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Pirate Piece of the Day

Jean Laffite
Pirates - Revolution

Once at the beginning of each of your turns, roll a d6. On a result of 6, any ship in your fleet may be given two actions that turn.

Type - Crew
Collector's Number -  015

Piece Ratings: 2.5

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


Date Reviewed - 09.21.05
 

Capitaine Gaston
de St. Croix

French - Crimson Coast

Once per turn before you give this ship an action, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship may be given the same action twice. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against English ships. 

Type - Crew
Collector's Number -  085

Piece Ratings: 2.85

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


Date Reviewed - 09.21.05
 


 WildWill
Pirates of the Revolution – Jean Lafitte #015
Name: Jean Lafitte
Set: Pirates of the Revolution
Card #: 015
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 5
Link: Pride

Ability: “Once at the beginning of each of your turns, roll a d6. On a result of 6, any ship in your fleet may be given two actions that turn.”

Flavor Text: “The Gentleman Pirate is so infamous in New Orleans that the French, American and Spanish leaders all have placed a bounty on his head. He has honored them with a bounty in return.”

Today’s Crew-Fer starts out with a real historical figure, the infamous pirate Lafitte, who was the scourge of the early 19th century Gulf of Mexico. Lafitte was never caught, and his demise remains a mystery to this day. Despite being on the wrong side of the law Lafitte offered several hundred troops to fight for the Americans against the British during the War of 1812. He created two “kingdoms”, one in New Orleans just after the Louisana Purchase, and one in Texas after being run out of New Orleans circa 1817. His whereabouts become murky after 1826, though a “journal” of his was published over 100 years later, claming he got married and raised some kids. The true story of Lafitte will probably never be discovered, but he sure is one of the more colorful and interesting pirates that ever lived.

And as such, his gaming counterpart is a powerful figure indeed. He has the same ability as Commodore Rhys Griffin Owens (reviewed here: http://pojo.com/pirates/CotD/2005/July/20.shtml), but Lafitte is one point cheaper! That’s Pirates for you. Since they are the game’s titular faction, they get the best and cheapest abilities! Not only that, but Lafitte is linked to his flagship, the Pride, and when he’s on board that 13 point cost 3 masted vessel, he takes up no cargo space! Now if he could only move and shoot!

Unfortunately, Lafitte is not a very popular rare card. There are no recent auctions on Ebay for him, but he’s not that difficult to pull. As with any rare crew, you shouldn’t have to spend more than five bucks for him.

My Ratings:

Playability 3 of 5
Collectability 2.5 of 5


Pirates of the Crimson Coast – Capitaine Gaston de St. Croix #085
Name: Capitaine Gaston de St. Croix
Set: Pirates of the Crimson Coast
Card #: 085
Rarity: Rare
Cost: 5

Ability: Once per turn before you give this ship an action, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship may be given the same action twice. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against English ships.

Flavor Text: The bold Capitaine Gaston de St. Croix is a member of one of France's oldest and most honored families, and his dashing good looks and forays against the English have caught the eye of Vicomtesse de Richelieu. Because she outranks him, it's quite possible that her interest is personal. Her attention has thus far been discreet, but that may change soon.

Our esteemed Capitaine has virtually the same ability as the Crimson Coast version of Jack Hawkins, except that it costs him one point less, and the second ability is different. Where Jack has the crew cannot be eliminated ability, Gaston gets +1 against English. Again, the French and English rivalry (rivalry? Try outright hatred) makes it’s way into the game. You’ll find that the French get a lot of anti-English abilities, and the English, well, they get a lot of anti-Pirate abilities. Go figure. This crew should be a staple of any well balanced French fleet. If he’s not in your fleet, go get him now.

Which shouldn’t be too hard. No actual sales on Gaston. Perhaps the French just aren’t ready for the major leagues eh?

My Ratings:

Playability 4 of 5
Collectability 2 of 5.

Next time – You Choose the COTD Weeks The Sequel ends with a bang, probably the best fort around…stay tuned me hearties.
 
Aethereal Jean Laffite

The first thing that you notice is the cost for this crew. 5 points is pretty expensive for crew, so it had better come attached with a good ability. So on each turn you get to roll a die, and if you nail a six, you get to give the Titan/Enterprise ability to any ship in your fleet that turn. The ability to give any ship two actions that turn is obviously very powerful. However, you have to hit exactly a six, which, as my "higher" math skills have determined, means each turn you only get a one in six shot of getting the effect. This really hurts the ability, in my eyes. I don't think I'd want to pay five points to have such a low chance of even getting the ability, and have no other abilities or anything attached to the crew. I might pay six or even seven points to have this dude if I could also get the ability on a five. However, he doesn't do this, and so instead we're stuck with a pretty iffy crew member.

Rating: 2/5

Capitaine Gaston de St. Croix

Another five point crew. This time you get to give the ship he's on the same action twice if you roll a 5 or a 6, and you get +1 against English ships. The bonus against English ships isn't that big a deal (although it can be fun to put this on Monday's Le Dauphin Royal if you play against a lot of English), but the other ability isn't bad to have. Obviously this guy is pretty awesome if you throw in a Captain, but that's eight points you're spending on two crew. If I really wanted to use this combo, I'd just use a crew that gives the extra action ability with no other bonuses, since it's cheaper. I also wish this guy had the Captain ability, but then he'd be, you know, bah-roken. This guy isn't bad but not my first choice by any means.

Rating: 2.5/5
 

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