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Swordplay

Swordplay 1976

Design Tom Cleaver , T. Hostetler Art Bill Rogers Publisher (Self-Published)
5.4 /10
BGG rating
2.0
Weight
2–8
Players
2
Best at
30
Minutes
12
Age
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About the Game

Swordplay is a man-to-man duel in medieval times. Each player has a small board depicting the body of their warrior as viewed by a face-to-face opponent. A hex grid is printed over the warrior's body. In the course of the duel, players will position their shield over some hexes (a portion of their warrior's body). Depending on the action they select for the turn, they may also position their sword over hexes on their own warrior's body (for a parry) or may point it at some part of the opponent's warrior to make an attack. The actions and positions chosen will result in various outcomes, which may include inflicting damage to the opposing warrior.

The game includes plastic swords of the same sort that are used as swizzle sticks in mixed drinks.

Filed Under

Categories
Fantasy Fighting Medieval Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Paper-and-Pencil Simultaneous Action Selection Team-Based Game Variable Player Powers
BGG ratings
9
BGG data
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