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The Patch
Pirates - Revolution
This ship ignores terrain when she is given a move
action (islands are not terrain).
Type
- Crew
Collector's Number -
019
Piece Ratings:
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 01.19.06 |
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Calico Cat
Pirates - Revolution
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.
Type
- Crew
Collector's Number - PC-001
Piece Ratings:
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 01.19.06 |
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ChaosReaper
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The
patch:
Supports the general pirate theme. An eye-patch. But
his effect is useful when your using terrian.
Make all ill effects apply to your opponent. Not the
best one, but you can trick your opponent into
using terrian and then reveal patch and just laugh.
The Calico cat:
Ah, the scourge of the spanish main, and now the
south china seas apparently. The double action
possibility is always good. A 33% chance of firing
twice is always good. Stick this on a good pirate
ship like the revenant, and you have a deadly
combination.
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Aethereal |
The
Patch
This is useful if you are playing with people who
enjoy using annoying terrain like fog banks. Is it
really worth three points and a cargo slot? Again,
if terrain is widely used in your area, and it gives
you problems, I would definitely stick this guy into
your fleet somewhere.
If you don't use terrain...well, he's useless. If
you only use like one or two terrain pieces, I don't
think I'd bother spending the points.
Terrain can mess your opponent up as much as it can
mess you up.
Rating: 2.5-3.5/5 (situational)
Calico Cat
Now we get to a decent crew member. The ability to
have a one in three shot at using the same action
twice per turn is pretty good for only three points
and the cargo space. If you're playing Pirates (and
if you're looking at Calico Cat you probably are), I
would definitely not put her on your primary gunship
unless you don't own Blackheart, as he's much better
than this. She goes well on a secondary gunship, and
even on a treasure hauler if you want to (move
twice). Not a bad piece, but not a first choice due
to superior choices.
Rating: 3/5
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Richard |
1.
The Patch
Point Value 3
Ability: This ship ignores terrain when she is given
a move action (islands are not terrain).
Erm.. Is it just me, or is this a crap ability?
I’m sorry, but I’ve tried playing games with all
sorts of amounts of terrain, and there is always
still plenty of deep blue sea left to go round. So
what generally happens is – everyone places their
terrain, and then sails round it. Very few people
risk going through it or over it - and even fewer
people would waste three points and a cargo slot on
this ability (which is, in any case, possessed by
what feels like dozens of different characters
across all factions).
I mean, honestly… the inch or so diversion required
to sail around a reef, rather than straight over
it…? Do people really find these characters worth
expending points on?
I guess in a scenario where the sea is choked with
terrain, they would be an option… Or there may be
someone out there who has perfected the use of these
‘terrain-ignorers’ - but I’ve yet to play with a
single person who uses them as part of their game.
My rating – 1/5. Complete waste of space (and
points).
2. Calico Cat
Point Value 3
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.
Calico Cat – what can I say? The original face of
the game. I’m in love with her, though I hardly know
her, since she’s one of the few cards from the
original POTSM set which have continued to elude my
clutches, despite a couple of aborted attempts to
trade for her. Mind you, she is a rare.
I’ve been on the receiving end of her wrath a few
times though. You see, she’s not only iconic, but
useful too. Her ‘roll for an extra go ability’, is
undoubtedly one of the premium abilities in the
game, and the 3 point version is infinitely better
than the 5 (or 6) point version.
Now admittedly, there is a nuance here about ‘the
same action twice’, as opposed to ‘an extra action’
- although 90% of the time, the same/extra action is
a second move-and-shoot combo anyway, so it rarely
makes a difference.
I want her! In fact, I need her dammit! But I can’t
find her… (What makes it worse, is that I gave a
friend of mine a couple of packs as a gift, and
guess who popped right out of the first pack he
opened? That’s right – the Cat… Curses!)
My rating – 4/5. Star quality. A class act and a
beautiful portrait. Shame the character artwork in
the latest expansions is no longer up to this
standard.
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