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Very nice plantation Capt Wolf, I really like how the flowers with 1x1 round white pieces look - now to try it out myself! The fence in the behind with the weeds growing on the other side of it is great!

If they are marked in a way so that they can be found by the Game Masters.

It says that? Oh boy. Don't think that's the case for any of the factions! Free Build thread. Free Build form. So just post the build in its own thread and then follow the instructions at both those links! You might also want to post a picture in this thread so your fellow Corries can get a peek at your build and remember to check out the topic! The free-build thread is pinned to the top and the registration form is linked in the Master Index.

Thanks! And my vote: A Gideon 1 point, Halhi 141 1 point, Captain Flint 1 point B Gideon 2 points, Garmadon 1 point C Jacob Nion 2 points, LittleJohn 1 point

Thanks everyone! Ah, thanks for that info! No, it wasn't in the instructions, unless I somehow missed a page! You are quite right about the landscape being awful! I found two pawns with food a nice break from the sameness of the other pawns, especially as there's an extra musket and cutlass (actually a few of those) anyways - and it was my first baguette! I agree with you about the price - I got it for $42, which was just right, I thought! You bring up some good points there. Actually though I think the king on the soldiers side is just supposed to be an admiral or commander instead of an actual king, thus the shako. No idea when it retires, especially in Europe - but it has been on sale for a while on the US shop at home, and I imagine it will just stick around until it's. Maybe it will go on a sharper sale if it stays around long enough (it went down to $42 for a while, then back up to $49 or something).

Very nice boat Bregir, the shape is pretty much spot on for that technique!

Excellent ship Maxim, the shape is great and those cannons look quite menacing peeking out like that!

Is there are reason my entry didn't make it in Cat A? I had posted it in the topic!

That's true; the wiki would be probably the best option for a well organized place to find information. As I said, if there's a specific article you'd like me to write every now and then, let me know what about and I'll try to draft something (here on EB; I've not got time to do any of the formatting etc.).

Excellent work on this season SK, the autumn leaves look great as does the harvesting team! Also really nice use of that hairpiece as a mop - I might have to try that and see if I can't finally get some use out of that thing!

Excellent build Blufiji, as I said on Flickr the snow looks very natural! The building of course looks great too; especially those windows on top, really like how you framed them!

Honestly it's just plain tough to find the time to keep up with as much content as gets created in a RPG like this. Eventually I think almost anyone would burn out, and then you've got another nice long out of date topic or wiki or whatever. Don't let me discourage you though. I kept my slice of the Wiki updated for a while but then I sort of let my whole story fall into disrepair and right now I'm in the middle of a Tales of the Past storyline and I post a 16x16 once every six months. With BoBS now too I just don't have the time to work on the Wiki, but if you have any specific questions I might be able to answer those (write up a paragraph or something and then someone else can put it on the Wiki).

A fantastic build, those mangroves are just excellent and I really like the water as well. The parrots add a great bit of color as do the shells on the ground! One of my favorite entries to this category!

Very nice dock scene, the crane looks great as does the water. I agree that the fort ended up a bit uniform looking, but the angle you achieved is really good!

A hilarious ending. Nice work with the water spraying out of the sub too. In fact, the water lines in general are really well done!

Very nice build, that MANTIS boat looks really good and nice work on the landscape and vegetation!

Very nice Octan lab, the landscape is great too; the dark tan adds a perfect contrast to the bright foliage!

That car is quite a beauty, I'm really liking the transgreen pieces! The shape is fantastic too!

Pirates that can't pirate mold cannons for those that can. Very nice factory, a good concept too and nice demonstration of various stages!

The FP here is very good! The apple tree is nice as well and good use of that new minifigure! A tip on your photos - they would probably look a good deal better if you edited the brightness and contrast up a touch!

Introduction: Who doesn’t love a good, mind-numbing game of chess? Not you? That makes two of us. But even if you aren’t among the chess nuts boasting in an open foyer, you can still enjoy this pieceful (but not peaceful) beauty – the LEGO Pirates Chess Set. With 20 pirate and imperial themed minifigures and over 850 pieces, this set is a great parts pack for anyone looking to expand their pirate collection! Your first look at it today comes courtesy of Brickset: Let’s open that shiny box up and see what’s inside! Product Details: Name: Pirates Chess Set Number: #40158 Theme: Pirates Year: 2015 Pieces: 875 Minifigures: 20 Price: USD $59.99 Source: Brickset Instructions: As I do not have a copy of the box myself, I cannot take pictures of it, but I can offer a few shots of the instruction manual. It comes wrapped up in a plastic cover, and though without cardboard to keep it straight, my copy arrived smoothly. There are two manuals, both with the same front artwork. A random page reveals a pirate-y background of mottled brownish tan. A shot of the inventory page gives us a taste for what is coming. And lastly, the back page presents all six sets from the most recent Pirates line-up. Construction: One of the first things that jumped out at me as I began was the immense quantity of baseplates this set contains, as you can see in this shot of the baseplate bags plus the starting “1” bag pieces. The build begins at the pirate side. Without the playing pieces (which you’ll see in more detail later), the three or so bags labeled “1” get us here: I felt kind of embarrassed uploading that to my photostream. Well, actually, for a TLG landscape, it is tolerable; the designers have done a good job of hiding the pin connectors. Next comes bag 2. Or rather, all the bags that are labelled “2” – pictured here along with the starting baseplates for this section. Naturally, this part of the build was rather repetitive. I was racing the sun, so I think I did it in record time, but it was still rather boring. Honestly, I wouldn’t have expected more from anything that had to do with chess. (My apologies to all you chess lovers out there. I’m more of a checkers fan.) Anyway, the set is designed so that both halves of this section open to reveal two separate compartments, which I thought was very thoughtful of TLG. Also, note the sweet light bley corner tiles! Now we move into the threes and hit the imperials! If the landscaping on the pirate side was tolerable, this is just dreadful. Water above the level of the ground, a walk that’s a cross between a dock and a fort… but why describe it, when you can see it for yourself? Again, we’ll see the playing pieces later on; this is just the landscape. And now for bag four, and more of the same. Only, since the imperials are landlubbers, they have sand colored pieces under their section of the board instead of water colored pieces. Once again, a repetitive build, but not too bad. The board opens on this side as well. The completed set has four separate sections that can be joined together very sturdily with the aid of several technic pins. And here she be! Note the brick separator… the first set I’ve ever got that included one! (That’s pretty pathetic, I know.) The extra pieces. Still wondering where all those 1x1 round red pieces came from. The Swashbuckling Pirates: Starting off with the pirates, you’ll quickly notice that the pawns are all very similar. I would have appreciated some more variation, but on the whole it’s not too bad. There are two basic variants (pictured below along with the banana boy) though some have black pants. The new headgear mold is great and the shirts all have back printing which is very nice. In the back row, we have the rook (or would that be parrook?), the knight (or the fright), and the bishop (the catapult) followed by the Queen and King before we head up the line-up again with another catapult, a fright, and a parrook. The parrooks are a little lack luster but the frights are very clever if not quite perfectly executed. I’ll admit though that I see no connection between a catapult and a bishop! A few round bricks to shoot would have been a nice addition; they could easily have been attached to the back when not in use. And then again, maybe that’s what all those extra red round 1x1s were for? Now for a closer look at the Pirate Queen and King! She looks like she’s the one doing the real work… but don’t be fooled – I played a game and she got taken before she even moved! Both figures have back printing and the Queen includes a double-sided face. The Marching Imperials: Left, right, left, right, left – left, right! Once again the pawns are very similar. The front printing is very nice though I’m not a huge fan of either facial expression. The torsos have back printing, continuing the white straps from the front. The back row here looks a good deal more cohesive than the pirates’ back row, which makes sense. Starting with the rook and moving on to the knight and bishop, we then hit the Queen (or Admiraless?) and King (or Admiral) before returning with bishop, knight, and rook. The rooks are quite plain, but with two dark red profile bricks each, I’m not complaining! It is admittedly somewhat difficult to tell why the knights should be knights and the bishops bishops. I think I owed a few of my kills during my game to the confusion this gave rise to on my opponent’s part! A closer view of the top two reveals some great torso printing, thought unfortunately the legs are plain. To compensate for that, however, we have some great back printing! And before we walk away from this section on the minifigures, here are a few shots of the food fighters – the banana boy and the baguette brevet. Both have the same hair mold but in different colors, and both also have reversible faces. At ‘em! Conclusion: Be ye ready, me hearties? Don’t shoot ‘til you see the whites of their eyes! As you’ve probably already guessed, I didn’t get this set for its chess value. I was far more interested in those minifigures and in the piece count which is pretty hefty especially for the reduced price I was able to pick it up at. In terms of an actual chess set, it is fun, but a little confusing and, well, I really don’t care if I play chess with pieces that look like pirates or pieces that look normal. In terms of a LEGO set, there’s nothing spectacular about it. The landscaping is rather plain at best and the board is boring, though most of the pieces are neat. But, when you look at it as a batch of MOC ingredients… this set is just plain hard to beat! Black and white tiles are great, large baseplates are always useful, and for a pirate builder all those minifigures are hard to pass up! That being decidedly how I look at the set, the only wonder is how come I’ve never bought a chess set before! Playability: 9/10 – It’s a chess set. Of course you can play with it. It even includes compartments to store the minifigures, it comes apart nicely for storage, the pieces can attach to the board, and there are a few catapults to boot. Even a youngster not interested in chess would still have to have fun fooling around with all 20 minifigures! Design: 7/10 – Well, the landscaping is awful – glaringly so. But to compensate for that, the playing pieces are for the most part really nice with only minor exceptions, the board itself is very handy and convenient and sticks together well, and I was pleasantly surprised when I ran across the opening compartments. There are no, “Wow, what a great technique!” moments, but for what it is, it’s solid. Minifigures: 9/10 – There are lots of ‘em, and they’re cool. What more can you ask? Sure, a bit of leg printing would have been nice but most of these torsos really don’t need it. For the most part, these guys are just begging for funny poses… “You won’t be gettin’ me anytime soon, lady!” So much for that. Price: 7/10 – After having praised its value as a parts pack up to the skies, I can’t well give it a bad score here, even if I got it for considerably less than the retail price of $59.99. And really, if you’re willing to take it apart and use it (and where better than in the new Brethren of the Brick Seas RPG?) then even sixty dollars isn’t too much to pay! Overall: 8/10 – So many pieces and so many minifigures… it’s worth every penny. If I were going to keep this built, I would have to do some thorough overhauling on the landscaping sections, but since I’m not, I can feel good about giving it a good average and then tearing it up to build something better. I’m sure I’m going to get some great use out of these pieces… but before I do, I had to have some fun. “Arg! Get in line, ye filthy scum!” “Forward… March!” “I believe this is check, mate!”

Really like the way you updated the bit of a cornfield!

Welcome to Kaliphlin Leopold!

Welcome to Eslandola! That schooner is looking really nice so far! And since MAESTRO has been so inviting, I feel like I should just say - MCTC!

Thank you!