Reply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: More rules questions about VP chits
by mkieftesikeospi wrote:Would a circumnavigation sea captain be placed on the turn track or permanently removed?He is placed on the turn track. See 16.6 in the FAQ.2. Can the Virginia Dare +1 VP bonus...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by nestorjj This is a very interesting question.Based on my reading of 16.7, Antwerp and the North Sea are not considered adjacent (except for religious activities) when Antwerp and Flushing are...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by dreadnaught Thanks for your $0.02 on this John. Actually both a Yes or No answer can realistically be derived from the rules as currently written. The consensus lately seems to be leaning toward No...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by Fielmann The naval blockade rules say '...a naval unit in an adjacent sea zone', but the adjacency of a space and a sea zone isn't defined anywhere.I have actually been wondering as to why the naval...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: More rules questions about VP chits
by stevejreg And here I was thinking Virginia Dare was a bet to see who would get the first colony in Virginia. :D
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by nestorjj One can infer a definition of "adjacency" for a port and a sea zone from the Ports paragraph within section 2.5, i.e. a port and sea zone are considered adjacent if a port has an anchor...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by Ed Beachdreadnaught wrote:So if Spain controls Flushing and wants to assault Prot controlled Antwerp he can. Unless the Prots have a boat out the north sea which would prevent the assault, right? No...
View ArticleThread: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Use of fortresses
by cstimpson Does a fortress that you build (as opposed to a fortified space) have the same value as a fortified space in the 'land units returning home' phase?In other words, if the Ottoman, for...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by judograalEd Beach wrote:Yes!Really?! Taranto is not a ottoman "friendly" home space, is it?
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by turbothy It doesn't need to be a home space, it just needs to be fortified and controlled by the Ottoman.
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by SW_Cygnusturbothy wrote:It doesn't need to be a home space, it just needs to be fortified and controlled by the Ottoman.According to 17.5, Fortress construction can only occur in "any unfortified...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by SW_Cygnus I guess there is some confusion based on Chris' original post:1. The Ottomans cannot build a fortress in Taranto (the Spanish can, if they wanted to).2. If there was a fortress in Taranto...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by turbothy I also missed that in the OP, the Ottomans had built the fortress. That's a no-no ;) but if the Spanish have built one, it becomes a regular fortified space like any other.
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Still not sure about those Dutch ports
by dreadnaught Thank you Mr Beach. So with my boat not helping out, I need to convince another power to actually lift a finger to slow down Spain this turn. Spain has Peace with the Otts, France...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: Use of fortresses
by cstimpson Oops! I guess it was just a castle in the air. Thanks, all, for the clear-up. I'll try reading the rules next time... :(
View ArticleThread: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: re European piracy and Polish Royal Election
by cstimpson Just finished solitaire campaign game - French won for second time out of three games. I blame the Royal Navy - as bad in battle as in piracy. Even Drake failed his nav rolls.....I think I...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: re European piracy and Polish Royal Election
by mkieftecstimpson wrote:1. In European piracy (forgetting the corsair rule for the moment), can you commit piracy against a MINOR power you are at war with?Nope. A major power that controls one or...
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by cstimpsonmkiefte wrote:cstimpson wrote:1. In European piracy (forgetting the corsair rule for the moment), can you commit piracy against a MINOR power you are at war with?Nope. A major power that...
View ArticleReply: Virgin Queen:: Rules:: Re: re European piracy and Polish Royal Election
by mkieftecstimpson wrote:Now, Venice had been, for a couple of turns, an ally of HRE. At that point, presumably, the Turk could have targeted HRE (thru' Trieste) or Venice (thru' Venice, which had an...
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