Name:    Splendor (Corsairs)

Card:    BC #016 (Common)

Points:  10

Masts: 3

Cargo: 3

Moves: S+S+S

Guns : 2S,4S,5S

Hit %: 117 (S), 0 (L)

Ability: Galley. Once per turn, this ship may randomly take one treasure from any ship she touches.

When I'm not using my beloved Americans, my #2 fleet is the Corsairs, because they're fast, cheap, and colorful. This galley could be a useful part of any Barbary fleet.

With triple-S speed and 3 cargo, this ship's role should be obvious:

fighting! No, just kidding. With those awful cannons, fighting is the last thing she should try. The only thing a 5S cannon is good for is to be a sacrifice if you get hit. No, this is a gold ship through and through. She's fast enough to put her ability to use if you want to try it, but you'll have to pick your victim with care. Me, I wouldn't even try it unless the enemy leaves a small gold ship totally unguarded, and most enemies aren't that stupid very often. I'd run gold with this galley, and I do mean run.

The Corsairs have a bunch of good gold ships, and this is one of them.

The big Barbary weakness is that they don't have much fighting power to defend all those juicy gold ships, as I found out during our year-long campaign. But a ship like the Splendor could be a big help if she joined a group like the Americans or the Cursed, who don't have much in the way of decent gold runners.

Goldship rating: 4.6 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 2.6 / 5

Boarding rating: 3.9 / 5

Value for points: 4.2 / 5