Originally published to Miniature Trading on September 9th, 2011
CoS: Broadside Heaven
This is for Nemo’s Challenge of Snails fleet contest.
My favourite ship of all time is the HMS Lord Algernon, and although not usually very practical, this is a good chance for me to include her. The defensive ability helps the Algernon early on, while the Galapagos’ ability is possibly even more important, giving her a distinct advantage in this particular contest (at least until she gets hit).
The Lord Algernon will be helped by the SAT, with a better chance of success due to Doone. She can be the escort, or sink any enemy ships that have a hold full of gold.
The Galapagos goes out at S+L and takes the best two treasure from two islands.
I originally had both as gunships, but saw a decent opportunity (with Ismail) to have a balance. The biggest vulnerability is when the Galapagos gets hit. Then my gold-running strategy dies quickly. As usual, crew-killers also pose a threat. The Algernon especially can’t afford to lose any crew.
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| Section: Ship #1 (4 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Captain | PofSM | EC-CA | Crew | U |
| 1 | x | Countess Diana Doone | PofBC | 208 | Crew | PR |
| 1 | x | HMS Lord Algernon | PofSMU | 043 | Ship | R |
| 1 | x | Sir Christopher Myngs | PofSMU | 058 | Crew | R |
| Section: Ship #2 (3 miniatures) | ||||||
| Miniature | Set | Number | Type | Rarity | ||
| 1 | x | Explorer | PofSM | EC-EX | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | First Mate Ismail | PofBC | 059 | Crew | C |
| 1 | x | HMS Galapagos | PofSCS | 048 | Ship | U |
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