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Pirate Piece of the Day

Gator

Gator (America)
 

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 - 09.04.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike

Name:    Gator (USA)

Card:    OE #217 (Limited Edition)

Points:  7

Masts: 1

Cargo: 3

Moves: L

Guns : 4L

Hit %: 33 (S), 33 (L)

Ability: Turtle Ship. L-range cannons cannot hit this ship.

 

The fluff text makes no attempt to explain how a Korean-designed turtle ship wound up in the US Navy. I bet it would be an interesting story.

 

Any time the Americans get a ship with a single-digit price tag, you want to take a good close look at her. The Gator has so-so speed, reasonable cargo, a cannon that misses more often than it hits, and two fine defensive abilities. You could give her a Helmsman and use her to steal gold from wild islands that your enemy wants; she'd be hard to hit and even harder to sink.

Add a Captain and you can call her a tough secondary fighter, but her poor cannon argues against that. She can ram and board, but how often does a one-masted ship win a boarding action? No, stick to gold with this Gator.

 

The USA has a shortage of low-priced ships, and the few that they do possess are barely average in their usefulness. The Gator continues this trend. She isn't anywhere near as good as some other turtle ships, or as similar-priced ships in other navies. But she isn't useless, and she isn't overpriced. If you're anticipating a game where the enemy will aggressively go after your gold ships, the Gator might be a worthwhile investment.

 

Goldship rating: 2.9 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 2.4 / 5

Boarding rating: 2.1 / 5

Value for points: 3.1 / 5

Draco Starcloud Gator

Another limited edition ship, the Gator is a turtle ship with an ill-defined role.

The Gator could've been a good gold runner. It's cheap (7 points), has decent cargo space (3 spaces), and has good protection abilities (L-range cannon immunity and Turtle Ship panels). It also has a below-average cannon (4L).

The one thing keeping the Gator from being a good gold ship is a lame "L" base move. An S+S even would make this a great ship to go for the gold.

I give the Gator a 2.5/5.

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