The "Norvegia-build" 

So, me and Supershot played last night, we finally got our display of Revolution, 
and had our first night with new rules. Toying around with ideas between games 
gave us a fleet that looked rather cheesy, and after a quick test was dubbed the 
"Norvegia-build" (Norvegia is a type of white cheese her in Norway)

This build will not be hindered much from the new events, and has abillities 
that negates negative treasures, it's fast, and in compliance with the "no dupes."

The list:

Neptunes Hoard 12p
Blackheart 5p
Explorer 1p
Oarsman x2 2p
Total 20p

Raven 10p
"Don" Pedro Gilbert 5p
Helmsman 2p
Explorer 1p
Oarsman 1p
Total 19p

Rover 2p
Hag of Tortuga 0p
Total 2p

Event: Becalmed 4p
1 or 2 pirate forts 0p
Total 4p
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Sum 45p


The breakdown of the build:

Neptunes Hoard and "Don" Pedro both has the ability to trade away treasure 
before loading, this gives the "N-B" ("Norveiga-build") the advantage of 
removing unwanted treasures, this is crucial as the "N-B" wins on taking 2 wildislands. 
The new rules states that you have to have 16 gold to win, and both player 
add 15 gold each. This gives you an average of 7.something gold per wildisland, 
thus if your lucky (OR have the ability to change treasures...) you'll have 
a fair chance of winning if you clear out 2 wildislands.
If you play with 7x2goldcoins and 1x1gold, you can maximise the chance of 
hitting an average of 8 gold per island.

Both crucial ships in the "N-B" plays with oarsman, thus they negate the 
Becalmed-event (As I read the card, you get a full moveaction as long as you 
have the abillity to move as a delerict) and as long as your not completly in 
the boonies (more than 3L away from the nearest wildisland) neither ship will 
be undocked in the opponets turn, thus negating the Mermaids- and Foul winds-events.

So, how does this work?

Turn 1: Play Becalmed on the opponent in the most damaging way.
Neptunes Hoard speed to the nearest island with a cool S+L+S+L after eating 
an oarsman(thus having a nice chance of reaching it as it over 3L), drops 
the Blackheart, explores, (trades 1 coin if necessesary) and loads 4 treasure.
Raven moves a even more cool S+S+S+S+S+S+S+S (8S  ) after eating an oarsman 
and should reach an second island or at least be in reach of the second island 
on turn 2 via an dock on the first wildisland
Rover stays put as long as the treasures on the first island is 8 goldpoints or more.

Turn 2: Neptunes Hoard makes "the switch" unloading the explorer and loading 
Blackheart (the legality of this is discussed but we haven't seen any specific 
ruling yet, please correct me if I'm wrong), eats the second oarsman and speeds 
home, unloading treasure.
If the Raven didn't reach the second island in the first turn it does now, and 
explores the island, switching 1 treasure if necessary (Note, the new treasure 
will be loaded on the Raven)
Build a fort on wildisland 2, if you have 8 goldpoints or more in the fort you 
should now have 16 gold, and be the winner.

Considerations: 

If you don't reach the 2nd wildisland on the first turn (unlikely) AND have 
to trade treasure with "Don" Gilbert, you have to take the treasure on the 
Raven, I'm a litte unsure if you could unload it at once, or if you have to 
wait until the next turn.
If your unlucky and don't score 8 goldpoints on island 1 you use the Rover 
to explore a third island, and build a second fort.
"The switch" is discussed, but in my opinion inside of the rules. If proven 
illegal, you can take one oarsman from the Neptunes Hoard and add an explorer 
on the Rover, and use it to explore a third island as stated above.
As you can't be sure of getting enough gold (and you can't split it  * ) this 
will slow you down, but hopefully your Becalmed has given you enough time.
The Neptunes Hoard could be played as a gunship in a clinch, moving the 
helmsman and possibly the Hag over so that the two other ships could search for gold.

Playing devils advocate:

Yes, this puts all eggs in one basket, and you'll have to be careful about 
island placement (getting your homeisland within 3L is crucial)
You're completly open to multiaction gunships, but hopefully your speed, 
and the fact that the opponent should be nervous about you playing Mermaids, 
gives you an advantage.


Thus ends the saga about the "Norvegia-build", real cheese for real men  

Discuss. 
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Thomas

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