Name:    Madagascar (Pirates)

Card:    SCS #036 (Uncommon)

Points:  13

Masts: 3

Cargo: 4

Moves: S+L

Guns : 4S,4L,4S

Hit %: 100 (S), 33 (L)

Ability: After this ship resolves a shoot action, she may move as a free action.

The island of Madagascar was a pirate stronghold for years; it gave them easy access to the trade routes from Europe to India and Asia. This Pirate ship looks like a worthy resident of that island.

The Madagascar was made for boarding gold ships and stealing their money. She has the speed to overhaul them, the mast count and the ability to defeat them, and the cargo holds to profit from it. Her cannons are poor, but even one hit equates to a +1 boarding bonus, so she doesn't need world-beating cannons for her boarding actions. She can serve well as a gold ship if boarding victims can't be found, but she's way too expensive to pursue that role exclusively.

Like the Sea Monkey we looked at yesterday, the Madagascar is a good value if you use her aggressively in her combined roles of gold-stealer and gold-runner. If you just want a gold ship, the Pirates have dozens of ships that can serve just as well for a lot fewer points.

Goldship rating: 4.0 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 2.4 / 5

Boarding rating: 3.6 / 5

Value for points: 3.5 / 5