Name: Newport (England)
Card: FS #008 (Rare)
Points: 8
Masts: 1
Cargo: 3
Moves: L
Guns : 3L
Hit %: 50 (S), 50 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against targets without all their masts.

Hey, group, it's been a while since we had some card reviews. For this week, I just picked three ships at random. Our first victim is a British one-master from Fire & Steel, the Newport.

One thing is for sure: with one average cannon, this little ship is not a fighter. With a low move and below-average cargo, she isn't much of a gold ship. And with one mast, she's no boarder. That doesn't leave much, does it? I guess her role is to be the Royal Navy's vulture, using her ability to inflict a little extra punishment on enemies who have already been beaten up by England's better fighters. She'd need a Captain for that role. If you really want an English vulture, you'd be better off with the Mirage (a Savage Shores value-pack windcatcher) if you can get her; she costs five points more, but has triple the cannons, more speed, and better cargo as well.

I have revamped my Magic Spreadsheet of Doom to add a new category, support ship, and to give what I hope are more accurate numbers for the ships I review. In the Newport's case, those numbers are uniformly poor. Her best rating is overall value for points, because her cost is low. You don't pay much, and you get what you pay for.

Goldship rating: 2.5 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 1.9 / 5
Boarding rating: 2.0 / 5
Support rating: 1.0 / 5
Value for points: 2.8 / 5