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Pirate Piece of the Day

Le Solitaire (France)
CC #082

Piece Ratings: 1.20

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


Date Reviewed - 07.02.09

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: Le Solitaire (France)
Card: CC #082 (Rare)
Points: 17
Masts: 1
Cargo: 1
Moves: L
Guns : 5L
Hit %: 17 (S), 0 (L)
Ability: Friendly ships within S of this ship get +1 to their cannon rolls.

Behold, the #1 contender for the title of Worst Ship in the Game!

This ship has speed that's close to rock bottom. She has the worst cargo a ship can have without going to zero. She has one horrible cannon. And all this goes for a price tag that could buy you Le Soleil Royal, a Captain, and half a Helmsman. Or you could buy a top-rated gold squadron
-- Le Bon Marin, Le Pique, and L'Intrepide -- with one point left over.
Heck, for seventeen points, you could buy just about anything and it would be a better value than this waste of plastic. Even if you tried to use her to support other ships, she'd need a Helmsman to keep up with them, and now you've spent almost half the points of a standard 40-point game on a ship that can't shoot, can't board, and can't run gold.

What's surprising about this miserable ship is that she's French, and French ships tend to be very cost-effective. But not this one.
"Solitaire" means "alone," and that's a good name for this ship. Leave it alone.

Goldship rating: 1.8 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 1.1 / 5
Boarding rating: 1.4 / 5
Value for points: 1.0 / 5
Matthew

Ship Name: Le Solitaire

Collector's Number: 082

Set Affiliation:

Faction Affiliation: France

Rarity: R

Type: Ship

Point Value: 17

Cargo Space: 1

Base Move: L

Cannons: 5L

Friendly ships within S of this ship get +1 to their cannon rolls. 

 

            Le Solitaire is a terrible ship with a dreadful cost. I can’t imagine why anyone would want it for fighting reasons. You could get the 3-Masted USS Springfield for one-point extra, plus it can fight better than this ship can. It moves a crummy L, one of the worst speeds I have seen this week. Even with a Cargo Master what are you going to do? It can hardly shoot and is worth 17 points, and with 17 points you can use large 5-masted ships like Le Soleil Royal or even the HMS Swallow. Also, if you use this with other ships, guess who’s going to get sunk first? Le Solitaire—that’s who—and if you’re going to use her for fighting purposes, I can prescribe far better ships then this ship.

 

            Fighting Ship? No; 1/5

            Raiding Ship? No; 1/5

            Boarding Ship? No; 1/5

Gold Ship? No; 1/5

            Scout Ship? No; 1/5

            Guerilla Ship? No; 1/5

            Speed Efficient? Somewhat; 1.5/5

            Point Efficient? No way; 1/5

            Average: 1.06/5

Draco
Starcloud
Le Solitaire

This ship's name is very ironic considering what role she's supposed to play in your fleet.

Powers: All friendly ships within "S" of her get +1 to their cannon rolls. A big help for your ships indeed, but if you try and pump up more than one ship at a time, you'll have really tight formations that probably can't engage more than one enemy.

Cargo Space: 1 cargo space. Fill it with a crew that fits your fleet's style.

Masts: One mast with a 5L cannon, which is bad, but then again you don't pick Le Solitaire so that she can do her own fighting.

Base Move: Most one-mast ships have better, but Le Solitaire's "L" is pretty ideal for keeping pace with your gunships.

Point Value: For 17 points, you could get a small fleet of boats that already have good guns. Le Solitaire has a limited combat role that, while useful, should only be picked if you're playing huge games. Even in a 100 point game though, she's using almost a fifth of your points.

I give Le Solitaire a 1.5/5.

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