Wesley's STCCG card of the day #90

Hi, folks,

A ship ya said ? Well, they are boring, but if you asked me ... (And if you didn't: Look at the survey. Lots of people did.)

I.K.C. BORTAS

Ship, Klingon, rare.
Range 9
Weapons 9
Shields 7
Requires: *++
Cloaking Device, Tractor Beam.
"Gowron's flagship during the Klingon Civil War of 2367-68. Lieutenant Worf briefly served aboard as a weapons officer."
This is probably the best Klingon ship. Although the Qu'Vat has the same range and the same point total, shield points are the least important ones, as they can very easily be boosted to obscene heights by Nutational or Metaphasic shields. And at Weapons 9, she can blast EVERY ship except the Enterprise, the basic Galaxy and of course the clumsy Husnock ship out of space.

Unfortunately she's not that great for an Armada deck (the major reason to play Klingon), as she needs the three crew. In these cases, I'd rather use a bunch of K'Vort class ships with one crew each and head straight for the opponent's outpost. With a Red Alert and a Traveler, slow moving decks will be denied their only outpost in six or seven turns without even a chance to do anything.

Nonetheless, the best ship for not-so-aggressive Klingon decks that balance between combat and mission-solving.

Favorite combo(s):
Ratings for : I.K.C. Bortas 

Wesley's rating:                8.5
Conner's rating:                7.0
Phil's rating:                  8.0
Michael's rating:               8.1
Owen's rating:                  7.9
Ian's rating:                   8.9
Cole's rating:                  9.0
Jack's rating:                  7.5 (Quote: "The *ss-Kicker Extraordinaire")
Jason's rating:                 9.0
Jeff's rating:                  7.8
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AVERAGE RATING:                 8.27
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Wesley Crusher, the new STCCG Lord

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