L’Attaque
L’Attaque is a hidden-information strategy game designed by Hermance Edan, patented in France in 1908 and first sold in 1910. H.P. Gibson & Sons acquired the rights in 1925 and published the game — and a family of themed variants — in Britain. All games in this hub share the same core system: pieces with hidden ranks, higher rank defeats lower, and a unique win objective per game.
Variants in this Hub
| Variant | Players | Win Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard L’Attaque | 2 | Capture the opponent’s Flag | Original 1909 rules; 36 pieces per side on a 9×10 board with three 1×2 lake areas. |
| Dover Patrol | 2 | Get both Flags to your own Base | Naval CTF game; 40 pieces per side. Flying Boat crosses the Harbour Wall; Mine Layers are movable mines; Submarines sink all except Motor Torpedo Boats. |
| Aviation | 2 | Land a Troop Carrier on opponent’s Aerodrome | 42 pieces including Searchlights, AAA Guns, and Observation Balloons. Searchlight + Gun ranging system. |
| Tri-Tactics | 2 | Any of three service win conditions | 1932 combination of L’Attaque, Dover Patrol, and Aviation on a single board. |
Attribution
L’Attaque. Invented by Hermance Edan, French patent 1908, and the ancestor of Stratego. Documented at en.wikipedia.org. Individual variant files cite the original printed rulebooks they were transcribed from. Public domain.