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Nubian Prince
Barbary Corsairs - Barbary
Coast
Galley. This ship cannot be shot at by ships within
S of her.
Type
- Ship
Collector's Number -
001
Piece Ratings: 3
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 10.31.05 |
WildWill |
Pirates of the Barbary Coast – Nubian Prince #001
Name: Nubian Prince
Set: POBC
Card #s: 001
Rarity: Rare
Type: Ship
Cost: 15 Points
Masts: 4
Cannons: 2L, 3S, 4S, 5L
Cargo: 4
Movement: 1S+1S
Faction: Barbary Corsairs
Ability – “Galley. This ship cannot be shot at by
ships within S of her.”
Flavor Text – “Rais Abba Quilon modified the Nubian
Prince to draft deep, making her almost invisible in
the water—and an impossible target for nearby
ships.”
I’m back, didja miss me? I’m sure you did. I took a
couple weeks off from reviewing for a couple
reasons, one is that frankly we were running out of
good stuff to review. The other is that UCLA’s Fall
quarter started, and the first couple weeks of the
quarter are always the hardest (I say that now, with
a Mid-term and a Paper due on Thursday of this
week.) So here we are, back looking at some nifty
Pirate ships, and we have a brand new set to look
at, so let’s get to it finally!
The Barbary Corsairs in many ways, replace Pirates
as the faction to beat in their titular set.
However, they’re not Pirates, and in many ways,
that’s a good thing, and a bad thing. It’s bad
because the Pirates got themselves shafted in this
latest set (but then again so did every other
faction). It’s good because it gives a much wider
variety in game pieces and factions.
Barbary Coast ships are all either Galleys or Junks,
reflecting the historic nature of the pseudo-time
period in which Barbary Coast is set. There are none
of the square rigged vessels that we’ve become
accustomed to seeing. The Galley keyword has been
modified somewhat as well. It now reads “Galley
Keyword: A ship with this keyword cannot pin or be
pinned. If this ship rams, she cannot eliminated a
mast from the rammed ship. As a free action, this
ship may rotate on her stern in any direction after
she completes a move action. If derelict, this ship
may move S.” As I have been saying since the first
sneak peak came out, WK is trying to make Boarding
more interesting, but since they haven’t posted the
complete BC Rules set on their official site, I’ll
have to reserve judgement on that.
SO all of that is introduction to the first ship in
the set, the Nubian Prince. The Barbary Corsairs are
affiliated with the Arabic countries in the
pseudo-historical setting, so it’s an appropriate
name. She has four masts with some god-awful cannons
(5L? can you say USELESS). It’s clear that the
Galleys will require some help in shooting. The
Front 2 Cannons (2L and 3S respectively) are
somewhat useful, especially with the ability not to
get hit from ships within S length of her. But as a
Rare, and a Ship of the Line contender for this
faction, she falls sadly short.
I would do my Patented Pricing review, but since the
set hasn’t even been out a week, that’s kind of
pointless. Thus far, two auctions for her have
closed, one at $2 and one at $7.57. I would imagine
she’s about a five dollar ship at best.
My Ratings
Playability 3 of 5
Collectability 2.5 of 5
Next time – Crewfer-Twofers don’t ever make people
unhappy do they? We’ll take a look at a couple
Barbary Corsairs who have DIFFERENT abilities than
we’ve seen before.
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Aethereal |
Nubian Price
Wee. 15 points for a Galley ship that basically
dodges S cannons. You get a decent four masts and
average movement of S+S, not to mention the Galley
ability, which does a whole lot of stuff. The
cannons on this ship, however, outright suck. 2L,
3S, 4S, and 5L are just not going to do much for
you. The 2L will probably hit and the 3S might, but
the 4S and the 5L are crap. You definitely need some
firing assistance if you want to hit anything with
this ship. The other bad part about the iffy cannons
is that, with only four cargo slots, this isn't much
of a treasure hauler. I'd probably skip this; there
are better Galley ships to play IMO.
Oh, and before I finish this, can I just say that
the Galley ships look really sexy? :D
Rating: 2.5/5
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