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Raninoidea
Piece Ratings:
3.50
Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.
Date Reviewed - 5.24.07 |
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Cadet-Captain Mike |
Name: Raninoidea
Card: OE #026 (Uncommon)
Points: 21
Faction: Pirates
Masts: 4 (rating: 4 / 5)
Cargo: 3 (rating: 2.5 / 5)
Moves: S+L (rating: 4 / 5)
Guns : 3S,3S,3S,3S (rating: 3.5 / 5)
Hit %: 200 (S), 0 (L)
Keyword: Titan.
Ability: This titan eliminates two masts with one
hit.
There's been much speculation about the name "Raninoidea."
It is actually a Latin scientific name for a family
of crabs. The part that says "no idea" is just a
coincidence.
A Titan is effectively a cross between a ship and a
sea monster. It can take crew and must stay on the
surface, like a ship, but it cannot get a Repair
action, like a sea monster. It can walk across
islands and park on them. Oddly, the rules say a
Titan can move in any direction, but cannot change
its facing.
This Titan is the most expensive "ship" in the
Pirate faction, except for the ten-masted Zeus. It
is the fastest 20-plus-pointer in the game, aside
from sea dragons and the Sleigh. Its ability to take
out up to eight masts in one attack is equalled only
by HMS Leicester. I'd give her a Captain, or a crew
like Griffin (Captain and reroll), plus the original
Calico Cat (SAT on 5-6), and send her out looking
for all the trouble she could find. One problem is
that a giant crab's claws are so far apart that it
may be hard to get all four of them into S range of
one ship. Since two hits from this crab will dismast
a four-masted ship, that may not be a big deal.
Something this powerful and fast, with a potential
second action, could clean up the sea lanes in jig
time.
21 points is a lot, though. Raninoidea is a tough
fighter, but she can't turn and she can't repair
battle damage, so if a fast, skilful enemy got
behind her, the fleet would be eating crab cakes for
a month.
If she were a ship, I'd give her a 4.5, but the
weaknesses of the Titan keyword hold her back.
Total rating: 3.5 / 5 |
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