"En Garde is a semi-historical game/simulation representing many of the situations of an Errol Flynn movie set in the Seventeenth or Eighteenth Centuries. The game was originally devised as a fencing system, with background added to provide scenarios for the duels. After a time,...
Players
2-20
Time
?-?
Age
?+
Weight
2.23
Rating
6.50
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En Garde has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.
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High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
En Garde has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies and turns. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation in the game.
En Garde has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. Player interaction is a key aspect of the game. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may not be the easiest game to learn, it offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, En Garde has a strong replayability score of 7.8.
En Garde has a moderate level of randomness impact, with random elements playing a notable but not exclusive role in determining the game outcome. However, players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. Overall, the game relies more on player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role. The final luck score for En Garde is 7.67, indicating a low influence of luck.
Overview
"En Garde is a semi-historical game/simulation representing many of the situations of an Errol Flynn movie set in the Seventeenth or Eighteenth Centuries. The game was originally devised as a fencing system, with background added to provide scenarios for the duels. After a time, it became apparent that the background was more fun than the duels, and En Garde, in its present form, was born." "In En Garde, a player finds himself born into and educated in a world where social climbing is a way of life, and status is a goal to be pursued even over money. It is a world inhabited by Cyrano, Roxanne, Scaranouche, Errol Flynn, Porthos, Athos, Aramis, Rhonda Fleming, Francois Villon, Constance, and, of course, D'Artagnan. There are people to be used, friends in high places to be cultivated, enemies to be humiliated, the Cardinal's Guard to be trounced, lackies to be abused, the hand of a fair damsel to be won, and the ear of the King to be gained. Come with us now, to those vibrant, bawdy days of Yore." A pencil and paper game in the style of an RPG, and with much of the detail expected in an RPG of the time, but with the "adventure" structure built into charts and tables so that no referee was required. Playable by any number of players. GDW published a second edition in 1977, which incorporated the errata sheet into the rules along with some non-substantive changes. In 1988, SFC Press (UK) printed a third edition which was reformatted and illustrated, but is essentially the same as the second edition. Home Page: http://www.engarde.co.uk/index.html
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