Dark Blades

Dark Blades is a medieval fantasy wargame published in 1986 by Standard Games and Publications that is based on the Cry Havoc rules system.

Dark Blades is a fantasy board wargame for beginners, based on system for the game Cry Havoc[1] Set on the island of Labyrinthia, the game includes an account of the hero Dark Blades and his band of fellow adventurers, upon which the included scenarios and maps are based.

Components include Standard Games and Publications published the complex fantasy wargame Cry Havoc!

In 1986, Standard published Dark Blades, designed by Chris Bayliss and Andy McKay, as an introductory wargame for players new to the hobby.

He thought the game was "fast and simple to play, but has enough flexibility to cope with sophisticated manoeuvers and combatants with special powers."