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Pirate Piece of the Day

Capitaine Arazure (France) Card: RF #063a
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Capitaine Arazure (France) Card: FS #028

Piece Ratings: 2.4 & 4.0

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


Date Reviewed - February
5, 2010

 
Cadet-Captain Mike

Name: Capitaine Arazure (France)
Card: RF #063a (Common)
Points: 6
Ability: Loyal:France, Captain. Once per turn, you can eliminate one of this ship's crew to give her an extra action.

Capitaine Arazure began life as a sac captain. France already had one such crew, Capitaine Arathiel (CC); now they have two. If you have a choice, go with Arathiel and not this captain, for the simple reason that Arathiel has the exact same abilities for one point less.

If you use Arazure, treat him the same as any other sac captain -- put him on a powerful fighting ship, load a few Oarsmen on board as cheap sacrifices, and send him into the thick of the action. (Remember, abilities don't stack, so only the first Oarsman takes up no cargo
space.) The ability to generate a second action at will can turn a game around in your favor, especially when combined with the Captain ability.
The thought of a five-master like Le Soleil Royal or Le Superbe getting two move/shoots in one turn could ruin my day.

Gold crew rating: 1.3 / 5
Gun crew rating: 4.1 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.4 / 5
Value for points: 2.4 / 5

Name: Capitaine Arazure (France)
Card: FS #028 (Rare)
Points: 5
Ability: Hostile:England, Loyal:France. If this ship succeeds at a boarding party, choose two of the following: eliminate a crew, take a treasure, or eliminate a mast.

The new version of Capitaine Arazure moves away from a fighting role into a pure boarder. And he's a killer.

You'll want to put him on something with a lot of masts, so he'll win his boarding actions. And when he wins, that's when the magic happens.
Not only does he let you do double damage from boarding; not only does he add the third option of smashing a mast; but he lets you, not the loser, pick the results of the boarding action. How many times have you boarded an enemy gold ship, expecting to grab something shiny, and find that you'd only killed his Explorer instead? With Arazure, that won't happen.

There's only one other crew with this ability, Skuld Blood-Axe of the Vikings, and he costs 7 points. Three ships can do it -- the limited-edition HMS Wallace, the promo Chum Maker, and the 19-point Fool's Hope. French admirals can now put that crushing ability on any ship they please, for a very reasonable price.

Gold crew rating: 1.0 / 5
Gun crew rating: 2.6 / 5
Boarding rating: 5.0 / 5
Value for points: 4.0 / 5


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