Name:    Fancy (Pirates)

Card:    CC # 019 (Rare)

Points:  5

Masts: 1

Cargo: 2

Moves: S+L

Guns : 3L

Hit %: 50 (S), 50 (L)

Ability: You may double the range of this ship's cannons each turn, but you must roll a 6 to hit.

 

Five-Point Ships Week kicks off with a ship from the good old days of early Pirates, when ships were fast. The Fancy is typical of Pirate ships of that era - she's inexpensive, quick, and better at the gold game than the fighting game.

 

Yes, her ability is about fighting, but how often are you likely to use it? Yeah, you could give her a Captain and use her to snipe at enemy ships from a distance. If you're also using a ship like the Jaguar's Spirit that gets a bonus for choosing targets that have already been shot at in the current turn, this could be a winning strategy.

Otherwise, skip the crew and use her for gold. She can't carry much, but she's quick and she's cheap, so she'll pay back her point cost long before the battle is over.

 

This small ship isn't as spectacular a value as the Rover or Banshee's Cry, but then, not many ships are. She's a solid value, though, if you want more pieces of eight than you've got.

 

Goldship rating: 3.5 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 1.9 / 5

Boarding rating: 1.5 / 5

Value for points: 3.6 / 5

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