Treasure Chest Tin (best sealed option?)

[tyty6293]

Hey, it has been a long time since I posted something. I am on the look for unopened Treasure Chest Tins with the RotF mega cards in them with 3 OE packs, 1 DJC pack, and 1 REV pack.

I want these because I think they would make perfect sealed products to play with a good variety with the mega cards in them and ramdon packs. Unless you guys think there is a better option for sealed. I just like playing with sealed product because it is an excellent way to play with having to dig out your collection. What is the best way to have fun with sealed?

Thanks for the help.

[dakmor]

That sounds like a great idea, but I don't think those are very common.

Might want to see if you can find some of the 20pack boxes for $10 at Targets.

If I'm going to play only what I get froma pack, I am definitely going to want at least 3 packs.

And for fun, add an additional pack for new options between rounds. Limit total fleet size to 6 ships.

[jeriatric]

Back when PotSM first came out we did a sealed league where you started with three packs and added another one each week. Good times.

[xeriousone]

I agree if you want to make a fair sealed deck selection the fairfield value boxes are great. Buy 3 and you have 60 packs that are easy to divide into 3 with only a little bit of work. Roll dice for each player to "draft" their pack and the highest roll (ties mean a rolloff between tied people) selects which pack they get.

[ding73ding]

I would think that most of the willing players each have a decent collection already. When you already have a decent collection isn't it more sensible to devise a rule to randomize each player's fleet or collection before each game? It's pretty expensive and time-consuming to acquire sealed tins nowadays, just to play a sealed game, once.

Back in the day it made sense to have a sealed league and whatnot since 99% of players are also in the process of active collecting. So adding a sealed pack each week (or whatever other league rule) made sense.

[rhyrneson]

The Fairfield option on the sealed decks is ok, but it does beg a question, especially for new players; What next?

When the game was in production, sealed deck was a good way to generate revenue for the hosting store. Now, it would most likely generate frustration when new players find they can't get cards except on eBay mainly. The new folks seeing the suitcase of cards many of us have, doesn't help.

It's a problem I have been mulling about. I'd like to find a way to generate new players. The best solution I can manage is to let players bring one ship of their own if they have have any, then use my set to pull the rest.

At that point it breaks down. Do I randomize using paper chits and d10s for random pulls? Do I have them use only cards that match the faction they have for their ship? Is crew random too?

And the winner gets?
And if another suitcase shows up and doesn't want to share use of his?
And, and, and...

Oh the fun of OOP games.

I wonder if it might not be a better idea to do a 'sealed deck' by pre-generating some fleets, pull them from my set, and the 'sealed' part is the random draw of the fleet. For a prize I guess each player buys in for $1-$5 that is used to buy a gift certificate from the hosting FLGS. Winner gets the certificate.

[tyty6293]

What exactly is a fairfield option????

Also, the reason I want to do a sealed thing it is that I wouldn't have to drag my whole collection somewhere just to play. Also, when I do have my collection with me, it just takes a lot of time to draft and find all the ships that belong to each card even when I have everything sorted. If you know what I mean.

So the best way to do a sealed thing is buying packs then right? If so, what is the best set do you have the best experience with limited play?

[tyty6293]

Also what is the recommended number packs for each person?

[burnthills]

For clarification on "Fairfield " option, read the top of the thread (they're talking about the Fairfield Extreme Value boxes).

I say 3 sealed packs is a good amount for a 2-4 person game, you can make a fleet of 40 points easier.


Here in upstate new york has been really really hard to find players, I have not met another collector/pirates player in person in the last 3 years.


But packs and boxes are still being purchased from local stores, I see them disappearing from shelves- - - - WHERE ARE THESE PLAYERS???

[etcmn]

That's what I've been wondering here. I'm in Syracuse, NY. Every time more stock shows up around it it disappears within a few days but I've been living here for three years and have yet to meet a single person around here who plays the game.

[rhyrneson]

It was sorta funny last week I had business all around my city so I added a stop at the Targets in my area.
I noticed a guy about 5 minutes behind me at the first stop inconspicuously checking out the spot on the shelf where I just bought the last two Fairfield boxes. Hmmmm....
The next Target... here he is, 5 minutes behind me. Same thing.
Last target stop, an hour later... Here he is again and this time clearly looking for the boxes.
I tried to get out of the check out to catch up and see if he was a Pirate player and maybe trade contact info, but didn't get out in time. With my luck, had I caught up with him, he would have turned out to be some Fed agent following me or something. LOL!!!

Anyways, your good old FLGS is a great spot to put up a note to see about finding other players. We have a great one here in Wichita, The Hero Complex. Check with yours and see who you can find.

[xeriousone]

3 packs and maybe a spot rule on faction like get 1 bonus gold for each faction ship of your chosen faction. If you go for more packs you get more chance for a single faction but the more choice the tougher it gets on new players. The other choice is 1 pack and play what you get but this can cause a huge gap between players.

Try advertising at bulletin boards "Pirates Constructible Strategy Game Leauge forming, If you play or just want to check it out Please contact <insert name here> at <insert number here>".