speegle@ut-ngp.UUCP (Charles R. Speegle) (04/18/85)
that have played won't anymore due to the fact that it plays slow). I
actually prefer to fence for real than as a simulation, try it, it's
really fun. Have you tried Swashbuckler by Yaquinto games (I think)
a lot of fun and very quick to play.
Charlie a.k.a Twasjid
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Charles R. Speegle (Charlie)
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Any of you played it. How many players? By post? Good, isn't it. -Nige Gale "Is there anybody out there?"
ncg@ukc.UUCP (N.C.Gale) (04/26/85)
The only reason why I mentioned it was because I have known of the existance of En Garde for years, and played it some time ago, but never thought very much of it. Until. The middle of last term I joined the UKC play-by-mail En Garde. Previously the games I had played in had at most four, five players, and most of the action was in duals. This game has St Joan knows how many players, at least forty. The game takes on an entirely new face - oriented far more towards Social Advancement. But what makes it really fun is the interaction between so many players, mostly via writing letters to The Paris Tribune, one copy of which goes to each player. There are political parties, regimental disputes, religious tension, French xenophobia and all the usual sqabbling over the best mistresses etc. There are quite a few extra rules been added to bring life into the game, which I shall not recount here. The overall atmosphere is superb, and I only wish I'd known about it sooner. I strongly advise Njetlanders to join any such En Garde campaign which blows their way. -Nige Gale