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Fleet "Vive Le Roi!" - 45 Points (extended format) show standard format
created by danomight 

As powerful as Pirate-pure fleets are, I’ve always felt somewhat guilty about playing them. Here then is a variant of an earlier fleet I submitted now translated over to the French faction.

The basic idea behind this fleet has not changed. A ship with a +2 gold bonus remains docked at your home island while a lone runner coves out to a wild island and a gunship backed up by events takes on the enemy. Hopefully the runner returns with four pieces totaling at least eight points so that, after the runner docks with the ‘bonus ship,’ four +2 bonuses on each coin will get you to the 16 points needed to win.

At first glance, it would appear that no French ship with a +2 gold bonus can equal the economical Ahura Mazda of the Pirates. However, a little innovation utilizing France’s excellent balance of named crew does the trick. OE Le Coeur du Lion combined with Maurice Aristide for the bonus and Princess Arii to allow for his placement costs five points, exactly the cost of Ahura Mazda.

As for the runner, a piece with at least four cargo holds and respectable speed is needed. La Dijon fits the bill and even comes equipped with the vital ‘trade treasure’ ability that allows her to avoid negative unique treasures and ensure that she brings back eight or more gold points.

Finally, this fleet needs the capability to hold off the enemy for the four turns needed to trade in the four coins. DJC Le Bonaparte backed up by a Becalmed event works very nicely. Having Claude Pierre on Le Bonaparte allows you to optimize this gunship combo for the task at hand. If you’re dealing with lots of small pesky treasure runners, flip him for a helmsman at the start of the game. If you’re dealing with larger gunships, a firepot specialist might be a better choice. In any case, after you use him to bring in a two point crew, you can sacrifice him with Arathiel for an extra action. Be sure to consider 'double pinning' with this ship since she can't be hit within S, but avoid being stuck to any one target if your enemy has multiple gunships or runners that have yet to be delt with.
 
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Section: Ship #1 (4 miniatures)
1 x Capitaine Arathiel (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 090A
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 5
    		• Miniature text:
    This ship may move and shoot using the same move action. Once per turn, you may eliminate one of this ship's crew to give her an extra action.
    1 x Claude Perier (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 087
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 3
    		• Miniature text:
    This crew takes up no cargo space when revealed. When revealed, put a crew with point cost 2 or less from outside of the game onto this ship.
    1 x Le Bonaparte (PofDJC)
  • Collector's Number: 078
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: U
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 16
  • Cargo Space: 3
  • Base Move: S+L
  • Cannons: 3L-3S-3S-3L
    		• Miniature text:
    Schooner. This ship cannot be shot at by ships within S of her.
    1 x Vicomte Jules de Cissey (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 089
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 0
    		• Miniature text:
    Limit, Ransom. Place this crew face up during setup. You may build your fleet using 5 more points than the build total. This crew cannot leave this ship unless it is captured or eliminated.
     
    Section: Ship #2 (1 miniatures)
    1 x La Dijon (PofFN)
  • Collector's Number: 071
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 8
  • Cargo Space: 4
  • Base Move: S+L
  • Cannons: 3S-4S
    		• Miniature text:
    After looking at treasure on a wild island, you may trade any one treasure from that island for a random treasure on any other wild island. This ship must load the traded treasure.
     
    Section: Ship #3 (3 miniatures)
    1 x Le Coeur de Lion (PatOE)
  • Collector's Number: 080
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: R
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 2
  • Cargo Space: 3
  • Base Move: S+S
  • Cannons: 2L
    		• Miniature text:
    This ship cannot shoot when she carries treasure.

    Le Coeur du Lion is a mere shell of her former self, barely able to maintain discipline among her crew and sporting more leaks than usable cannons.
    1 x Maurice Aristide (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 030B
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 3
    		• Miniature text:
    One of this ship's treasures is worth +2 gold when unloaded at your home island. Link: Phillipe du Brissac.
    1 x Princess Arii Auraa (PofSCS)
  • Collector's Number: 084A
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 0
    		• Miniature text:
    Always place this crew face up; it cannot be eliminated unless its ship sinks. Crew placed on this ship cost no points, but they always each take up one cargo space. When this ship is hit, roll a d6. On a result of 5 or 6, move the crew on this ship with the highest point cost to a wild island chosen by the player to your left.
     
    Section: Events (3 miniatures)
    1 x Becalmed (PofR)
  • Collector's Number: 098B
  • Faction Affiliation: Treasure
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Event
  • Point Value: 4
  • Cargo Space: 0
    		• Miniature text:
    Reveal this event at the beginning of one of your turns and place its token anywhere on the play area (except on an island or a ship). No ship within L of the token may be given a move action unless she can move when derelict. Remove Becalmed from the game at the beginning of your next turn.
    1 x Favor of the Gods (PofSCS)
  • Collector's Number: 058B
  • Faction Affiliation: Treasure
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Event
  • Point Value: 2
    		• Miniature text:
    Reveal this event at the beginning of one of your turns: Remove all events from the game.
    1 x Hidden Cove (PofSCS)
  • Collector's Number: 057B
  • Faction Affiliation: Treasure
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Event
  • Point Value: 2
    		• Miniature text:
    Reveal this event at the beginning of one of your turns: As a free action, dock one of your ships at the nearest unexplored wild island or the nearest wild island with no treasure on it.
     
     
    Fleet Statistics
    Distribution by Base Move
    - 8  73 %  
    S+L 2  18 %  
    S+S 1  9 %  
     
    Distribution by Cargo Space
    - 7  64 %  
    - 1  9 %  
    3 2  18 %  
    4 1  9 %  
     
    Distribution by Faction Affiliation
    France 8  73 %  
    Treasure 3  27 %  
     
    Distribution by Point Value
    - 2  18 %  
    16 1  9 %  
    2 3  27 %  
    3 2  18 %  
    4 1  9 %  
    5 1  9 %  
    8 1  9 %  
     
    Distribution by Rarity
    C 9  82 %  
    R 1  9 %  
    U 1  9 %  
     
    Distribution by Type
    Crew 5  45 %  
    Event 3  27 %  
    Ship 3  27 %  
     


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    vladsimpaler 



    Subject:    Posted: July 12, 2007 01:10 pm Reply with quote  Report content icon
    I gave you a 5 to counteract your one, Danomight.
    And I see that you're still paying for Le Bonaparte!
    A very nice fleet!
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    darrin 



    Subject:    Posted: April 3, 2008 09:04 am Reply with quote  Report content icon
    Huh. I can't remember giving this fleet a 3. It should have been a 5. I can't imagine why anyone would give it a 1. Looks like a pretty impressive fleet.

    I used a similar combo with my UPS 2.0 fleet, but I juggle Maurice Aristide and a gaggle of oarsmen between Le Coeur de Lion and L'Intrepide, although La Fureur would work for 2 points less.

    Some other observations:

    Becalmed, but no oarsmen or galleys in your fleet. Most SAC multi-action fleets carry oarsmen just for SAC fodder, so Becalmed might not have much effect.

    La Dijon is a good treasure runner, but not my first pick. Then again, *everybody and their dog* starts with Le Bon Marin and L'Intrepide. Still, if you trade La Dijon and Becalmed for Le Bon Marin + L'Intrepide, you've got two excellent treasure runners, and still room leftover for an oarsman.
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    colringbk 



    Subject:    Posted: April 9, 2008 11:58 am Reply with quote  Report content icon
    Wow, nice work. I'm impressed you have 3 successful ships AND 3 useful events. Thats hard to work into a fleet of just 45 points.

    I think its funny that you feel guilty using the Pirates but you have no qualms about using Le Bonaparte. Trading one evil for another.
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