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Pirate Piece of the Day

Fool's Hope
 

Piece Ratings: 2.80

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


Date Reviewed - 02.04.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: Fool's Hope (Pirates)
Card: RF #001 (Rare)
Points: 19

Masts: 5
Cargo: 3
Moves: L
Guns : 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S
Hit %: 250 (S), 0 (L)
Link : Blackheart
Ability: Eternal. If this ship succeeds at a boarding party, choose two of the following: eliminate a crew, take a treasure, or eliminate a mast.

We'll kick off Rise of the Fiends Pirates Week with the Pirates' new five-master, the Fool's Hope. She's a scary-looking ship, almost entirely black except for the dice on her masts. Her cannons are pretty scary, mostly because she has so many of them, and I consider her ability to be the nastiest boarding ability in the game. The Eternal keyword means you'll never really lose her. What's not to like?

Her price tag is the biggest problem. The Black Swan, with identical cannons, costs only 13 points, and is also faster and can carry more crew. Or, if you have to spend 19 points on a Pirate ship, you might do better with the Deliverance (CC), with more cargo, much better speed, and some L cannons. The Fool's Hope can carry only 3 crew, which badly limits the mayhem she can inflict. And her ability comes into play only by ramming and boarding, which means getting pinned. If you ram something big and can't finish it off in one turn, you'll be tied up for another turn or two, and you don't want to tie up a ship this expensive.
She's also a little slower than I'd like; add the Helmsman and you have only two cargo spaces left. Gentleman Jocard, who adds a cargo space, might find himself very welcome on this ship.

The Fool's Hope is a good ship, but overpriced. If you get her, you'll want to ram and board as often as possible, and stay away from ships like Le Bonaparte (DJC), which she can't shoot.

Goldship rating: 1.7 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 3.1 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.2 / 5
Overall value: 2.6 / 5
BAILEY
Fool's Hope (Pirate, 19 points)
Masts: 5
Cargo: 3
Move: L
Cannons: 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S, 3S
Ability: Eternal. If this ship succeeds at a boarding party, choose two of the following: eliminate a crew, take a treasure, or eliminate a mast.
 
Flavor Text: The crew of the Fool’s Hope love the fact that ships seem almost relieved to see them instead of the Cursed—until they learn that Blackheart is aboard.
 
   To start off this week, we're rating the flagship of the pack, Fool's Hope. It's another typical big, bad fighter -- but this time it also has a boarding ability. What's the optimal use for this ship? Let's find out.
   I'm appalled at how many 3-rank cannons I can miss in a row. It's really quite astonishing. This ship's cannons need to be upgraded (Captain Barbossa, for instance) if it wants to be a true fighter. It also needs a helmsman to have any chance at speed in this game. That's 28 points right there -- just on one ship -- and it only has the one cargo left.
   The Eternal ability is definitely a helpful one. The infinite life? Yeah, I'd play that card anytime. But for 19 points? Maybe not... the boarding ability is helpful, especially when you ram and board, in which case you can eliminate two masts. But all 28 points are necessary to make this a good fighter, and that's a lot to pay for anything.
   Overall, this is a helpful ship, but its stats are all just too sub-average to get a top review. I'll give it an average review, because it can be helpful, but most of the time it's just a good 8 or so points too expensive.
 
RATING: 3/5
 

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