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Jack Hawkins
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Name |
Jack Hawkins |
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Type |
Crew |
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Point Value |
6 |
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Collector's Number
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037 |
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Rarity |
Rare |
Piece Ratings:
2.50
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 07.20.07 |
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Calico Cat
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Name |
Calico Cat |
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Type |
Crew |
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Point Value |
6 |
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Collector's Number
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038 |
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Rarity |
Rare |
Piece Ratings:
4.00
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 07.20.07 |
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Cadet-Captain Mike |
Name: Jack Hawkins
Card: OE #037 (Rare)
Points: 6
Faction: Pirates
Link : Shap'ng Tsai
Ability: This ship may move and shoot using the same
move action. This ship gets +1 to her boarding
rolls.
Another Jack Hawkins? This makes #5, by my count. He
isn't the best Hawkins (that would be the Spanish
Main version), nor is he the worst (that's the Davy
Jones Curse version). He's good if you do a lot of
boarding; if not, your six points would be better
spent on Griffin, who gives the move/shoot and a
reroll.
The link with the former Jade crew, Shap'ng Tsai, is
an oddity. Shap'ng gives a boarding bonus against
the Cursed, but Hawkins gives a boarding bonus
against everybody. Do their abilities stack? My
guess would be "no," which means that if you use
both linked crew, you negate half of what Shap'ng
offers (an S-board is the other half). That's not
something I'd ever want to do.
Total rating: 2.5 / 5
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Name: Calico Cat
Card: OE #038 (Rare)
Points: 6
Faction: Pirates
Link : Cat's Claw
Ability: Once per turn, roll a d6. On a 5 or 6, this
ship may be given an extra action. This ship gets +1
to her cannon rolls against any non-Pirate ship.
The Calico Cat has appeared repeatedly (and had bad
luck repeatedly) through the various series of
Pirates, which is partially due to the excellent
artwork on her first card in Spanish Main. This card
isn't up to that quality. But the crew herself is
much better, probably her best value yet.
She has a world-hater ability, which is always good,
especially on big ships with lots of cannons. She
also gives a second action, which is more flexible
than the more common same-action-twice. And she
gives you all this for a discount price; a
2nd-action crew and a world-hater crew would
normally cost you 7 points and use two cargo spaces.
Her link to the Cat's Claw isn't very valuable,
because the Cat's Claw is too small (only two masts)
to take full advantage of Calico's abilities. The
link of Crimson Angel to the Deliverance is a much
better combination.
So what's a good combination for the Calico Cat?
Oddly, one of her best partners would be the Calico
Cat from the South China Seas set. That Cat gives a
move/shoot and a reroll, which you'd often use on
this Cat's second-action roll. Put them both on
something with many guns, like the SM Harbinger, or
(shudder!) the Zeus - the two of them cost the same
as King Blackheart and give a better mix of
abilities. Regardless, you're sure to enjoy better
luck than the character in the fluff text. This Cat
has claws.
Total rating: 4 / 5 |
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