by Steph Mabie
General
This is a variant for five players.
Victory Condition: 21 SCs (out of 56 total)
First Move: Spring 1681
Map Notes
Landbridges – Movement to and from Islands.
Fleets move to and from Island regions as per usual. They may convoy in Island regions, as if in a Sea.
Armies may move to and from Island regions via convoy at full strength, as per usual.
Armies may move to and from Island regions without a convoy at -1 strength (need 2 supports to dislodge an unsupported unit). They may not support across landbridges. They may not retreat across landbridges. (Treat as per Loeb Sicily/Naples.)
Porto Rico, Haiti/Hispaniola, and Santiago/Cuba/Havana do not count as Island Regions. All other islands do.
Winter 1680 Setup
Buccaneers may choose any two neutral Supply Centers as a starting base, and build Fleets there.
France, England, and Holland each must donate one non-Mainland center (Haiti counts as non-mainland) to Buccaneers, to represent their origins as privateers of the European powers. Spain does not so donate. Buccaneer Fleets are built in each donated center.
As a result, Spain starts with 7 centers; England, France, and Holland 6; and Buccaneers 5.
Donation and initial Buccaneer centers are done simultaneously, as per moves, retreats, and builds.
Builds
Buccaneers may build in any owned, unoccupied center (as per Chaos).
European powers may build in any owned & unoccupied Starting Center. This includes the centers donated originally to the Buccaneers, should they come back into European possession.
Province List
| ABACO ISLAND | ABA | ||
| ACKLINS ISLAND | ACK | ||
| ANDROS ISLAND | ANI | ||
| ANEGADA | ANE | ||
| ANGUILLA | ANG | SC | |
| ANTIGUA | ANT | SC | ENGLAND |
| ARUBA | ARU | SC | |
| ATLANTIC OCEAN | AOC | ||
| BAHAMA | BAH | SC | |
| BAHAMA CANAL | BCA | ||
| BAHIA DE CAMPECHE | BDC | WATER | |
| BARBADOS | BDS | SC | |
| BARBUDA | BDA | SC | |
| BARLO VENTO | BVE | ||
| BARRIER ISLANDS | BIS | ||
| BELIZE | BEL | SC | ENGLAND |
| BERMUDA | BER | SC | ENGLAND |
| BIMINIS | BIM | ||
| BONAIRE | BON | SC | HOLLAND |
| CAICOS ISLANDS | CCI | SC | |
| CANADA | CND | ||
| CARIBANA | CBN | SC | HOLLAND |
| CARIBBEAN SEA | CSE | ||
| CAROLINA | CAR | SC | |
| CARTAGENA | CTG | SC | SPAIN |
| CAT ISLAND | CTI | SC | |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | CYI | ||
| COSTA RICA | CRI | SC | |
| COZUMEL | COZ | SC | |
| CROOKED ISLAND | CRK | ||
| CUBA | CUB | BICOASTAL | |
| CURACAO | CUR | SC | HOLLAND |
| DOMINICA | DMC | SC | |
| ELEUTHERA | ELE | SC | |
| EXUMA | EXU | ||
| FLORIDA GALLICA | FGA | SC | FRANCE |
| FLORIDA HISPANICA | FHI | ||
| FORT LOUIS | FLO | SC | FRANCE |
| GOLFO DE DARIEN | GDD | ||
| GOTOGUANEYA | GOT | ||
| GREAT BAHAMA BANK | GBB | WATER | |
| GRENADA | GDA | SC | FRANCE |
| GRENADINES | GNS | ||
| GUADALOUPE | GLP | SC | FRANCE |
| GUAXACA | GUA | ||
| GUIANA | GUI | SC | HOLLAND |
| GULFO DE BATABANO | GDB | ||
| GULF OF MEXICO | GOM | ||
| GULF OF FLORIDA | GOF | ||
| HAITI | HAI | SC | FRANCE |
| HAVANA | HAV | SC | SPAIN |
| HISPANIOLA | HIS | SC | SPAIN |
| HONDURAS | HON | ||
| ISLA AVES | IAV | ||
| ISLA DE ARES | IDA | ||
| ISLA LA MARGARITA | ILM | ||
| ISLA LA TORTUGA | ILT | SC | |
| ISLA ORCHILA | IOR | ||
| ISLAS DE BAHIA | IDB | SC | |
| JAMAICA | JAM | SC | ENGLAND |
| LONG ISLAND | LIS | ||
| MARTINIQUE | MNQ | SC | FRANCE |
| MARYLAND | MAR | ||
| MAYAGUANA | MAY | ||
| MONA PASSAGE | MPA | ||
| MONSERRAT | MON | SC | |
| MOSQUITO COAST | MCO | ||
| NEW PROVIDENCE | NPR | SC | ENGLAND |
| NORTH SEA | NSE | ||
| NOVA FRANCIA | NFR | ||
| NUEVA ANDALUSIA | NAN | ||
| NUEVO LEON | NLE | ||
| NUEVO REYNO DE GRANADA | NRE | ||
| POPAYAN | POP | ||
| PROVIDENCE ISLANDS | PIS | ENGLAND | |
| PORTO RICO | PRI | SC | SPAIN |
| RIO DE LA HACHA | RHA | SC | |
| ROCCA | ROC | ||
| RUM CAY | RCA | ||
| SABA | SAB | SC | HOLLAND |
| SAMANA CAY | SCA | ||
| SAN SALVADOR | SSA | SC | |
| SANTA MARTHA | SMH | ||
| SANTIAGO | SAN | SC | SPAIN |
| SEA OF VIRGINIA | SOV | ||
| SOTTA VENTA | SVE | ||
| ST BARTHOLOMEW | SBA | SC | |
| ST CROIX | SCR | SC | |
| ST EUSTACIUS | SEU | SC | HOLLAND |
| ST JOHN | SJO | ||
| ST KITTS | SKI | SC | |
| ST MARTIN | SMA | SC | |
| ST THOMAS | STH | SC | |
| ST VINCENT | SVI | SC | |
| STE LUCIA | SLU | SC | |
| TABASCO | TAB | SC | |
| TEGESTA | TEG | SC | |
| TEJAS | TEJ | ||
| TIERRA FIRMA | TFI | ||
| TLACALA | TLA | SC | SPAIN |
| TOBAGO | TOB | SC | HOLLAND |
| TORTUGAS | TTG | SC | |
| TRINIDAD | TDD | SC | FRANCE |
| TURK ISLANDS | TIS | ||
| VENEZUELA | VEN | SC | SPAIN |
| VIRGINIA | VIR | SC | ENGLAND |
| WINDWARD PASSAGE | WPA | WATER | |
| YUCATAN | YUC | ||
| YUCATAN CANAL | YCA |