Miniature Trading

Here's an unusual Cursed fleet that works differently than most that I concocted to add some spice to my weekly 3 person game. I realized that the Cursed are slower than I like, but that they could actually draw their opposition in.

Tsuro, GW LeBeaux, Jean Desailly (Using the Blackmark) & Screaming Mimi give you 4 chances per turn to move an enemy ship L toward your Home Island or terrain with 2 rerolls. (The Behemoth could also be used for a 5th chance.) Obviously this tactic works best on a tightly spaced board and in a multi-player game where you choose your own home island.

I set up close to my prey's home. Then roll to pull the victims into shooting range of the Behemoth and Loki's Revenge. With El Fantasma on the Loki's Revenge, you get up to 12 shots for the Loki's Revenge and up to 10 for the Behemoth (if you give her the Longship keyword for her ability). I start with the Behemoth then switch to the Loki's Revenge. If you can derelict the enemy before eliminating El Fantasma for your extra action, then you can use the extra action for capturing the enemy. And if you do it right, you can actually take the derelict into tow and use the stern turn of the Longship to redock.

The Gem of Hades and The Red Skull add to your fleet as well. And the Bad Maps and Maps of Hades add to the torment.

You may not win with this fleet, but boy can you wreck havoc on a multiplayer game. This tactic is just perverse and frustrating fun.
All of your ships basically stay docked on your home island and draw your enemy in. Since most people avoid placing Fog when playing against the Cursed, you use their Reefs and Icebergs against them. There is almost nothing your opponents can do to get at you and if the rolls go your way, you get to torment them incessantly. And the really twisted irony is that you may even win if you can pull in enough of your enemies. Eliminate the opposition and then you can wander out to sea and use El Fantasma's home stealing to pick the carcasses at your leisure. But even if you don't win, the expression on your friends' faces is worth the effort. javascript:emoticon('')