Pirates of the
Barbary Coast – Smokepot Specialist
Name: Smokepot Specialist
Set: PBC
Card #s 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 124
Cost: 3
Faction: One exists for all current
factions
Rarity: Generic
Ability: “Once
per turn when this ship is given a shoot action, you
may declare that one of her cannons is shooting a
smokepot instead of a cannon; you do not need to
target a ship. Simply place the center of a fog bank
within S of this ship; it may not touch an island or
any ship docked at an island. Remove the fog bank at
the beginning of your next turn.”
Neat-O. This is the kind of crew
that makes my heart and head love this game so
much. This crew is so useful it’s not even
funny. Especially for those ships that have
stinky cannon rankings. Got a ship with a 5S
cannon? So what, use the Smokepot. Ranking
doesn’t matter. Makes for a nice subterfuge.
If you HAVE to go purchasing
these guys for your specific fleet, they
shouldn’t cost much more than $1.50 each.
My Ratings:
Playability 3.5 of 5
Collectability 2 of 5
Pirates of the
Barbary Coast & Revolution – Firepot Specialist
Name: Firepot Specialist
Set: PBC & POR
Card #s BC: 47, 60, 73, 86, 99. REV:
23, 39, 46, 66, 102
Cost: 2
Faction: One exists for all current
factions
Rarity: Uncommon
Ability: 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 target’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
result of 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 a fort, remove all of her fire
masts as a free action.
Oh yeah, FIRE baby, fire. This
crew HAS to be one of the BEST additions to this
game ever. It’s just too bad you can’t stack
them! If you’re not using one in each of your
fleet builds (heck if you can afford it, one on
each ship), then you need to re-examine your
strategy.
These bad-boys sell for about a
buck on Ebay, a good investment I would think.
My Ratings:
Playability 4 of 5
Collectability 2 of 5
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