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

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