I think this map is a much better depiction of a successful Pirates game :-)

http://www.vdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=25419

Oli has fixed the situation with retreating clippers. Isn't he a champ?

:-D

Wow. Maybe there is some point to building Frigates now :D

I'm really interested to see what impact it has on game play. If we can get the right balance I'd really like to roll the principle out for my concept of a 1v1 Ninja vs Samurai on the updated Sengoku map.

Ninja vs Samurai? What is this? Explain pls.

http://diplomacygames.com/diplomacy-games-podcast-episode-19-shownotes-variant-talk-interview-with-alex-ronke-nopunin10did-from-playdip/

Listen to the 23 minute mark for about 10 mins.

Thanks.
Let's do such changes with the retreats in variant Germany 1648 as well.

O_o now that is a good idea.

+1 1648 retreats.

Would be great to have that on Octopus and Chaoctopi too. Any unit with a double move retreat has a huge amount of power (since it gets to move on a turn where almost nobody else does).

+1 Octopus and Chaoctopi retreats too.

Could we perhaps make those additional variants of the existing maps, instead of overwriting them? The strategic utility of retreats, as the currently stand, is one of the more interesting aspects of playing with 2-move units (at least, for me).

As I've said in the in-game messaging for a game, Pirates could really benefit from a WWIV-sized map. Sure, it's just the Caribbean, but it's so detailed that it needs a big map to comfortably see. Plus the two-space move makes it even more important to clearly see the map.

Hi Hominidae. Is the large version of the Pirates map not big enough?

Another bug I've seen in Pirates, I can't tell it happens in other large maps too, or it is specific for this variant: the large map show wrong colors!
Most times it's only non-sc provinces, but it often happens with supply centers...
E.g., check the final map for gameID=31802 and compare it with its large map:
http://vdiplomacy.com/map.php?gameID=31802&turn=18&mapType=large
The colors of the following provinces are wrong only on the large map:
Crooked Island Passage (CIP)
Caicos and Turks Island (CTI)
Hispaniola (Hisp)
Guadaloupe (Guad - supply center)
Cunana (supply center)

The Ambassador--not really, considering how complicated the Lesser Antilles can get. Maybe it could be improved by having thin attack lines and smaller units. And it would be nice to have the large map be the regular map rather than having two different sizes.

I report a bug in the following adjudication (S'1670) - I dunno if it can be replicated.
<http://vdiplomacy.com/map.php?gameID=31935&turn=8&mapType=large>
The dutch frigate in Waters of Spanish Main did not move away (bounce), thus it is considered to hold with strenght 1. At the same time, this sea was attacked by Dunkirker's frigate Puerto Cabello - attacking with strenght 1.5. The dutch frigate should have been dislodged, but it was not.
Yes, I double checked, no other units interefered in WoSM that season.

Hi CCR, these type of things are usually best logged with the Mod Team, and I feel there's a technical issue they usually put things on hold until Oli or a developer and fix the issue.

Hi CCR, Oli has had a look at this and due to all the coding hacks surrounding this variant it is questionable this can be fixed. While it is no consolation for your game, we're looking at updating the rules to reflect this.

1648 variant retreats corrections made already?