En Garde! is a small-scale skirmish game based on the successful Ronin
rules, in which small groups of warriors fight each other for honour or
riches. Rather than just rolling a few dice, the rules allow players to
make tactical decisions about how the models that they control will
fight - offensively, defensively, or by applying special skills and
abilities. En Garde! covers the conflicts of the 16th, 17th and early
18th centuries, when black-powder weapons started to become common in
battle but martial prowess still determined the outcome.
Play as Border Reivers, Conquistadors, Landsknechts, Aztecs, French
Musketeers, Caribbean Pirates and many more, in scenarios that evoke
classic engagements of the genre. Sub-plots (secondary objectives for
each side) have also been introduced, making gameplay even more varied
and exciting. Simple campaign rules allow multiple scenarios to be
played in sequence and permit warbands to develop over time. An appendix
is also included to provide brief rules for supernatural creatures of
the period - monsters, demons, revenants and witches - and new abilities
and equipment to fight them, making En Garde! the perfect ruleset for
gamers who want something a bit different from the norm.