Sue Laflin-Barker is not as well known as her husband, but deserves to be recognised as an excellent designer of wargames. Her recent book - PIRATES! SMUGGLERS! ROBBERS! - is proof of this, and I can assure anyone who has not come across it, that it is well worth getting hold of a copy.
The book is subtitled A SELECTION OF AFTER-DINNER GAMES because they were designed to be played at COW in the slot after dinner on Saturday night when conference attendees are looking for something a little lighthearted or different to do, and Sue's games certainly fit the bill.
The book contains a number of chapters.
The book only costs £5.00, and can be bought from Lulu.com via the following link: PIRATES! SMUGGLERS! ROBBERS!.
PIRATES! SMUGGLERS! ROBBERS!: A SELECTION OF AFTER-DINNER GAMES was written by Sue Laflin-Barker and published by her 2016 (ISBN 978 1 326 57114 6).
The book is subtitled A SELECTION OF AFTER-DINNER GAMES because they were designed to be played at COW in the slot after dinner on Saturday night when conference attendees are looking for something a little lighthearted or different to do, and Sue's games certainly fit the bill.
The book contains a number of chapters.
- Chapter One: The Quest for Redbeard's Treasure
- Introduction
- DBAix Rules
- Creating your own game
- Three-player DBA
- Chapter Two: Watch the wall
- Making the game
- The Rules
- Chapter Three: Gentlemen go by
- Introduction
- Setting up the game
- Playing the game
- Chapter Four: Ancient British cattle raid
- Introduction
The book only costs £5.00, and can be bought from Lulu.com via the following link: PIRATES! SMUGGLERS! ROBBERS!.
PIRATES! SMUGGLERS! ROBBERS!: A SELECTION OF AFTER-DINNER GAMES was written by Sue Laflin-Barker and published by her 2016 (ISBN 978 1 326 57114 6).
I seem to recall once making a Pirate Treasure Map with a series of clues, designed, if I recall correctly, for a group of schoolkids. Perhaps something of the sort combined with search parties armed to the teeth with pistol, cutlass and spade, would make a fine game.
ReplyDeleteArchduke Piccolo,
DeleteThat sounds like an excellent idea!
All the best,
Bob