Pirates of the Barbary Coast – Silent Death

Name:  Silent Death

Set: PBC

Card #: 20

Rarity:Common

Type: Ship

Cost: 12 Points

Masts: 2

Cannons 2S, 2S

Cargo: 4

Movement: 1S + 1S

Faction: Barbary Corsairs

Ability: “Galley. As part of a move action, this ship may initiate a boarding party against a ship up to S away from her, without having to ram. The boarded ship may not use any boarding bonuses.”

Flavor Text: “The Silent Death and her crew have honed the fine art of sneaking up on an unsuspecting enemy and personally waking her captain from his bunk with a sword at his throat.”

You HAVE to love a ship with the name “Silent Death”.  To me it evokes images of Soylent Green, or The Omega Man.  Sure I’m dating myself here, but then again, if you can’t date yourself, then you need to find a better singles bar.  That one almost went over MY head. 

Anyway…for 12 points you get a nasty ship that will definitely do some damage.  TWO cannons that are 66% chance to hit at S range doesn’t suck.  Neither does the 4 cargo spaces, which while you won’t be using her as a treasure runner, means you can put some crew on that will definitely help out.  Boarding without ramming doesn’t stink either.  If your initial attack doesn’t work, since you are within range, board your opponent and take their crew or treasure. 

And she’s a COMMON, meaning well, you should get one with no troubles.  This ship I can see being a staple in Barbary fleet builds.  I don’t normally do auction reports for commons, but I checked out the prices anyway, you’re looking at $1 to $1.50 if you have to purchase her.

My Ratings:

Playability 3.5 of 5

Collectability 2 of 5

Next Time: Crew-fers continue, a little off the beaten path.  We’ll look at a couple specialists.