Zeelandia
Set: Pirates of the Age of Sail
Release: Dutch Golden Age (DGA) (May 2026 Mega Pack)
Collector’s Number: 073
Nationality: Dutch
Point Cost: 12
Masts: 3
Cargo: 4
Base Move: S+S
Cannons: 3L-3L-3L
Ability: You may double the range of any of this ship’s cannons each action, but if you do, that cannon must roll a 6 to hit.
Link: Joris van der Zaen, Jacob Huyrluyt, Nicolaes Marrevelt, Daniel Elsevier
Flavor text: A veteran of all three Anglo-Dutch Wars, this vessel of 34 guns has served many captains. She now heads to the Caribbean, for rumors abound that the French will try to recapture Tobago.
For this one, I wanted to keep some elements of the 3-tone hull design from the Golden Seas D3M’s. Her armament is mostly based on her 1665 armament; perhaps the 3-pounders aren’t included in the “nominal guns” count so I didn’t add them to the deck art, but she’s also listed at 34 guns for the Battle of Texel, fought during the third Anglo-Dutch War.
None of her linked crew are in this release, but there’s always a chance they’ll show up in the future. I wanted to give the Dutch a ship with the “new sniping” ability that can be mixed and matched on a per-cannon basis (unlike the old sniping ability, where you have to snipe with all cannons or none for a shoot action). Perhaps a jack of all trades warship that can bring some life and fun to their fleets.
The ship still has some battle damage from surviving 8 battles with the English, but a lot of her holes have been patched up for her journey to the Caribbean. She’s flying a West India Company flag from her main topsail, given that the flavor text implies her journey to Tobago, where she would be sunk by the French. The orange on the flag fits well with the orange details on her hull and gunport lids.
