17.8 BOMBARD!
THE GAME OF BOMBARD! -------------------- 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.
