Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York

England, 1450. Henry VI is proving a weak king, ambitious Richard of York wants to put things right, and the great noble families have to choose sides in a civil war that will last forty years. This 2010 game is for two to four players, who form two teams: Lancastrians against Yorkists. You draft cards that give you control of towns, nobles, bishops and royal castles. The income they produce raises armies and bribes nobles, bishops and ship captains to switch allegiance. Then you plan in secret and deploy at the same time, fighting for the six regions of England and Wales and for enough votes in parliament to crown your heir. A long, tense game for a full table of four.