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Select cards simultaneously
Each player secretly chooses one card from their hand, then both reveal
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Determine first player with Movement cards
Higher number (1-3) goes first; ties go to English player
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Determine first player with Event cards
If one player plays an Event card, they go first; if both play Events, English goes first
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Resolve Event cards
If played, resolve the Event effects before the next player's turn
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Handle double Events
If both players play Event cards, English resolves first, then Scottish, then year immediately ends with Wintering Phase
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Optional card use
Players must play a card but are not required to use its movement or event effects
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Activate groups
Movement card number (1, 2, or 3) indicates how many Groups can be ordered to move
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Define a Group
A Group is any number of blocks of one color in one region
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Move individual blocks
Each block in an ordered Group can move up to its movement value (2 or 3 regions, shown in lower-left corner)
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Split movement freely
Blocks in a Group need not move together or to the same destination
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Move once per round
Each block can only be moved once per round (exception: retreats and regrouping)
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Pass through friendly regions
Blocks move freely through regions with friendly units
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Stop at enemy regions
Movement ends immediately when entering a region with enemy blocks
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Observe green border limits
Up to 6 units per side can cross a green border per Movement Phase
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Observe red border limits
Only up to 2 units per side can cross a red border per Movement Phase; movement stops immediately after crossing
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Stop at England border
Blocks entering England must immediately stop movement
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Count England movement specially
Moving a single block into or out of England counts as activating an entire Group
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Establish Main Attack Group
First blocks moving from an adjacent region into an enemy region form the Main Attack Group (placed inside region)
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Establish Reserve Attack Group
Additional blocks from other regions or arriving after the Main Group form reserves (placed on border)
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Send defender reinforcements
Defending player may move blocks to support; these also go to reserves on their entry border
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Pin enemy blocks
Each attacking block in a region pins one defending block, preventing it from leaving
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Allow unpinned defenders to escape
Defenders with more blocks than attackers may move unpinned blocks (defender chooses which), but not through borders attackers entered from
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Choose battle order
Player 1 decides the order battles are resolved
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Reveal Main Attack blocks
Lay blocks down with top edge facing opponent to track strength
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Organize by initiative
Sort blocks by combat initiative letter (A, B, then C)
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Check Welsh and Ulster loyalty
When revealed, roll die for each Wales/Ulster block; on 5-6, block returns to draw pool
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Resolve combat by initiative
All 'A' initiative blocks attack first, then 'B', then 'C'
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Defender strikes first
Within same initiative letter, defender rolls before attacker
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Roll combat dice
Each block rolls dice equal to current strength (1-4 dice)
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Determine hits
Each die result equal to or less than the block's hit value scores a hit
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Apply noble defensive bonus
Nobles defending their Home region increase hit value by one
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Assign hits to strongest blocks
Opponent must apply each hit to their currently strongest block; if tied, owner chooses
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Eliminate non-noble blocks
Non-nobles reduced to Strength 0 return face-down to owner's pool (blocks with cross symbol are removed from game permanently)
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Convert eliminated nobles
Nobles reduced to Strength 0 are replaced by opponent's matching noble block at Strength 1 in reserves
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Introduce reserves in Round 2
After Round 1, both players add reserve blocks to the battle
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Fight up to three rounds
Continue combat for Rounds 2 and 3 unless one side is eliminated
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Retreat instead of attacking
When a block would perform combat, it may retreat instead
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Retreat to safe regions only
Blocks may only retreat to friendly or neutral regions
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Hide identity during split retreat
When retreating multiple blocks to different regions, flip them up to conceal identity
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Block attacker's entry border
Cannot retreat through borders where attacker entered (exception: Player 2 can use shared borders)
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Respect national boundaries
English cannot retreat from England into Scotland; Scottish cannot retreat from Scotland into England
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Mandatory retreat after Round 3
Attacker must retreat if defender still has blocks after three rounds
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Eliminate trapped blocks
Blocks that cannot legally retreat are eliminated
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Follow border limits during retreat
Border crossing limits apply during each combat round and mandatory retreat
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Switch attacker/defender roles
If attacker defeats defending main group but defender has reserves, original attacker becomes defender for Round 2
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Allow reserves to fight
Even if a Main Group is eliminated, their reserves still enter combat in Round 2
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Regroup after victory
Victorious blocks may stay or move to any adjacent friendly/neutral region (following border limits)
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Trigger Border Raid
If Scottish blocks occupy England at end of Combat Phase, English must eliminate 1 non-noble block from anywhere on board
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Exempt noble-only situation
If English only have nobles on board, no block is eliminated
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Truce blocks new raids
During Truce Event, Scottish cannot initiate new Border Raids (existing Scottish in England still trigger raids)
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Move Norse separately
Norse costs 1 Group Order point to move
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Use coastal movement only
Norse can only move from one coastal region to any other coastal region
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Retreat Norse to friendly coasts
Norse retreats/regroups only to friendly (not empty) coastal areas
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Restrict Norse from England
Norse can never enter England or use Sea Move Event
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Enter King Edward
Arrives during setup (if drawn) or during Wintering Phase
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Transition to Edward II
After King Edward is killed or at end of year 1306, the Edward block becomes King Edward II
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Restrict Edward II wintering
Edward II cannot winter in Scotland
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Win condition for Scottish
If Edward II is eliminated, Scottish immediately win
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Crown a king once per game
Scottish may crown Bruce, Comyn, or Balliol as king
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Lose if king dies
If Scottish King is killed after coronation, English immediately win
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Crown Bruce or Comyn requirements
Wallace must be dead; candidate must be in Fife; play any Event card announcing "Coronation"
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Place crowned king
King block goes to Fife at full strength; candidate block remains in play
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Trigger Bruce coronation defection
If Bruce becomes king, all Comyn-aligned nobles (except Moray) defect to English
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Trigger Comyn coronation defection
If Comyn becomes king, all Bruce-aligned nobles defect to English
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Crown Balliol requirements
Must be year 1301 or later; French knight must be on map; play any Event card announcing "Return of the King"
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Place Balliol
King block enters at full strength in French knight's region
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Trigger Balliol defection
All Bruce-aligned nobles defect to English
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Fight defection battles
Any defection battles are fought immediately with defecting nobles as attacker
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Delay coronation decision
If both players play Events, Scottish may wait to see English Event resolution before choosing coronation or printed effect
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Trigger Wintering
Occurs after both players play all 5 cards or when both play Event cards in same round
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Step 1 - Winter English nobles
Move all English nobles to Home regions; defect to Scottish if enemies occupy Home (keeping strength)
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Step 2 - Winter Scottish nobles
Move all Scottish nobles to Home regions; defect to English if enemies occupy Home (keeping strength)
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Step 3 - Move Scottish King
May move to any friendly/neutral Cathedral region, stay, or disband
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Step 4 - Disband from England
All blocks (both sides) in England must disband
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Step 5 - Winter Edward I
May winter in Scotland or disband; cannot winter two consecutive years; cannot winter at end of 1306; Edward II can never winter
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Step 5a - Edward I's retinue
English blocks with wintering Edward I may stay regardless of Castle Limits (except nobles)
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Step 6 - Disband mobile English units
All English Archers, Knights, and Hobelars must disband
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Step 7 - Winter English Infantry
Infantry (including Wales/Ulster) may stay in Scotland following Castle Limits or disband; regions without limits hold no blocks (exception: Wallace in Selkirk Forest; Edward I ignores limits)
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Step 8 - Winter Scottish blocks
Remain subject to Castle Limits or disband; Cathedrals add +1 to Castle Limit for Scottish only
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Step 8a - Wallace to Selkirk
Wallace may move to Selkirk Forest (if not enemy-occupied) and regain 2 strength
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Step 9 - French knight eligibility
If Scottish control 8+ nobles, add French knight to Scottish draw pool
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Step 10 - Scottish Replacement Points
For each friendly region, get RP equal to Castle Limit (+1 for Cathedral); spend RP to draw blocks at Strength 1 or add +1 strength to existing blocks
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Step 11 - English Replacement Points
English use RP only to add strength to existing blocks (cannot deploy new blocks)
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Step 12 - English feudal levy
Shuffle English draw pool; draw half (round up) and deploy at full strength in England
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Step 13 - Reshuffle deck
Shuffle all cards including discards; deal 5 cards to each player
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Step 14 - Advance year
Move Year marker to next year; if at final year, game ends
