Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler is a 1980 board game published by Yaquinto Publications. Gameplay Swashbuckler is a combat game for 2-6 players set in the era of The Three Musketeers. Two maps are included: a tavern and a pirate's ship. Players can choose to be musketeers wielding rapiers, or pirates with sabres. In addition to counters for each character, there are also counters for tables, chairs, mugs, chandeliers, carpets, treasure chests and cannons. The rules include several basic setups. The starting locations and facing of characters are determined randomly. The game characterizes a free-for-all brawl where the last character standing is the winner. Before each turn, players write down a sequence of six orders for their character that can include movement; throwing mugs or daggers; swinging from the chandalier; various offensive and defensive fencing maneuvers; pulling a carpet or shoving a table (to knock another character prone); or waving a hat (which does no harm but can startle an opponent, forcing them to lose a part of their next sequence).