Game 4. The Treasure of Isle de Fracasada
Setup: Black Bart and his 6th rate The Royal Fortune, Petite Frigate the Ranger and Sloop the Little Ranger had heard a treasure was hidden on a nearby island, Isle de Fracasada, the only issue was beating a well-armed Spanish Galleon San Pedro y Fama and it's Frigate the San Marcos sailing as protection ard commanded by Manuel Rivero de Pardal. Winds are calm Black Bart sailing large and being up the rear, and Pardal sails his Galleon in the lead
Turn 1. The Little Ranger turns hard to make to Isle de Fracasada. The Ranger to it's starboard. Black Bart plans to come around and engage the Spanish. Pardal bears the isle.
Turn 2 the Little Ranger come along the island but fails to drop anchor, as the Ranger follows to protect and Black Bart seeing the Spanish sailing to the back side of the isle as a heavy storm moves in causing rough seas. Pardal decides he cannot beat the Pyrates to the island and desires to move to engage but us to far out.
Turn 3 the Little Ranger manages to anchor but only after it's captain says he will shoot any one who cannot drop anchor and the Little Ranger comes to a stop within easy access of the treasure on Isle de Fracasada. The Ranger seeing 2 large ships barring ahead in heavy winds waits to engage as Black Bart sails around the isle to pincer the Spanish. Pardal sees the anchored sloop and heads for it fighting heavy winds and rough waters
Turn 4. The Pardal and the Spanish near but to far to engage, as the crew of the the little Ranger gets to the treasure. Black Bart knows the Spanish are there but cannot see them yet.
Turn 5 the Ranger engages with cannon fire missing Pardal's San Pedro y Fama as Pardal gains, Black Bart still sailing large turns to go around the Isle seeing sails but cannot attack
Turn 6 the crew of the Little Ranger make it back on the sloop and count the treasure ignoring the Spanish Galleon and it's consort barring down on them. The Ranger fires again and misses. Black Bart still trying to engage rough seas and high winds pushing him closer, but not within range.
Turn 7. The sloop still counting coins as the captain finally sees the Spanish Galleon close manages with Fortune to get the sloop to sail as the Ranger moves to escape, Pardal can smell victory and partial fires on the sloop hitting it hard. Black Bart fires on the San Marcus doing no damage to the Spanish Frigate, the rough seas and heavy broadsides the Royal Fortune takes on water.
Turn 8 the Little Ranger tries to escape, loading a broadside into the Galleon it's shot bouncing off the San Pedro y Fama's Hull the Ranger makes around an island as The Galleo opens full broadside on the sloop doing massive damage. The Little Ranger taking on water, it's crew in panic as Black Bart gets a raking shot on the Spanish Frigate San Marcus doing ripping the crew apart but not enough. Once again water pours into the Royal Fortune from high seas
Turn 9 the Little Ranger limps trying to escape, the Ranger moves away, Black Bart turns to try and engage but cannot risk more water. Pardal moves in for the kill
Turn 10. Pardal and his crew board the Pyrate sloop and kills all the crew retrieving the treasure of Isle de Fracasada. Black Bart and the crew of The Ranger escape as the surviving crew of The Little Ranger are hung
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