Evil Stevie's Pirate Game
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Evil Stevie's Pirate Game or ESPG is a LEGO gaming system for ship and individual level combat originated by Steve Jackson. It uses plotted movement and has ship to ship combat rules. Mix of a miniatures and RPG.
Game Mechanics
- Players typically start with one small vessel and a limited number of figures, which they place on the vessel
- Turns consist of a sequence of actions carried out in parallel
- GM reveals wind speed and direction
- Players plot movement in "LEGO inches" including starting facing and midcourse turns (45 degree resolution)
- Movement is revealed and carried out. Collisions are resolved
- Players announce and carry out cannon fire
- Players announce and carry out crew actions (boarding, exploring islands, recruit castaways, loading treasure, etc)
- Players announce and carry out small arms fire and hand to hand combat
- When players reach port, they can suttle their treasure and prize ships and possibly upgrade ship size or hire additional crew
External links
- ESPG Steve's site