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This is a special Monday edition of the blog…mainly because I missed Friday’s post.

At last weeks Pirates game, A Price on Yer Head, we had 9 players (and one observer) show up. While this wasn’t a record number of players at our venue, it was a lot more than the normal 4-5 players we regularly get. So, to make sure that everyone played, we split into 2 games of 4 and 5 players each. I was in the 4 player game. Continue Reading »

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The most recent Pirates set, Fire and Steel, has introduced a couple of new, more expensive Flotillas. Where all of the Flotillas in Rise of the Fiends cost 7pts, several of these new Flotillas cost 9pts. This is actually a good thing, because the new Flotillas have abilities beyond just double-range cannons, and because now you have room to put more expensive crew onto them. And, there is one new Flotilla that just costs 6pts, for you point-pinching Pirates. Continue Reading »

The basic idea for this fleet was to take advantage of Captain Jack Sparrow’s “When this ship is given an Explore action, you can swap a treasure on the island for a crew on any friendly ship” ability to instantly get gold to your Home Island. But, I wasn’t able to fit in CJS and a ship for him, so I switched it out with the Rising Sun, which has the same ability. And, to keep the theme of the fleet, all of the generic Oarsmen are named Jack (kind of like George Foreman’s kids.)

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One of the new ship types that has me excited in the latest Pirates of the Cursed Seas: Rise of the Fiends sets is Flotillas. These stationary gun platforms are meant to be used to protect your trade routes/gold runners, and are cheap at only 7pts each. But, the pros and cons of these units need to be weighed carefully before adding them to your fleet. Continue Reading »