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Pirate Piece of the Day

Divine Wind
Jade Rebellion - South China Seas

Junk. If this ship shoots at a ship that was previously shot at by another ship this turn, she gets +1 to her cannon rolls against that ship this turn.

Type - Ship
Collector's Number -  006

Piece Ratings: 3

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


Date Reviewed - 02.22.06

 
Aethereal

 

Divine Wind

Welcome to South China Seas week! We'll be looking at stuff from the new set, and to start things off we're going to have a week of Jade Rebellion ships and crew. Today is the Divine Wind, a ship with a tongue-twister of an ability. Let's break this guy down...for ten points, you get 3 masts with 3S, 3L, 3S cannons. About average. The L movement is also average...you'll want a Helmsman if you use this guy.
4 cargo spaces is adequate for putting a couple crew on this guy, but she's obviously no treasure hauler. Fortunately, her ability reflects that. First, she's a Junk, so you can shoot through your own masts.
More importantly, if you have the Divine Wind shoot at a ship that already got shot at this turn, she gets +1 to her rolls. That is a pretty neat ability. You can pair the Divine Wind with another smaller ship, have the smaller ship let loose and then the Divine Wind can clean up now that it has some very nice cannons. The only thing is it relies on having another ship around, because otherwise you just have average cannons. I'll give this ship an average score, because that's what it is. Certainly not a bad choice, but not the best choice either.

Rating: 3/5
 

 WildWill

Pirates of the South China Seas #006

Name:  Divine Wind

Set: POBC

Card #s: 006

Rarity: Common

Type: Ship

Cost: 10 Points

Masts: 3

Cannons: 3S, 3L, 3S

Cargo: 4

Movement: 1l

Faction: Jade Rebellion

Link: Warlord Cavendish

 

Ability –  Junk. If this ship shoots at a ship that was previously shot at by another ship this turn, she gets +1 to her cannon rolls against that ship this turn.

 

Flavor Text - Captained by English turncoat Warlord Cavendish, the Divine Wind preys on the weakest ships, no matter which flag they sail under.

 

Our first South China Seas review is a common?  OK who picked this week?  Wasn’t me.  I couldn’t get on the calendar system on time…but it’s OK, this piece is very different from anything we’ve seen so far.  This piece is a pure secondary attack vessel, with the Cargo spots to do some treasure hunting (or stock up with firepots/smokepots).  The link to Cavendish is quite nice, since he’s a 5 point double action crew, who ALSO allows you to have Pirate crew abilities on this ship.  Throw the no-cost crew ability on board and you’ve got a nightmare to deal with if you stock it with the right crew (Sac Captain anyone?)  The cost on this ship is just about right too, in fact, she seems a tad undercosted to me.

 

Commons aren’t usually assessed for their collectible value (unless there’s something really special about them).  This ship probably won’t sell for more than a couple buck.

 

My Ratings

Playability 3 of 5

Collectability 2 of 5

 

Next time – Jade Rebels Crew-FERS WOO HOO.

 


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