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 Pirates / 2028
    Pirate Game Question —Roy Riggs
   I have a question for you fellow pirate game players. When building custom ships, do you let everyone just make whatever they want, irregardless of reality? Case in point, my friend likes to put all of his cannons mounted onto those swivel bases. So (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Pirate Game Question —Steve Burge
     I leave cannons off my ships for the Campaign Game and they have to be bought by the player when they dock at a port. To buy a swivel mount for a cannon costs 'em an extra 50 gold. For a sail'n shoot I'm not too sure - you could add to the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Pirate Game Question —Frank Filz
     (...) I asked this of Steve Jackson once, and as a result of his answer, the guidelines I go by when I run the game are: - a ship may always have one swivel mount cannon - only large ships (like class 5 or so or larger) may have more than one swivel (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Pirate Game Question —Lindsay Frederick Braun
   (...) It's definitely governed by the rules of the Game. Frank (who's already chimed in) is the one to ask, as he's had it clarified by the Great Evil Creator. But to be honest, I really think swivel cannon ought to be done away with, save for small (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Pirate Game Question —Frank Filz
   (...) Although I should point out that I may handle the broadsides cannon differently. But then I've never been shy about changing rules (my game design hobby started only slightly after my gaming hobby - I remember designing alternate boards for (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Pirate Game Question —Steve Burge
    (...) Of course, choosing which side to place your cannons on is nice 'n tactical in a campaign game, you could try and put all 7 on one side of a class 7 and use a cutter or two to defend your other side... One thing I like about the pirate game (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.pirates)
 

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