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Morning Star
 

Piece Ratings: 4.00

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


Date Reviewed - 06.19.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike

Name: Morning Star (Spain)

Card: FS #205 (Limited Edition)

Points: 9

Masts: 5

Cargo: 6

Moves: S+S

Guns : 3S,4S,4S,4S,4S

Hit %: 200 (S), 0 (L)

Ability: Eliminate one of this ship’s masts when she rolls a 1 on any cannon roll.

 

Fire & Steel includes multiple versions of the same ship, passed around the various factions. In Spanish hands, the Morning Star is kind of run-down and beaten-up, with very poor cannons and an awful ability.

This does not matter.

 

With S+S speed, a whopping 6 cargo, and the lowest price ever for a five-masted ship, Morning Star is built for gold all the way. All the crew she needs is Domenic Freda, the combination explorer and extra cargo-space guy, and a Helmsman; that gives her 6 free cargo, triple-S speed, five masts to ignore pesky little fighters with, and a sail-away cost of only 15 points. I don't think any other faction can top that; only one ship comes close, the English Aberdeen Baron, and she still can't compete.

 

If the Morning Star gets attacked, don't even think of shooting back; you might hurt yourself more than the enemy. Just shift into high gear and run to the next wild island. Don't come home until your holds are full. This might be the first ship in years that can challenge the Darkhawk II for the title of "best big gold ship in the game."

 

Goldship rating: 3.3 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 2.7 / 5

Boarding rating: 3.2 / 5

Value for points: 3.5 / 5

Draco Starcloud Morning Star

From the looks of the card gallery, the Morning Star has been passed around to every nation in the Fire and Steel set like......chicken pox in a kindergarten class.

HA!

This version of it though has the distinction of being the cheapest 5-master. Of course, the cheaper the boat, the worse it is, right?

And the Morning Star certainly has its flaws. Its cannons are awful for a big ship: one 3S and four 4S! And her ability? For every 1 you roll for cannons, she loses a mast!

At this point, you might be wondering what good the boat is if avoiding combat is so obvious by this point.

Like most ships destined to avoid combat, this version of the Morning Star makes a great gold runner.

She's got built-in S+S speed; a Helmsman is not necessary, but an Explorer might be nice. She has six cargo spaces; a lot of room by modern standards. If you do need a crew, the Morning Star will still haul plenty of cargo. As I mentioned before, she is also the cheapest 5-master currently sailing the seven seas; it will cost you a whole nine points to field this Morning Star.

You won't get a lot of game-making crew on-board the Morning Star with only nine points available, but that works out for you since you want her hauling as much cargo as possible, not gunning for glory. She can hold her own if she has to, but keep her away from ruffians.

I give the Morning Star a 4.5/5.

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