Description
Exotic New World Discovered in the Far East as Pirates Flock There in Record Numbers!
A new region awaits in Pirates: Seas of Japan!
Last November, I had an idea for a very unique Pirates CSG product. ALL new ship and creature types. A mixed-set combination of historical and fantasy elements. A brand-new faction.
There are 11 total game pieces in this release – each pack contains 2 random Seas of Japan ships/creatures and 1 crew. This is not a “game in every pack”, but my Restarting Rules and New Master Keyword List can be found here for your optional use and printing.
Disclaimers:
-This product is not affiliated with Wizkids.
–Health hazards: Styrene is a possible human carcinogen. Do not inhale it. Recommend washing hands and cleaning up area after building the ships.
-Cards are messy – it is best to clean up the styrene dust after handling.
-For Ages 16+! Please let any minors know about cleaning up the styrene dust.
-When punching out the pieces, it’s best to push on the areas near where they are connected to the card via “nubs” (ex: the tops and bottoms of masts). Pushing in the middle area may result in bending or breakage.
-Please be patient when building the ships – they can be fragile.
-There may be discrepancies on slot tolerances – the ships should construct well as shown in the pictures, but results may vary. Ships are not guaranteed to go together perfectly. Some slots may have small extra bits of styrene that must be removed in order to fit the pieces together.
-Best to leave ships constructed – due to the laser burning away material, they generally don’t go back into the cards well.
-Recommended to insert some parts in isolation to test fit before building the ship in full.
-Some cards may have a bit of laser burn on them.
-There are some areas where the cuts are more jagged.
-The laser burning affects some of the artwork in a negative way on the edges, seen if you look closely.
-Some of the artwork may be slightly misaligned from front to back, due to the difficulty of aligning both the printed artwork (on the physical sheet) and the cut process.
-A few pieces may be held in the card with tape after falling out during laser cutting and post processing.
-These have had minimal playtesting and there may be rules and/or balance issues during gameplay when using them. These are unofficial game pieces, additions to the game to be used only in games where all players allow them.
-These are not regular booster packs that can be torn open easily. It is best to open the top, then gradually pinch the cards up from the bottom of the pack until you can grab them out of the top.
Material: .04″ white styrene with water-based latex ink
Rediscover Your Joy for Piracy with New Ships and New Sea Creatures in the Most Unique Pirates CSG Release You’ve Ever Seen!
By buying your very own Seas of Japan booster pack, you are contributing to the rebirth of the game!
For instructions on how to build the new ship/creature types, check out this playlist.
JuliusPepperwood (verified owner) –
Complete with pack art and ability inserts, Seas of Japan does a remarkable job at replicating the original Wizkids pack-opening experience! The new Japanese faction and ship types are the main attraction, with the atakebune bringing a real-world analog to the world of Pirates. Each ship punches out of cards, just like the originals, yet this material is far more durable than styrene. The artwork comes out a little faded at times, and the laser cutting makes the slots a little imprecise, but if you’re looking for a glimpse of that late 2000’s magic, this is the product for you!
Robert Tompkins,Sr (verified owner) –
I got my package a little while ago and I loved them your great little tricky getting it together. Scalpel figure they’ll file works wonders the artwork is fantastic. My daughter saw the turtle and wants one. I am an old retired man just collecting him and this is a nice addition to my collection when my admiral says I can have a couple more. I plan on doing it. I enjoyed them. I’d like to get the rest of them that I saw but it’ll take a little time then you’re doing an awesome job keeping these ships going. Thank you so much.
Jonathan Bowen (verified owner) –
Have bought a pack from both mini-releases, and was very happy with the quality of the cards. Minimal differences between release editions, and the artwork for all of the pieces is spectacular. It’s such an amazing feeling to open new packs after all these years. 20/10, plan to buy a pack each release!
Xerecs (verified owner) –
Very satisfied and pleased with the quality of the cards, and quite happy to be opening a pack of Pirates for the first time in years.
Jack (verified owner) –
It’s pretty awesome to be opening a new, “in production” pack. A few production/manufacturing issues on the pack I received, the atakebune’s flags were cut out poorly and are so short they won’t sit in their slots without falling in. But totally forgivable for how well done everything else is.
Looking forward to future releases!
Ben –
Hi Jack,
Glad you like it! I’ll work on making those cabin slots better, though sometimes the laser cutting is just barely inexact enough to cause issues.
Thanks!
Ben