Spanish Treasure Galleon
The Spanish Treasure
Galleon is Hauling a 1000 points in Gold and is struggling against the
prevailing wind to make it from the corner of the board to the opposing side. There it can
escape to the Atlantic Ocean. If it does the captain is awarded 1000 acres in
the new world. This heavily armed treasure galleon is no match for a war-ship
but if it is clever it can slip away to freedom.
Strategy:
1) Never start into the
wind, which is the way you have to go. Start pointed at the french Island. If
you zig-zag you will move faster tacking across the tables.
2) Never be afraid of
boarding, you have a bunch of marines and sailors.
3) Blast anyone you see as
a threat.
4) You have no safe harbor
for repairs so keep moving.
5) Unless you capture
other ships and take gold you will only ever have 1000 points, so kill anyone
you suspect of being richer if the opportunity arises. Don't seek it out.
Spanish Man o' War
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| The Titicaca |
As the Spanish War
Ship your captain feels it is his moral obligation to return the Caribbean to
its divinely chosen original owners, The Catholics. And not those iffy French
Catholics! Your half crazed mission is to engage and destroy all non-catholic
ships, merchant, pirate, ghosts, cannibal, and those trespassing Protestants
warships. If a port gets sacked divine judgement has spoken. That
Treasure galleon is important to Spain, Si but you have a cephalic induced higher
purpose.
Strategies:
1) you really aren't
worried about politics, you just want to sink everyone but the Spanish and
Portuguese.
2) You have no home port
but reestablishing any other port as a loyal Spanish colony is a good start.
3) Your ship has
devastating firepower out to 36 inches. It maneuvers like a bath tub.
Watch for raking.
4) Don't turn into the
wind, unless you have no other choice.
5) Use Cannibal Island as
a turnaround if you need to.
6) As a crazed religious
zealot gold means little to you so sinking stuff is your only option for honor.
