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Pirate Piece of the Day

Crewfer Twofer:

Governor Weatherby Swann

&

Lieutenant Henry Ducie Chads

Piece Ratings: See reviews for ratings today

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


Date Reviewed - 12.05.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: (faction)
Card: PC #072a (Uncommon)

Points: 2
Ability: When touching a Pirate ship, this ship can load as much of that ship’s treasure as she can carry.


Gov. Swann lets you take
Governor Weatherby SwannPirate ships by surprise and steal their booty.
You can put him on any English ship, so the enemy can't know in advance that your ship is going to rob him blind. Of course, that English ship has to be fast enough to catch Pirate gold ships, which tend to be pretty quick, and it has to have enough cargo to make such a robbery worthwhile, minus one cargo space for Swann. There aren't many such ships out there; HMS Lady Provost (S+L move, 6 cargo, home-island
robber) might be the best choice.

Weatherby Swann wasn't the most effective character in the Pirates movies, and he isn't the most effective crew in this game, either. He can surprise the enemy if you use him now and then, and his point cost isn't out of line. But if the enemy doesn't use Pirates, or if his ship can't catch them, he's useless.

Gold crew rating: 1.5 / 5
Gun crew rating: 1.0 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.2 / 5
Value for points: 2.9 / 5
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Name: Lieutenant Henry Ducie Chads (England)
Card: MI #043b (Common)
Points: 5
Link : HMS Botany Bay
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 Pirate ships.

Lt. Chads doesn't have the
Lieutenant Henry Ducie ChadsPirate-robber ability, but he certainly hates Pirates, so he gets included in this week's review. He combines a good ability (+1 vs Pirates) with a great one (the SAT), and he saves you a point and a cargo space compared to getting those abilities with two separate crew. You'll want to put him on a ship with four or more masts, to maximize the havoc he can wreak, and to reduce the chance of losing him in a boarding action. If you can, put him on a ship with a reroll (or a crew that gives a reroll), to give you a second chance at getting that SAT. The SAT/reroll combo has become one of my favorites, and a consistent game-winner for me.

His link to HMS Botany Bay, a mediocre fighter, isn't worth worrying about. She costs one point more than HMS London (see Tuesday's review) and is a much worse ship. No, put him on something big and bad, like HMS Grand Temple or HMS Swallow, and watch him tear the enemy apart.

Gold crew rating: 2.3 / 5
Gun crew rating: 4.2 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.4 / 5
Value for points: 3.7 / 5

Draco Starcloud Governor Weatherby Swann and Lieutenant Henry Dulce

It's a Crew-fer-Two-fer, the first we've done in a while.

Governor Weatherby Swann keeps our "stealing from Pirates" theme going. His only power is to give a ship the ability to steal gold from a Pirate ship, which works great in the Carribean set when there was only England and Pirates, but is less useful in the overall game. If your opponent uses a lot of Pirate gold runners and you've got a fast ship with lots of cargo space, feel free to call up the Governor; he only costs 2 points.

I give Governor Weatherby Swann a 3/5.

Lieutenant Henry Dulce

The good lieutenant partially fits the week's theme; he gives a ship +1 to cannon rolls against Pirates and has a Same Action Twice power. He also links to the HMS Botany Bay, but that ship can't use him very well. He's a decent value at 5 points though.

I give Lieutenant Henry Dulce a 3/5.

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