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It's true the pirates entered the event with 8 ships and the Samurai with 3, but the samurai were able to build ships constantly throughout the event thereafter (and did so constantly), and had the advantage of being able to pull ships out their shipyard (while damaged pirate ships remained that way throughout the event). Otherwise, it would have been a very short contest, not one lasting about an hour. All in all, great fun and a distinct victory for the pirates, with the samurai nevertheless putting up a good fight.