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Pirate Piece of the Day

Administror Scott Bratley
English -
Crimson Coast

Limit. Ransom. Place this crew face up during setup. You may build your fleet using 5 more points than the game's build total. This crew cannot leave this ship unless captured or eliminated.

Type - Crew
Collector's Number -  046_2

Piece Ratings: 3.35

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.


Date Reviewed - 08.31.05

Captain Percival Blake
English -
Crimson Coast

Broadsides Attack. This ship may move and shoot using the same move action.

Type - Crew
Collector's Number -  043

Piece Ratings: 2.5

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.


Date Reviewed - 08.31.05

 
Aethereal

Kevin Wickware

Administror Scott Bratley

For the low, low cost of 0 points I can add 5 points to my build total?
Sounds good. Wait, this thing has the Ransom keyword? That makes it a little less

desirable. Ransom means that this thing becomes a treasure worth 5 gold if it gets captured, or automatically adds 1 gold to the home island of the player

who eliminates this crew. I don't think adding 1 gold is that big a deal, but becoming 5 gold can potentially be annoying if your opponent plays with forts.

I don't think there's too much to say about this guy...I guess if you really want to add another crew or two, you can play with this guy, but be careful not

to lose him. If he gave more than 5 points, he'd be a lot more useful (but also probably be broken).

Rating: 2.5/5
 

Captain Percival Blake

Immediately we are drawn to the 7 point cost. 7 points for a crew member is very steep, so he'd better have some really awesome abilities right? Well, he

has the standard Captain ability (move and shoot), which is always nice to have in addition to another ability as that is one less cargo spot you are taking

up (not to mention it reduces your vulnerability to Mermaids). So, for an extra 4 points, what do we get? Broadsides Attack. That's it. I don't like

Broadsides Attack myself, because if you miss, you're boned. Because I dislike Broadsides Attack, and other than that you're just getting the Captain

ability, I'd definitely pass on this guy because there's better choices.

Rating: 2/5
 

Pippin Administror Scott Bratley

Limit. Ransom. Place this crew face up during setup. You may build your fleet using 5 more points than the game's build total. This crew cannot leave this ship unless captured or eliminated.

Scott Bratley is Governor Lynch's secret to keeping the Empire's interests prospering in the Caribbean. Administrator Bratley is solely responsible for the smooth working of the fleet and the thriving trade, and seems able to summon resources out of thin air.

Now this is a VERY interesting crew and one that I see no downside to using.
Sure you cannot move him once he is on a ship and you can only hold one of him, but the cost of a cargo space you get 5 extra points to build your fleet. Yeah he is a weasley sly British looking kind of gent, but WHO CARES!! They may as well stated his ability as "The cost of one of those over costed, great ability cards we put out, can be dropped in cost by 5".

I use this guy in my fleet on the Titan. I use him to drop the price of Percival Blake to 2 points. So I get the Captain Ability, the best in the game, and the Broadside ability to do a WHOPPING 6 shots of damage in one turn, and with the Titan I get possibly another try at it if I fail, PLUS I put Myngs and helmsman for ANOTHER possible shot if I miss. *sigh* I love that ship.

*snaps back to reality and wipes drool from his keyboard*

Anyway! I could not use Blake unless I had Bratley. He is great on ANY fleet running British ships. The card does not specify that the points have to be spent on British pieces.

REVIEW:
Points: 5/5 - You cannot go ANY lower than that, and his cost is more like
-5 because he grants you 5 extra points.

Ability: 5/5 - 5 extra points in a game based on point management is game ending.

Collectibility: 3/5 - A common and limited means hes easy to get, but once you get one, you won't need another, unless you build 2 fleets.

OVERALL: 4.25/5 - If you have a British ship, USE HIM!
 

Captain Percival Blake

Broadsides Attack. This ship may move and shoot using the same move action.

Captain Blake is a strict disciplinarian who uses the lash to urge his gun crews to perfect their skills. His excessive use of the lash may, in fact, be creating more pirates from his crew then he is catching. Percival Blake sees himself as Temple's rival suitor for Countess Doone's attentions, but while she takes his gifts, she does not take him seriously.

Ah, my captain. Very pricey, but great if you can afford him. At 7 points he is one of THE most expensive crew in the game, but he is British and goes well with Administrator Scott Bratley reducing his cost to 2. Less than a normal captain and a broadside to boot. Now if you do not have Bratley, this guy is WAY over costed. A captain cost 3 points, meaning the broadside is costing 4 points. Uh uh. I dun think so.

He does however fit into many fleet schemes (as the one I have described above).

REVIEW:

Points: 1/5 w/o Bratley; 5/5 w/Bratley. Bratley makes all the difference here.

Ability: 4/5 w/o Bratley; 5/5 w/Bratley. Again, his ability is great, but made even better on the same fleet as Bratley.

Collectibily: 4/5 - A rare captain with a side story concerning others in the game, plus a nifty combo with Bratley make him pretty high in my eyes.

OVERALL:

W/O Bratley: 3/5; W/Bratley: 4.7/5

Until next time, what is the average wing velocity of a laiden swallow?
 


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