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Plantagenet: Cousins' War for England, 1459 - 1485
England, 1459. King Henry V's son has not lived to fill his father's shoes. As England loses the Hundred Years War, its noble houses amass power and wealth rivalling the... (read more)
Miniature MarketReviews
positive, 84% of all reviews are favorable
Playtime
120 minutes
Published
2023
Age
14+
Publisher
GMT Games
Players
1 to 2 players
Designer
Francisco Gradaille
Playstyle
Involved
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England, 1459. King Henry V's son has not lived to fill his father's shoes. As England loses the Hundred Years War, its noble houses amass power and wealth rivalling the King's own. Mounting tension over the Crown leads to armed clashes, under the excuse of freeing the King from evil counsellors, and finally ignites the Wars of the Roses.
Treason, bravery, political maneuver, and a cast of memorable characters mark one of the most intense and divided periods of English history. Three spasms of military campaigning will lead to a climactic showdown between Lancastrian and Yorkist lines and finally end the Plantagenet dynasty.
In Plantagenet - the newest volume in Volko Ruhnke's Levy & Campaign Series - players lead one of the two factions across the three main periods of war, as individual scenarios or the entire Wars of the Roses.
Designer Francisco Gradaille adds overall and local political influence to Volko's medieval operation system to reflect the ever-changing loyalties of the time while keeping play familiar to fans of the Series. Players will create and maintain a network of allied lords and nobles in order to obtain the provender and coin needed to supply and pay their armies. As ravaging and looting will damage each side's reputation, each faction will strive to convince cites to join its side. Great battles will seek to kill or capture enemy lords - perhaps even a king. Two kinds of operational moves will be in play: the military and the political.
In the end, when the dust settles and all arrows have flown, one rose will sit on the throne. White or Red, York or Lancaster, gather your troops and banners and join the fight.
Contents
- 1 Mounted Map (17" x 22")
- 152 Wooden Pieces
- 179 Playing Cards
- 2 Full-color Countersheets
- 13 Cardboard Lord & Battle Mats
- 1 Lords Sticker Sheet
- 3 Player Aid Sheets
- 2 Screens
- 1 Rules Booklet
- 1 Background Booklet
- 6 Six-sided Dice
Mechanisms:• Dice Rolling• Events• Movement Points• Point to Point Movement
Game's Categories
Genres
Themes
- Medieval
- Middle Ages
Publisher
Designer
- Francisco Gradaille
Developer
- Christophe Correia
Artists
- Matthew Wallhead
- Robert Altbauer
