Pirates of the
Barbary Coast #069 – Dominick Freda
Name: Dominick Freda
Set: POBC
Card #s: 069
Rarity: Rare
Type: Crew
Cost: 5 Points
Faction: Spanish
Ability –
This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls
against Barbary Corsair ships. 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 -
Freda is an experienced sailor who
once owned a large shipping fleet in Naples—before
it was all destroyed by Barbary Corsairs. He has
agreed to work with Spain in exchange for a fleet to
liberate his home from Barbarossa.
33% chance for an extra action and +1
against Barbary Corsairs for the Spanish? Nice.
This gentleman looks extremely sad doesn’t he? He’s
got revenge on his mind and he’s going to exact it
with a vengeance. In any case, he’s a positive
asset to the Spanish, especially if you’re going
against that rare Barbary Corsair fleet build.
Wild’ Will’s Patented EBAY Auction
Review 1-27-06
# Closed Auctions: 2
High Sale Amount: $0.99
Low Sale Amount: $0.99
Average Sale Amount: $0.99
Average EBAY Store Amount: $2.92
Unless the rare-crew is a sac-captain
or something similar, they don’t typically go for
all that much. Still, this is a useful piece, and
if you don’t pull him from a pack, you might want to
pick one up on the secondary market. There are no
current auctions for him, but there are several EBay
stores that have him, as cheap as $1.50.
My Ratings:
Playability 3 of 5
Collectability 3 of 5
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Pirates of the
Barbary Coast #59 – First Mate Ismail
Name: First Mate Ismail
Set: POBC
Card #s: 059
Rarity: Common
Type: Crew
Cost: 3 Points
Faction: English
Ability –
This ship gets +1 cargo spaces. This
crew takes up no cargo space.
Flavor Text -
Egyptian by birth, but schooled and
trained in colonial schools in Cairo, Ismail
realized that the Royal Navy was his ticket out of
the slums. His ability to deal with locals gets his
ships the best deals and the fastest cargo
turnovers.
Three points for a +1 cargo, I
suppose if you have a ship that has limited cargo
spots, and a decent enough point total he’d be worth
it. Now here’s an idea: use him in conjunction with
Robinson, neither of whom take up cargo spots, and
you have a ship with +1 Cargo, and can be loaded
with as many Marines or other crew as she can hold.
Throw those two on a ship like the Lady Provost,
and you can get SEVEN other crew members on board.
Of course you’re susceptible to Mermaids, but hey,
who wouldn’t want a 7-crew ship? Also would work
quite nastily with a Sac Captain.
My Ratings
Playability 3.5 of 5
Collectability 2 of 5
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