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the-alchemist.livejournal.comWell, now I know what I want for Christmas!
Richard the Third is an epic two-player game that recreates the 15th century, bloody dynastic struggle between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. Will the mad-king Henry VI and his Queen Margaret keep the throne or will the Duke of York recover it for the Plantagenets. Also strutting across the game's stage are Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII, and Warwick, the notorious "Kingmaker".
The object of play is to eliminate all five enemy heirs and/or win control of the powerful nobles of England. The Lancastrians start the game holding the throne, and the Yorkists are in exile ready to invade. Kingship can be won or lost several times during the game. Will Richard III emerge triumphant, or will he perish in battle as he did historically?
Richard III is the first of a series of games about Shakespeare's historical plays. Other titles may include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Henry V.
EDIT: Since this blurb seems to have been causing an alarming amount of wailing and teeth-gnashing throughout livejournal, can I please point out that it was written by someone at Columbia Games, and not by me or anyone on this community. If you really find it that upsetting, you could write to them at one of these addresses.
Richard the Third is an epic two-player game that recreates the 15th century, bloody dynastic struggle between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. Will the mad-king Henry VI and his Queen Margaret keep the throne or will the Duke of York recover it for the Plantagenets. Also strutting across the game's stage are Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII, and Warwick, the notorious "Kingmaker".
The object of play is to eliminate all five enemy heirs and/or win control of the powerful nobles of England. The Lancastrians start the game holding the throne, and the Yorkists are in exile ready to invade. Kingship can be won or lost several times during the game. Will Richard III emerge triumphant, or will he perish in battle as he did historically?
Richard III is the first of a series of games about Shakespeare's historical plays. Other titles may include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Henry V.
EDIT: Since this blurb seems to have been causing an alarming amount of wailing and teeth-gnashing throughout livejournal, can I please point out that it was written by someone at Columbia Games, and not by me or anyone on this community. If you really find it that upsetting, you could write to them at one of these addresses.
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