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Pirates of the Revolution The Black
Swan #001
Name: The Black Swan
Set: POR
Card #s: 001
Rarity: Rare
Type: Ship
Cost: 13 Points
Masts: 5
Cannons: 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S
Cargo: 4
Movement: 1S+1S
Faction: Pirates
Ability –
“Crew of any nationality may use
their abilities on this ship.”
Flavor Text
- “Christened as an English ship, the Black Swan
has since flown the flag of many other nations. She
lists English, French, Spanish and Americans among
her crew.”
I know it’s been a little while since
you’ve seen a review from me. Several factors were
involved, not the least of which was my laptop was
in the shop. However, I’m back, and I’m sorry for
missing so many reviews. As you know Pirates is my
baby here at Pojo, and abandoning my baby in a
moment of need really isn’t my style. But I do
intend to make it up to you all, and there’s
certainly enough shiny new stuff for Pirates coming
in the next year. 2006 Will see at least the
release of TWO more sets (South China Seas and the
Curse of Davey Jones), as well as a nifty new
Convention Special (The 10 Master), a new LE special
figure (The Gale Force Nine), and a new special
edition Box Set, seeing is how popular the
Revolution boxes were. AND 2006 will see the return
of styrene ship tournament prizes, but they’re
PARTICPATION prizes, so everyone playing in a WK
sanctioned tournament gets one. Now that just MIGHT
get me to a WK sanctioned tournament.
Oh and then there’s a little movie
hitting on July 4th weekend I think some
people MIGHT want to see. I know I’ll be in line.
ANYWAY, while there certainly are
more powerful five masters out there, I doubt very
much that there are more useful five masters. The
ability to be able to use ANY crew aboard this ship
creates somewhat of an imbalance towards the
Pirates. It can be especially nice if you can
figure out a way to get a couple more marines on
board. Hmm…gives me a thought. Only having four
cargo spots is going to be tough, so look for linked
characters to give you an extra cargo spot. She
also doesn’t make for a bad ship to utilize with a
Sac-captain. If she had more cargo spaces
available, she’d cost more and actually be more
useful – that 13-point limit on crew is actually a
hindrance.
Wild’ Will’s Patented EBAY Auction
Review 1-22-06
# Closed Auctions: 4
High Sale Amount: $20.50
Low Sale Amount: $ 7.42
Average Sale Amount: $11.86
Average EBAY Store Amount: $16.85
Commentary: I forgot that I was
doing the average EBay Store Amount too. This ship
is a winner all around. That average sale amount is
somewhat misleading though; only ONE piece actually
sold for higher than Average, and that was the high
price. Which indicates perhaps I should be using a
Median price instead of Average. In any case, this
piece is certainly worth about $10 on the secondary
market. Which for Pirates is on the higher end. No
wonder I can’t trade for one.
My Ratings
Playability 4 of 5
Collectability 4.5 of 5
Next time – Crew-fers return with a
couple of useful individuals, rather than the
standard old landlubbers. |
