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Date Reviewed - April
15, 2010
Cadet-Captain Mike
Name: Sea Phoenix
(Jade Rebellion)
Card: SC #016 (Common)
Points: 9
Masts: 2
Cargo: 4
Moves: L
Guns : 2S,2S
Hit %: 133 (S), 0 (L)
Ability: Junk. Once per turn, this ship may randomly
take one treasure from any ship she touches.
In the Jade Rebellion, all their two-masted junks
were named Sea something (except the Tiger's
Breath). Most of them were clearly defined as either
fighters or gold ships. This one, the Sea Phoenix,
was apparently conceived as a boarder.
She needs a Helmsman no matter how you use her. You
could stop there and run for gold, or add The
Nameless to make a fair boarder out of her, chasing
an enemy gold ship and stealing two treasures, one
from the boarding action and one with her ability.
That's assuming she wins the boarding action; even
with The Nameless' +1 on boarding, that's still only
a 50/50 chance against a three-masted gold ship.
A third option would be to add a Captain and use her
as a small fighter.
She has the guns for this job, and she can still ram
and board if the opportunity arises. That suits the
usual Jade Rebellion fleet style better. When the
French got their hands on this ship in the OE
release, they probably used her in this way, too.
This isn't an exciting ship, but an adequate one.
Her price tag is single-digit, so you can't go too
far wrong with her. Pick a role, add the requisite
crew, and have at it!
