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Le Coeur du Lion
Piece Ratings:
3.50
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 6.11.07 |
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Cadet-Captain Mike |
Name: Le Coeur du Lion
Card: OE #080 (Rare)
Points: 2
Faction: France
Masts: 1 (rating: 1 / 5)
Cargo: 3 (rating: 2.5 / 5)
Moves: S+S (rating: 3 / 5)
Guns : 2L (rating: 2 / 5)
Hit %: 67 (S), 67 (L)
Ability: This ship cannot shoot when she carries
treasure.
The "Lionheart" first appeared as a limited-edition
ship in South China Seas. In her current version,
she's lost a mast and cannon, and gained a bit of
speed.
At face value, this is a pretty average ship, in
terms of speed and cargo. She has one good cannon,
which she can't use if she has gold on board. One-masted
ships weren't made for serious fighting anyway; I
ain't saying she's a gold digger, but that's her
best role. But all her plainness pales in comparison
to her microscopic price tag. Only three other ships
(the Pirates Mermaid and Rover, and the Spanish
Raton) go for this little, and while the Coeur isn't
as good as the first two, she's better than the
Spaniard, and gives more than what you'd expect for
two points. She's also better than the other
super-cheap French ship, Le Fureur (3 points).
For 4-5 points, Le Coeur du Lion would be an average
ship for average marks. But for the cost of a
Shipwright, she's a superb value. If she were a hair
faster, I'd give her a 5.
Total rating: 4.5 / 5
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Sumpbeast |
Le Couer Du Lion
Somehow, between sets, "Le
Couer Du Lion" lost a mast and shrank in size.
Fortunately her use may not have been reduced so
significantly. The ship has good speed for the later
sets, but only a single mast with a 2L cannon. Her
cargo space of 3 is good for her size.
However, at 2 points I
find her only useful for running treasure which may
not be such a bad thing.
Her ability is a
detraction which does not allow her to shoot when
carrying gold. With a helmsman Le Couer Du Lion
moves 3S and can carry two gold. I might field if I
had four points left, though there are better ships
that do the same thing for a little more gold. I
would not field her fighting at all since to place
proper crew on her one needs to get a crew with the
"limit" key word or a detraction (moving crew to an
island when hit) plus Le Couer Du Lion only has 1
mast making her fairly fragile. I do see Le Couer Du
Lion as an opportunistic treasure runner, grab the
big stuff and run with her don’t fight, 2/5.
-- Sumpbeast |
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Vladsimpaler |
Le Coeur du Lion
French, 2 points
Masts: 1
Cargo: 3
Speed: S+S
Cannon: 2L
Ability: This ship
cannot shoot when she carries treasure.
Flavor Text: Le Coeur
du Lion is a mere shell of her former self, barely
able to maintain discipline among her crew and
sporting more leaks than usable cannons.
Okay, so the French
didn't get all that much 'good' stuff in OE.
Remakes, remakes, and
more remakes plagued them. At least they were
normally better than the original. :/ But the one
that stands out the most is this little ship, Le
Coeur de Lion. Anyway, onto the review.
Well, despite the
flavor text, the new Le Coeur de Lion is almost
literally the Banshee's Cry, and could be used as
such. Princess Aura Aurii, the French SAC Captain,
and an Oarsman would be pretty sweet, but it would
stink if you got hit. Well, that's why you don't do
that.
A helmsman or an
explorer would be good on this ship. Just imagine,
for 3 points, you get a ship that can explore an
island in one turn, and get 2 gold pieces as well,
or get 1 gold piece and be able to still shoot with
a perfect 2L cannon! Nothing wrong with that. This
ship fits perfectly in with the likes of Le Bon
Marin and L' Artesien!
Or, for a gnat fleet,
you could use this ship with Le Feurer, and
L'Intrepide.
Anyway, yeah.
This ship is pretty
flippin' good. But if only it was one point more and
had one more cargo...actually, then it might be
broken. Besides all of that, du Lion gets a 4/5. |
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