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Pirate Piece of the Day

Glaive
 

Piece Ratings: 3.40

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


Date Reviewed - 03.26.08

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: Glaive (France)
Card: RotF #041 (Common)
Points: 9

Masts: 2
Cargo: 4
Moves: L
Guns : 3L, 3L
Hit %: 100 (S), 100 (L)
Ability: Schooner. When this ship carries no cargo, she gets +S to her base move.

There are people on this board who sometimes take issue with the ratings I give in these reviews, and that's okay. This ship is proof that my system isn't perfect. She's not the best gold ship France ever launched, but she's a good one.

Her ability means she'll spend half her time moving at S+L, and the other half at L, which averages out to S+S. Four cargo is fine and dandy, and nine points isn't bad. Her cannons are fair, but her role isn't about shooting them. If you put any crew on her at all, it should be a Helmsman, which would really make her fly, but she needs no crew to make her useful.

When I ran this ship's numbers through my Magic Spreadsheet of Piratical Numbers, it gave a gold ship rating of only 2.6, which is way too low.
So I ignored the spreadsheet and gave her the rating I thought she deserved. She's not quite as effective as the older French gold ships, like Le Bon Marin, L'Intrepide, or Le Pique. But if you don't have those ships in your collection, and you want some gold on your home island, the Glaive will serve you well.

Goldship rating: 3.2 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 2.7 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.7 / 5
Value for points: 3.4 / 5

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