Name:    HMS Discovery (English)

Card:    SCS #054 (Rare)

Points:  7

Masts: 1

Cargo: 2

Moves: S+S+S

Guns : 2S

Hit %: 67 (S), 0 (L)

Ability: Once per turn, you may reroll any die roll you make for this ship; you must use the second die roll result.

Here's our English speed-burner, and what does she do? Her ability is most useful for fighters (as a substitute Cannoneer) and boarders (in case she loses the boarding roll). But HMS Discovery is neither.

England is mostly about fighting, but she has a couple of ships that can serve as gold runners, and here's one of them. She's cheap, she's very fast, and while her cargo holds aren't deep, at least they're bigger than 1. A ship like this should be able to pay for herself in two gold runs, and she has the speed to do it. With only one mast, she should stay far away from any enemy ship; even a simple ram will probably derelict her. Her ability will come in very handy if you use her to grab gold from mysterious islands; otherwise, gold runners don't do much die-rolling.

But someone will probably try to use her as a support fighter; after all, fighting is what the English do best. Her one cannon will usually hit, and her ability will change "usually" to "almost always." If this is your plan, I'd crew her with a Captain and a Musketeer, to almost double the damage she can do. And if I had one point left over, I'd use it for an Oarsman, because the chance to shut down a ship with one hit is a big temptation to most admirals.

This is an good little ship, made excellent by her low price. England can always use a few doubloons, as insurance in case her fighters have a run of bad luck, and HMS Discovery is a better-than-average choice.

Goldship rating: 4.0 / 5

Gun Ship rating: 2.2 / 5

Boarding rating: 1.9 / 5

Value for points: 4.3 / 5