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Sharpe's Attack

Sharpe's Attack

Gibsons · 1996
245 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.5 BGG71Couples
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An edition of the very old game L'Attaque by Gibsons, most familiar now as Stratego by Jumbo. This edition is themed on a very popular British TV series in the 90s called Sharpe, based on Bernard Cornwell's famous series of novels set the Peninsular Wars.

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Sharpe's Attack box art
official art · Gibsons

An edition of the very old game L'Attaque by Gibsons, most familiar now as Stratego by Jumbo.

This edition is themed on a very popular British TV series in the 90s called Sharpe, based on Bernard Cornwell's famous series of novels set the Peninsular Wars. Sharpe was a maverick British Major leading his troop in running battles with the French, mixing it up with the ladies and spies along the way.

The game is played on an extended ‘5-bridges’ 10x10 board with 72 pieces. Each player commands an army of 36 units, formed from dozens of plastic frames which hold small cards illustrated with all the characters from the TV series, one side British, the other French. The Major beats the Colonel, the Colonel beats the Captain and so on, down to the Special Agents who beat the top ranks.

A nice version, but loading and unloading the cards into the frames is clumsy.

Re-implements:

L'Attaque
game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Play time
45 min
Players
2
Recommended age
8+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Sharpe's Attack support?
Sharpe's Attack is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Sharpe's Attack take?
A game of Sharpe's Attack takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Sharpe's Attack for?
Sharpe's Attack is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Sharpe's Attack?
Sharpe's Attack has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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