Link : All <<>> ships
Keyword: Parley.
Ability: When given an explore action, if this ship
chooses the last treasure coin from an island, this
ship can be given a move action.
I hate incomplete card-gallery entries. What ships
does Jack Sparrow link to? I'll stick my neck out
and guess "all Pirate ships," and base my review on
that.
"Parley" is a new ability that lets you pay an enemy
to give up his shoot action against you. This may
save a small or damaged ship, or it may give your
gold to the enemy for not much in return; you'll
have to use it carefully.
The reverse-Explorer ability sounds a lot better. It
works only if you grab the last treasure, so Jack
may want to sail on a ship with deep cargo holds so
he can be sure of grabbing everything at once (Darkhawk
II, anyone?). In a typical game, he'll get only one
or two chances to do this. The wording of the rule
means you can't combine Jack with an Explorer for a
move/ explore/ move combo, so don't even think about
it.
Jack Sparrow's two abilities will take finesse to
use to their best advantage. That sounds like Jack
to me, and if he can link to any Pirate ship, there
will be plenty of places for him to find that
advantage. My only objection to this crew is I think
he's overpriced.
Because his abilities are new and untried, I could
be wrong on that score.
