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Pirate Piece of the Day

Scorpion (Cursed)
 

Piece Ratings: 2.67

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


Date Reviewed - 01.25.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: Scorpion (Cursed)
Card: RF #011 (Rare)
Points: 15

Masts: 3
Cargo: 4
Moves: S
Guns : 3L, 3L, 3L
Hit %: 150 (S), 150 (L)
Keyword: Scorpion, Eternal.

For our first review of a Rise of the Fiends ship, we'll look at one of the new ship types, the scorpion ship. This kind of ship can almost ram, and knock down a mast every time; furthermore, the rammed ship gets pinned and the scorpion ship does not. This is a nasty ability in the game. In real life, given how brittle our ships' plastic is, I see those movable scorpion hooks getting broken a lot.

This ship has the fatal handicap of S speed, which will make it hard for her to catch anything worth sinking her hook into. Her cannons are adequate against a gold ship, but not against a real fighter. Her cargo is good, but her speed and cost rule out gold-running. The only way she'll get into the game is with both a Helmsman and a crew that gives a second action, SAT, or sac captain. A Shipwright might be worth including as well; a clever foe might leave this expensive ship derelict, rather than sink her and bring the Eternal keyword into play.

The Scorpion ability is a killer, but this Scorpion is too slow to use it fully. She isn't cheap, either. If you can spend the extra points for crew, she could scare the eye-patch off your enemy, but that's a lot of points sunk into one three-masted ship.

Goldship rating: 1.1 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 2.6 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.6 / 5
Overall value: 1.4 / 5
Nick Scorpion (15 points, Cursed)

Masts: 3
Cargo: 4
Move: S
Cannons: 3L, 3L, 3L
Ability: Scorpion, Eternal
Flavor Text: The first of the Cursed’s terrible new ships, the Scorpion was named by English sailors who watched her devastate a fleet of ships off the coast of England.

Whoo! The first ship we're reviewing from Rise of the Fiends! Again, whoo! It looks like the Cursed have some new toys to play around with, some pretty dangerous new toys too. The introduction of the scorpion ship is here, ladies and gentlemen. A giant claw replacing the first mast of the ship, this my dear friends, is the scorpion ship. Scorpion's ability, other than the scorpion ship part of it, makes it so that this ship cannot be sunk, but hey, can any Cursed ship literally be sunk? I mean, aren't they already dead? But that's beside the point. The Scorpion's got a nice ability and some nice cargo too. Her cannons are adequate, so it appears that she's an acceptable fighter, right? Yes, except for the fact that she moves a S. Unbearably slow, and even with a helmsman, Scorpion only moves a S+S and now it'd be 17 points. Tough luck. The ship's got a good ability, good cargo, good cannons, bad speed. And did I mention it's the first ship we're reviewing from Rise of the Fiends? For a third time... woo! My final rating might be somewhat biased on the fact that this is the introductory ship to the new pack, but oh well. Here goes it...

RATING: 3.5/5
BAILEY
Scorpion (Spanish)
Masts: 3
Cargo: 4
Points: 15
Move: S
Cannons: L3, L3, L3
Ability: Scorpion, Eternal.
 
Flavor Text: The first of the Cursed’s terrible new ships, the Scorpion was named by English sailors who watched her devastate a fleet of ships off the coast of England.
 
   This is the first ship that we review from the new pack, and it's looking pretty sharp. It has pretty good cannons, good cargo, and a good ability. Sure, its move is a drawback, but with a helmsman it still becomes a decent move. The Scorpion and Eternal keywords are relatively new -- both of them seem pretty good, especially Eternal. Basically, load this ship up with a helmsman and a captain at least, and then sail out, hit someone with that devastating scorpion claw, and then blast him. If you don't survive the return fire, it's ok -- you go straight back to your home island with only 3 masts to repair. It seems kind of unfair, but it does keep this ship out of the battle for a while.
   Overall, this is a strong ship. The Cursed finally seem to be getting some good fighters, and this seems to be one of them. I like this ship, even though it doesn't move very fast. I give it slightly above-average marks.
 
RATING: 3.5/5

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