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Date Reviewed - 04.07.08
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name: La Repulsa (Spain)
Card: SM #SS-004 (Rare)
Points: 14
Masts: 1
Cargo: 2
Moves: S+L
Guns : 3S
Hit %: 50 (S), 0 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls for
every friendly ship within S of her.
Spanish Main Spanish Week launches with La Repulsa,
a tiny ship that has dreams of being a fighter. One-masted
ships don't usually do well when the cannonballs
fly, unless they have some very special ability.
This one doesn't qualify.
Her speed is quite good; with one more cargo space,
she'd make a decent gold ship. Her lone cannon is
decidedly average, and her ability needs one or two
friendly ships in close proximity to make it work.
That means La Repulsa's role is to follow her big
sisters into battle, and use her speed to zip into
position where her cannon can finish off a damaged
foe. A Firepotter on board would be a worthwhile
investment; a Captain is mandatory. That runs her
sail-away cost way higher than any one-masted ship
can justify.
This ship is not a good value, by any stretch of
anyone's imagination.
The same 14 points could pay for infinitely more
effective fighters like La Sirviente or La Tartessos.
If you want a gold ship, you could get La Santa
Isabel and save a point. La Repulsa isn't repulsive,
but she's no prize, either.
I think there's two or three of these Spanish Main
1-masters that are called scout sloops by the flavor
text before the term is never heard again.
Anyway, this little La Repulsa is definately meant
to be a fighter. Her ability gives her +1 to her
cannon rolls for every friendly ship within S, and
since it's a 3S you can get near-perfect accuracy
with a couple of friends nearby.
The problem is that ships her size aren't great
fighters, no matter what their cannons are. They're
too small and even a ship with bad cannons can still
ram them to render them helpless.
This ability is further weakened by La Repulsa's
speed, a good S+L, which is unfortunately better
than a lot of other boats. Even boats than can keep
up with her are probobly better suited for fighting
and should be the ones shooting at the enemy.
La Repulsa has a fair two spaces for cargo, so she's
good for getting some gold.
Her cost, 14 points, is too much to make her a
viable option for any role.
I give La Repulsa a 2/5.
Burgernyg
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La
Repulsa
Spanish
14 points
2
3S
S+L
This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls for every
friendly ship within S of her.
Fighting: La
Repulsa is, in all honesty, a decent fighter, when
ignoring her point cost of course. But we can't
ignore her point cost, so in other words, she's an
abomination of a Spanish one-master. So, here we go
with the fighting aspect of her game. Her ability
can bump her cannon ranks down pretty low if you
sail a couple ships next to her, and her speed will
work wonders for ya. Her cargo allows a captain and
even a helmsman if wanted. Still, she costs 14
points for a mere mast, so she won't last long, and
I can't think of anyone willing to pay for La
Repulsa when they could get La Tartessos for the
same price. 1.75/5
Treasure: Oh
god. Oh lord. Oh sweet Jesus. Alrighty, here we go:
As said earlier, her speed is great... that should
be no problem at all. But she only has two cargo,
and she costs an atrocious, REPULSIVE (hence the
name of the ship) 14 points! How can you pay for 14
points for a ship with one mast that isn't a great
fighter and certainly isn't a great treasure
runner?! Don't use this ship. Just don't use it. 1/5
Overall Rating:
1.25/5
BAILEY
La
Repulsa (Spanish) - PoSM SS-004
Points: 14.
The absolute worst on a 1-master (except for Le
Solitaire at 17). It alone makes this ship
unplayable. 1/5
Cargo: 2.
Average cargo for a one-master; on any other
ship it would be bad, but for a 1-master it's
OK. 2.5/5
Move: S+L.
One of the only things this ship can actually do
well; but, for a 1-master, it's fairly normal.
4/5
Cannon: S3.
Exactly average. This cannon shouldn't do much
damage, even when this ship is left alone. 3/5
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her
cannon rolls for every friendly ship within S of
her. This is a
good ability, but on a 1-master, it goes to
waste. So your cannon is one rank higher; who
cares? You hit the enemy ship once, and your
dead. That's how it would go. 2/5
Overall:
This ship is a mediocre ship with
too many negative stats weighing it down. If it
cost 6 points less I'd consider it; right now,
it's a shabby second fighter that I could barely
ever see get any gameplay.
RATING: 1.5 / 5
Vladsimpaler
So,
today we begin PotSM: Spain week, with...well...WHAT
KIND OF A CRUEL JOKE IS THIS?!
La Repulsa, 14 points
Masts: 1
Cargo: 2
Speed: S+L
Cannon: 3S
Abilities: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls for
every friendly ship within S of her.
Flavor Text: "The Repulse" is a small but effective
scout sloop. The confidence and performance of her
small crew dramatically improve when she is part of
a larger force.
Ah yes, La Repulsa. Ineffective, day 1. Not many
ships have that title. Actually, I think this is the
only one that was ineffective, day 1. This ship is
literally the stain of Spain. And when I asked what
kind of cruel joke this was, it's because I like
Spain. Duh.
Onto the ship...-sob-...
Well, it's fast. And it has 2 cargo. Its cannon
isn't bad, nor is its ability....but its cost. Oh
god, its cost. It's terrible.
Not much can be said, this ship is terrible. Only
use it if you like to be the butt of jokes.
