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Top 10 of 2008

#5 Maui's Fishhook

Piece Ratings: 2.50

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


Date Reviewed - 02.02.09

 
Draco Starcloud Maui's Fishhook

The larger of the two Super Rares of Savage Shores, the Maui's Fishhook is one of the new Hoist Boats, which looks a lot like Bombardiers except with big cranes instead of cannons. She's also English, just so you know.

The Hoist rules are kind of odd, but I think they can be summarized as such: the hoist works like a built-in explorer. The hoist also allows you to transfer cargo from wild islands to other ships within the hoist's range.

The Maui's Fishhook also has the Secret Hold keyword, so your enemies can't remove her cargo unless they sink her.

Her third ability is that she can also randomly take one treasure from any ship within S of her.

Maui's Fishhook has a link to the Super Rare crew, Lady Kamaile, who allows all nationalities of crew to serve on the Maui's Fishhook. She also allows you to mark islands as explored from S away.

Cargo Space: Maui's Fishhook has a grand five cargo spaces, which is great since gold running is her best feature.

Masts: The hoist doesn't count, so she only has three. She's well-armed though with two 3L and one 2L.

Base Move: Unfortunately, you may need those guns since Maui's Fishhook only has a base move of L. She may be a gold runner, but she's not a fast gold runner.

Point Cost: If it weren't for her 20 point cost, I'd say park her next to wild islands and use her to fill up other gold runners, but leaving her in one place would make her vulnerable to your enemy's gunboats.

The Maui's Fishhook can be a great gold runner, but she needs crew to shore up her weaknesses and she's already got a higher price tag than most gold runners. The hoist is a neat gimmick, but I'm not sure it's worth the cost more than once.

I give the Maui's Fishhook a 2.5/5.

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