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Pirates of the Spanish Main –
Sir Christopher Myngs
Name:
Sir Christopher Myngs
Set: PSM
Card #s: EC-002 (1st), 058
(Unl)
Type: Crew
Cost: 3 Points
Faction: English
Link: Myng’s Marauders
Ability: “Once
per turn before you give this ship an action, roll a
d6. On a 5 or 6, this ship may be given the same
action twice.
Flavor Text “Myngs was sent to the
Spanish Main to remove the Spanish. As usual,
however, he wasn't given enough ships to do the job,
so he pioneered the English-buccaneer fleet. He
personally led the largest of these fleets against
the Spanish and Dutch.
Myngs is your prototypical added
action crew, but get this, he costs ONLY 3 points.
And read the rules very carefully, he’s not the same
as Admiral Morgan, who on the same die roll gives
the ship any second action. With Myngs you have to
do the same action. So either you move twice, or
shoot twice (or repair twice). You can pair this
with a generic Captain and then you get both Move
and Shoot twice.
Sure, he doesn’t offer the move and
shoot like many of his other counterparts, but he’s
cheaper too. At only 3 points you can fit him on
smaller ships, or you can link him with Myng’s
Marauders (which for an additional 3 points gives
you the “Other Ships Don’t Block This Ship’s Line of
Fire”), if you really wanted to waste points. No
kids, Myngs is a good crew, but not a great one.
Since the English don’t have a sacrifice captain,
he’s the next best thing.
Myngs is a rare, but unfortunately
doesn’t really sell for much. If you have to pay
more than $2.50 you’ve paid too much.
My Ratings
Playability 2.5 of 5
Pirates of the Crimson Coast–
Commodore Rhys Gryffin Owen
Name: Commodore Rhys Gryffin Owen
Set: POCC
Card #s: 044
Type: Crew
Cost: 6 Points
Faction: English
Ability:
“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.”
Flavor Text: “Owen's rich merchant
family has never been accepted into society, so he
went to sea to change his social standing. His
unique command style of scanty discipline and huge
cash rewards for success is possible only by paying
his crew from his own pocket. Being a social climber
himself, he has figured out Diana Doone's little
secret, but since he has not revealed it, some
arrangement must have been made.”
Now for six points, you get a 1 in 6
chance of giving ANY ship in your fleet two
actions. That’s sweet, but I think it’s too
expensive for most 40-point fleets. In a larger
game, sure he’s excellent, but for the standard he’s
way too pricey. However, since this ability CAN
stack with other added action abilities (as long as
they are worded differently), conceivably you can
give ships THREE or even FOUR actions (The HMS Titan
I believe can theoretically get four actions). But
at six points, I would rather put a Generic Captain
and Myngs above. Sure I’m losing a cargo spot, but
I have a better chance of getting 2 actions, and
they can both be move/shoot.
Owen is also a rare, but again, not
very valuable. I wouldn’t pay more than $3.00
My Ratings
Playability 2 of 5
Collectability 2.5 of 5
Next time – English Week ends, and we
find out what will be our reviews for next week.
Tally ho!
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