Thread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: NPC Movement - Actions - grappling hook
by Acetaia Hi after some games there are some questions unanswered to me.NPC Movement: Ship stays Nassau or San Juan, Card says South where does it go?Actions: Romours in Seazones is it an...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: What's your poison? Humiliation,...
by chiefsachem Seems to me when you lose your ship to a boarding action, the winner takes everything and sends you to la la land. All you have is your identity and whatever gold you stashed in your...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Trading
by studenteternal Hello, I searched but did not find this question asked before, apologies if I missed it. Is there any rules, either in a FAQ, or from the designer, about player trades? Can I sell...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: A couple of rules questions
by decatur Hello everyone, thanks in advance for your help.NPC spotting/scouting - If a player moves through an NPC sea zone on his turn does that trigger a scouting roll? To elaborate if I a merchant...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: A couple of questions while playing...
by quatsch Good Evening. Broke this out today and started playing and need a couple of questions answered.1. Do you just roll one die to assign hit location? 2. I'm a mere Merchant minding my own...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Combining "The Connoisseur" with...
by Invictus5000 Here's a situation, and just wanted to make sure I'm interpreting things correctly:A player has accepted "The Connoisseur" mission, and has purchased two spices from Curacao. During a...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: At War or NPC Movement first?
by PhilipChrs I have 2 questions.1. When the at war card is drawn, which step is performed first? Resolve At War or move NPC? I think its extremely unfair, if you playing as a merchant (non pirate...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Escort Mission/Passing Actions Q. + 2...
by dick_deckQuestion 1:In the FAQ it mentions you can pass actions. Do these count as actions for escort quests?Real life example: Player 2 is just about to reach Havana with the Royal Escort quest...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Does sequence of actions matter?
by briandquinn When a player is using their 3 actions, does it matter which order those actions are taken? The are always listed in Move, Scout, Port order.For example, if a player is in a port at the...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Glory Card timing
by Fivec I find this passage in the rulebook confusing:"Some cards are played during another players turn. Ifyou wish to play such a card then announce it when thecard says it must be played (without...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Shipyard Bully mission
by jackman51 I am assuming that whomever takes this mission in Trinidad and succeeds with an influence roll thereby being kicked out of port with a Spanish bounty pays one gold for Ship Mods...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Ship with a History Glory card
by jackman51 This card states that a losing crew combat captain can play this card prior to discarding his Glory cards and keep his ship in the same condition as when it was lost. Gold I can assume is...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Both ships sink each other with...
by dsrtlzrd32 I looked but have not been able to find an answer to this. Last night we were playing and I had a galleon. I got scouted by the pirate frigate and we went into combat. We both chose to...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Captain Death Ship Combat
by huntercp Is a captain automatically dead upon losing crew combat? There doesn't seem go be any reason they should unless the other captain takes their ship. Theccombat example at the rule book does...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Shipping Contractor Mission
by monchichi We just finished playing a 4 player game and my amazing come from behind win has been called in to question. I am looking for clarification and vindication. I had the Shipping Contractor...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Question about a captain: Caspar De...
by Manaroad Does the power overwrite the hunt priorities?As an example, after an event tells to move the Spanish ship. The Spanish naval ship is in a neighboring sea zone to a pirate player who has a...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: "Joined Forces" Question
by BalrogJDK Can a player try the Joined Forces mission multiple time until he succeeds? In our game yesterday the NPC ship sank the NPC sloop then was reduced to 1 cannon and no crew by the players...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Captain Death in PVP Ship Combat
by huntercp Is a captain automatically dead upon losing crew combat? There doesn't seem go be any reason they should unless the other captain takes their ship. Theccombat example at the rule book does...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Does player captains also get a...
by JonasBang Just finished my 2nd game of this very cool pirate game, whats not to like, yarrr Question:In case of a "War & Peace" event it states that "Exchange the Frigates of these nations for...
View ArticleThread: Merchants & Marauders:: Rules:: Pirates in Petit Goave ?
by tomfromparis Hi all.Something happened last night for my second game and I'm not sure whether what I did was done according to the rules.I was playing Caspar De Rivera and took a mission in Caracas:...
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