Pirates of the Spanish Main – HMS Titan - #ES-001 (1^st), #041 (Unl)

Name: HMS Titan

Set: POSM

Card #s: ES-001 (1^st), #041 (Unl)

Type: Ship

Cost: 17 Points

Masts: 5

Cannons: 2S, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2S

Cargo: 5

Movement: 1L

Faction: English

Ability: Once per turn, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship may be given an extra action

Flavor Text:  “HMS Titan, the largest English ship on the Spanish Main, is the only ship that has ever wounded the mysterious Revenant. Admiral Lord Battonbrig commands the Titan with iron discipline. “

Many a pirate captain has fled in terror upon sighting the Titan on the horizon.  She’s a beast, and with the proper crew, can be a game breaker.  In fact, the Sacrifice Captain (giving a guaranteed 2 action turn, and the possibility of a 3 action turn) tactic was so popular in the metagame that WK came up with Mermaids specifically to answer the popularity of loading up Titan with a bunch of crew and basically OTKing your opponent.  (YES, it can be done).  So now with Mermaids in the game, you have to be wary of loading up your Titan with a ton of crew, and getting stopped for a number of turns equal to your number of crew.

Still, she’s a monster.  Those guns and a 33% chance of double actions EVERY TURN make her worthy of any English fleet.  I’d even venture to guess that no decent English fleet would run without her.

HMS Titan 1^st Ed Rare (ES-001) Completed Auction Review – 7-18-05

# of completed Auctions: 6

High Amount: $17.99

Low Amount:  $  6.50

Average Amount $12.08

HMS Titan UNL Ed Rare (041) Completed Auction Review – 7-18-05

# of completed Auctions: 2

High Amount: $15.50

Low Amount:  $  9.50

Average Amount $12.50

The Titan is one of the most valuable rares in the game today.  She’s so playable and desirable that I expect this price to slowly rise towards $20 within the year.  Good thing I just pulled a double (Trade with me on my trade thread!!!!)

My Ratings

Playability 5 of 5