Pirates CSG Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Vulkan’s Etsy shop: https://tidd.ly/34GbwZ0   (affiliate link)

His STL files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4805501

Vulkan is one of the modern legends of Pirates CSG, having pioneered a DIY method of producing both custom and replica ships via 3D printing and decaling. His efforts from 2021 and beyond have been instrumental in the game's continuation.  He was also a key collaborator in the development of Pirates of the Golden Seas, as his knowledge and expertise greatly helped shorten my learning curve and 3D printing troubleshooting.

Questions of the Day: 

(Ben) If you design any digital artwork for Pirates CSG, which is your preferred program to use?

(Vulkan) If you make your own custom ship, what do you want it to be? (in-depth design, ship type, etc.)

Article mentioned: https://all3dp.com/4/ai-algorithms-set-to-replace-all-those-3d-printer-settings/

Sorry for the audio issues on my end - used a different mic setting but it seems it wasn’t worth it.

Questions of the Day:

Ben: Would you buy a similar but not compatible version of the Pirates of the Spanish Main IP from Wizkids? (similar theme and artwork, but not compatible with the original CSG)

Mike: Would you be interested in a scenario model of play?

How do you play the game?  Do you play it for a 30 minute quick game, or larger games that take longer?

Would you have liked to see the minor faction storylines in more of the sets?

Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces.

Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/

Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet

Tilor’s database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html

150 point game referenced: https://pirateswithben.com/4×150-in-redmond-washington-september-9th-2023/

Schooner stern turn example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxY_W6zkE_o

Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/

RotF checklist: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Checklist-RoF-Front-scaled.jpg

Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/

WotC patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en

News article about settlement between Wizkids and WotC: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/12811/wotc-wizkids-settle-lawsuit

Court case: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wizkids_CSG_complaint_2007.pdf

MT thread about faction discounts: https://pirateswithben.com/apparently-american-ships-automatically-costed-1-point-more-miniature-trading-forum-thread/

SimCost: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_simcost

UDC: https://psmlist.com/public/blog/documentation_udc

Game Mode options for ban lists/etc: https://pirateswithben.com/game-modes-for-playing-pirates-csg/

Customs Database: https://bit.ly/CustomsDatabase

SOE version: https://pirateswithben.com/pirates-constructible-strategy-game-online/

Wizkids Pirates forum via the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081225232002/http://forum.wizkidsgames.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=180

Giant ships at GenCon 2007: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Gen_Con_Indy_2007_exhibit_hall_-_Pirates%21_large_scale_models.JPG

Facebook group post about the Alliance Open House announcement: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PiratesCSG/posts/7088056634567258/

Ravensburger/Villainous: https://www.ravensburger.us/discover/games/marvel-villainous/index.html

His IG: https://www.instagram.com/prime_runner/

Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!)

Uncut sheets:

https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DJC-uncut-sheets.jpg

https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RV-and-BC-uncut-sheets.jpg

https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-8.25-inches-high-Matt-L-scaled.jpg

https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SCS-Uncut-sheet-about-11.25-inches-wide-Matt-L-scaled.jpg

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Mike Mulvhill is one of the true giants of Wizkids Pirates CSG history, having designed the majority of the game pieces!  He was heavily involved in numerous aspects of the game from Spanish Main through Rise of the Fiends, and helped with certain aspects on Fire and Steel.  The game was basically his in terms of game design, concept creation, game mechanics and gameplay concepts, as well as rules, factions, and the specific individual game pieces.

Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-game-piece-creator-designer-mike-mulvihill/

Master Spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet

Tilor’s database: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html

Schooner stern turn example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxY_W6zkE_o

Pokeships: https://pirateswithben.com/what-is-a-pokeship/

WotC patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en

News article about settlement between Wizkids and WotC: https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/12811/wotc-wizkids-settle-lawsuit

Court case: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Wizkids_CSG_complaint_2007.pdf

MT thread about faction discounts: https://pirateswithben.com/apparently-american-ships-automatically-costed-1-point-more-miniature-trading-forum-thread/

Pirates CSG on eBay: https://ebay.us/5C1kyR (affiliate link - purchasing through it will help support my content and efforts with the game!)

Questions of the Day

Ben: Which of these new Kraken Sea game pieces would you most want to use in a game?

JuliusPepperwood: What ability from the set seems most unique and compelling?

Let us know if you see any corrections that need to be made!  Thanks!

Pirates of the Kraken Sea: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sh4i4RLe4esQMMwEPwnX2-ifnz7kbKBC2TW9iihY-nU/edit#gid=725587987

The old version: https://piratesofthekrakensea.blogspot.com/2011/10/pirates-of-kraken-sea-potks-pirates-of.html

Questions of the Day:

Ben: Did you ever play the online version? If so, did you play against anyone in the Hall of Fame?

RedDragon/Captain Ron: Would you be interested in playing a version of Pirates CSG Online? Do you have any experience with making this kind of virtual game come to life?

Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-pirates-online-players-reddragon-and-captain-ron/

Their podcast: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/RedDragon

Pirates Online Hall of Fame: https://piratesonlinehof.blogspot.com/

More information about Pirates CSG Online:

https://icv2.com/articles/games/view/9147/wizkids-licenses-pirates-online

https://www.mobygames.com/game/44150/pirates-constructible-strategy-game-online/

https://web.archive.org/web/20191127130901/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.40966-Pirates-of-the-Spanish-Main-SOE-and-the-CSG

Download a non-working copy: https://www.gamepressure.com/download.asp?ID=14029

Very excited to have Shane Hartley on the podcast! He was the Art Director and one of the graphic designers for Wizkids Pirates CSG throughout the production run, one of the core members of the team. He also made it into the game - you probably already knew him as Thane Hartless from Mysterious Islands!

His website: http://shanehartley.com/portfolio/items/pirates-of-the-spanish-main-csg/

Thane Hartless: https://psmlist.com/public/crew/MI302

Factory prototype cards acquired by Matt P: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/468973063778730024/1077065658250039388/644D2BEE-B2EE-42E5-A524-EE094057D008.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/468973063778730024/1077065659013410917/670DB04C-1E67-478D-9435-98B03050E563.jpg

Wizards of the Coast patent in question: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7201374B2/en

Shuffling the Deck version we mentioned: https://wizkids.com/pirates-of-the-spanish-main/

Mysterious Islands artwork: https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteImage/MainImage/STK315536
MI SE box: https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0320/22/pirates-csg-mysterious-islands_1_738e5372e7c0d70e7c26f05d86c64481.jpg

Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-graphic-art-and-packaging-designer-shane-hartley/

Disney Lorcana, the latest game he worked on: https://www.disneylorcana.com/en-US

Support my efforts with Pirates CSG via Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/benposthill

eBay is usually the best place to find Pirates stuff: https://ebay.us/TyJoRl (affiliate link)

Hill's Wholesale Gaming (HWG) often has the best prices on packs: http://www.wholesalegaming.biz/pirates/ Gear I use: Laptop: https://amzn.to/3xme2Tu Camera: https://amzn.to/2LqBZOG The computer audio input and output has worked great for both videos and the podcasts. Camera doesn't have great battery life for videos but it works well enough. I did get an SSD for my old laptop in early 2018. SSD: https://amzn.to/2szRZHo ~~~~~ Pirates Constructible Strategy Game My fansite: https://pirateswithben.com/ Join the Forum: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/forum/pirates-csg/ VASSAL module for virtual play: https://pirateswithben.com/vassal/ Instagram: @piratescsg (https://www.instagram.com/piratescsg/) Podcast: https://anchor.fm/a7xfanben/ Discord server: https://discord.gg/qeY7e3Q Master Spreadsheet with all game pieces: http://bit.ly/PiratesCSGMasterSpreadsheet Game page at Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10653/pirates-spanish-main Pojo forum page: http://www.pojo.biz/board/forumdisplay.php?f=126 Forum for a fan made set: http://custompirate.proboards.com/ Cadet-Captain Mike's Pirates page: http://www.cke1st.com/m_games5.htm My Battle Reports: https://pirateswithben.com/category/battlereports/

Questions of the Day:  

(Ben) What would it take for you to come to Tampa next January for Gasparilla Pirate Festival and Pirates CSG events the day before and/or after?

(DHolub1) What is your passion?  What would it take for you to help bring more interest to Pirates CSG and help the game come back?

Support my efforts with Pirates CSG via Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/benposthill

Questions of the Day:

Ben: What is the highest number of players you've seen in a game?

Redgoat: What is your favorite historical ship?

Questions of the Day: What set do you think Hill's Wholesale Gaming will restock next? (if any)

Andrew: What is your favorite ship type and why?

The podcast is moving to Anchor! The podcast is switching hosts to Anchor due to ShoutEngine shutting down.

Welcome PirateCaptainAndrew/doubleAAsauce to the podcast!

3D printing files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777771

Mystery picture: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/5646355/a7xfanben

Question of the Day (Xerecs): What is your favorite aspect of making a custom ship? QotD (A7XfanBen): What material (other than styrene) do you prefer ships to be made out of? (PLA, ABS, wood, etc)

Link to join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qeY7e3Q

Projects discussion: https://discord.com/channels/468973063325876234/812021803497029662

Vulkan’s Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CustomPiratesCSG/

3D print files from PirateCaptain Andrew (DoubleAAsauce): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777771

Best to start with the rules for CG4: https://pirateswithben.com/vassal-campaign-game-4/

All the reports: https://pirateswithben.com/tag/cg4/

Past podcasts: http://shoutengine.com/PiratesCSGPodcast/

Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323

Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060

Pirates packs on eBay: https://goo.gl/MfHBQJ

Sign the Petition!  https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-pirates-of-the-cursed-seas

Join the Forum at Pirates with Ben!  https://pirateswithben.com/forums/forum/pirates-csg/

The following should eventually be updated from ShoutEngine so they will be available when they get the podcast. 

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060

Blubrry: https://www.blubrry.com/piratescsgpodcast/

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a7xfanben/pirates-csg-podcast?refid=stpr

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1258016060/pirates-csg-podcast