Masts: 3 (rating: 3 / 5)
Cargo: 5 (rating: 3.5 / 5)
Moves: S (rating: 1 / 5)
Guns : 2S,2S,2S x2 (rating: 4 / 5)
Hit %: 200 (S), 0 (L)
Keyword: Longship
Ability: This ship may dock at an enemy home island
and load up to two treasures. If able, she must
leave on your next turn.
If you've read many of my reviews, you'll know that
I don't like longships. They're slow, overpriced,
and their double cannons don't get many shots
because they have too few masts to withstand much
damage.
The Kalmar is a good-looking but typical example of
the breed.
She'll make a crushing fighter if she can get the
first shot off, but with S speed, what are the
chances of that happening? Her low speed also
renders her special ability useless, and don't even
think of using her for gold -- not only is she too
slow, she's too expensive as well.
Compare her to a few ships of similar cost, like HMS
Titan (17 pts) or USS Enterprise (18 pts), and it's
clear you aren't getting much for your money with
this one.
