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Fleet "Pirate Trix"

Fleet "Pirate Trix" - 60 Points (extended format)	show standard format

created by mercenary30

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Here is another fleet designed with the storyline and links in mind. Mainly the Pride with the Laffite brothers, and the original Hawkins/Skyme link.

The Pride and the Royal James combined, make a rather nasty battle group. Phillipe helps peel off the more accurate cannons and of course the extra action for a ship in your fleet from his brother Jean is always nice. I find the broadsides on a smaller ship like the Pride is far more tempting to use then on most five mast ships. Jack and Skyme are a treasure ship’s nightmare, but are just as dangerous to a gunship while aboard the Royal James. The loss of two crew with a ram can really wreck your plans. With the Hag aboard the Venture, the chance of your opponent ever getting more than 1 point out of her is nearly zero.

The 5 bonus points of the Hag are not accounted for in this fleet, allowing for maximum flexibility in using it. I tend to chose events with these points, as that allows for the most trickery in your strategy. Try to arrange your first engagement with your opponent near terrain and use the Foul Winds to disrupt their positioning while crashing them on reefs or sticking them in sargasso. Becalm can help you set up for a devastating attack or a clean getaway as well, if you chose to spend your points that way.

I tend to send the Banshee’s Cry in one direction away from your opponent, and all four of the other boats towards a different island that may be closer to your opponent. After Longshank’s is headed home you can choose to escort her back with your two gunships, or go after one of your opponents boats. Don’t be afraid of gunships, even the HMS Titan can be eaten alive by these boats. (I have done it.)

Section: Ship #1 (5 miniatures)
1	x	Captain (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 128 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 3	Miniature text: This ship may move and shoot using the same move action.
1	x	Helmsman (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 101 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 2	Miniature text: This ship gets +S to her basic move.
1	x	Jean Laffite (PofRU)
		Collector's Number: UL015 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: R Type: Crew Point Value: 5	Miniature text: Once at the beginning of each of your turns, roll a d6. On a result of 6, any ship in your fleet may be given two actions that turn.
1	x	Phillipe Laffite (PofRU)
		Collector's Number: UL021A Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 2	Miniature text: When this ship hits another ship, you choose which mast is eliminated.
1	x	Pride (PofRU)
		Collector's Number: UL004 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Ship Point Value: 13 Cargo Space: 3 Base Move: S+L Cannons: 3L-2L-3L	Miniature text: Schooner. Broadsides Attack.

Section: Ship #2 (4 miniatures)
1	x	Captain Jack Hawkins (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 032 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 4	Miniature text: This ship may move and shoot using the same move action. On the turn this ship is pinned, eliminate one crew from the enemy ship. Link: Skyme the Monkey.
1	x	Helmsman (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 108 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: U Type: Crew Point Value: 2	Miniature text: This ship gets +S to her basic move.
1	x	Royal James (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 016 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Ship Point Value: 8 Cargo Space: 3 Base Move: S+L Cannons: 2S-2S	Miniature text: Schooner. Once per turn when this ship hits an enemy ship, also eliminate one crew from that ship.
1	x	Skyme the Monkey (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 037 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 2	Miniature text: Once per turn, this ship may randomly take one treasure from any ship she touches. Link: Captain Jack Hawkins.

Section: Ship #3 (2 miniatures)
1	x	Banshee's Cry (PofRU)
		Collector's Number: UL013 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: R Type: Ship Point Value: 3 Cargo Space: 4 Base Move: L+L Cannons: 5S	Miniature text: This ship cannot shoot when she carries treasure.
1	x	Explorer (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 116 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Crew Point Value: 1	Miniature text: This ship may dock and explore a wild island using the same move action.

Section: Ship #4 (2 miniatures)
1	x	Explorer (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 103 Faction Affiliation: Pirate 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	Longshanks (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 018 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Ship Point Value: 6 Cargo Space: 4 Base Move: S+L Cannons: 3S-3L-3S	Miniature text: This ship may never load the last treasure from an island.

Section: Ship #5 (2 miniatures)
1	x	The Hag of Tortuga (PofCC)
		Collector's Number: 213 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: PR 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.
1	x	Venture (PofSMU)
		Collector's Number: 027 Faction Affiliation: Pirate Rarity: C Type: Ship Point Value: 4 Cargo Space: 2 Base Move: S+S Cannons: 3S-3L	Miniature text: This ship sinks when her last mast is eliminated.

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	Foul Winds (PofRU)
		Collector's Number: UL097B Faction Affiliation: Treasure Rarity: C Type: Event Point Value: 3	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 ship). Any ship (except docked ships) within L of the token is moved L in one direction chosen by the player to the left of that ship’s controller. If a ship touches an island, eliminate one of her masts. Remove Foul Winds from the game.

Fleet Statistics

Distribution by Faction Affiliation
Pirate	15	88 %
Treasure	2	12 %


Distribution by Point Value
-	1	6 %
1	3	18 %
13	1	6 %
2	4	24 %
3	3	18 %
4	2	12 %
5	1	6 %
6	1	6 %
8	1	6 %


Distribution by Rarity
C	13	76 %
PR	1	6 %
R	2	12 %
U	1	6 %


Distribution by Type
Crew	10	59 %
Event	2	12 %
Ship	5	29 %

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mercenary30

Subject: If you are going to rate this a one. Posted: October 19, 2006 09:31 am

I don't think this is a rate 5 fleet, but it certainly isn't a 1!!! If you are going to pan my fleet, at least get in here and berate the perceived crappiness. OR are you just giving me a 1 because I was so vocal about the poor quality contest entry reviews?

captain_arrr

Subject: Posted: November 8, 2006 11:30 am

Personally I think this is a great fleet. Looks like something I would play. It uses ships most people wouldn't use, yet it is still effective.

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