17.8 BOMBARD!
THE GAME OF BOMBARD!
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Bombard! is a game of aethership strategy, where opposing players place their
ships on the board and then attempt to blow each other to smithereens! The
game is won when one player has completely destroyed the ships of their
opponent.
In order to play Bombard! you must have a Bombard! board, or be in an
establishment that has them available, such as the occasional tavern,
aethermanse, or gaming parlor.
The commands to play Bombard! are:
BOMBARD INITIATE WITH <player> <set> This will initiate a game of
Bombard! with another player, using
the set pieces of your choice. You
may have up to four games activate.
BOMBARD DISPLAY [<game>] [OPPONENT|ME] Display the entire board, or only
BOMBARD LOOK [<game>] [OPPONENT|ME] a part of it. Note that you will
only be able to see your own ships.
BOMBARD PLACE <piece> <coordinate> [UP|DOWN|LEFT|RIGHT] After a game has
been initiated, each player must
place all of their ships on the
Bombard! board. Look at the SETLIST
to see which pieces you need to
place.
BOMBARD START After all pieces are placed, begin
the game!
BOMBARD HIT <coordinates> When it is your turn, attack the
given coordinates. A "O" represents
a miss, and a "*" a hit.
BOMBARD LIST [HERE] List all your active games, or
optionally list all the games on
the Bombard! board here. Great for
keeping an eye on how your scurrilous
companions are doing.
BOMBARD SETLIST [set] View the available Bombard! sets.
BOMBARD SWITCH <game> Switch between your active games.
BOMBARD CANCEL <game> Cancel an active game.