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La Serpiente (Spain)

Piece Ratings: See Below

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


Date Reviewed - Dec.
5, 2012

 
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name:  La Serpiente (Spain)
Card:    OE #065 (Common)
Points:  9
Masts: 2
Cargo: 2
Moves: L
Guns : 2S,2S
Hit %: 133 (S), 0 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her boarding rolls. She gets +2 instead if her opponent is a sea monster.
 
The "Serpent" is one of those ships whose intended role is unclear. Her ability suggests that you should set her up as a target for a sea beastie, and then surprize the beastie when it boards her. But I've never heard of anyone winning a Pirate battle by setting themselves up as a target.
 
She's kind of slow for a gold ship, and doesn't have the gold capacity to excel at it. Her cannons are accurate, but short-ranged, and if you give her the bare-minimum fighting crew of Captain and Helmsman, that leaves no room for gold that you might steal by boarding. And she's not a great boarding ship, her ability notwithstanding, unless you can arrange to only ram and board small ships.
 
I guess her best role is to be a gold ship with a difference. Give her a Helmsman, and send her to a wild island where the sea beasties hang out.
If they attack, La Sirpiente can give them a nasty surprize; if they don't, you'll bring one treasure home. I would try this only if up against an opponent who usually uses sea creatures. I wouldn't use her regularly, but for only nine points, she might be worth a try.
 
Goldship rating: 1.8 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 2.2 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.7 / 5
Support  rating: 1.0 / 5
Value for points: 2.8 / 5

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