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Pirate Piece of the Day

El Acorzado
Spanish - Spanish Main

Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts.

Type - Ship
Collector's Number -  SS-001

Piece Ratings: 4.22

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


Date Reviewed - 07.01.05

 

 WildWill

Name: El Acorzado

Set: POSM

Card #s: SS-01 (1st), #069 (Unl) both Rare

Type: Ship

Cost: 21 Points

Faction: Spanish

Masts: 5

Cargo: 5

Cannons 2S, 3L, 3L, 3L, 2S

Movement 1S

Ability: “Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts.

Flavor Text: “The captain of "The Battleship," pride of the Spanish fleet and perhaps the strongest ship ever built, claims that not even the devil himself could sink her. The mysterious pirate El Fantasma, however, may soon test that boast.”

Tied with the El Garante from the same set for most expensive Spanish Ship in the game, the El Acorazado is definitely a hulking mass of a gunboat.  For the same 21 points, the Garante has worse guns, and a special ability that is probably equal to the Acorazado (+1 to all cannon rolls for every friendly vessel within S range), but she moves slightly faster.  “The Battleship” – El Acorazado, definitely needs a helmsman.  She also needs a captain, but that’s pretty much a given on a Gunboat.  For a 33% chance of getting an extra turn Capitan Alarico Castro is pretty useful, and at 3 points, he’s a steal.  The key crew member for this vessel though is Joaquin Vega who has the ability “This ship ignores the first hit she takes each turn as long as she has all of her masts.”  If that crewmember is on board, it would take THREE successful shots to eliminate the first mast.  Of course, that combo has been around since the beginning of the game, and many savvy players have already figured out how to get around it.  Still, it’s a nasty move.  However, you can also throw Nemesio Diaz on board which will assist because his special ability is “Once per turn, cancel the ability of one crew or ship within S of this ship.”  With a maximum of 21 points available for crew, you could conceivably load her up with crew and really go to town…well…until Mermaids shows up and then, well, you’re sunk.

 

 

El Acorazado 1st Ed Rare (SS-01) Completed Auction Review – 6-23-05

# of completed Auctions: 2

High Amount: $9.99

Low Amount:  $5.50

Average Amount $7.75

 

The first edition Rare is quite tasty, probably 2nd tier as far as rares from SM go.  Since the Spanish got short-changed in Revolutions, I’d think the better Spanish ships will go up in value, since they have so many adherents.

 

El Acorazado Unl Ed Rare (#069) Completed Auction Review – 6-23-05

# of completed Auctions: 4

High Amount: $9.99

Low Amount:  $3.88

Average Amount $6.34

 

OK so the Unlimited version isn’t quite as valuable as the first.  Does it really matter to you?  If you’re a player, you just want the ship. 

 

My Ratings

Playability 4 of 5

Collectability 4 of 5

 

Next Week – AMERICANS are on the review block next week. If you would like to become a COTD reviewer, or you have suggestions as to which pieces we should review, send them to wmnoe@yahoo.com, or post on the message board!

 

See you in Davey Jone’s Locker!

 
The Great Fuzzball El Acorazado

Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts.

The captain of "The Battleship," pride of the Spanish fleet and perhaps the strongest ship ever built claims that not even the devil himself could sink her. The mysterious pirate El Fantasma, however, may soon test that boast.

Masts 5 2S,3L,3L,3L,2S 5/5
Cargo 5 4/5
Speed S 1/5


Review

The Acorazado is one of the toughest ships in the game. The only other 5 master in the game that has this special ability is the Constitution. Personally, I believe it is the best ship from Spanish main (this might be because it was the first one I got from a pack). Anyways, the only thing that sets it back is its speed at S. Any ship that doesn’t want to fight it can just out run it. A good thing for this ship is its ability. Because of its cost it is not usually seen in tournament games, however, since the forty point rule, it is now able to be used. The ideal crew for this is a helmsman, and Joaquin Vega. The reason why I say Joaquin Vega is that it takes 3 hits to eliminate your first mast making it impossible for any ship other than the five masters to be able to take more than one mast away with out crew.

My Rating 2.9/5(alone)

My Rating (with Joaquin Vega + Helmsman) 4/5
 
Yoyoboy67 El Acorzado
Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts.

Points:
21 points. Ouch. Your typical game is 40 points. This takes up over HALF of that! Even though it has good stats and a good ability, this is just too many
points. Point rating: 5/10.

Masts:
5 Masts
Mast Rating: 5/5.

Cannons:
5 Cannons.
Mast 1 Cannon 2S Mast 2 Cannon 3L
Mast 3
Cannon 3L
Mast 4 Cannon 3L
Mast 5 Cannon 2S
Mast 1 and 5, while they may only be S cannons, you still only have to roll a 3 or higher. If you can get these in range, you have a good chance to hit.
For 2, 3, and 4, you can shoot from farther away. However, 4+ is slightly harder to roll (although you still
shouldn’t have trouble with it)
Cannon Rating: 8/10

Movement:
S. Sllllooooowwwwww. S just doesn’t cut it – it will take to long to get this thing where you need it to be quicky. This attribute of the ship basically makes it better late game.
Movement Rating: 2/5

Cargo:
5 Cargo. Another upside of the ship. While you probably will only be using this for shooting (it’s name does mean “The Battleship”, afterall.), just in case you get to an island it never hurts to explore it for some treasure.
Also, because of the high point values of this ship, it allows it to hold many crew.
This only helps with that.
Cargo Rating: 8/10

Ability:
This is where she shines. The captain of this sheep claims not even the devil himself could sink her, and I agree with this. It will take 11 hits at least to sink this, and she’ll probably have sunk her enemies by then.
Ability Rating: 10/10

This ship stands strong while she shoots the heck out of her opponents, Total Rating: 3.8/5 ~Yoyoboy67~ Hate my reviews? Love them? Email me at yoyoboy67@yahoo.com
 

Lord Fiend Name: El Acorazado
Type:Ship
Card Number: SS-001
Rarity:Rare

Point Value: 21
Steep ...very...very steep , My only concern is that you'll have wasted all your points on a single ship! I hope it's other stats better be worth it...
Point Value Rating: 4/10 most games are 30 points ,wasting 21 of those points on a single ship ? nah.

Mast: 5
Nice number ,which means it'll survive various battles as well as winning them by having a good offense and defense. In my book that's pretty darn good Mast Rating: 10/10

Cannons: 2S 3L 3L 3L 2S 1S
ugh! the short cannons are OK but the long range cannons are a problem cause of the dice roll,meaning you'll only have a 50% chance of hitting your target but you'll have various shots at it seeing as how you will have 3 times to roll a 4,5,6 decent at best.
Cannons Rating: 7/10

Move:1S
Slow ship means that you'll more than likely have a game which is focused on getting this ship to an island to get treasure and once again the long trip back.
Move Rating: 1/10 simply speed is almost everything

Cargo: 5
So this is what slows this ship down a massive cargo hold ! once arriving to an Island you'll probably get ALL the treasure on that particular island with this big cargo space.
Cargo Rating: 9.5/10

Effect/Ability:
Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts

this ship was definately made to last and this effect just adds onto it's defense.
Pretty much Indestructible in a battle against a single ship, so only a massive attack will bring this particular ship down ! Im conclusion this ship's defense is great and deserves to not be overlooked

Effect/Ability Rating: 10/10 I am IRON MAN ~ozzy

TOTAL RATING: I dislike math ,you should have a pretty good idea whether or not to like this ship by now right?
 
Newbulous El Acorzado - #SS-01 - Spanish Main

Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts.

This thing is a Spanish Behemoth. For being a Spanish ship, renowned for their speed, I’m surprised that it has only an S for mobility whereas most other five masted ships have L. Coming in at 21 points, over half you’re overall total this ship better be good. Its effect definitely is a bugger to

destroy with its effect. And having 2 2S and 3 3L ranged cannons bares well with assault ships, but for the point value having all 2S or 2L cannons would have made this a first point pick. The usual five cargo space can accommodate enough needed crew and still have enough for one or two gold coins. As far as the Spanish go there is either this or El Garante for massive ships. I prefer the Garante if you’re a low crew, heavy ship player but you’re probably better off with a ship with a lower cost, like L’Aquila so you’re fleet can have more options. The Spanish are a more tactical nation and should keep the big point ships for the British.

3.5/5 Constructed, good defence but it might also be hard for you to hit things and high point cost.

4/5 Limited/Sealed, A lot of points is negligible here as good for you’re ships’
nationalities are hard to find, and even though there are better warships, any rare is hard to find and thus good in this format.
 
I M Einstein El Acorazado-Spanish Main-Spanish-Rare

Two hits from the same shoot action are required to destroy one of this ships's masts.

Well today's card of the day is the spanish powerhouse, El Acorazado. It has five masts so it will stay alive for quite some time. It has 5 cargo spaces. It has a horrid S base move. The ship is pretty solid otherwise. 21 points is a little costly though.

Cargo: It has 5 cargo for a five masted ship that's about average considering it has a 21 point cost.At least 2 of those cargo points have to be used for crew. 3/5


Masts: It has 5 masts so it gets a 5/5

Cannons: The front and back cannons are 2S which will hit 2/3 of the time. The middle 3 cannons are 3L which will hit 1/2 of the time. Overall the cannons are very good. If they all have a chance to hit, about 3 will hit. 4/5

Speed: S. HORRID! A helmsman is a must! 1/5

Effect analysis: The effect is perfect for the ship. Add in a joaquin vega and you have yourself an almost impregnable 1 on 1 ship!


Overall this ship gets a 4.3/5

Crew to Consider: Joaquin Vega, Contessa Anita Amore, helmsman, captain, shipwright.
 

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