Pirates of the Crimson Coast – La Ville De Paris #066

Name: La Ville De Paris

Set: POCC

Card #s: #066

Rarity: Rare

Type: Ship

Cost: 16 Points

Masts: 5

Cannons: 2S, 2L, 2L, 2L, 2S

Cargo: 5

Movement: 1S

Faction: French

Ability - This ship ignores the first hit she takes each turn as long as she has all of her masts.

Flavor Text: “Like a true Parisian lady of fashion, La Ville de Paris usually dismisses the first insult from an opposing ship—but woe betide the foe who presumes to fires a second shot!”

The Femme Fatale of the Crimson Coast has the same ability as the HMS Lord Algernon, and Joaquin Vega from the Spanish Main set, and I’d wager dollars to doughnuts that this ability shows up again in the future, because after all, it’s a doozy.  For this type of ship, you MUST have a Helmsman, because of that single S movement, she’s going to stay out of a lot of French fleets.  Not only is a Helmsman necessary but a Shipwright is also necessary, in order to keep your ability active.  That’s two cargo slots that are pretty much absolutely necessary in order to play this ship, and for me, that’s too many.  Still, she’s not a horrible vessel by any stretch, just for me she has too many holes to fill.  That’s called BALANCE in other games.

La Ville De Paris Ebay Closed Auction Review: 8-30-05

Total Number of Sold Auctions: 6

High Sale Amount: $3.26

Low Sale Amount:  $0.99

Average Sale Amount: $2.50

For a five masted rare, this ship isn’t selling for a lot of money.  In fact it’s BARELY going for more than an uncommon.  That’s NOT a good sign.

My Ratings

Playability 3 of 5