Quote Originally Posted by Bos'n View Post
Ed,

A merchant ship would have to travel as long as the pirate chased him. If he stopped sooner he would be dead meat. In the game though the merchantman would need an exit point and he would be safe if he reached it.

Bob
Sorry Bob, you're right, I was thinking WS&IM, or Flying Colors with multiple merchantmen which are the rules I used the last time I played with merchantmen. Too many