This is an agressive fleet, but each ship has extra cargo to take on some stolen booty.
El Neptuno has double range cannons, a +1 world hater, and a 1 in 3 chance of getting an extra action. With the speed of S+S+S she is going to be a serious threat. A 1 in 3 chance of hitting at L+L range is quite dangerous. Luis Zuan on board as a captain with +1 against all but Spainards gives the cannons a 50/50 chance to hit making the El Neptuno a great ship for the 12 points spent.
La Serpiente also has double range cannons and decent cannons when in close range. The L+S speed is fairly normal.
El Afortunado is slow but cheap. She still has two cargo spaces and can move as well with or without her sail.
Use the Hidden Cove to get El Afortunado out to an island to explore. Leave at least one gold coin or positive Unique treasure for La Serpiente to gather.
If you run the fleet together, you can use your long guns to keep enemies at bay. If they start to get to close send El Neptuno out for a fight.
Keep La Serpiente's guns in range of El Afortunado, she is too slow to be left undefended.
If your opponent is a pure treasure running fleet, leave El Afortunado to herself, and send both the other ships out to harrass your opponent. La Serpiente should set up a blockade and El Neptuno should get agressive on the runners. If they are all small masted ships, you may even be able to derelict a few a turn if they get in range.
Section: Ship #1 (5 miniatures)
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Capitan Alarico Castro (PofSMU)
Collector's Number: 085
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: R
Type: Crew
Point Value: 3
Miniature text: 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. Link: Castro's Loyalists.
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Contessa Anita Amore (PofCC)
Collector's Number: 060
Faction Affiliation: Spain
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.
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El Neptuno (PofCC)
Collector's Number: 048
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: R
Type: Ship
Point Value: 12
Cargo Space: 5
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 4L-4L-4L-4L-4L
Miniature text: You may double the range of this ship's cannons each turn, but you must roll a 6 to hit. Link: Almirante Carlos Pavón y Miranda, Commandante Antonio de Silva.
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Helmsman (PofMI)
Collector's Number: 125
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 2
Miniature text: This ship gets +S to her base move.
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Luis Zuan (PofMI)
Collector's Number: 069
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: R
Type: Crew
Point Value: 7
Miniature text: This ship may move and shoot using the same move action. This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against any non-Spanish ship. Link:
Section: Ship #2 (3 miniatures)
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Captain (PofCC)
Collector's Number: 127
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 3
Miniature text: This ship may move and shoot using the same move action.
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Helmsman (PofSCS)
Collector's Number: 118
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 2
Miniature text: This ship gets +S to her base move.
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La Serpiente (PofBC)
Collector's Number: 065
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Ship
Point Value: 7
Cargo Space: 3
Base Move: L
Cannons: 2S-3S
Miniature text: You may double the range of this ship's cannons each turn, but you must roll a 6 showing to hit. Link: Almirante Carlos Pavón y Miranda, Commandante Antonio de Silva.
Section: Ship #3 (3 miniatures)
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El Afortunado (PofSCS)
Collector's Number: 209
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: PR
Type: Ship
Point Value: 4
Cargo Space: 4
Base Move: S
Cannons: 2L
Miniature text: Galley. English ships get +1 to their cannon rolls against this ship. Link: Almirante Carlos Pavón y Miranda, Commandante Antonio de Silva.
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Explorer (PofR)
Collector's Number: 128
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 1
Cargo Space: 0
Miniature text: This ship may dock and explore a wild island using the same move action.
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Helmsman (PofRU)
Collector's Number: UL118
Faction Affiliation: Spain
Rarity: C
Type: Crew
Point Value: 2
Miniature text: This ship gets +S to her base move.
Section: Events (1 miniatures)
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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.
Excellent theme idea! The way you tricked out El Neptuno is most impressive and would surely give even a well prepared enemy a headache.
The only choice here that I take issue with is El Afortunado (the ship you're planning to cove out). With what crew you have on her, you're paying seven points for a ship that has S+S speed and only two open holds. Also note that you cannot explore the wild island you cove out to on the same turn, thus, the explorer is obsolete. Save a point and go with the speedier La Rosario for six points.
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