What Ho!: The Skirmish Game
Bluffing · Book

What Ho!: The Skirmish Game

What Ho! is a skirmish game of non-violent conflicts. It is set in the drawing rooms, ballrooms, village lanes and cottage gardens of a rural England of a past age. Players will involve themselves in the farces of P.G. Wodehouse or investigations of Agatha Christie. Unlike many skirmish games which begin with many uninteresting choices and end with a few interesting ones as the game crystallises but combatants are removed in What Ho! breadth of choice remains as their impact comes into view.

2–4 players90 minages 12
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What is What Ho!: The Skirmish Game

What Ho! is a skirmish game of non-violent conflicts. It is set in the drawing rooms, ballrooms, village lanes and cottage gardens of a rural England of a past age. Players will involve themselves in the farces of P.G. Wodehouse or investigations of Agatha Christie. Unlike many skirmish games which begin with many uninteresting choices and end with a few interesting ones as the game crystallises but combatants are removed in What Ho! breadth of choice remains as their impact comes into view.

Players move miniatures around a playing surface of their choice, gaining plotlines by building up hidden dice and then attempt to complete actions to achieve their plotline objectives. What Ho! is a non-violent miniatures skirmish game based on movement and miniature placement.

—description from the designer

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Game details

Players
2–4
Age
+12
Duration
90 min
Difficulty
Type
Board game
Year
2019
Mechanics
Dice Rolling · Storytelling · Variable Player Powers
Categories
Bluffing · Book · Deduction
Designer
Glenn Ford
Publisher
Man O' Kent Games
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How many players is What Ho!: The Skirmish Game for?

What Ho!: The Skirmish Game plays with 2–4 players.

How long does a game take?

A game takes about 90 minutes.

What age is it suitable for?

It is recommended from age 12.

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