Pirates of the Revolution contains a total of 144 new ships, crew, forts, and treasure, printed on a deep blue background with the star expansion symbol printed in the corner. The Revolution set expands the role of the American fleet, previously introduced as a Super Rare ship in Crimson Coast, with 22 new ships, plus a host of unique crew including John Paul Jones. The expansion includes reinforcements for the original factions from the Spanish Main and Crimson Coast sets. It also contains 4 Super Rare pieces: a Pirate chainshot specialist, Wesley, and 2 ships - Star of Siam, and Asp. In the 2005 Christmas season, WizKids released 6 collectible tins containing Revolution packs in an Unlimited Edition. The game pieces are the same, but the collector numbers are preceded by the letters "UL", and 4 new ships were added; the Hangman's Noose, the Red Curse, the Concord, and the Franklin. These tins were mostly sold in mass-market retail outlets like Toys "R" Us and Target. By early 2006 the unlimited packs were showing up in regular hobby stores as well.
Notable Ships
Constitution - American, 5-mast, 22 points. Ability: Two hits from the same shoot action are required to eliminate one of this ship's masts. A good battleship with an excellent ability, it is one of the better ships in the game.
HMS Dreadnought - British, 5-mast, 26 points. Aside from the Baochuan and the Guichuan, this is the most expensive ship in the game. It is a five mast ship with cannons that cannot be eliminated unless no masts remain, thus making it a threat until it sinks.
La Santa Isabel - Spanish, 4-mast, 13 points. This ship is able to add 2gold points to any one treasure when dropped off at the home island.
Black Swan - Pirate, 5-mast, 13 points. This ship can carry any crew and be able to use their abilities which can be useful when trying to come up with a strategy. Definitely a battle ship because of less cargo capacity than number of masts.
Neptune's Hoard - Pirate, 4-mast, 12 points. This versatile ship can serve as either a moderately armed gunship or a heavily armed treasure runner with her 5 cargo. Her ability to switch treasure is quite handy. A popular combination is to put Captain Blackheart in command with a helmsman and several oarsmen or explorers. This ship is a favorite in treasure running fleets but can still pack a punch if the enemy chooses to engage.
Banshee's Cry - Pirate, 1-mast, 3 points. Popular due mostly to her 3 points, the Banshee's Cry can serve quite well as a treasure runner. Paired with Jonah, she can take on a sizable crew with her 4 cargo. If Don Pedro Gilbert takes command with an oarsman and explorer, the Banshee's Cry can be sent out very efficiently.
Le Superbe - French, 5-mast, 16 points. This ship can shoot over other ships which can be used in order to create a tactical advantage for the player of this ship. The cannons are reasonably good so this ship would make a good battleship.
