HEMA Game Archive

A Defend The Wall variant. Attacker [A] performs a series of attacks against the Defender [Z] until they can no longer chain into their next attack in a continuous motion. (aka they stutter), which constitutes one "exchange". A match is multiple exchanges, with each student being A and [Z] an equal amount of times. (Set the cap wherever you want.)

[A] can only use each attack once in the chain. (Define what are counted as attacks based on your schools source material.)

1. If [A] lands a hit before they break their chain (or run out of attacks they know how to do) they get a point.
2. If [Z] out-lasts and out-parries [A] they get a point.

This is the simple version of the game, and can be done with any students. But the real fun is the source based component:

1. [A] may only attack with actions (in the scope of the schools source of study) they know the name of 

[Z] can call on any attack that occurred during the prior exchange. (But may have to re-enact it because [A] won't remember every action in their chain.)

• If neither knows the name then [Z] gets a point. (This could make the score for the set 1-1 or 0-2, depending on if [A] managed to land a hit or not.)
• If [A] does not know and [Z] does know then [Z] instantly wins the match.

If [A] and [Z] disagree about the name then the instructor will arbitrate. Anything that makes someone want to open a book is thrown out.

(If the instructor gets annoyed because [Z] is constantly challenging on attacks they know [A] knows, or constantly insisting on the wrong name, they award [A] victory for the match.)