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Fleet "La flotte française de Tickler" - 40 Points (extended format) show standard format
created by mercenary30 

French can fight and run treasure and here is my proof.

Le Boneparte, at least the Davy Jones version, is the mother of all spoilers. This one has the possibility of an extra action with Amiral Stephan Dupuy, a reroll to improve the chances of getting it with Madame LaFontaine, and the L+S+S speed to allow her to run up on your opponents gunship and "tickle" them into submission. Oh and did I mention that being safe at short range makes it really hard for your opponent to stop the torture?

In the mean time, use Hidden Cove to get L'Intrepide over to a wild island. Make sure you leave the explorer there when you are done gathering gold. The intention is for the speedy Le Pique to pick the crew up and continue on to the next island while L'Intrepide heads for home.

When Le Bonaparte is finished with your opponents bully, send her after the treasure laden boats and snag some booty with Divers.
 
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Section: Ship #1 (5 miniatures)
1 x Amiral Stephan Dupuy (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 084
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: R
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 5
    		• Miniature text:
    Once per turn, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship may be given an extra action.
    1 x Captain (PofBC)
  • Collector's Number: 131
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 3
    		• Miniature text:
    This ship may move and shoot using the same move action.
    1 x Helmsman (PofR)
  • Collector's Number: 119
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 2
  • Cargo Space: 0
    		• Miniature text:
    This ship gets +S to her base move.
    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 Madame LaFontaine (PofR)
  • Collector's Number: 060
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: R
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 0
  • Cargo Space: 0
    		• Miniature text:
    Limit. Ransom. Choose one French crew during setup; this crew is linked to that crew. Once per turn, re-roll any die roll made for this ship; you must use the second die roll result.
     
    Section: Ship #2 (2 miniatures)
    1 x Explorer (PofSCS)
  • Collector's Number: 126
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 1
    		• Miniature text:
    This ship may dock and explore a wild island using the same move action.
    1 x L'Intrepide (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 078
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 5
  • Cargo Space: 4
  • Base Move: S+L
  • Cannons: 3S-3S
    		• Miniature text:
    English ships get +1 to their cannon rolls against this ship.
     
    Section: Ship #3 (1 miniatures)
    1 x Le Pique (PofR)
  • Collector's Number: 058
  • Faction Affiliation: France
  • Rarity: R
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 5
  • Cargo Space: 3
  • Base Move: S+S+S
  • Cannons: 2S
    		• Miniature text:
    You may double the range of this ship's cannons each turn, but you must roll a 6 to hit.
     
    Section: Events (2 miniatures)
    1 x Divers (PofRU)
  • Collector's Number: UL020B
  • Faction Affiliation: Treasure
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Event
  • Point Value: 1
    		• Miniature text:
    You may reveal this event immediately after one of your ships sinks an enemy ship, but you may not reveal it on the same turn an opponent reveals Raft. you recieve all gold from the sunken ship. remove Divers 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
    - 7  70 %  
    S+L 2  20 %  
    S+S+S 1  10 %  
     
    Distribution by Cargo Space
    - 5  50 %  
    - 2  20 %  
    3 2  20 %  
    4 1  10 %  
     
    Distribution by Faction Affiliation
    France 8  80 %  
    Treasure 2  20 %  
     
    Distribution by Point Value
    - 1  10 %  
    1 2  20 %  
    16 1  10 %  
    2 2  20 %  
    3 1  10 %  
    5 3  30 %  
     
    Distribution by Rarity
    C 6  60 %  
    R 3  30 %  
    U 1  10 %  
     
    Distribution by Type
    Crew 5  50 %  
    Event 2  20 %  
    Ship 3  30 %  
     


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    danomight 



    Subject:    Posted: July 15, 2007 11:10 pm Reply with quote  Report content icon
    I greatly applaud your use of DJC Le Bonaparte, but I would advise you to consider crewing her with sacrifice captain Capitaine Arathiel as outlined below for more reliable extra actions and a more economical cost.

    DJC Le Bonaparte 16
    Capitaine Arathiel 5
    Claude Pierre 3 (reveal for helmsman and then sacrifice later)
    Vicomte Jules de Cissy (sp?) 0 (+5)
    Oarsman 1

    I personally would replace L'Intrepide + Explorer with Le Bon Marin (one more cargo space but one fewer mast) but that's just my preference. Both your runners are solid choices.

    Nice work overall! Good to see someone else who plays the French on occasion!
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    mercenary30 



    Subject:    Posted: July 27, 2007 05:41 am Reply with quote  Report content icon
    I use Le Boneparte almost exclusively in my online tournaments. I have a different fleet built around her, but she is a great ship to stop the nasty multi-turn fleets.

    I enjoy changing things up and I play all the different nations in this game, but I do have a soft spot for French and American fleets.
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