkids just forgot, or assumed people wouldn’t need a guide for it?

I read @woelf‘s old Asesino de la Nave review and it inspired me to buy it. I’ve long had her pirate version, the Santiago, and my most used ship may be France’s La Belle Etoile. But now I want to make a fleet dedicated to destroying cargo.

Panda (22 pts)

Havana Black

Calico Cat (SM)

Oarsman

Helmsman

Santiago (17…[Read more]

@Woelf: Lukas gives me an idea for one of the most weird and obscure combos ever. Per the Code for the Fog Hopper ability, bottom of Page 28. Would this be a legal way of removing an enemy fog hopper from play?
1. Create a fog bank with a smokepot specialist.
2. Use an L-mover to force an enemy fog hopper into the fog bank.
3. Completely…

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btw when i shoot a smoke pot i dont need a real shoot action i can just move and taget the ground (with captain) right?

Correct, “you do not need to target a ship”.  Though you don’t need a captain if you’re just “shooting” without moving.

@Woelf: Lukas gives me an idea for one of the most weird and obscure combos ever.  Per the Code for the F…[Read more]