Pirates of the Spanish Main Rules and other Miscellanea

Here is a list of resources for the Pirates of the Spanish Main gamer. Unless something else presents itself, this may be my last Pirates of the Spanish Main post. There are other variants that I would like to explore and I will probably will making some posts about these variants. I will of course be making battle reports posts as these battles occur.

Basic Rules

As the title indicates, these are basic rules provided by publisher to get you started. These rules are very basic would probably be alright for younger players, but will not do for the more serious player.

Pirates of the Spanish Main Forums

There is a wealth of POSM information at this forum.

Pirates of the Cerulean Seas

Pirates of the Cerulean Seas is a comprehensive set of game rules incorporating official Wiz-Kids FAQs and Rulings and House Rules by Ryan Hackel. They definitely make the game a lot more interesting and challenging.

Pirates of the Spanish Main – Alternative Rules

For the advanced POSM player these alternative rules bring environmental rudiments like wind and currents into the picture.

Pirates of the Spanish Main

This site offers a collection of additional house rules and game aids that will further your POSM game play experience.

Evil Stevie's Pirate Game

Evil Stevie's Pirate Game is a fan site that offers alternative rules, games aids and other information relevant to the POSM gamer. How can you not be a fan of POSM?

POTSM Players Guide

Although not really related to the POTSM “board game”, this RPG will add some interest to your next game of POTSM by adding life to your crew members and their actions.

D & D Game Zone Pirates Pocket Models

D and D Game Zone provide images of the many ships and game pieces from the Whiz Kids former line of pirate ships. Many of these models were available for sale at one time on this site, but it seems that most of the models are now out of stock. I suppose the page remains for reference purposes and also to display the few game pieces that are still available from this supplier.

Pirates of the Spanish Main Statistics Sheet

This this a statistics sheet that I created to use when playing Pirates of the Spanish Main. Instead of pulling the very delicate masts out each time the ship is hit we keep track of these hits on the stat sheet, thus prolonging the life of tabs on the sails. The stat sheet is also great way to keep each ships basic movement, cargo capacity and any repairs that were performed. In addition the stat sheet also provides an area to keep track of your crew members and any special abilities they might offer.