Episodios

  • Pirates CSG Podcast #68: 3D Printing and Making Ships with Vulkan of CustomPiratesCSG!
    Aug 24 2024

    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.

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    1 h y 16 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast: Mike Mulvihill Supercut
    Oct 24 2023
    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 Take the podcast survey! https://goo.gl/forms/CsnwVmi3qhtqik323Feel free to rate and review the podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pirates-csg-podcast/id1258016060
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    8 h y 25 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #67: Mike Mulvihill (Part 8: The Future of the Game)
    Oct 20 2023

    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/

    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!)

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    1 h y 2 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #66: Mike Mulvihill (Part 7: Online Version, Game Direction, PotC IP, Collecting Discussion)
    Oct 17 2023

    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/

    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

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

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

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

    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

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    45 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #65: Mike Mulvihill (Part 6: Customs Review and Game Piece Creation Philosophy)
    Oct 14 2023

    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/

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

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

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

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

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    47 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #64: Mike Mulvihill (Part 5: Point Costing, Playtesting, Player Types and more)
    Oct 12 2023

    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

    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/

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

    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

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    1 h y 14 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #63: Ethan Pasternack! (Styrene Design, Prototyping, Graphic Design, and more)
    Sep 30 2023

    Questions of the Day:

    (Ben) What is your favorite ship type to build and why?

    (Ethan) What is your favorite ship type to look at and why?

    Questions thread: https://pirateswithben.com/forums/topic/submit-your-questions-for-prototyping-lead-and-ship-designer-ethan-pasternack/

    Ship shapes quick reference: https://psmlist.com/public/technicalshapes

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

    Database with all game pieces: https://tilorfire27.github.io/PiratesCSGDB/index.html

    Adventure Book with graphic design credits: https://pirateswithben.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Adventure-Book-Compendium-compressed.pdf

    Starfield game: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield

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

    Sorry if the audio is inconsistent on this one, I had to make a lot of edits just to make it better than the raw version.

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    1 h y 51 m
  • Pirates CSG Podcast #62: MIKE MULVIHILL (Part 4: Caribbean set, Pokéships, Factions, Favorites)
    Sep 26 2023

    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 of the Day:

    (Ben) What is your favorite Q&A segment of this discussion so far? (across all parts)

    (Mike) Is there something in the game that you initially didn't like, that now you like more or at least accept?

    Do you put the pennant flags facing towards the bow or the stern?


    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

    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/


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

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    1 h y 28 m