En Garde! Vigo's return.

En Garde! Vigo's return.

For the eighth game of my En Garde campaign I returned again to the DVD of the classic Flashing Blade series.  Our badly dubbed hero is confronted by the Forces of Spanish Righteousness, and a chase through the woods reminiscent of a Benny Hill sequence takes place before he is nabbed.

I'll have none of that!

 In my narrative the Chevalier is milling around in the courtyard with the French Musketeers, whilst the interminable Peace Conference continues indoors.

Captain Diego Vigo Alatriste and his Spanish Tercio troops appear at the roadway; proper professional soldiers these boys.

It's going to be a fight in the courtyard, and Vigo has lost none of the sword skills that have killed so many Frenchmen (and orcs) over the years.

Using their matchlock men at the wall the Spanish fire into the garden, whilst Vigo athletically vaults the wall and starts running his point through assorted Frenchmen.

Once again the Bladé uses three attack and two defence counters (although I simply choose different coloured dice to be honest)  Once again the Chevalier's sword work is poor, and overall the Musketeers are struggling.

Whilst his faithful manservant battles the Spanish Tercio troops on the right, the Chevalier gets stuck into Vigo, something of a bold move I fear.   One of the French Sergeants also engages the Spaniard using the stock of his matchlock.  Vigo's three strikes are sufficient to kill the Sergeant and to cause the Flashing Blade to throw down his weapon in surrender.

Will the Bladé escape the Spaniards?  Will Vigo ever be beaten?  Has this Flashing Bladé guy any honour at all?   Don't miss episode 9, "the Bladé wears Tights?"