It was at Wakefield that Richard, Duke of York, met his doom. Richard was head of the Yorkist faction, and had begun the rebellion against King Henry VI that is now known as the War of the Roses. It isn't clear why he rode out that day against an army with numerical superiority, but the end result was calamity for the Yorkist contingent. About half the...
It’s not easy being the Prince of Denmark. While struggling with the grief of your father’s death and your mother’s marriage to your uncle, a ghost suddenly appears, claiming that your uncle killed your father! While you try to keep your sanity, you need to verify the ghost’s claim, test your uncle’s guilt, make your mother see sense, deal with your...
Where Art Thou Romeo? is a nanogame in which 3-5 players take turns taking on the role of Juliet, who is attempting to find Romeo amongst the others players. Each card, other than Juliet, has two different roles from which to choose. Players holding these cards choose one of the two roles, which will subsequently make them want to convince the Juliet...
(from the rulebook explanation) Wherry is a game of Watermanship on the Shakespearean Thames. In the merry but sometimes threatening ambiance of 16th century Elizabethan London, players of this game will re-enact the working lifestyle of a Thames Waterman (Wherryman). They will pick up passengers in their Wherries, from the various Landing Stairs situated...
This is the fourth volume in this series and it takes us to the 16th century and the decisive amphibious campaigns fought by the Ottoman and Habsburg empires in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. The game begins in 1565 and runs until 1574. It is an operational-scale game played on a zonal map. It is designed for two players: one controls the Ottoman...
From the publisher (site: http://www.ddd-verlag.de ). An innovative cardgame from Hanno and Wilfried Kuhn situated in Florenz - the cradle of the Renaissance. Artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo and da Vinci worked in this city, the preacher Savonarola established a God state and Machiavelli wrote his works on the theory of power. Here the Medici...
Wig Masters is a game for 2-4 players in which players take on the roles of wig merchants competing in the high stakes world of powdered wig sales. Wear your various fancy wigs to influence the ever changing wig market whilst buying and selling fancy wigs. Players must buy wigs when they are cheap and sell them when they are fashionable to make the most...
'We are come to the dregs of days, where it is counted virtue to point out the imperfections of our brethren'. -Zachary Boyd, 1629 Scotland, 1649. The last decade has seen bouts of warfare, outbreaks of plague and seismic political upheaval. The religious authorities are keen to stamp down on sinful behaviour, and witch trials are gathering pace… In The...
Witchfinder General: Days of Revelation is set during the period of the 17th Century leading up to the English Civil Wars. Courageous Witchfinders battle against the many vile abominations that plague a once green and pleasant land. Clandestine vampire factions, aided by their loyal Guardsmen of Blind Obedience, secretly strive to gain ultimate power over...
Border Reiver Miniature Wargaming Rules. Rules for fighting out raids and retribution between rival border clans in sixteenth century Britain. Each player raises an army of between 10 and 30 models: each represents one Reiver and ideally players will have mounted and dismounted versions of each. Models are classified according to armour, weapons, and their...