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Fleet "Pirate Sleight" - 45 Points (extended format) show standard format
created by mercenary30 

This pirate fleet was designed to take advantage of a few things that most people would consider weaknesses. Needless to say the surprise value is kinda nice. First off, the fact that you are using Venture and Carrion Crow has the veterans rolling their eye’s at you. But a Venture carrying the Hag of Tortuga cannot be captured, and so she will seldom be worth more than a point. The Carrion Crow is an escort, and can go with any of the other three ships depending on the situation. La Victorie is the gun ship (and mermaid fodder) and can prove to be a nice distraction while the other three go to town. The five points for the Hag do not need to be chosen until the set-up phase which will allow things like Favor of the Gods if your opponent is using events, or more useful things if she is not. The standard configuration is Hidden Cove, and Foul Winds, although sometimes Mermaids is the better choice.
 
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Section: Ship #1 (2 miniatures)
1 x The Hag of Tortuga (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 027
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • 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.
    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: Ship #2 (3 miniatures)
    1 x Captain (PofRU)
  • Collector's Number: UL112
  • 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 Carrion Crow (PofSMU)
  • Collector's Number: 021
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 4
  • Cargo Space: 2
  • Base Move: S+S
  • Cannons: 2S-2S
    		• Miniature text:
    Eliminate one of this ship's masts when she rolls a 1 on any cannon roll.
    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.
     
    Section: Ship #3 (6 miniatures)
    1 x Explorer (PofSCS)
  • Collector's Number: 123
  • 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 Firepot Specialist (PofRU)
  • Collector's Number: UL023
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • Rarity: U
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 2
    		• Miniature text:
    Once per turn when this ship is given a shoot action, one of her cannons may shoot a firepot at a target within S of her. Declare which cannon will shoot the firepot before rolling the d6. If it hits, the ship's controller replaces one of her masts with a fire mast. At the beginning of every turn, roll a d6 for each fire mast. On a 6 remove the fire mast; on a 1-3 the ship's controller replaces another of her masts with a fire mast. When a ship has only fire masts, she must be scuttled on her next turn. When a ship docks at her home island or at a fort, remove all fire masts as a free action.
    1 x Havana Black (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 024
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • Rarity: R
  • 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. Link: Bloody Jake.
    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 La Victoire (PofCC)
  • Collector's Number: 002
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • Rarity: R
  • Type: Ship
  • Point Value: 14
  • Cargo Space: 6
  • Base Move: L
  • Cannons: 2S-3L-3L-3L-2S
    		• Miniature text:
    French crew may use their abilities on this ship.
    1 x Oarsman (PofSMU)
  • Collector's Number: 112
  • Faction Affiliation: Pirate
  • Rarity: C
  • Type: Crew
  • Point Value: 1
    		• Miniature text:
    If derelict, this ship gains a base move of S. This crew takes up no cargo space.
     
    Section: Ship #4 (1 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.
     
    Section: Events (2 miniatures)
    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.
    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 Faction Affiliation
    Pirate 12  86 %  
    Treasure 2  14 %  
     
    Distribution by Point Value
    - 1  7 %  
    1 3  21 %  
    14 1  7 %  
    2 3  21 %  
    3 3  21 %  
    4 2  14 %  
    5 1  7 %  
     
    Distribution by Rarity
    C 9  64 %  
    R 3  21 %  
    U 2  14 %  
     
    Distribution by Type
    Crew 8  57 %  
    Event 2  14 %  
    Ship 4  29 %  
     


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    gaymboi 



    Subject:    Posted: March 22, 2006 04:58 pm Reply with quote  Report content icon
    > But a Venture carrying the Hag of Tortuga cannot be captured,
    >and so she will seldom be worth more than a point

    Very clever. If Venture sinks, you lose the +5 from the Hag, but 4 of those points were tied up in Venture, so you only have to dump 1 more point. 'course if your opponent has a crew killer and Venture is pulling front line duty, the Hag might die before Venture gets sunk, and then you WILL have to get rid of 5 points.

    I also like the idea of using the +5 from Hag to buy your events. If the other players don't have any, get Hidden Cove instead of FotG. Gotta remember that little trick.

    I'm not 100% sure of this, so I'll phrase this as a question, rather than a statement-- can't Hag be captured by Barbaross and/or the Jade guy? Granted, you don't see those guys all too often, but you made an unqualified statement (Hag cannot be captured) and I just wanna split hairs in the interest of finding the truth...

    </GaymBoi>
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    mercenary30 



    Subject:    Posted: March 23, 2006 06:34 am Reply with quote  Report content icon

    quote from gaymboi:

    > But a Venture carrying the Hag of Tortuga cannot be captured,
    >and so she will seldom be worth more than a point

    Very clever. If Venture sinks, you lose the +5 from the Hag, but 4 of those points were tied up in Venture, so you only have to dump 1 more point. 'course if your opponent has a crew killer and Venture is pulling front line duty, the Hag might die before Venture gets sunk, and then you WILL have to get rid of 5 points.

    I also like the idea of using the +5 from Hag to buy your events. If the other players don't have any, get Hidden Cove instead of FotG. Gotta remember that little trick.

    I'm not 100% sure of this, so I'll phrase this as a question, rather than a statement-- can't Hag be captured by Barbaross and/or the Jade guy? Granted, you don't see those guys all too often, but you made an unqualified statement (Hag cannot be captured) and I just wanna split hairs in the interest of finding the truth...

    </GaymBoi>

    In the standard fashion (derelict and take) the BOAT cannot be captured. The other crew member ability you mentioned is the only way the HAG can be, thus I said she would seldom be worth more than a point.

    I still think that it is silly that her removal constitutes the loss of 5 points....like the crew will suddenly jump overboard or something. Regardless, the events will have been spent more than likely before she is croaked.
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    nimbus930 



    Subject: Hag   Posted: March 23, 2006 07:57 am Reply with quote  Report content icon
    Gentlemen-

    I am not sure that you are reading the Hag of Tortuga's ability correctly. The card states that you may build your fleet using 5 more points than the fleet total. It does not say that you have to give up those 5 points if she is killed or captured.

    I have never seen a Privateer ruling that indicates that these points are jeopardized.

    If you have, I would love to know where.

    nimbus930
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