Games PC KINGMAKER User Manual

Quick-Start Reference Folder

Installation/Loading Instructions

Amiga

Playing from Floppy Disk:

Insert Disk 1 into

2. Double-click on the “KING” icon to start the game. The program will then prompt you for Disk 2 when necessary. Note: If you have two drives and enough memory, then insert Disk 2 onto

DFl:.

Installing to Hard Drive;

Insert disk 1 into

2. Double click on the disk icon for

“KINGl”.

3. From your Workbench screen choose

“New Drawer: and name the new

drawer “KING”.

4. Drag the icon for DFO: to the new

drawer named “KING”.

5. When the drive light has gone out, insert Disk 2 and repeat step 4.

To play, open up the “KING” drawer

and double-click on the

DFO:.

“KING”

icon.

Creating a Save Game Disk (Floppy Only):

Insert a blank disk into

2. From your Workbench screen initialize (format) the disk and name it

“KINGSAVE".

DFO:.

PC/Compatibles

Installing to Hard Drive:

1. Insert disk 1 into your

Drive

2. Type “A:” or

“CD\KING”

[RETURN].

“B:”

(whichever refers to

your 3%” drive) [RETURN]. Type

“INSTALL”

the on-screen instructions. The game will install to a default directory named “KING:“.

To play the game at C>, type

[RETURN]. Now follow

[RETURN]. Now type

3 1/2”

Disk

IF THE GAME WILL NOT LOAD.. .

Your

computer

must have at least

600K of FREE RAM.

BASE MEMORY PROBLEMS:

After your system loads MS-DOS, your mouse, sound drivers, and any menu programs, you must have 600K remaining out of the original 640K of BASE MEMORY. This area of

memory has nothing to do with your HARD

DRIVE or the remainder of your RAM, should

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you have more than

It is possible that your computer’s operating system is not setup to allocate 600K of free BASE

MEMORY.

son the program will not load. You can deter-

mine how much memory is available by typing

MEM.

This will tell you how much free RAM

exists. If the amount is less than 600,000 bytes, then you will have to free up more BASE

MEMORY.

This event is usually the rea-

OPTION 1: FOR MS DOS

1) Type “CD C:\DOS”

move you to the directory where your DOS

files are stored.)

2) Type

tion. This will move your MS DOS and other files to HIGH MEMORY and out of your BASE

MEMORY.

“MEMMAKBR”.

Follow the options for DEFAULT installa-

OPTION 2: FOR MS DOS 5 users

The simplest way to free up more BASE

MEMORY is to create a BOOT DISK. The fol-

lowing instructions will create a basic boot disk that you can use to run the game.

1) Place a blank floppy disk in

of BASE MEMORY.

6.0, 6.1

[RETURN].

or 6.2 users

(This will

the

A DISK

2) Type

Type “CD C:\DOS” [RETURN].

“C:”

[RETURN]

4) Type “FORMAT A: /S” (this will format a

blank floppy disk and transfer the MS DOS operating system).

5) When asked for a volume label, hit the RETURN KEY.

6) Type

will not include your MOUSE DRIVERS or your SOUND CARD DRIVERS.

To install

created is in the A DRIVE.

“CD C:\KING” [RETURN].

Type

“MAKEBOOT” [RETURN].

This will make a basic BOOT DISK, but it

your

MOUSE DRIVERS:

Make sure that the BOOT DISK that you

Type

“CD C:\MOUSE” [RETURNI.

Note: Not all mice manufacturers setup their

software in the following manner. These directions

are

for a Microsoft Mouse or an OEM Microsoft Mouse that has installed all of the mouse software in

these instructions do not work, consult your mouse installation instructions that accompanied

your mouse.

2) Type “INSTALL” [RETURN] (if INSTALL

does not work, try

3) Follow the instructions on the screen until it asks you “Where do you want to install the mouse drivers?” When prompted, tell it to install the mouse drivers to you A FLOPPY.

After this is completed, your mouse drivers

will be installed on the BOOT DISK.

If you do not wish to install your sound card

drivers, or you do not have a sound card, skip

the next set of installation instructions and

proceed

to "PLAYING KINGMAKER WITH A

directory called MOUSE. If

“SETUP”).

To install

Make sure that the BOOT DISK that you

created is in the

1) Type

Note:

software

your

SOUND CARD DRIVERS;

came with your sound card.

A DRIVE.

“CD C:\SBPRO” [RETURN].

Not all sound card manufacturers set their

in the following manner. These direc-

the program that will test your sound card (please refer to your sound card documentation for the exact name to type in).

tions are for the CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER PRO sound card. These instructions

assume

installed in a directory called

2) Type

that your sound card software has been

SBPRO.

“INSTALL”

[RETURN].

3) Follow the instructions on the screen until is

puter should give you three settings:

Copy these setting down.

asks you “Where do you want to install the

sound drivers. When prompted, tell it to

install the mouse drivers to your A FLOPPY. After this is complete your sound drivers

will be installed on the BOOT DISK.

Type INSTALL. Select the SOUND SETTINGS selection. When it asks for the numbers, enter them in the same order that you

copied them down.

The sound should work normally.

Playing

Kingmaker

After you have completed creating a BOOT

DISK, you are ready to begin playing

maker.

with the BOOT DISK:

King-

PROBLEM: ONLY PART OF MY SOUND

WORKS.

SOLUTION: If you have checked the settings

for your sound card and they seem to be

Make sure that the BOOT DISK is inserted

in the

2) Reboot your computer by hitting the button, or by holding down the

A DRIVE.

RESET

CONTROL,

ALT and the DELETE key at the same time.

3) When the system has finished booting up,

type

“C:\KING” [RETURN].

Type KING and you are ready to begin!

rect, but your sounds are still only partially working, you still do not have enough FREE RAM. Return to the section called “BASE

MEMORY PROBLEMS”.

PROBLEM: MY 3.5” FLOPPY IS MY B:

DRIVE.

SOLUTION: You can install Kingmaker from

your B FLOPPY DRIVE by substituting “B:” wherever the patible computers can only RUN from your A:

TROUBLE SHOOTING (PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS):

PROBLEM:

THE

NARRATOR SPEAKS ONE

DRIVE or your INTERNAL HARD DRIVE. If you have a Drive, you will have to make your boot disk on

a 5%” floppy disk.

OR TWO WORDS AND THE VOICE STOPS.

SOLUTION: The SOUND CARD settings that

you have selected in the Kingmaker SETUP

.. . . .

Locate the SOUND CARD diskette that Put the diskette in your A DRIVE and load

After you run the sound card test, the com-

1. The IRQ ADDRESS,

2. The INTERRUPT NUMBER, and

The DMA

Type C:\KING and hit the ENTER KEY.

Exit the install program and type KING.

cor-

“A:”

appears. However, IBM com-

5 1/4”

FLOPPY DRIVE as your A:

FACTION SYMBOLS

There are seven different screen elements Offices (which you can give only from which your Faction can be built. to a Titled Noble)

Untitled Nobles

Titles (which you can give to

Untitled Nobles, effectively making them Titled Nobles)

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SYMBOLS MENU

VICTORY LEVELS

Advanced Battle Screen

Move to Engage the Enemy:

Engage a specific enemy.

Move to Target Area: Move your troops to a designated area.

Advance to Attack: Attack a

specific battalion.

Stop/Shield:

further orders.

Hold your troops for

Other Keyboard Commands:

Alt-X:

Quit Game (return to DOS)

Space Bar: Tab:

Skip to next Noble

End current Noble’s move

Arrow Keys:

Tactical Map

Scroll the

To win Kingmaker, one must control the last surviving Royal Heir and crown him Ring (or Queen) of England. Should you achieve this, your name will be entered on the “Roll of Honor”, along with a rank based upon your demonstrated skill in the recently completed game. These ranks, from lowest to loftiest, are:

Peasant Knight Earl Baron

Duke Kingmaker

Scoring during the game is tracked automatically by the program. Beginning with a base score of 100 points, each turn that passes in which you do not win the game deducts points from your score. In addition, points are gained for each battle won,

and lost for each battle in which your

forces are defeated. Finally, adjustments

are made to your score for a number of other factors (such as, but not limited to,

number of factions, use of advanced plague

and/or weather, and order of set-up).

In short, the more difficulty you face in winning the game, the higher your final rank on the “Roll of Honor”.

Good luck!

SYMBOLS MENU

Main Menu Screen

Faction Build: Enter the Fac-

tion Build menu.

Family Tree: Shows the Royal Heirs.

Secret Support: This is your hidden hand in which new Nobles and Titles are held until you wish to play them.

Chronicle: This gives you specific information about various topics.

Review: This allows you to review the position of the Royal

Houses and the Enemy Factions.

Find:

various items are on the map. Load/Save: This allows you to

load a Saved Game or Save your current game.

This helps you find where

Faction Build Screen

Combine: This joins the high-

lighted items together with the highlighted Noble.

Disperse: This splits the highlighted items from the high-

lighted Noble. Review: This allows you to

review the positions of the Royal Houses and the Enemy Factions.

Proceed: Takes you into the game.

Scroll Up a Noble

Scroll Down a Noble

Scroll Up a line

Scroll Down a line

Game Options:

to view/change the game options, or to “Restart” the game.

Fresh Horses:

ability to move your selected Noble an extra four moves.

This allows you

This gives you the

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INTRODUCTION..

You

Before

GETTING

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OBJECT OF THE

THE ROYAL HEIRS ....................................

The Royal Houses .....................................

Capturing Royal Heirs..............................

Controlling Royal Heirs.. ..........................

Crowning Royal Heirs

FACTIONS..

The Build Faction Box & Controls..

Building Your Faction...............................

RAISING THE STANDARDS..

KNOW YOUR ENEMY................................

CONTROLLING THE ACTION..

The Area Map............................................

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THE EVENTS PHASE THE MOVEMENT PHASE.

Inspect .......................................................

Movement..

THE COMBAT PHASE..

Choosing Mercy Advanced

Sieges.. .......................................................

THE PARLIAMENT PHASE

Summoning Parliament Parliament

THE CORONATION

Arranging a Coronation

THE REINFORCEMENT PHASE

Secret Support.. .........................................

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Attack..

Vengence?.

Battle..

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Game Controls..

THESEQUENCE OF PLAY..

Order of Play..

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GLOSSARY ...................................................

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INTRODUCTION

cene 4 of Act II of Henry VI,

Part

One by the English poet

Shakespeare is one of high drama. In this evocative scene, six powerful lords of medieval England stand in the Temple Gardens. Richard, Duke of York, has just challenged his rival, John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, over matters of State. fort-foremost of those who surround the Ring at Court and guide his actions-can barely restrain his

anger. The two have recently argued loudly in the Hall, each trying to persuade the other nobles of

England of the righteousness of their case. But those present can-

not agree upon a clear winner in

the debate.

and playwright William

Beau-

and calls for his supporters to do the same.

In vain, an undistinguished noble named Vernon pleads with both headstrong lords to accept that “he upon whose side the fewest roses

are cropp’d from the tree shall yield

the other in the right opinion”. The

nobles are drawn into their factions; the Earl of Warwick, Vernon and an unnamed lawyer take the white rose, while the Earl of Suffolk alone sides with Beaufort. Realizing how matters have turned and too proud to yield, dagger there and then to end the looming squabble. The scene ends with these ominous words by Richard to his own supporters:

Beaufort

almost draws his

Determined to resolve the issue,

York plucks a white rose from a nearby bush, and declares that

those who support him should do likewise. Echoing this emotional display, Beaufort picks a red rose

In four linked plays, Shakespeare portrays the “Wars of the Roses” (1450 through 1490) as a period of treachery, murder, fearsome vengeance and bloody battle among

the great nobles of the land. those who lived in Shakespeare’s

For

Elizabeth I, faced the opposition of

some powerful northern lords. day-a century after these events unfolded-the wars were viewed as a time of

violence,

devastation

and anarchy in their beloved England. Only when Henry Tudor killed

Richard III at Bosworth did these evil times come to an end.

royal Tudors claimed they were the legitimate heirs of the Plantagenets. Henry Tudor was indeed related to Henry VI (see the lineage

shown on the chart of family trees found in the “Historical Manual”).

The victorious Tudors-whose faithful propagandist Shakespeare certainly was-had a vested inter-’ est in portraying the Wars of the Roses in this way. His popular plays reminded anyone considering rebellion that loyalty to the crown might be the lesser of possible evils. Henry Tudor had taken the crown from Richard III’s head and his new dynasty was precariously seated upon the throne of England. This

new king, Henry VII, faced open

revolts in the field and his reign

was troubled by a succession of con-

Certainly, they were the last champions of the others having fallen. Too, in fulfillment of pledges: to his Yorkist supporters, Henry married Elizabeth of

York, symbolically uniting the war-

ring factions. In this way, the culmination of the wars could be portrayed as the legitimate victory of Lancaster over Yorkist usurpers, along with a reconciliation with the

defeated through an act of dynastic union. The Red and White roses,

and hence all England, were as one

at last. spiracies; Henry VIII felt the grumblings of rebellion; even “Good

Queen Bess”, known to history as

To promote their right to rule, the

Lancastrian

cause, all

One of the great castles of the Northern Marches and a seat of the Percy family, the fortress featured prominently in the northern campaigns of 1461.64.

The home of the

lan

family played no major part in the Wars. The castle on the site today

is of a considerably more modem vintage.

Fitza-

It is typical of the Wars of the

Roses that this brief, simple explanation has passed into popular belief. Much of what we know-or believe we know-has been

obscured behind symbols and leg-

end, without much basis in fact. The

emblems themselves, for example,

are primarily a playwright’s fancy.

The “War” of White and Red Roses

was not an allegory understood at

the time of the struggle itself. In

fact, the symbols were themselves

rarely used by the two

factionsEdward IV is better known for his symbol of the “Sun In Splendor,” while Richard II fought under the banner of the “White Boar”.

It is equally confusing to the mod-

ern American student (or game

player) to discover that the Lancas-

trians held extensive estates in

Yorkshire, while the Yorkists were strongest in the Midlands! In fact,

the entire history of the period is a confusing jumble of names (there are altogether too many Prince

Edwards!!!), titles, places and dates

presented against an ever-changing

background of treachery and politi-

cal chicanery. And barely half of what you read is factual..

Since Shakespeare’s day, popular perception of the Wars of the Roses has been confused by the propaganda of partisan supporters of the White or the Red, or by those who

see the whole affair as a minor dynastic squabble. It is true that their significance in the history of the art or practice of warfare is small. And while the Wars were not the general bloodbath Shakespeare

described for the Elizabethan stage, the royal house of Plantagenet was wiped out...along with other noble dynasties beside. Modern historical research, however, has shown that the era was no better nor worse than those that came before and after.

But it is far too easy to trivialize

the Wars. Like all civil conflicts,

their revolt, both sides were cut

from the same political cloth.

they were savagely contested. They were marked by a ferocity and brutality practically unknown in the history of England before or since.

Although the various battles were

often small, and most victories owed more to treachery or accident than to skill or force of arms, blood was spilled freely. (Though one foreign commentator remarked that the English fought very curious wars: “...once

they have gained a battle,

they do no more killing, especially

of common people.“)

spanned the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III was also characterized by the way many local disputes between various noble Houses were fought under the banner of the continuing “Civil War”. In the far north, the Nevilles and the Percies centuries. The victory of the cause in the north was really the triumph of the House of Neville at the expense of the House of Percy. In southwest England, an inter-

A number of victories were cele-

brated by the beheading of cap-

tured leaders, especially as the Wars progressed. This can be

traced to the fact that the several campaigns were primarily a strug-

minable feud between the nay Earls of Devon and the upstart Bonville family drew major players into the Wars, who sided with their

supporters in a local dispute over lands and titles.

gle between opposing factions, vying for political power with no

sweeping or revolutionary ideals at stake. Although the Yorkists

claimed a constitutional cause for

Wars of the Roses provided opportunities for advancement and accumulation of power as established families fell by the wayside and local

The intermittent struggle that

An unfortified town in the Midlands, west of Leicester.

had been bitter rivals for

Yorkist

Courte-

For those nobles bold enough, the

Another of the great northern castles, this fortress is given to whichever noble is granted the Office of Warden of the Northern

Marches. The castle was

an important target dur-

ing the Northern Campaigns of

1461-64.

rivals were slain. The tragic story is

epitomized by the tale of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the man

immortalized as the “Kingmaker”.

Warwick used his power, the patronage at the command of his

upheaval focused the growing dis-

satisfaction among the commoners

to hereditary loyalty to any nobility

and fostered a desire for a sound, stable and effective central govern-

ment by the crown. wealthy family, and the desperate times to promote Neville interests, even while he strove to put Edward

on the throne. Then, having achieved all this-at the high point of his career-Richard Neville and Edward IV parted company. The Kingmaker went to war against his King, only to die on the battlefield

at Barnet in April 1471.

Powerful English nobles had

acted against the ruling house

before; indeed, when they had con-

spired together against King

John they were called heroes. But the convoluted plots and campaigns of the likes of Warwick, Somerset, de la Pole and Stanley marked the beginning of the end for the feudal

spirit of the age is captured perfectly in a game of factional politics

and bloody warfare. The object is to control the last of the eight rivals of the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. To accomplish this, you will maneuver

an ever-changing group of nobles in order to seize and promote one of these royal heirs while simultane-

ously eliminating all other rivals.

Can you place your candidate upon

the throne? Or will you end, as so

many nobles did, bent beneath the

headman’s axe.. .

barons, who had treated their kings like puppets. On a social level, the

In KINGMAKER, the chaotic

his manual provides all the

information you need to play

assuming you are playing with a mouse, in VGA, on an IBM-compatible PC, with the game stored on your hard drive. (For Amiga format, consult the

Quick-Start Reference Folder.)

KINGMAKER. It is written

Before You Start

Check that your game box contains

the following items:

l 3 Disks l 2 Manuals l Quick-Start Reference Folder l Player Aid Sheet

GETTING STARTED

are also summarized on the Reference Folder.1 All the game’s major functions

can be accessed with the mouse, although you do need to use your keyboard as well. There is an on-line help facility (termed “Autohelp” hereafter) for use during play.

through a short introduction, conducted by William Shakespeare. You can hit any key to escape.

his manual contains all the

instructions you need to play KINGMAKER. [The basics

From Start-Up, you are taken

This famous Roman spa

in the

west

of England

lies close to Bristol.

You can now install on your computer’s hard drive. [Please follow the instructions on the

Start Reference Folder.]

Sound

Select the sound options appropriate

for your machine. The music will run

AdLib/SoundBlaster FX run on digitized speech is only available on SoundBlaster.

SoundBlaster

KINGMAKER

Quick-

or Roland; the

or Roland;

New/Saved Game Menu

menu:

game previously saved to disk.

You are now presented with this

New Game

Saved Game

Select New Select Saved Game to restore a

Game

to start afresh.

This is a Royal Castle

and port on the island of Anglesey, off the northwestern tip of W&S.

Number of Factions

Selecting New Game brings up a

second menu, which asks you to select the number of Factions you will face in the game.

1 Faction (easy)

2 Factions

3 Factions 4 Factions 5 Factions(hard)

your Nobles on the map in ignorance of

the actions of the computer-controlled Factions.

see the computer-controlled Faction(s) appear on the map before you make your own dispositions. This allows you

to see which Royal Heirs are most at

risk of capture by your opponents, and

where the enemy are strongest.

Allocate Blind

you select After Computer, you

forces you to place

The more Factions the computer con-

trols, the tougher the game

becomes-

Advanced Options

although the computer-controlled fac-

tions will compete against each other just as fiercely as they compete against

you. The Roll of Honor rewards victory

against large numbers of Factions with greater glory.

Advanced Game

Weather

the level of Game options affect the way the game is played, although neither adds to the difficulty. Use the buttons to toggle these

Difficulty Level

options on or off.

A third menu asks you to set one of

two difficulty levels:

the beginning of the player’s turn. The computer determines whether this is to

Allocate

After Computer (easy-you see where all other Factions have placed their forces

Blind

before

(hard-you place first)

you place yours)

be a Turn. In ceeds as normal. In following restrictions apply:

You are next asked to set or reject two

options-Advanced

and

Advanced Plague-and

Autohelp.

The Advanced

Advanced Weather is checked at

Fair Weather

Fair Weather,

Bad Weather

the game pro-

Bad Weather,

the

(a) Armies move only 3 areas per

Turn.

(b) No Combat or Sieges are possi-

ble.

pauses so that the player may read these at his leisure. When ready to proceed with the game, click on the

Mouse Button.

and can sink Ships.

With

Advanced Plague,

infection can break out anywhere, not just in towns. Plague spreads along roads, through ports, and into. Towns and Cities. Death is no longer automatic, but anyone caught in a Plague area has

Animation

toggle to suspend the on-screen animation for certain events (notably, the execution sequence). These graphics play

no role in the game, and are intended for entertainment purposes only.

a 25% chance of being killed.

Select On/Off for each option.

click on the Exit button. KING-

MAKER

Right

Finally, players may use the On/Off

This

Having completed your game set-up,

now completes loading.

magnificent castle,

east

of Nottingham, is one of to

the

Roos

those belonging

family.

Autohelp

KINGMAKER

help facility. Before the game begins,

you must decide if you wish to activate

it. As with the Advanced Weather and Advanced Plague options, use the appropriate button to toggle on or off. If activated, at select

moments during the game, messages

will appear on the screen offering you

instructions on how to play and sugges-

features an on-line

Autohelp

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game, you may be asked to pass a

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displays a picture of a City, Town or Castle featured in the game, along with a range of page numbers. All the Towns

and Castles featured in this way are listed, with their pictures, in this manual.

enter its name at the

tions on how to play well. The action

At selected intervals during the

Check. Your computer

Find

the correct Town/Castle, and

prompt.

This vital city in the west

of England is also

a major port.

OBJECT

OF THE GAME

KINGMAKER,

tion of power-hungry nobles and

their supporters. Your objective is to

control the last Royal Heir in the game,

and to crown him King (or Queen, in

the case of Margaret of

land. In other words, you’re not trying to become King yourself, but to be the

power behind the throne, the ultimate

puppet-master.

To achieve this, you must:

(a) capture and control a Royal Heir;

(b)

eliminate all his/her rivals; and

Cathedral Town or City by an Archbishop or two Bishops.

In addition to the Noble members of

your Faction, you may control “Assets”

(such as Offices of the Crown, Mercenaries and Ships). Other Nobles and

Assets are gained during the game, which you may either bring into play at

once or keep hidden, ready to be produced at a vital moment.

you control a Fac-

Anjou)

of Eng

opposing (computer-controlled) Factions are trying to do the same thing.. .

Roll of Honor

Honor, which carries the names and ranks of those players who have best

fulfilled their destiny. You may enter

your name on the Roll of Honor if you

successfully complete the game.

Of course,. in the meantime, the

KINGMAKER includes a Roll of

THE ROYAL HEIRS

ecause

key to success or failure in the

stand how they work before you deploy your Assets at the beginning of the game. The quick capture of a Royal Heir can pay rich dividends as play unfolds.

the Royal Heirs are the

game, it’s important you under-

Capturing Royal Heirs

Nobles from a Faction occupy the same area on the map. If the Heir is accompanied by another Faction’s Nobles, the enemy must be defeated in battle before the Heir can be captured. (See the chapter on this works.)

The Royal Houses

Here are nine potential heirs to the

throne of England. These are:

House of Lancaster

Henry VI Margaret of Anjou Edward, Prince of Wales Beaufort, Duke of Somerset”

House of York

Richard, Duke of York Edward, Earl of March

Edmund, Earl of Rutland George, Duke of Clarence Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Town or Castle, that place may have to be captured by Siege. (This is covered in detail in the section on Sieges.) However, since you may need to overcome a

Castle early on in the game in order to capture a Royal Heir, the basic idea is presented here.

Noble(s) trying to capture the Royal

Heir must be equal to or greater than

the Town/Castle’s garrison. The exam-

ple on the following page should make

this clear:

Royal Heirs are captured when

Combat to

find out how

If the Royal Heir occupies a City,

The total Troop Strength of the

l The Duke of Somerset

is a Noble who can

become part of a Fac-

tion (either player or computer-controlled).

all

the other Lancastrian heirs to the dead, crowned King. In effect, Beaufort is fourth in line in the Lancastrian succession. However, if the only

other heir still

crowned

the faction controlling the Yorkist wins the game, Beaufort’s status

In all other respects, Beaufort a normal Noble.

throne

Beaufort

Yorkist

matter

performs like

may

alive

heir.

what

is.

are

is a

One of the many royal

castles built after the subjugation of Wales. On the northern of the principality, it is gained by whichever Faction controls the Office of Chancellor of England.

coast

in the same places. These locations are listed here, along with their garrison,

any other Troops who might be there, and the name of any Office which grants ownership of that place to the Noble who possesses the Office. The Royal Heirs at the beginning of the game:

Henry VI (London): ‘The capital is controlled by the Constable of the

Edward, Earl of March, is in Harlech,

which, like all Royal Castles, has a gar-

rison of 200 men. The Percy faction

wishes to capture him. Percy himself,

Earl of

of Dover Castle, is accompanied by Stanley. Percy has 100 Troops from his own household and 50 men being Constable of ley’s contribution is another 50 Troops.

That gives Percy a total

when it falls-will capture Edward.

Northumberland

200. He can besiege Harlech

and Constable

Dover,

while Stan-

Troop

virtue of

Strength

and--

Tower,

Otherwise, London must be besieged by a force of at least 300 troops-more if another faction has troops in the City (and whoever controls the Constable of the Tower has at least 250).

Margaret of

Fortified Town must be besieged by a force of at least 200 troops-more if another faction moves troops into it.

Edward, Prince of Wales worth): this Royal Castle must be

besieged by a force of at least 200

troops-more if another Faction has

Note that every Castle, City and Forti-

troops in the Castle.

fied Town has a Garrison, although

strengths may vary.

In every game, the Royal Heirs start

who can seize Henry directly.

Anjou

(Coventry):

this

(Kenil-

Beaufort, Duke of Somerset: as men-

tioned above, Beaufort is a special case,

and enters the game as an ordinary

Noble.

Richard, Duke of York Work):

City is controlled by the Archbishop of York, who can seize Richard directly.

Otherwise, York must be besieged by a

force of at least 300 troops-more if

another faction has troops there (and anyone who controls the Archbishop

has at least 30).

Edward, Earl of March (Harlech):

This Royal Castle is controlled by the Marshal of England, who can seize Edward directly. Otherwise, Harlech

must be besieged by a force of at least

200 troops-more if another faction has

troops in the Castle (and whoever controls the Marshal has at least 100).

Edmund, Earl of Rutland (Ireland):

the “Emerald Isle” is controlled by the Lieutenant of Ireland, who can seize

Edmund directly. If no faction controls

the Lieutenant, Edmund can be seized

with a minimum force (provided you

have a ship) since there is no garrison

protecting the Earl. However, if another Faction controls the Lieu-

This

tenant of Ireland, and sends him over to guard

least 250 troops at his disposal in Ireland, and must be defeated in Battle before Edmund can be captured.

George, Duke of Clarence (Cardi-

gan): This is an Open Town, with no

garrison. Whoever reaches the town

first can seize Clarence.

Richard, Duke of Gloucester

(Calais): This Town is controlled by

the Captain of Calais, who can seize

Edmund directly. Otherwise, Calais

must be besieged by a force of at least 200 troops-more if another faction has

troops in the Town (and anyone who

controls the Captain of Calais has at least 350). Furthermore, the besieging force needs to be transported by Ship to reach it. Because of these factors, Richard is often not captured during the game, but dies when the Plague reaches Calais.

Edmund, that Noble has at

The seat of the most

important Archbishop in the English Church,

it is also a vital the road leading southeast from London, and

close to

town

several ports.

Initial Strategy

Planning the risk-free capture of a Royal Heir is one of the most important parts of the game’s opening Turns. Your Faction’s opening dispositions and

moves should be geared primarily

ture Kenilworth and the Prince of

Wales. With 250 extra Troops, he can

capture York in the first Turn; or he can enter the City freely if the Faction controls the Archbishop. This flexibility makes Neville a very powerful Noble.

towards the capture of at least one Royal Heir. Choosing the right one is a

Controlling Royal Heirs

question of balancing a number of variables-how close are members of your faction to the Heir? How close are the forces of opposing Factions? How well guarded is the Heir? Is there a Noble in

play who can capture the Heir easily by virtue of an Office they hold?

tion can begin the process of eliminating their rivals and having that Heir crowned King. Each faction may control more than one Royal Heir, but may

not control Heirs from both royal houses (Lancaster and York) for more than

For your first few games, the best

one or the other Heir must be executed.

strategy might seem bewilderingly obscure. Until you get used to the game, set yourself a simple goal, and work for it. You’ll soon get used to the advantages of certain combinations. For example, Neville, Earl of Warwick,

can start the game close to Kenilworth, Cardigan or York. He has 50 Troops automatically. On his own, he can cap-

Heir it controls at any time. You are asked if you wish to execute an Heir at the point at which he or she is captured. Thereafter, click on the Heir’s name in the Family Tree display and you are asked if you wish to execute

him or her. ture Clarence in Cardigan, unless Herbert can beat him there. With another

150

Troops assigned to him, he can cap-

are assigned to one of the Nobles in the

Army. The royal captive now follows

Having captured a Royal Heir, a Fac-

two

consecutive Turns. After that,

A Faction may execute any Royal

When you capture Royal Heirs, they

your army, and is in your control until captured or killed. The presence of a

Royal Heir alongside your army brings a small benefit to its combat abilities, but otherwise he is just a target for the

other Factions to pursue. Make sure you protect your Royal Heir(s) with ample forces-allowing for even the most unlikely mishap.

Crowning Royal Heirs

To win the game, you must control the last, crowned Royal Heir. This implies two actions. First, the last surviving Heir must have been crowned

Ring, and, second, you need to see the other Heirs killed.

Some may die at the hands of your enemies. Others may fall into your hands through victory in Battle or Siege. As you capture Royal Heirs, you must judge when the moment is right to execute them. Since you become biased towards one of the Royal

Houses, some decisions are easy. On the other hand, knowing when to “lose”

a second member of the same Royal

House is more tricky.

arrange the Coronation of one of your Royal Heirs. Royal Heirs can be

crowned only in the order of succession for their Houses. Margaret of Anjou, for example, can only be crowned “Ring” once Henry VI is dead, and Edward,

Prince of Wales can become Ring only

after she joins her husband in the grave. Note that it is quite possible for there to be two Rings, a Lancastrian at the same time.

ity within each House, there are other

conditions which must be met for a Coronation to take place.

(a) The Heir must occupy a Cathedral.

(b)

(c)

The second task ahead of you is to

Yorkist

In addition to this rule about senior-

Several Towns and Cities have Cathedrals, from mighty London and York, through lesser Towns like Lincoln and Exeter, down to small centers like Salisbury or St David’s

The Heir must be accompanied by

at least one Noble of your Faction.

The Heir must be accompanied by

at least one Archbishop or two Bishops.

and a

If these conditions are met, your Royal Heir is automatically crowned King.

Once you control a crowned King, you have the power to call Parliament.

This may allow you to give additional Assets to your Faction’s Nobles. This

power only resides in a King’s Faction when there is but one King-if there is

a rival monarch, the Chancellor has

this power instead.

On the minus side, a sole crowned King can be pulled to different parts of the country to meet Embassies from foreign lands. This can be very awkward, since it can disrupt your plans and divide a secure army into two smaller, defeatable forces. that Henry VI starts the game as the

sole crowned King can lead to a situation where he is called away from London to an unfortified town, making him easy to capture.)

(The

fact

are, and what resources you have. At the beginning of the game, you are presented with a display like this:

Key:

1 All-Britain Map, showing places 2 The Build Faction Box, showing 3 Faction Build controls

FACTIONS

efore the bloody struggle for the

Crown can commence, you to know who your supporters

associated with your Faction the Nobles in your Faction

need

The All-Britain Map shows all of

England and Wales, the Scottish Bor-

tons in the first row under the Build

Faction Box. In order, these are:

ders, plus the Irish and French coasts.

This is where the action takes place.

Several Cities, Towns and Castles may

be picked out in different colors. Gold

locations are Castles belonging to the

Nobles of your Faction. White dots mark various locations connected with

Assets under your control. The white

and red squares with black crosses show the locations of Royal Heirs.

clicking on one of the locations marked in white or gold on the map. If London,

for example, is marked white, click on

In the Build Faction Box and

Controls

at the top right of the screen

there is a list of Nobles, some with Titles, and others not. These are the initial members of your Faction. The

it and the cursor moves to show the

Office of the Constable of the Tower, an

Asset which grants possession of the

City to whichever Noble is given the

Office. display shows their name, their title (if any) and the number of troops under their immediate command at that moment.

the

display by clicking on the Faction

Icon.

There should also be a cursor, which

you can position with the mouse

pointer. To scroll up or down, click the Left Mouse Button on one of the but-

Scroll up a Noble

Scroll up a Line

Scroll down a Line

Scroll down a Noble

You can also position the Cursor by

During the game you can return to

Build Faction Box

and

Controls

A strategically vital cathedral town in the

north

far

the furthest reaches of the road network, it is controlled by whichever

Faction gains the alle-

giance of its Bishop.

of England, at

Building Your Faction

Your first task as a Kingmaker is to

allocate the Assets you have been given

to these Nobles. Click on the

Noble Up

There are eight different elements

from which your Faction will be built.

These are:

Titled Nobles

button a few times, and you scroll up to

the list of your Assets.

An important cathedral town in the northwest of England, it is gained by whichever Faction controls the Office of Chamberlain of the County Palatine. The town is connected-via

Shrewsbury-to the main road network.

Each Faction begins with a random

assortment of forces. Depending on the number of computer-controlled Factions you chose during the start-up sequence, you have 6-18 Nobles and other Assets available. Some, such as the independent towns, are not fea-

tled Nobles, effectively making them a

Titled Noble)

tured on this list, but are in your pos-

session on the main map.

Number of Factions

(including Player’s) Assets

Titled Noble)

3 12 4 9 5 7

6 6

Titles

(which you can give to Unti-

Offices (which you can give only to a

Archbishops & Bishops

Mercenaries

understand the strength of the Assets in your Faction, you must allocate these to your Nobles. A Noble may only have one Title, and only Titled Nobles

Ships

may have Offices. Apart from that, you can combine these forces as you wish.

name with the mouse pointer; he

Each Asset is listed by its name, and

several have a numerical value attached-these are the Troops which

becomes highlighted, and the Castles which he possesses flash on the Britain map.

that Asset automatically and perma-

nently bestows on the Faction. Other benefits may also come from possessing that Asset.

Independent Towns under your control are not shown in the Faction Box. Instead, your Faction’s flag is placed

above the town on the Area Map.

to capture Royal Heirs and to frustrate

the enemy. No one strategy in

MAKER works better than others, so

you should group your resources in

pursuit of a number of key goals- the rapid capture of Royal Heirs, regional supremacy, and security.

You can learn more about any Noble or Asset by positioning the mouse pointer over its icon (the pointer changes shape to a Question Mark as you do sol. Click the Left Mouse But-

ton. You

can now read the Chronicle

information about that item.

Once you are satisfied that you

Select a Noble by clicking on his

All-

Now you can allocate your resources

KING-

An unfortified town and

port

of the south

of England.

coast

Locating Royal Heirs

Allocating Assets

castle

on the Welsh

border belonging to the

Fitzalan family.

The All-Britain Map shows the starting locations of the Royal white dots for the Yorkists, pink dots for the Lancastrians. You’ll see the Yorkist

Rutland

in Ireland, and two Lancastrians in the Midlands-Prince Edward and Margaret of Anjou.

Heirs-

through-the list of your Faction’s

Assets (or select white locations on the

map which are close to your Noble’s castles). Click on an Asset; it is highlighted and any places on the map

associated with that Asset start flash-

ing. You can select further Assets in

As discussed above, if one of your

Nobles starts the game close to a Royal

Heir, you may wish to ensure he has

sufficient strength to capture the Heir

the same fashion. When you have selected the Assets you wish to allocate to that Noble, click on the Combine button.

at the beginning of the game. For Clarence, just 10 men can do it; for Prince Edward, you need at least 200 to overcome the garrison at Kenilworth. You can ‘tour’ these locations using the

Review

button (see page 23).

so that the Assets you have allocated to a Noble are listed directly under his

name. Do the same for the other Nobles in your Faction. If you make a mistake, or you’re unhappy with the way your

forces are allocated, you can click on a

Noble and the Disperse button to break up that grouping.

Having selected a Noble, scroll

The list automatically reconfigures

The aim is to allocate all of your

Assets to the Nobles in your Faction.

However, you may not be able to allocate all the forces at your disposal. For example, you may have an Office left over, and no Titled Noble to give it to. This is unfortunate, and there’s nothing you can do about it. The Asset is placed in Chancery when you finish building your Faction. In all other cases, you see a warning if you try to

leave the Build Faction Phase without having allocated all your forces.

your plans. You might also want to

avoid starting a Noble in a part of the country swarming with enemy troops.

Reviewing Enemy Factions

the computer-controlled Factions by

pressing the

tion is only available if you chose to

deploy after the computer.

You can review the dispositions of

Review

icon. This func-

Enemy Factions

If you selected pregame option, you must place your forces in ignorance of the whereabouts of the enemy. Your first chance to see what opposition you face will come during the first turn.

If, however, you selected puter, you will have seen the other

Factions place their forces before you

start. This could affect your choices. If it looks as though an enemy Faction

has the means to capture a Royal Heir before you, then you should change

Allocate Blind

After Com-

as a

tions, or the Royal Heirs. You are given a “guided tour” of each Faction you

select, working through the Nobles one-

by-one.

enemy Nobles are, and where their strengths lie. What Royal Heirs are they likely to move after? How easy is it for them to combine their forces? Is there an option for your faction to pounce on an isolated Noble?

return to the view.

Select to view one of the enemy Fac-

Use Review to take note of where

Click the

Right Mouse Button

This castle in Yorkshire,

south of York and commanding both the roads leading city, is the home of the Clifford family.

south

from that

Starting Locations

When you have completed allocating your forces, click ton. Select a starting location for each Noble in turn-their Home Castles are

the flashing [gold] “spots” (other locations associated with them through

Offices, etc are shown in [white]). Position the cursor on it and click the

mouse button to select a Castle.

the

Proceed

but-

dards likewise. Depending on which option you selected at the start, they show their hand either before or after you have deployed your forces.

Observing the Enemy

Factions using the All-Britain Map (which shows the location of each army with a dot of its Faction color) and the

Review

RAISING

THE STANDARDS

fter you click on the Proceed

Icon, your Faction raises its

didacy for power. It is 1453 and Margaret of Anjou has just produced an heir for Henry VI. The Yorkists see

their chance to seize the throne slipping away. The times are out of joint; “let slip the dogs of war.

in the race for power, raise their stan-

standard, proclaiming its can-

The other Factions, your opponents

corner of the small map in the Information Box (click the

ton

up the All-Britain Map, showing the location of enemy forces and unclaimed Royal Heirs.

icon on the main panel (see page 28). This works exactly the same as the

Review in the Build Faction display (see page 23).

You can keep an eye on the other

option.

•B

Click on the arrow in the bottom left

Right Mouse But-

to make this visible). This brings

You can also click on the Review

The Family Tree

You can also gain intelligence about

the Royal Heirs through the Family

Tree

icon.

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

epending on the option you

selected at the beginning of the

by 1-5 other Factions, equally determined to seize unchallenged power.

game, your Faction is opposed

Identifying Factions

This lists the Royal Heirs, by House, in their order of precedence. Where a Royal Heir has been killed, his or her

name is “crossed-out”. Where a Royal Heir has been captured by a Faction, this is indicated by a bar in the color of that Faction under the Heir’s name. If a Royal Heir has been crowned Ring, this is indicated by a Crown beside his or her name.

resources are marked by a single color.

The player’s Faction is always green.

Each Faction’s color is used to signify:

(a) The Faction to which a Noble

(b)

(c)

the Faction gives his name to the Fac-

tion as a whole-messages will speak of “Percy’s Faction”, or “Mowbray’s Faction”, for instance.

Throughout the game, each Faction’s

belongs; the background color

behind their shields is the same as

their Faction’s,

Cities, Towns and Castles con-

trolled by that Faction, which are marked by a flag of the appropriate color on the map.

Royal Heirs captured by the Faction

(on the Family Tree).

In addition, the most senior Noble of

Another of the great

Royal Castles of northern Wales, this fortress is gained by whichever Faction controls the Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The extra troops gained

by the Noble holding

office

this three areas allows him to

command this pan of Wales, and may provide enough troops to seize

from Harlech.

when within

Edward of

March

south

coast

England,

near Weymouth, is the bastion of the family.

Beaufort

Computer-controlled Factions

towards his opponents. This particularly affects how the Noble deals with prisoners.

Computer-controlled Factions have the same goals as you. They try to control

one

Royal Heir, and eliminate all others. To do this they need to defeat enemy Factions.

senior Noble in a Faction seeks and uses the instruments of State-Coronations and Parliament-in pursuit of his goal.

Each Noble in a computer-controlled

Faction is rated for his Aggressiveness,

Mercy and Ambition. As you play, you’ll appreciate how Nobles display different degrees of each attribute. If you read

of Faction Leaders or local commanders

whenever it is deciding how the Fac-

tions it controls will behave. through the historical information in the Historical Manual, you can work

What are they up to?

out for yourself who are the bloodthirsty, grasping ego-maniacs.,

Aggression

measures the extent to which the Noble is prepared to take risks in seeking battle. Aggressive

the whereabouts of all or some of the Nobles in different enemy Factions by clicking on the Review icon of the

Build Faction

Nobles fight more battles when the odds are less heavily stacked in their

Faction Rivalry

favor. They also take greater personal risks in combat.

Mercy

measures the extent to which the Noble is prepared to temper his Ambition and Aggression with a mea-

sured and less bloodthirsty attitude

have their programmed priorities (which aren’t so very different from the player’s). However, during the game, these may become unbalanced by specific rivalries between Factions.

Ambition

dictates how readily the

The computer checks the attributes

As previously stated, you can Review

display.

The computer-controlled Factions

Each computer-controlled Faction records the injuries done to it by other Factions (including the player’s). Each Battle fought in&eases

the

Rivalry

between its participants. The execution

of a Noble can increase it even more.

These Rivalries become sharper and

more intense as the game goes on. The

computer-controlled Factions seek out

the computer Faction’s Turn, you will

see their forces move.

The Area Map

enemy Factions with whom they have

the most intense Rivalry, looking for revenge.. .

display.

CONTROLLING

THE ACTION

During the any phase of the player

Turn

you

inspect

Play now switch

appears as follows:

This

have the option

areas in

to the Area Map

detail. During

This Royal Castle and

port on

southeast England is controlled by whichever Faction gains the

office of Constable of Dover Castle.

the coast

Game Controls

On the right of the screen, there is an Information Box, and the following icons.

Where a Royal Heir has been killed, that character’s name will be “crossed-

out”. Where a Royal Heir has been captured by a Faction, this is indicated by a bar in the color of that Faction. If a Royal Heir has been crowned Ring, this

is indicated by the Crown beside his

name.

3 Secret Support

the game, Factions may be joined by

additional Nobles. These can be brought into play on later turns through the

1 Faction Build

This returns you to the Faction Box,

Secret Support

ter on Reinforcement.

where you can make changes to your

4 Chronicle

Faction’s line-up. You can also use the Review function to observe where other Factions have their armies, and where the Royal Heirs are.

information about various parts of the game. Click on the item you wish to

read.

2 Family Tree

You can gain intelligence about the

Review

Royal Heirs through the Family Tree icon. This lists the Royal Heirs, by House, in their order of precedence.

whereabouts of Royal Heirs and enemy Nobles. (See page 24.)

During the Reinforcement Phase of

button. See the chap-

Use the menus to discover detailed

This allows you to discover the

6 Find

Use this to track down Nobles, Royal Heirs, Bishops, Towns or any other item.

7 Load/Save Options

You can store up to eight saved games on your hard disk. Click on a line to highlight it, type in a unique name, and Return. Click on “Save this Game” and return to play.

You can also “Load a Saved Game” from here.

8 Game Ootions

From here you can Restart the game (return to the New Game option), Quit, Toggle the Sound and Animation (see page 11) On/Off and alter the AutoHelp setting (click on the button to cycle through the options).

Fresh Horses

This records how many Fresh Horses your Faction has. See Movement for the way to use Fresh Horses in the game.

THE SEQUENCE

OF PLAY

lay continues in turns, until one

Faction achieves the Victory

the sole remaining Royal Heir, Crowned King of England.

through up to six phases, namely:

Events Phase: the vagaries of chance. Movement Phase: your chance to

move all or some of your forces. Combat Phase: all battles and sieges

are resolved. Parliament Phase: The King (if there

is only one) or the Chancellor may summon Parliament (see page 54).

Coronation Phase: The first Royal Heir in order of succession from either Royal House may be Crowned.

Reinforcement Phase: Each Faction receives additional forces, which

may be allocated immediately or kept

hidden.

Conditions-namely, control of

In each Turn, each Faction proceeds

This, near Ipswich in

Suffolk. is one of the five castles possessed by the

Mowbray

family.

Order of Play

The Faction controlling the Office of Chancellor of England moves first, followed by the others in rotation. Should the Chancellor’s the most senior cleric from the following list determines which Faction starts first.

Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of York

Bishop of Durham Bishop of Carlisle Bishop of Lincoln Bishop of Norwich

If this does not decide the issue, the

faction with the greatest number of

permanent troops moves first.

Office

not be in play,

E EVENTS PHASE

in the kingdom through the Information Window in the top right of the screen.

rob a well-planned strategy of a vital component. Watch them carefully. It is possible for there to be No Event during a Faction’s Turn. Some Events

affecting enemy Factions are kept secret from you.

listed here, along with their effects.

Plague

and Towns. Any Noble and/or Royal

Heir in that Town is killed immedi-

ately. The Plague does not affect the surrounding countryside, though it will affect any Port attached to the Town.

Events can create opportunities, or

The different types of Events are

Plague strikes at one or more Cities

lagues, emissaries from foreign

lands, storms at sea, raids,

turning while you and your rivals squabble over the throne.

Turn, you are kept informed of Events

revolts...a turbulent world is

During this phase of each Faction’s

the these Rules, Plague can break out in a Port at any time. Once it does, it spreads widely, area by area. It moves fastest along the coast, port to port,

and into areas which contain armies.

Before the game, you can toggle on

Advanced Plague

Rules. Under

Any Noble, Royal Heir, Archbishop or Bishop who spends any part of a turn in an area affected by Plague under the Advanced rules may contract the disease and be slain. In addition, Mercenaries may desert if their leaders insist on trying to pass through plague-

infested regions.

Storms At Sea

Storms drive all Ships at sea into the nearest Port at once (obviously, if a Ship is already in Port, there is no effect), a friendly one if possible, a neutral one as a second choice. A Ship

forced into a neutral or hostile Port may have difficulty leaving again,.

If the Advanced Weather option (see Page 11) has been selected, a Storm at Sea may sink-rather than drive ashore-ships. In this case, the

ship, and all passengers aboard it at the time, are lost. Even worse, Storms occur with more frequency.

Raids, Revolts & Piracy

Because of unrest in different parts of the Realm, Nobles may be forced to leave the armies they march with, in order to meet the threat. Nobles may be

summoned because of their Title, or because of an Office or Bishop they hold. All forces associated with the

summoned Noble move with him. Other Nobles in the same army do not move.

If an Heir is present in an army split up

through a summons of this kind, the

Royal Heir remains with the Noble

commanding the army

The Noble moves immediately into

the place named on the summons. If the location is no longer friendly, the Noble remains outside instead.

If a Noble is summoned to two separate locations by virtue of (for example) his Title and his Office, he goes to the first location named by the Event.

Nobles in besieged castles, at sea, on an island or in Calais cannot respond even if they have a Ship close at hand.

Events can play a

part

egy--or

reversal of fortune.

Beware Embassies and Raids; they can drag

key members of your

Faction off to distant

parts of

perhaps dividing your

forces info

enough to be destroyed

piecemeal.

Fresh

Amy to a

your favor.

Smart Moves

large

in a

winning strat-

in a sudden

the

country,

groups small

Horses are a vital resource. Don’t squander them for small advantages. The sudden shift of a large

decisive

battlefield can change the course

the

game in

This noble castle in

Yorkshire belongs the Roos Family.

Embassy

News of the arrival of an Embassy causes the King to move at once to the place where the meeting is to take place. Embassies do not arrive when there is no King, or when there are two. Any Nobles accompanying the

King when the Embassy is announced must move to the meeting-place with him.

If the King is besieged in a Town or Castle, or if he is at sea, on an island or in Calais, he cannot respond even if he has a Ship close-at-hand.

Fresh Horses

Factions may receive Fresh Horses. These are recorded in the icon on the control panel.

Number indicates fresh

to move twice in a single Turn. To use

Fresh Horses, Inspect an Army. If

your Faction has sufficient Fresh

Horses, you will be offered the option to use them, and to move four extra areas.

Fresh Horses

horses available

allow a single Army

Parliamentary Summons

A Faction which includes the Chancellor may receive a Writ of Parlia- mentary Summons. The Faction retains this Summons, and can play it at an appropriate time to summon a

session of Parliament. (See Parlia-

ment,

Chancellor, all the Summonses they

hold are discarded.

Attendance. Their use also is described in the section on “Parlia-

ment”

Mercenaries

page 54.)

If a Faction loses control of the

Factions may also receive a

(page 54).

Writ of

Go Home

MOVEMENT PHASE

to show that he is waiting for orders. Map by their heraldic shields. If two or

more Nobles are grouped together in an Army, only the most senior is shown.

Inspect

can be gathered by clicking on them with the Right Mouse Button. Details appear in the Information

Box.

THE

t the beginning of your Turn, the

Area map centers on one of your Nobles. His shield flashes,

Nobles are represented on the Area

Basic intelligence about most items

This town

border is an “Open”

Town. It cannot be

controlled tion. However, while occupied by any Army, the citizens will provide a 200 man garrison to

help defend the Town.

the

by any

Welsh

Fac-

Finally, a Faction’s foreign Merce-

naries may be called home. This affects

all Mercenaries, except the Scots and Irish.

Britain using the large-scale map in the top right window. Click the pointer on any part of this map, and the main Area Map centers on the selected area. Click on the button in the bottom left

corner to bring up the All-Britain Map. If you click on that map, the display returns to the detailed view.

You can look at different parts of

Smart Moves

Get used

garrisons of Towns,

Nobk

Castles.

phases of

ability Heirs depends on you having a large enough army son

This

Clarence very capture, since he has no defenders. If in your Faction, with

Noble castle close to

Cardigan, you can be reasonably sure of capturing Clarence.

Use the Inspect

to check out a Town

Castle before you attack. Use the

efficient force you

to the

different

Castles

and Royal

In the opening

the

game, your

capture

Royal

to defeat

that

makes George of

the garri-

protects them.

easy to

Herbert

his

function

most

have.

Nobles/Armies

Click the

Right Mouse

Button on a

Noble’s shield, and the Information Box

displays the names of the Noble leading the army, any lesser Nobles or Royal Heirs with him, and this summary:

Castles, Cities & Towns

When you Inspect a Castle, Town or City, you are shown an illustration, the place’s name, and three pieces of infor-

mation:

C = Capacity:

the maximum number of Troops the location can hold (excluding its own garrison);

@ii

B = Archbishops/Bishops;

R= Royal Heirs;

S = Ships

If the Noble occupies a City, Fortified Town or Castle, his Troop Strength is strengthened by its garrison. This is shown by a

Troop Strength

(controlled by a member of

that Army).

“+”

sign after the Troop

G = Garrison: the number of Troops the location adds to a defending Army;

S = The current total of Troops present.

Ships

When you Inspect a Ship, you are

shown its name, any passengers aboard, and whether it is At Sea or In Port.

Strength number. (Garrisons are discussed in the

Sieges

section.)

Movement

During your turn’s Movement Phase,

you may move each of your Nobles and

Ships along with all forces stacked with

them.

Each Noble can command an Army,

consisting of the Assets he controls directly, plus any lesser Nobles placed under his command (see

Com-

Not to be confused with the modem city in Yorkshire, this noble

castle in Kent belongs to the Stafford family.

estuaries.

Sea:

Only Ships may enter Sea areas. Nobles require Ships to make sea crossings.

Rivers have no effect on the game,

except where they act as area bound-

aries.

If you try to make an illegal move,

an audible warning sounds.

Whenever it passes over an area to

which there is a direct, unblocked Road connection. Click on the area, and the Army moves directly there.

Not all Road areas will be accessible. Road Movement is blocked by Neutral or Unfriendly Fortified Towns, Cities or Castles. It is not blocked by the presence of enemy forces.

You cannot combine Road with ordi-

nary movement.

Castles, Towns & Cities

Road Movement

In addition, an Army may move by

Road,

provided it starts the Movement

Phase in an area bisected by a Road.

As you move the pointer over the

map, beyond the normal range of land

movement, the pointer changes shape to look like this:

area they occupy. When selecting an area to move into, click either on the open area, or directly on the Castle, City or Town you wish to enter. If a force enters an area containing a Town or Castle, it may pass by or remain out-

side the place freely. If, however, you wish the Army to occupy the Town or

Castle, click directly on its symbol.

Towns and Castles are part of the

Status of Towns & Cities Control of Castles, Towns & Cities

Your ability to enter a Town or Cas-

tle depends on its Status. Towns can be

Open, Fortified or Unfortified.

Cities are Fortified. Naturally, so are all Castles.

of key locations becomes vital. From any Faction’s perspective, all

All

Cities

Friendly, Neutral or Hostile.

Open Towns (Cardigan, Hereford and Kingston) are friendly to all Factions. They can be occupied and besieged, but never controlled. As soon

by the moving Faction. They may be

freely entered, and place no restriction

on Road or other Movement. as an occupying army moves out, an Open Town reverts to its original status. Unless defended by a Factional Army, they pose no hindrance to move-

ment. Cardigan-where George, Duke

Faction. No Noble or army may enter

them; they must first be captured by

Siege. They do block Road Movement.

of Clarence, starts the game-is a particularly important Open Town.

Unfortified Towns

have no major

effect on the game, though they may

to other Factions. They block Road

Movement and can only be captured by Siege.

also be Ports and/or Cathedrals. They can be defended, but without advantage to the defender. They can never be controlled. Unless defended, they pose

Chapter. Obviously, once a place is captured by Siege, it becomes Friendly to the Faction which captures it.

no hindrance to movement.

As the game progresses, the control

Castles,

and

Fortified Towns

Friendly

Neutral

Hostile

places are those controlled

places are controlled by no

places are those belonging

are either

Sieges are covered in the Combat

An unfortified town on the road from London to

Shrewsbury.

Capacity of Castles, Towns & Cities

Combining/Dividing Armies

important

town in the land, control is gained by whichever Faction gains

the Bishop.

cathedral

east

of Eng-

the

allegiance of

The only other restriction on entering Castles, Towns or Cities is that the Capacity of the place must not be exceeded by the Troop Strength of the visitors. Different places have different capacities:

Type

Unfortified Towns

Towns (incl.

Open Towns)

Cities

Noble Castles

Royal Castles

If an army’s Troop Strength is too

great to enter the Town or Castle, the army must be split up to allow a portion to enter. The remainder are left outside.

Symbol Capacity

n/a

400

300

tion can be combined by moving one onto the other during the Movement Phase. The forces combine automatically.

Left Mouse Button on its shield. You

are shown a list of the Nobles and Royal Heirs in that army. Select those you wish to stay together by clicking on

their name with the Left Mouse But-

ton, then click on the

Then hit the

continues. This is, in effect, a simpler

version of the

allowing you to “allocate” Nobles to different Armies.

Enemv Armies

movement. If an Army ends its movement in the same area as an enemy army, a message explains that you are skirmishing with the opposing force.

You are given the option to attack in

the

Nobles and Armies of the same Fac-

To divide an army, double-click the

Combine

Proceed

Build Faction

Enemy forces pose no hindrance to

Combat

Phase.

button, and play

button.

routine,

Sea Movement

Armies may

also be moved by

Ship.

Any Noble moved into a Friendly or Unfortified Port in which the faction also has a ship may embark. Click on the ship as you would click on any

Ports count as separate areas, as

shown by the shading. A Ship can leave Port and move into the adjacent Sea area, or from a Sea area to a port on its periphery, including along estuaries.

other destination and the Noble/Army

moves to the Ship and boards it. All

Fair Winds

Ships move later in a Faction’s turn, after the armies, and can move independently, without passengers

Any number of Nobles may travel

together by Ship, but they must be

combined into one army before they board the ship. Only one army can

Ship and all its passengers an extra five areas (three during Bad Weather).

You only discover if the weather is fair

once you start moving.

Entering Port

travel on a ship. If loaded with passen-

gers, a red dot will appear in the upper left-hand corner of the ship marker.

Ships can be inspected (by clicking on

movement ceases and all passengers

automatically disembark. They cannot

move until the next turn.

the Ship’s marker with the Right

Mouse Button).

tral or Unfriendly Ports unless forced

Sea Movement is conducted in the same manner as land movement. When the Ship is flashing, it is waiting for orders. Move the pointer over an

adjacent sea area and it changes shape. Click on the area for the Ship to

to by an Event (sheltering from a Storm, for example). A Ship which occupies a Neutral port is free to leave in the following turn. A Ship which occupies a Port controlled by another

Faction may not be allowed to leave.

move there.

Ships may move up to five areas.

Fair Winds allow you to move one

As soon as a Ship enters a Port,

Ships may not enter Fortified, Neu-

The capital city of the realm, it is also a cathedral, a port and the starting location of King Henry VI. Access to the

city-and the opportunity

to capture the King

without a siege-is

gained through the Office of Constable of the Tower.

Found on the Welsh border, this is the haven of the Earls of Shrewsbury, the Talbot family.

If a Faction loses control of a Ship while it is at Sea (through the loss, for example, of the Office to which the Ship is attached or the seizure of its home port), the Ship may complete its

journey before it is lost.

Ships cannot block the movement of other Ships, nor do they engage in combat.

Reinforcements

Reinforcements can be made active at any time during the Movement Phase. Nobles are brought into play through the Secret Support icon. Other Assets can be assigned to a Noble

through the Build Faction screen once

it has been brought into play.

Faction’s forces, a message appears to tell you that you are skirmishing with the enemy. If it was your intention to attack, and you do not get this message when you move, try moving your army within the area.

only attack once per turn. If the defending force occupies a City, Fortitied Town or Castle, they can only be

attacked by Siege. (This is covered in

the next chapter.)

Choosing to Attack

tion ends its movement in the same

area as an enemy force, a box appears,

detailing the forces present in the area,

and asking if you wish to attack or evade it:

THE

An individual Noble or Army may

When an army of the player’s Fac-

COMBAT PHASE

ny army which ends its move-

ment in the same area as an

attack the enemy during the Combat Phase. If you move an army onto the heraldic shield representing another

opposing Faction’s army can

(Control is covered in Advanced

Battle,

page 46.)

If you Evade, and there is more

there is a battle between two computercontrolled Factions, heralds bring word of the outcome.

than one army present in the area, you will be offered the chance to attack the second. If not, your army has com-

pleted its turn. Evading doesn’t mean that there can’t still be a battle here; the enemy Faction might attack you

Bad Weather. In the Basic Game, there is a small chance of a Storm preventing battle. Using the option, combat is impossible during a

Bad Weather

during its turn.

Computer-controlled Nobles are

rated for their aggression. Some, such

as Warwick, seek battle at almost any odds. Others, such as Fitzalan, only

attack when they know they can win. Experience will expose the more aggressive Nobles.

a simple calculation. The Troop Strength of the attacker is compared to the Troop Strength of the defender, and expressed as a ratio. This can be: a simple majority, The ratio is always rounded down in favor of the smaller force.

All Nobles in an army contribute their Troop Strength to a grand total. As has been shown, you can Inspect

an enemy force by clicking the Right Mouse Button on its heraldic shield

attacked an army of just 280, the ratio

would be 1.95:1, which falls between 32 and 2:1. The Battle Ratio is there-

fore

during the Movement Phase.

Battle Resolution

If you elect to Attack, if you are

for the larger army, or Inconclusive. The odds on either outcome depend on

the ratio between the two forces.

attacked by an enemy Faction, or if

Battles can be delayed by Storms or

Advanced Weather

turn.

A battle’s outcome is decided through

For

5:4, 3:2, 2:1,

example,

3:2

in the attacker’s

if a force of

favor.

3:l or 4:l.

410

Troops

Each battle can either be a Victory

gained by whichever Faction gains the allegiance of its Bishop.

Attacking with a Smaller Army

Casualties

An independent fortified town

in the Midlands, this is also the home of the Royal Guild of Manual

Writers.

Small forces can attack larger ones

in the hope of killing one or more Nobles in the opposing army. The odds

are calculated in the same manner as for an attack by a larger army, but reversed.

there can be critical losses on either side. The Battle Result names those Nobles killed in the affray. Each Noble has a variable chance of becoming a fatality, the more aggressive Nobles having the highest chance. On average,

The Outcome

The following are the odds against a decisive victory for the larger army.

Battle Outcome

Ratio Victory Indecisive

1:l

5:4 3:2 2:l 3:l

4:1+

15%

25% 75% 40% 60% 55% 45% 70% 30% 85%

Having calculated the outcome, the

computer displays the result on the

screen. In a decisive battle the smaller

approximate

85%

15%

the odds are about l-in-12 (8%).

no major victory is scored by either side, those Nobles who cheated death leave the field of battle with their lives and other Assets intact.

the loser’s surviving Nobles are captured, and many of the forces they controlled may be lost through Ransom.

those between computer-controlled Factions-are shown. The Herald bring news of the deaths of Royal Heirs or your deadly rivals, be it on the battlefield or through execution.

army is destroyed. An indecisive outcome means it has escaped to fight another day.

Even in an Inconclusive Battle,

Inconclusive Battle,

a Victory,

on the other hand, all

where

The outcome of all battles-even

Ambush

If a small Army attacks a larger one

at odds of worse than

1:4,

it will cer-

tainly be decisively defeated. The only

point in such a suicidal attack is that it

might just lead to the death of a more

important Noble in the larger army. Only one Noble in the larger Army can

from his Faction, along with any Assets he held. Titles and Offices are placed in

Chancery; all other Assets are removed.

All Towns, Cities and Castles con-

trolled by that Noble, either directly or

through his Assets, become Neutral

and all occupants are expelled.

be killed in this way.

An Ambush is a desperate tactic, but it might just mean that you kill off a Noble controlling 300 men for the loss of a minor pawn like Audley..

with all his Assets intact. Why would you do this? Remember Faction Rivalry. Killing a Noble may take him out of the game, but his Faction may never forgive or forget your action.

If executed, the Noble is removed

If set Free, the Noble returns to play

Executing Captured Nobles

Ransoming Captured Nobles

To the victor. the spoils. The victorious Faction decides how to deal with captured Nobles and their possessions. If you are the victorious party in

a Bat-

tle, a box appears, listing the Nobles

you have captured one by one. The

Information Box

displays the Assets

to Ransom all or some of its captives. If successful, the Faction takes control of all or some of the Assets of the cap-

tured Noble’s Faction in exchange for

his freedom.

available for Ransom. For each Noble, you are asked whether he is to be exe-

cuted, ransomed or set free.

Nor can any Asset gained as part of another Asset (for example, the town of Lincoln, which is part of the holding of the Bishop of Lincoln).

Alternatively, a Faction can attempt

Titles and Offices cannot be taken.

A fortified road west from London,

if is gained through con-

trol of the Office of

Chancellor of Cornwall.

town

of the

on the

Duchy

Royal Heirs, Archbishops & Bishops,

Mercy or Vengeance?

Ships and certain Towns which are not attached to Offices or other Assets can

be taken as Ransom, along with all

Troops or other Assets connected with them.

Select one or more of the items dis-

played in the

then click on the

Information Box,

Ransom

button. You

and

will be told either that the Ransom is

agreed, in which case your army gains control of these Assets and the captured Noble is set free, or that the

demand is refused. In the latter case,

the computer displays the extent of

captor’s malice or mercy. It may allow

you to ransom your Nobles. You must

decide whether the Ransom is worth paying. Sometimes, a Noble is set free even without a Ransom being paid.

told which Noble is being considered,

and which of your Assets the enemy demands. You may either Accept or

Reject

you are offered the choice to either set

the Noble free, or to execute him.

Naturally, the

you demand, the less likely it is that the other faction will agree to your demands.

If a Royal Heir is captured, the

option is given to execute him at once. You can not Ransom Royalty.

own rationale for deciding when to set a Noble free, when to execute him, and

when to demand Ransom. As part of

this, through Faction Rivalry, they keep note of how you treat the prisoners you capture. The more generous you are, the more likely they are to be

generous with you. On the other hand,

if you execute prisoners regularly, you

All Mercenaries in the defeated army

are destroyed, and are removed from

can be sure you will be at the center of every other Faction’s vengeful plans.

the Faction’s strength immediately.

If the player’s Faction is the loser,

If a Ransom is demanded, you will be

the demand.

The computer-Factions have their

Heirs

Nobles killed in battle or executed afterwards are removed from play. Their heirs may appear later through the

Reinforcement Phase.

Chancery

The Titles (where these are not permanently attached to a Titled Noble) and Offices of Nobles who die as a consequence of Battle are placed in

Chancery (see

ter). They only re-enter play through the summoning of Parliament.

Executing Royal Heirs

As has been previously mentioned, when Royal Heirs are captured, you are given the choice of whether to execute them immediately or hold them prisoner. You must decide if the Royal

Heir has any potential place in your plans; if not, then you must act with

appropriate brutality. .

the

Parliament

chap-

if you capture Heirs from both the opposed Royal Houses. You can only sit on the fence in the dispute between York and Lancaster for a short while.

But after two turns, you are asked to choose which Royal Heir you will continue to support, and which will meet his inevitable fate.

Royal Heir you have been holding pris-

oner becomes superfluous, then click on the Family Tree button. From this display, select the name of the Royal Heir you have decided you no longer need. You are given the opportunity to execute the poor wretch. If you select “Yes”, the headsman will be summoned

at once.

are making the same kinds of decisions. Ambitious Nobles find it easier

to kill Royal Heirs than more reserved characters. Sooner or later, though, the Royal Heirs

and die, until but one remains..

You are faced with the same decision

During play, if you decide that a

The computer-controlled Factions

must

decline in number

This a castle ham belonging to the

Neville family.

near Dur-

Advanced Battle

At any time in the game, you may fight a battle using the Advanced Battle rules. Simply select “Control” when the option to attack or defend is offered to you. Instead of the normal resolution of the conflict, you are taken to the bat-

tlefield, to take command of your army personally.

By superior generalship and good

any Royal Heirs and Mercenaries) are listed in the them one-by-one and place them in one of the six “slots” available. You might, for example (and this would be normal practice), place your most senior Noble

in the Center of the Front Rank. Continue to do this until all your forces have been allocated to a place on the battlefield.

fortune, you may find that you can

achieve a greater level of success than

the normal resolution brings.

The Plan of Battle

Before the battle, you must allocate

your forces, under the command of the

Nobles you have in that army, to their places on the battlefield.

Your army will consist of two lines, a Front Rank and a Reserve, and each line is divided into a Right Wing,

Cen-

tre and Left Wing, according to the

accepted military practice of the period.

shield appears in that position, and the box underneath records their Troop Strength. Mercenaries, likewise, add their strength to that “battalion”. A

The Nobles in your army (along with

Information Box.

Select

As you allocate your Nobles, their

Royal Heir merely adds himself, but he gives that battalion an edge in the com-

the field (for example, if one Noble controls 200 troops out of an Army of 220).

ing fight.

Scaling

To make things easier to handle on screen, the computer automatically scales larger forces down (equally on both sides), so that each man on the screen equals 2, 5 or even 10 actual troops. As your Nobles are placed in position, the Troop Strength given in

maximum of 30 figures (after scaling has been taken into account). If a Noble is placed in command of a battalion,

and he has more than 30 men, the excess will “spill” into a neighboring battalion. Unless another Noble is then placed in command of this neighboring battalion, these troops remain under the direct command of their lord.

the box shows their actual size.

Command

The first Noble placed in each position commands that “battalion” once fighting begins. It pays to have a Noble in command of each battalion, since

certain that as many of your battalions as possible have a Noble to command them. Your troops are an unwieldy bunch, and once the fighting starts it’s very difficult to maneuver them around

the battlefield. they will relay your orders more successfully. More than one Noble can be placed in a battalion, adding his Troop Strength, but he has no command role.

Nobles, you can’t place a Noble in com-

mand of each battalion, so there may be

battalions who take their orders from a

“Spilling”

Sometimes, even having taken scaling into account, one Noble brings a disproportionate number of troops to

distant Noble. They will suffer from delays and errors accordingly An army of 200 men with six Nobles involved

will be easier to command than an

army of 200 commanded by one Noble.

Each of the “battalions” can hold a

A castle near Durham,

in northern England, owned hy the Neville family.

Naturally, it makes sense to make

Of course, if you have less than six

Thii castle, near Leices-

ter in the Midlands, is owned by the Grey family.

The Battlefield

Having laid out vour forces. the

action

now

shifts to the battlefield

itself. Your Army, dressed in red, and

horses under a banner. Any Royal

Heirs you have are mounted on White Horses.

with its green banners prominent, will be arrayed opposite the host of your opponent (dressed in blue, with banners of its Faction’s color).

the mouse pointer and press the

Mouse Button. The view centers on

the pointer.

Your men are arrayed in their “battalions”, as you deployed them. The Front Rank is nearest the enemy, with the Center separated from the Left and

the screen. Use this to command the

action. The first thing you will want to do is to issue Orders.

the Right.

In each battalion, there is a mix of

Orders

Spearmen, Archers and Men-at-Arms, normally in three ranks. The numbers

Bar.

of each type are decided by the source

of the Troop Strength you placed in the

battalion. For example, the Noble’s own

household troops contribute one-third

Spearmen, one-third Archers and onethird Men-at-Arms (which means that the 30 Troop Strength Talbot commands supply 10 of each). Most Troops

“companies” of up to 15 men. You can give orders to each company individu-

ally, or-by giving orders to the Noble-to the whole battalion. You can

also give individual orders to Royal Heirs, who have no command role.

supplied by virtue of Office or by Bish-

ops are one-third

thirds Archers. Some Mercenary units

Spearmen

and

two-

of its soldiers using the Button. If you move the pointer

are all Archers.

Your Nobles appear mounted on dark

To move round the battlefield, move

Left

There is a menu bar across the top of

Select the

Orders

box in the Menu

Each battalion is divided into two

Select a company by clicking on one

Right Mouse

around the battlefield, you will now see

a yellow line appear. Select a

target-

this can be either a place or an enemy

soldier. If you select an open area on

the map, your selected company

marches in that direction. If you select an enemy Noble or soldier to be the target, when you release the button, you

are presented with a pair of icons like

this:

your Archers open fire on the enemy. They have a limited supply of

once these have gone, they become

spearmen. Your men will also melee automatically if they come into contact with enemy troops. Normally, once this occurs they will be virtually impossible to control again, and will ignore any fresh orders you try to give them.

ey come into range,

arrows-

A beautiful unfortified

cathedral town in the

south of England, just northwest of Southamp-

ton.

If you select the ‘man’ icon, your

chosen company will attempt to engage

Review

that target in combat, tracking them across the battlefield if need be. If you select the

‘area’

icon, your men move

to the target area.

When you give orders to the whole

unit has been given by clicking on the

Review

unit. You will see where it has been ordered to march.

battalion through their commanding Noble, you are given an additional pair

Status

of icons to select from. Select the

Arrow icon if you wish your troops to

advance to the attack. Select the

to see how healthy your forces are.

Select the Shield if you want them to halt in place immediately.

You can Review which Orders each

box in the Menu Bar. Select a

Once the battle begins, you may wish

Status

box in the Menu Bar.

A small, unfortified town north of astride the roads York and Shrewsbury. This

was the site of two major battles in the Wars of the Roses.

London,

Select a unit with the

Right Mouse

Continue

Button. You will see the name of its

commander, its type (Spearman, Archer or Man-at-Arms or Noble) and its Status.

Status is a measure of the unit’s cohesion, how well it is capable of performing its duties. Nobles and Men-at-

Arms start as Elite forces; all other

start as Firm. The presence of a Royal Heir in a Battalion makes all units in that Battalion start as Elite troops.

As a unit takes missile fire, or is battered in a melee, it loses Status, falling to

Shaken

and then

Routed.

unit tries to retreat out of

melee and missile range.

Routed

unit flees the battlefield.

Having inspected your Army and

given your orders, select the

Continue

box in the Menu Bar.

The battle commences. Your men attempt to obey their orders. If you want to give your troops additional Orders, click the

ton

to recover the Menu Bar.

Right Mouse But-

Once a battalion is deeply engaged in battle, they become incapable of obeying fresh orders. Commanding a medieval army was an imprecise science, at best.

You will also find that your battalion

commanders may exercise a little “discretion” if they feel they should be taking a more active or passive role.

Under fire, or faced with an opponent

against whom the Faction has a strong

Faction Rivalry, an Aggressive Noble

might ignore your order to stand firm,

and charge into the fray. On the other

hand, a less Aggressive Noble might be

slow in obeying an order to attack.

Noble Casualties

Victory!

During

an Advanced Battle,

Nobles and Royal Heirs can be killed. Each arrow strike or melee blow has a small

The battle continues until one of the following occurs:

(a) One

chance of killing one of these promi-

nent figures. The battle continues, but

all units in a Battalion commanded by a Noble who is slain, or who were

(b) 50% or more of each army routs, in

accompanied by a Royal Heir who fell, suffer an immediate fall in Status.

of the armies completely Routs from the battlefield. This counts as a decisive Victory for the other side.

which case the battle is Inconclusive.

An unfortified

town

on the

of Wales.

cathedral

west coast

With the battle over, the game

returns to the normal display. If the

Victory was a decisive one, all the

defeated army’s Nobles will be prisoners, and can be ransomed, executed or set free in the usual fashion.

You can speed up the conclusion of a

battle by using either of the other but-

tons on the Menu Bar. battle into a Quicker Mode. You won’t be able to access the Menu Bar any longer, and all combat damage is bled. Click on Surrender when your

position is to hopeless to continue. This

at least means your remaining Nobles

survive until the Ransom routine..

Fight

places the

dou-

Garrisons

no other troops of their Faction are present. This is particularly important

when considering Neutral Towns.

depends on the location. Type

Unfortified Towns Towns

(incl. Cities

Garrisons resist Sieges, even when

The number of Garrison Troops

Symbol Garrison

none

200

Open Towns)

300

Sieges

If an army belonging to one Faction attacks another Faction’s forces occupying a City, Town or Castle, a Siege must take place. In order to declare a Siege,

the attacking army must have a Troop Strength of at least an equal size to the opposing army, including the Garrison.

Noble Castles

Royal Castles

son while occupied by a Faction’s forces. At other times they have a Garrison strength of 0, and can be freely entered.

Open Towns only provide

200

100

Garri-

When you Inspect an army, the presence of additional Garrison Troops is signified by a a place, the size of its garrison is given

after the ‘G’, and the total Troop Strength (including any Nobles’ forces) after the ‘S’.

If the Troop Strength of the attacking army falls below the size of the defender’s army (including the garrison), ‘the siege is lifted. This can happen if the attack is delayed and the attacker is weakened by Events. During the Movement Phase, the besieger may voluntarily raise the Siege simply by moving away.

Siege Resolution

Each turn after a Siege is declared, there is an 85% chance that the defenders will capitulate. In the meantime, as in battle, Nobles can be killed in the fighting. A display shows all Nobles who perish in this way.

‘+’ sign. If

you Inspect

ately, or it may take a number of turns to be successful. This largely depends on good weather; a Siege cannot proceed during Storms (Basic Game) or a Bad Weather Turn (Advanced Weather).

(excluding the Garrison) may sally forth to give battle (particularly if the odds aren’t too much against them).

They can join forces with a relieving

army, but they can’t move away from the Castle itself.

der, the outcome is shown on screen. All

those within are captured, and may be

dealt with in the same way as Nobles captured after a victorious battle.

this way becomes Friendly to the victor, even if it is associated with an Office or other Asset. It only becomes Neutral if the Faction is destroyed.

Town or Castle under siege.

The Siege may be successful immedi-

During their turn, the defenders

Once the besieged defenders surren-

A City, Town or Castle captured in

No-one may get in or out of a City,

Summoning Parliament

Found on the east coast of England, near the Wash, this is the home

castle of the Cromwell

family.

ing the Parliament Phase of any Fac-

tion’s turn It is summoned in one of two ways.

(a) If there is one Crowned King (or

returned to play by Parliament.

Chancery

(b) If there is no Crowned King/Queen,

Titles and Offices appear in

Chancery through one of two methods.

(a)

Some Factions may not be able to

allocate all the Assets they begin

the game with (because they did

not have enough Nobles). The excess is placed in Chancery.

(b) Any Offices or separate Titles held

by a Noble killed through Plague,

Battle or execution are placed in Chancery.

Not all Titles can be separated from

lor must occupy a Town or City (exclud-

ing Calais or anywhere under siege),

and must also possess at least one

of Attendance (likewise gained

through the Events Phase). their Nobles, even by death. Some Nobles have a Title permanently asso-

ciated with them. If they are killed, and their Heir appears later in the game, the Heir automatically has the Title.

Faction controlling the King or Chan-

cellor is told how many Assets are in

Chancery, and is offered the opportu-

nity to call Parliament.

Parliament may be summoned

dur-

Queen), the Faction controlling that Royal Heir may call Parliament.

or if there are two, the Chancellor can Summon Parliament. The Faction controlling the Chancellor must

also issue a Writ of Parliamentary Summons (these are gained through

the Events Phase and stored among

the Faction’s secret Assets).

In either case, the King or Chancel-

Writ

If all these conditions are met, the

Writs of Attendance

Voluntary Attendance

Haying decided to call a Parliament,

the Faction must first serve a

Attendance

on a Noble in one of the

Writ of

of their Nobles attend Parliament voluntarily.

other Factions. You are asked to select

which Noble receives a Writ from a list in the Information Box of all the Nobles in play. Use the scroll buttons to move through the list, and click on the

selected Noble. Naturally, the computer handles this choice automatically for

its factions. You are told if one of your Nobles is selected.

unteer to attend if they are in a

besieged City or Town. Nor can they

attend if they are in Calais or some other location separated from mainland Britain by the sea, unless the Faction they are part of controls a Ship with sufficient capacity to transport the

Noble and his followers.

Each Faction which possesses

Writs

of Attendance is then asked if they

too wish to serve these on Nobles in

other Factions. If your Faction holds

any additional Writs, you will be asked

with their presence then make their way there, regardless of normal Movement rules and without Combat.

if you wish to play them. Either select Nobles from the list, or select

Cancel.

All Nobles summoned to Parliament

by a Writ

must

attend.

Attending Parliament

Once Faction which summoned it is entitled to reallocate Titles or Offices which have been placed in Chancery.

Finally, each Faction is asked if any

Nobles cannot be summoned or vol-

Those Nobles who grace Parliament

Parliament has assembled, the

An unfortified

the west of England, and the site of the batthe

at which the last hope of the old Lancastrian cause. Prince Edward, was killed,

town

One Title or Office can be reallocated for each Noble attending Parliament (assuming there are sufficient in Chancery).

Smart Moves

As far as possible, try to

arrange things so that only those Offices and

Titles

you

want for

Nobles

are released

from Chancery. Tbis

means

Nobles present as you

require. Since tion Summoning Parliament always selects

its participants first, this means second-guessing

the opposition. It goes

without should never summon Parliament

have

Nobles without Offices.

having

saying

Untitled Nobles, or

as few

the

that you

if you

your

Fac-

don’t

Titles and Offices may be given to

THE CORONATION

any Noble and not just to those actu-

ally present, subject to the usual rules concerning combinations of Nobles,

Titles and Offices. If the player controls

Parliament, you are asked to combine a Noble with each Title or Office in turn.

Any Titles or Offices which cannot be

allocated are returned to Chancery.

You can give a new Title or Office to

one of your Nobles who already con-

surviving Royal Heir, but must also have that Heir crowned as King (or Queen) of England. Coronations, therefore, play a central part in the game. In

addition, a Crowned Heir may be able

to Summon Parliament.

trols such an Asset. His old Asset will

have to be given to someone else. This

Arranging a Coronation

is the only time Offices may be transferred.

Once Parliament dissolves, the Fac-

tions move away during the Movement

met before a Faction can Crown a Royal Heir:

(a) They must control the most senior

Phase of their turn as normal. No Battle may take place in the Town or City

either during Parliament or for a full turn thereafter. The “King’s Peace” for-

(b)

bids any transgression of this law.

automatically Crowns its Royal Heir.

PHASE

art of the Victory Conditions for

KINGMAKER is that a Faction

must not only control the last

The following conditions must be

Yorkist or Lancastrian Royal Heirs,

according to the Order of Succes-

sion of that House.

The potential King must occupy a

Town or City which is also a

Cathedral, and must be accompanied by either an Archbishop or two Bishops.

If these conditions apply, the Faction

THE

REINFORCEMENT

PHASE

n the final Phase of each Faction’s Turn, it receives one Asset as a

Iti

reinforcement, so long as there are

Assets available. All the Nobles, Titles,

Offices, Bishops, Ships, etc which were not distributed at the beginning of the game are available, as are all Nobles killed during the game, and any other

Assets removed during play. Titles and

Offices, as we have seen, are placed in Chancery when they are removed, and return to play through Parliament.

A message appears to tell you which Asset has become available. Nobles who join a Faction are automatically added to the Faction’s Secret Support. Other Assets are placed in the

Faction Build

box.

Secret Support

those supporters of your Faction who have not yet come into the open, declaring their allegiance. Computer Factions

determine when to bring their supporters into play automatically. You must activate your secret reinforcements as you see fit.

appears. his name, and select him into a home castle. Nobles start in their home castle unless it has been captured by another Faction, in which

case the Noble starts instead in the nearest Friendly Castle, Town or City.

Secret Support can be thought of as

Select the

The list of your secret supporters

Secret Support

Select a Noble

Proceed

icon:

by clicking on

to bring

This imposing castle is one of the seats of the Earls of Warwick. the

Nevilles.

As usual, you can learn more about the Noble by positioning the mouse pointer over his icon. Click the Left

Mouse Button. Chronicle

You can now read the

information about

him.

Other Assets

All other Assets are brought into play through the cating an asset to a Noble activates that

asset. This is done in the same way as in the original Faction Build stage (see page you wish to give him, click on

Combine,

play. Any assets you have not allocated

20);

by the time you click on returned remain in reserve.

Until a Noble declares his allegiance to your Faction, or an Asset is assigned to one of your Nobles, they are completely secret-the other Factions do

not know of their existence. The computer-controlled Factions likewise

develop their “secret reserves”.

Rebuilding Your Faction

During the game, Nobles in your

Faction may be killed. Any Titles or

Offices they control are returned to Chancery (see Parliament). Towns, Cities or Castles which they controlled become Neutral.

Build Faction

select a Noble and the asset

and the asset is brought into

box. Allo-

Proceed are

enlarged through Reinforcement, you may wish to reshape your Faction, redistributing your assets. Return to the Build Faction Box display by clicking on the

Offices in this way-this must be done at

Mercenaries or Bishops, can only be

exchanged between two or more Nobles

in the same army.

Parliamentary Summonses Writs of Attendance

receive and automatically stored, and can be played in the Parliament Phase, as outlined above.

As your Faction suffers losses,

Faction Icon.

You cannot reallocate Titles or

Parliament.

During the Events Phase, you may

Parliamentary Summonses

Writs of Attendance.

Other assets, such as

These are

GLOSSARY

Faction.

groups of Nobles, each group vying

Archbishops.

the Church in England. Control of an Archbishop allows you to crown a Royal Heir. There are two Archbishops. Canterbury is the most senior; York provides the Faction with extra Troops.

Armies. Two or more Nobles in the

same Faction can be combined together, along with all their Assets, to form an army, commanded by the more senior

The senior members of

against the others for the ultimate prize-the government of England. The player controls one Faction, the computer controls the others. Each is identified by the name of its leader and a color. The player’s Faction is always green.

Mercenaries.

nary bands in the game, and any number may be controlled by any Noble.

of the Nobles. They are represented on

the map by the shield of the senior

Noble.

Bishops.

Lesser Clerics of the Church in England. There are four Bishops in the game, and any Noble can control

any number of them. You need two

Bishops to stage a Coronation. Most

Bishops bring other Assets with them.

Nobles.

piece of the game composing your Faction’s armies. They can be Titled or Untitled. Each Noble is shown on the

map by his heraldic shield. They can be combined together to form armies.

Offices. These provide additional power. Each Titled Noble (or Untitled Nobles granted a Title) can be given

Cathedrals. Found in Towns and

Cities, Cathedrals are sites where Coronations take place.

one Office. They confer extra troop

strengths (sometimes tied to one part of the country), Towns or Castles. There are twelve Offices. A Titled

Cities.

cities of London, York, Bristol and Nor-

Larger versions of Towns, the

Noble with an Office is a potent combi-

nation

wich have garrisons of 300 Troops.

One of between two and six

An unfortified cathedral town in the west of

England.

There are nine merce-

Nobles are the basic playing-

A Royal Castle west of London.

Royal Castles.

cations in key parts of the country. Only one-Carisbrooke-can be controlled in this way. It can be given to any Noble.

Ships. These provide vital transport,

particularly if your faction has a base in Calais, Ireland or the Isle of Man. There are twelve in the game, and any Noble may control any number of them.

Titled Nobles. These are the primary

members of a Faction. There are nine in all, and even the least powerful has a respectable number of Troop Strength points.

Well-garrisoned fortifi-

Towns. These are the key locations in

England. Fortified Towns provide a defensive Garrison of 200 men for the Faction which controls them. Unforti-

fied Towns do not, and they cannot be

controlled. Open Towns (namely Cardigan, Hereford and Kingston) cannot be

controlled, but do provide Garrisons if occupied. Control of certain independent towns is gained either at the start of the game or through Reinforcement. Others can be gained by control of Offices, Bishops or Titles. Towns can be also captured by Siege. As far as any Faction is concerned, a Town is either Friendly (occupied and/or controlled by the Faction), Neutral (controlled by no

Titles. These are high honors which

can be given to your Untitled Nobles. Obviously, only one can be allotted to

faction) or Unfriendly (controlled by an enemy faction). A Fortified Town can

shelter up to 400 Troops.

each Untitled Noble. This effectively

makes them the same as Titled Nobles,

though not as permanent. There are

eight Titles available.

Untitled Nobles. These are less pow-

erful Nobles, but they can be built up to be as powerful as their titled cousins.

REFERENCE

The following are references to all

the forces in the game:

Titled Nobles: Percy, Earl

of Northumberland

Troop Strength 100; Alnwick and Cock-

ermouth Castles

Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk

Troop Strength 50; Castle Rising, Denbigh, Framlingham, Usk and Wressle Castles

Neville, Earl of Warwick

Grey

Troop Strength 20; Chillingham and Rockingham Castles

Holland

Troop Strength 20; Kimbolton and

Compton Castles

Troop Strength 50; Ogmore, Richmond,

Warwick and Raby Castles

Beaufort, Duke of Somerset

Troop Strength 30; Corfe Castle

Stafford, Duke of Buckingham

Troop Strength 30; Leeds and Newcastle Castles

Pole, Duke of Suffolk

Troop Strength 30; Ludlow Castle

Cromwell

Troop Strength 10; Tattershall Castle

Howard

Troop Strength 10; Farnham Castle

Bourchier

Troop Strength 10; Pleshy Castle

Greystoke

Troop Strength 10; Appleby Castle

Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

Troop Strength 30; Ludlow Castle

Courtenay, Earl of Devon

Troop Strength 30; Okehampton Castle

Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel

Scrope

Troop Strength 10; Masham Castle

Clifford

Troop

Troop Strength 30; Arundel and Chirk

This Suffolk castle is

the home of the de la Pole family.

Strength 10; Conisborough Castle

An important cathedral

north

city in the land, it is gained by whichever Faction controls its Archbishop. Richard. the most senior

member of his Royal House, begins the game in this

city.

of Eng-

Audley

Troop Strength 10; Tickhill Castle

Berkeley

Troop Strength 10; Berkeley Castle

Hastings

Troop Strength 10; Tutbury Castle

Herbert

Troop Strength 10; Llanstephan Castle

Titles:

Offices:

Marshal of England

Troop Strength 100; Harlech Castle

Chancellor of England

Troop Strength 50; Caernarvon Castle

Captain of Calais

Troop

Calais; Calais

Chamberlain of the County Palatine of Chester

Earl of Richmond

Troop Strength 40

Earl of Westmoreland

Troop Strength 40

Earl of Kent

Troop Strength 30

Earl of Salisbury

Troop Strength 30

Earl of Worcester

Troop Strength 30

Earl of Wiltshire

Troop Strength 30

Duke of Exeter

Troop Strength 20; Exeter

Earl of Essex

Troop Strength 20

Troop Strength 50; 200 extra troops in

Wales; Rhuddlan, Chester

Lieutenant of Ireland

Troop Strength 50; 200 extra troops in

Ireland

Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall

Troop Strength

Devon and Cornwall; Oxford, Plymouth

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Troop Strength 50; 100 extra troops within three areas of Conway; Conway

Castle

Warden Of the Northern Marches

Troop Strength 50; 100 extra troops north of the River Tees; Bamburgh,

Berwick

Strength 50; 300 extra troops in

50;

100 extra troops in

Constable of Dover Castle

Troop Strength 50; Dover

Constable of the Tower of London

Troop Strength 50; 200 extra troops within two areas of London; London

Steward of the Royal Household

Troop Strength 50; Newark

Treasurer of England

Troop Strength 50; Wallingford and Beaumaris

Admiral of England

Troop Strength 50; Lynn, Southampton; Le Margaret of Rye, Le Christo-

pher of Southampton

Warden of the Cinque Ports

Troop Strength 50; Pevensey; Le Trin-

ity of Rye, Le George of Rye

Bishop of Carlisle

Troop Strength 30 north of the River Trent; Carlisle

Bishop of Durham

Troop Strength 30 north of the River Trent; Durham

Bishop of Lincoln

Lincoln

Independent Towns:

Bristol, Coventry, Ipswich, Lancaster,

Leicester, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Swansea

Independent Ships:

Le Swan of Berwick. Le Rose of mouth, Le Lucas of of Bristol, Le Nicholas of London

Whitby, Le

Ply-

Michael

Bishops: Archbishop of Canterbury

Canterbury

Archbishop of York

Troop Strength 30 north of the River Trent; York

Bishop of Norwich

Norwich

Mercenaries:

100 French Foot Soldiers; two 30 Burgundian Crossbowmen; two 20 Flemish Crossbowmen; two 20 two 10 Saxons

Royal Castle:

Carisbrooke

Scots

Archers;

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As in the original boardgame, to win

you

of England. To achieve this,

Capture

2) Eliminate all the other Heirs;

3) Crown the controlled Heir At

the final screens leading

claim the victory--being at sea or in exile will not

So, in as succinct as terms as possible,

capture one of

One must then eliminate (capture and execute) all the other heirs

some

at the computer if all members of the same line ahead of army where all these criteria are met by any one

a Royal Heir;

the

point that all three of the above conditions are fulfilled,

the

Royal Heirs (oftentimes an office will give one access without the need to overcome the

point in the play, one

as the heir, and one ends the player turn in a city or town with a cathedral (indicated by a

must:

(in

the “Roll of Honor” will be displayed,

must crown

you

must

control

the last living Royal Heir in the game and he/she must be

a Cathedral City/Town; requires an Archbishop or

the

game will end

Note

that, however,

serve to

secure the throne.

win KINGMAKER the human player needs to amass enough forces in one place

to the

throne, while keeping ““e’s own heir in England. Finally,

one’s heir (keeping in mind the order of succession). This is handled automatically by

the

heir are dead, one has two bishops or one archbishop with the same

faction--human-

or computer-controlled--the game ends.

two

Bishops).

upon

the conclusion of the

your

crowned king must be in England

city/castle

cross

the

map). At the point

crowned

current turn

defenses).

DEVIATION FROM THE BOARDGAME:

In the

course

of devising this computer adaptation of the classic

rules were required. Those who are familiar with the fect

strategy. The following is a brief summary-in no particular order--of these:

1) If a noble is killed (through battle castle is currently controlled by another faction (they are considered outside the castle in this instance).

2) If summoned by piracy or raid, the Admiral of England and/or the Warden of the Cinque Ports are not accompanied by their ships. Only the noble himself is placed in the named location.

3) Upon being summoned, a” affected noble that is called to tomatically

4) A noble that has been summoned will be placed in faction

5) A noble will

6) If in an Army, any controlled Royal Heir is automatically assigned noble present.

7) It costs all movement points to enter a

If driven ashore by

whichever or

9) Ships have variable

is no longer given added the moment

While there may be other minor variations in the computer version from the so trivial as not to affect strategy in any manner. down and send them (along with a self-addressed, stamped envelop) to

assigned to the last location mentioned.

(in

which case, he will be placed in the same space but outside the location).

always

respond to a

“Storms

friendly.

If neither is controlled by your faction, it will be placed in whichever is neutral, if neither is friendly

neutral, the

choice is randomly made by

troop-carrying

plague),

summons,

at Sea”, and more

capacities. Remember, however, that a location-specific bonus associated with an office

the

original

upon return to

the

unless at sea in a ship.

Woods

space, and further movement ceases for the moving

than

one

the program.

noble boards a ship.

Should

you have a question on the rules of the game, please feel free to jot them

boardgame,

may wish to make

play they will

two or

more places (due to titles, offices or bishoprics held) is au-

city,

town or

port

is equidistant to the ship, the ship is automatically placed in

some deviations from the original

note

of the following deviations, as they can

always

be placed at their home castle, even if that

castle named unless it is currently controlled by another

the most “senior” (not necessarily the most powerful)

noble(s)

original

McNeil design, these are rarely seen and

The

Avalon Hill Game Company.

KINGMAKER

immediately.

King

and

af-

TECHNICAL NOTES

LOGITECH MOUSE OWNERS: Some Logitech mouse drivers may

a LOGITECH

In your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, add the following parameter to the end of the line where your mouse

driver is loaded: NOVCI.

According to LOGITECH, this should alleviate any lockups, mouse conflicts, or graphic problems your machine may be

experiencing. After you have added the fix

CORRUPTED FILES: If you reset your machine during a computer player’s turn, some of the data tiles may become

corrupted. IF you are experiencing unexplained problems with a particular noble, this should solve the problem.

SOUND CARD DOES NOT WORK: When installing KINGMAKER, pay close attention to the setting for the sound

card. It is a common mistake to leave the settings in the DEFAULT position, which may not match yours. You can check

the

sound card settings by typing the following:

The file will have 3 values; e.g., “220 5 1”. The First number is the address, the second is the IRQ number, and

Third is the DMA setting. If these numbers do not match, re-install the sound settings.

mouse

and your KINGMAKER game is experiencing problems, LOGITECH has provided the following fix:

the

mouse

line, delete all the KINGMAKER files and re-install from scratch.

CD\KING (RETURN)

TYPE DMA.CFG (RETURN)

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