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diff --git a/info/rules.html b/info/rules.html index 4679710..5035867 100644 --- a/info/rules.html +++ b/info/rules.html @@ -1,19 +1,1466 @@ <!DOCTYPE html> <html> -<title>Hammer of the Scots - Rules</title> +<head> +<title>Hammer of the Scots 4.0</title> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/gentium.css"> <style> -body { background-color: slategray; } -img { display: block; margin: 40px auto; box-shadow: 2px 2px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); } +body{background-color:slategray} +div{position:relative;background-color:white;margin:1em auto;line-height:0.8;box-shadow:1px 1px 8px -2px black} +p{position:absolute;white-space:pre;margin:0;font-family:Gentium Basic} </style> +</head> <body> -<img src="rules1.jpg"> -<img src="rules2.jpg"> -<img src="rules3.jpg"> -<img src="rules4.jpg"> -<img src="rules5.jpg"> -<img src="rules6.jpg"> -<a name="braveheart"></a> -<a name="the_bruce"></a> -<img src="rules7.jpg"> -<a name="campaign"></a> -<img src="rules8.jpg"> + +<div id="page1" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four01.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Rulebook Organization</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">This rulebook is formatted so that the sidebar </p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">(this column) contains definitions, examples, </p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">suggestions, optional rules, clarifications, and </p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">historical commentary to help you understand </p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">and enjoy this game. </p> +<p style="top:186.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Fog-of-War</b></p> +<p style="top:200.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Surprise is an exciting aspect of <i>Hammer of </i></p> +<p style="top:213.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the Scots. </i>Except when fighting a battle, active </p> +<p style="top:226.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">blocks stand upright facing the owner. This </p> +<p style="top:239.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">promotes bluff and innovative strategies </p> +<p style="top:252.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">because players are uncertain of the strength or </p> +<p style="top:265.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">identity of an enemy block. </p> +<p style="top:284.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>Hammer of the Scots</i></b></p> +<p style="top:298.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Edward I directed that his tomb in Westminster </i></p> +<p style="top:311.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Abbey be inscribed with the epitaph Scottorurm </i></p> +<p style="top:324.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Malleus - “Hammer of the Scots.” Edward certainly </i></p> +<p style="top:337.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>intended to hammer the Scots into submission, but </i></p> +<p style="top:350.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>his blows served instead to forge a proud nation. </i></p> +<p style="top:369.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>How the War Started</i></b></p> +<p style="top:383.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The Scottish Wars of Independence were actually </i></p> +<p style="top:396.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>triggered by events in Europe. In 1294, France </i></p> +<p style="top:409.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>managed through duplicity to seize control of the </i></p> +<p style="top:422.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Duchy of Gascony, a major province nominally </i></p> +<p style="top:435.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>a part of France but retained by Edward I. War </i></p> +<p style="top:449.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>ensued, and the Scottish nobles, chafing under the </i></p> +<p style="top:462.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>humiliating rule of Edward I through his puppet </i></p> +<p style="top:475.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>- King John Balliol of Scotland - eagerly agreed to </i></p> +<p style="top:488.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>make common cause with the French.</i></p> +<p style="top:505.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Edward I, caught off guard by this uncharacteristic </i></p> +<p style="top:518.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>display of Scottish defiance, delayed his invasion </i></p> +<p style="top:531.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>of Flanders and moved to settle the rebellion north </i></p> +<p style="top:544.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>of the Tweed. But King Philip failed to live up </i></p> +<p style="top:557.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>to his side of the agreement - which called for an </i></p> +<p style="top:570.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>invasion of England should Edward move against </i></p> +<p style="top:584.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scotland - and the struggle did not last long. After </i></p> +<p style="top:597.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>a brutal siege and massacre of half the population </i></p> +<p style="top:610.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>of Berwick - Scotland’s largest town at the time </i></p> +<p style="top:623.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>– Edward moved north to Dunbar. An attempt to </i></p> +<p style="top:636.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>break the siege of Dunbar ended with disaster when </i></p> +<p style="top:649.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the smaller English force routed the Scots. </i></p> +<p style="top:666.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>With the imprisonment of most of the Scottish </i></p> +<p style="top:679.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>nobility - including King John Balliol - and the </i></p> +<p style="top:692.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>complete annexation of Scotland by the English </i></p> +<p style="top:705.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>crown, Edward thought the affair over. He </i></p> +<p style="top:719.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>haughtily remarked upon leaving Scotland in 1296 </i></p> +<p style="top:732.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>that it was "good to be rid of shit.” He would not be </i></p> +<p style="top:745.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rid of the Scots for long.</i></p> +<p style="top:767.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Towns and Battle Sites</b></p> +<p style="top:781.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Most areas show important towns of the period. </p> +<p style="top:794.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">These are shown for historical interest only and </p> +<p style="top:807.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">do not affect game play. The main battles of the </p> +<p style="top:820.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">war are also shown.</p> +<p style="top:844.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Rules Syntax</b></p> +<p style="top:858.4pt;left:525.0pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Italics - Noble (Angus</i>), sidebars & examples.</p> +<p style="top:875.3pt;left:525.0pt;font-size:9.8pt">Small Caps - Map areas (Angus)</p> +<p style="top:892.1pt;left:525.0pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>Bold</b> - <b>Emphasis</b></p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>1.0 MAPBOARD</b></p> +<p style="top:120.3pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The mapboard depicts Scotland and </p> +<p style="top:133.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">northern England. The English player sits </p> +<p style="top:146.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">at the southern edge of the mapboard, the </p> +<p style="top:159.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish player at the northern edge.</p> +<p style="top:183.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>1.1 AREAS</b></p> +<p style="top:197.1pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The map is divided into areas to </p> +<p style="top:210.3pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">govern the location and movement of </p> +<p style="top:223.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks. These areas are divided by green </p> +<p style="top:236.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">or red borders which restrict movement </p> +<p style="top:249.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">(see 4.3). Where there is no border - for </p> +<p style="top:262.8pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">instance, between Carrick and Argyll, or </p> +<p style="top:275.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">between Lothian and Fife - then blocks </p> +<p style="top:289.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">cannot move between those areas. </p> +<p style="top:312.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>1.2 CASTLE LIMITS</b></p> +<p style="top:326.5pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Areas have a Castle Limit of 0-3. </p> +<p style="top:339.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits reflect the economic value </p> +<p style="top:352.8pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">of an area, more than the strength of a </p> +<p style="top:365.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">particular castle. Some of the areas shown </p> +<p style="top:379.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">actually contained a dozen or more castles. </p> +<p style="top:392.1pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits define how many blocks can </p> +<p style="top:405.3pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">remain in an area over the winter and also </p> +<p style="top:418.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">equal the annual value of replacement </p> +<p style="top:431.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">steps in the area.</p> +<p style="top:454.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>1.3 CATHEDRALS</b></p> +<p style="top:469.0pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Three areas (Strathspey, Lennox, and </p> +<p style="top:482.1pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Fife) contain a cathedral. The Scottish </p> +<p style="top:495.3pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">church, with strong Celtic influences, </p> +<p style="top:508.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">staunchly supported the rebellion. A </p> +<p style="top:521.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">cathedral adds [+1] to the Castle Limit for </p> +<p style="top:534.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">the Scots, but has no value to the English. </p> +<p style="top:547.8pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">For example, Fife is worth [3] to the Scots, </p> +<p style="top:560.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">but only [2] to the English. The Scots </p> +<p style="top:574.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">King may move to a Friendly or Neutral </p> +<p style="top:587.1pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">cathedral during the Winter Turn.</p> +<p style="top:610.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>1.4 NOBLE HOME AREAS</b></p> +<p style="top:624.6pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The home areas for all fourteen (14) </p> +<p style="top:637.8pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish nobles are indicated on the </p> +<p style="top:650.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">map by their heraldic shields. Hence, the </p> +<p style="top:664.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">heraldry on the <i>Buchan</i> block matches the </p> +<p style="top:677.1pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">heraldry on the Buchan area. </p> +<p style="top:694.0pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles have a combat advantage </p> +<p style="top:707.1pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">(B2=B3) when they <b>defend</b> their home </p> +<p style="top:720.3pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">areas. The bonus applies even if they </p> +<p style="top:733.4pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">arrive as reserves or defect during battle. </p> +<p style="top:746.5pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles do <b>not</b> have a combat advantage </p> +<p style="top:759.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">while they are <b>attacking</b> their Home Area.</p> +<p style="top:776.5pt;left:297.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bruce</i> and <i>Comyn</i> have two Home </p> +<p style="top:789.6pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Areas. <i>Bruce</i> has Annan and Carrick. </p> +<p style="top:802.8pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Comyn</i> has Badenoch and Lochaber. Both </p> +<p style="top:815.9pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Home Areas offer the same defensive </p> +<p style="top:829.0pt;left:278.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">advantage. Also see 7.12.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>1</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:269.8pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>INTRODUCTION</b></p> +<p style="top:291.5pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Hammer of the Scots is a game of the </p> +<p style="top:304.6pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish Wars of Independence. One player </p> +<p style="top:317.8pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">plays the Scots, the other, the English. The </p> +<p style="top:330.9pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">object is to control a majority of nobles </p> +<p style="top:344.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">when a game ends. </p> +<p style="top:360.9pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">There are two scenarios, Braveheart </p> +<p style="top:374.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">(1297–1305) and The Bruce (1306–1314). </p> +<p style="top:387.1pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each can be played as a separate game. </p> +<p style="top:400.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">There is also a campaign<i> </i>game that </p> +<p style="top:413.4pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">extends over both periods.</p> +<p style="top:436.8pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>GAME TURNS</b></p> +<p style="top:450.9pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">The game is played in a series of years </p> +<p style="top:464.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">starting with either 1297 or 1306. Within </p> +<p style="top:477.1pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">each year are 1-5 Game Turns. Each Game </p> +<p style="top:490.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Turn has three (3) phases, played in the </p> +<p style="top:503.4pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">sequence given.</p> +<p style="top:523.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>[1] Card Phase (3.0)</b></p> +<p style="top:537.1pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Both players start every year with five </p> +<p style="top:550.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">(5) cards. They each play <b>one (1) </b>card </p> +<p style="top:563.4pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">face-down.<i> </i>The cards are then revealed </p> +<p style="top:576.5pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">and the higher card becomes Player 1 (first </p> +<p style="top:589.6pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">move). Ties go to the English player.</p> +<p style="top:609.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>[2] Move Phase (4.0)</b></p> +<p style="top:623.4pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Move Cards allow 1-3 Group Moves. </p> +<p style="top:636.5pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>All</b> friendly blocks in one area are a Group </p> +<p style="top:649.6pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">(except Norse, 4.7). Depending on Move </p> +<p style="top:662.8pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Rate, blocks may move 2 or 3 areas per </p> +<p style="top:675.9pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Move Phase, but must stop upon crossing </p> +<p style="top:689.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">a <b>red</b> border or upon entering an enemy-</p> +<p style="top:702.1pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">occupied area. Player 1 completes all </p> +<p style="top:715.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">movement, then Player 2 moves.</p> +<p style="top:734.9pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>[3] Battle Phase (5.0)</b></p> +<p style="top:749.0pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battles occur when enemy blocks are </p> +<p style="top:762.1pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">located in the same area. They are fought </p> +<p style="top:775.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">one by one in a sequence determined by </p> +<p style="top:788.4pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Player 1.</p> +<p style="top:801.5pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">After all battles are fought, repeat steps </p> +<p style="top:814.6pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">[1] to [3] until the Year ends. </p> +<p style="top:834.3pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>• WINTER TURN (7.0)</b></p> +<p style="top:848.4pt;left:78.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">After each year ends, a Winter Turn is </p> +<p style="top:861.5pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">played where nobles return home (perhaps </p> +<p style="top:874.6pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">to switch sides) and blocks in excess of </p> +<p style="top:887.8pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits (1.2) disband. Then players </p> +<p style="top:900.9pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">receive Replacements. Shuffle the <b>entire</b> </p> +<p style="top:914.0pt;left:60.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">deck and deal 5 new cards to each player.</p> +</div> + +<div id="page2" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four02.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>2.0 ARMIES</b></p> +<p style="top:120.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The wooden blocks represent English </p> +<p style="top:134.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(red) and Scottish (blue) forces.</p> +<p style="top:151.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">A sheet of die-cut labels is included. </p> +<p style="top:164.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">One label must be attached to the face of </p> +<p style="top:178.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">each block. Scottish labels go on the blue </p> +<p style="top:191.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks; English labels go on the red blocks. </p> +<p style="top:205.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Lightly position each label, ensure it is </p> +<p style="top:218.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">straight, and then press firmly to the block. </p> +<p style="top:236.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The blocks add surprise and secrecy </p> +<p style="top:249.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the game. When standing upright, </p> +<p style="top:263.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">block type and strength is hidden from the </p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">opponent. </p> +<p style="top:294.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.1 BLOCK DATA</b></p> +<p style="top:308.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks have numbers and symbols </p> +<p style="top:322.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">defining movement and combat abilities.</p> +<p style="top:339.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.11 Strength</b></p> +<p style="top:354.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The current strength of a block is the </p> +<p style="top:367.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">number of pips on the top edge when </p> +<p style="top:380.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the block is standing upright. Strength </p> +<p style="top:394.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">determines how many six-sided dice (d6) </p> +<p style="top:407.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">are rolled by a block in combat. A block at </p> +<p style="top:421.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength 4 rolls 4d6 (four six-sided dice); a </p> +<p style="top:434.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">block at strength 1 rolls 1d6. </p> +<p style="top:452.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks vary in strength from 1 to 4. </p> +<p style="top:465.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Some blocks have a maximum strength 4, </p> +<p style="top:479.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">some strength 3 or 2 steps. For each hit </p> +<p style="top:492.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">taken in combat, the block’s strength is </p> +<p style="top:506.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">reduced by rotating the block 90 degrees </p> +<p style="top:519.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">counter-clockwise. The sidebar shows the </p> +<p style="top:533.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">same block at strength 3, 2 and 1.</p> +<p style="top:553.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.12 Combat Rating</b></p> +<p style="top:567.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Combat Rating is indicated by a </p> +<p style="top:581.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">letter and number, such as <b>A1</b> or <b>B2</b>. The </p> +<p style="top:594.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">letter determines when a block attacks. All </p> +<p style="top:608.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A</b> blocks attack first, then all <b>B</b> blocks, then </p> +<p style="top:621.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">all <b>C</b> blocks. The number indicates the </p> +<p style="top:635.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">maximum roll that will score a hit.</p> +<p style="top:652.3pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE</i></b><b>:</b><i> A block rated B1 only scores </i></p> +<p style="top:665.6pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>a hit for each “1” rolled, but a block rated </i></p> +<p style="top:679.1pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>B3 scores one hit for each 1, 2, or 3 rolled.</i></p> +<p style="top:696.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.13 Move Rating</b></p> +<p style="top:711.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">A block's Move Rating (either 2 or 3) </p> +<p style="top:724.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">is indicated on its lower-left corner. This is </p> +<p style="top:738.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the maximum number of areas the block </p> +<p style="top:751.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">may move per turn.</p> +<p style="top:775.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.2 BLOCK TYPES</b></p> +<p style="top:792.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.21 Leaders</b></p> +<p style="top:807.1pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Scots have two leader </p> +<p style="top:820.5pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks, <i>Wallace</i> and the <i>King</i>. </p> +<p style="top:834.0pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The English have one leader </p> +<p style="top:847.5pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">block (<i>Edward</i>) who represents </p> +<p style="top:861.0pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Edward I until 1307 and then </p> +<p style="top:874.5pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Edward II. Leaders are normal </p> +<p style="top:888.0pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">combat blocks, but have Move </p> +<p style="top:901.5pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">3 and other advantages. </p> +<p style="top:915.0pt;left:117.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">See: 6.0.</p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.22 Nobles</b></p> +<p style="top:120.4pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">There are fourteen (14) </p> +<p style="top:134.9pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles, (including <i>Moray</i>) each </p> +<p style="top:149.4pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">identified by their heraldic </p> +<p style="top:163.9pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">arms. Nobles with green pips </p> +<p style="top:178.4pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">are loyal to the <i>Bruce</i> faction. </p> +<p style="top:192.9pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles with yellow pips are </p> +<p style="top:207.5pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">loyal to the <i>Comyn</i> faction.</p> +<p style="top:225.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>IMPORTANT:</i></b><i> Each noble (except Moray) </i></p> +<p style="top:240.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>has two blocks, one red and one blue. </i></p> +<p style="top:254.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Only one block is in play at a time: the </i></p> +<p style="top:269.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Red version when that noble supports the </i></p> +<p style="top:283.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>English, and the Blue version when that </i></p> +<p style="top:298.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>noble supports the Scots. Control of nobles </i></p> +<p style="top:312.9pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>is the main victory condition in the game. </i></p> +<p style="top:333.9pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.23 Archers</b></p> +<p style="top:349.4pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Archers are identified by a </p> +<p style="top:363.9pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">small shield and cross of </p> +<p style="top:378.4pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">arrows. English and Welsh </p> +<p style="top:392.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">archers are rated B3 and the Scots B2.</p> +<p style="top:414.0pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.24 Knights</b></p> +<p style="top:429.5pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">English knights have the Cross </p> +<p style="top:444.0pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">of St. George on a shield </p> +<p style="top:458.5pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">and a combat rating of <b>B3.</b> </p> +<p style="top:473.0pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Scots have one block of </p> +<p style="top:487.5pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">French knights rated <b>B3</b> who </p> +<p style="top:502.0pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">enter the game under special </p> +<p style="top:516.5pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">rules (7.61). Both sides also </p> +<p style="top:531.1pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">have one block of light cavalry </p> +<p style="top:545.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">rated <b>B1</b> (Scots Keith) and <b>A2</b> (English </p> +<p style="top:560.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Hobelar). </p> +<p style="top:583.6pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.25 Infantry</b></p> +<p style="top:599.1pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Most infantry are rated <b>C2</b>, </p> +<p style="top:613.6pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">but some of them are <b>C3</b>. </p> +<p style="top:628.3pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">English infantry, identified </p> +<p style="top:642.8pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">by a Cross of St. George, are </p> +<p style="top:657.3pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">named after their counties. </p> +<p style="top:671.8pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">The English also have one </p> +<p style="top:686.3pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Welsh (red dragon) and Ulster </p> +<p style="top:700.8pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">(green cross) infantry. Scottish </p> +<p style="top:715.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Infantry, named after prominent clans, </p> +<p style="top:729.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">have the Cross of St. Andrew on an oval </p> +<p style="top:744.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">shield. </p> +<p style="top:765.4pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>2.26 Norse</b></p> +<p style="top:780.9pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Norse block represents </p> +<p style="top:795.4pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">possible intervention by </p> +<p style="top:809.9pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Norsemen who controlled </p> +<p style="top:824.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">much of the area north of Ross, including </p> +<p style="top:839.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Warlike </p> +<p style="top:853.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">clans of Norse origin also ranged from </p> +<p style="top:868.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">the Outer Hebrides. The block has an </p> +<p style="top:882.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">A2 combat rating and special movement </p> +<p style="top:897.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">abilities and limitations. See 4.7.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>2</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:631.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:642.5pt;left:510.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Strength 3</b></p> +<p style="top:642.5pt;left:633.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Strength 1</b></p> +<p style="top:642.5pt;left:572.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Strength 2</b></p> +<p style="top:106.4pt;left:561.3pt;font-size:16.4pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">ENGLAND</span></b></p> +<p style="top:130.4pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>BLOCK </b></p> +<p style="top:130.4pt;left:567.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>MOVE COMBAT MIX</b></p> +<p style="top:147.9pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>King </b></p> +<p style="top:147.9pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:147.9pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B4 </b></p> +<p style="top:147.9pt;left:676.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:165.4pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Archers </b></p> +<p style="top:165.4pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:165.4pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B3 </b></p> +<p style="top:165.4pt;left:676.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2</b></p> +<p style="top:182.9pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Knights </b></p> +<p style="top:182.9pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:182.9pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B3 </b></p> +<p style="top:182.9pt;left:676.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3</b></p> +<p style="top:200.4pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Hobelar </b></p> +<p style="top:200.4pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:200.4pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A2 </b></p> +<p style="top:200.4pt;left:676.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:217.9pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Infantry </b></p> +<p style="top:217.9pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:217.9pt;left:616.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>C2/C3* </b></p> +<p style="top:217.9pt;left:676.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>8</b></p> +<p style="top:235.4pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Nobles </b></p> +<p style="top:235.4pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:235.4pt;left:616.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B2/B3</b><sup><b>†</b></sup><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:235.4pt;left:672.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>13</b></p> +<p style="top:284.5pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>BLOCK </b></p> +<p style="top:284.5pt;left:567.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>MOVE COMBAT MIX</b></p> +<p style="top:302.0pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Wallace </b></p> +<p style="top:302.0pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:302.0pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A3 </b></p> +<p style="top:302.0pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:319.5pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>King </b></p> +<p style="top:319.5pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:319.5pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A3 </b></p> +<p style="top:319.5pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:337.0pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Archers </b></p> +<p style="top:337.0pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:337.0pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B2 </b></p> +<p style="top:337.0pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:354.5pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Cavalry </b></p> +<p style="top:354.5pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>3 </b></p> +<p style="top:354.5pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B1 </b></p> +<p style="top:354.5pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:372.0pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>French </b></p> +<p style="top:372.0pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:372.0pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B3 </b></p> +<p style="top:372.0pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:389.5pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Norse </b></p> +<p style="top:389.5pt;left:562.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>(see 4.7) </b></p> +<p style="top:389.5pt;left:628.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A2 </b></p> +<p style="top:389.5pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>1</b></p> +<p style="top:407.0pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Infantry </b></p> +<p style="top:407.0pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:407.0pt;left:616.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>C2/C3*</b><sup><b> </b></sup></p> +<p style="top:407.0pt;left:675.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>8</b></p> +<p style="top:424.5pt;left:512.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Nobles </b></p> +<p style="top:424.5pt;left:581.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>2 </b></p> +<p style="top:424.5pt;left:616.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>B2/B3</b><sup><b>†</b></sup><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:424.5pt;left:671.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>14</b></p> +<p style="top:450.9pt;left:508.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>* </b>5 of the infantry blocks are C3. </p> +<p style="top:464.0pt;left:508.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>† </b>Nobles have a B3 combat rating </p> +<p style="top:480.8pt;left:518.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>defending</i> their Home Area, even if </p> +<p style="top:493.9pt;left:518.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">they moved there this Game Turn or </p> +<p style="top:507.0pt;left:518.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">defected during battle. </p> +<p style="top:261.4pt;left:555.0pt;font-size:16.4pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">SCOTLAND</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b></p> +<p style="top:565.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>STEP REDUCTION</b></p> +<p style="top:733.3pt;left:516.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>STRENGTH</b> </p> +<p style="top:746.4pt;left:516.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(Maximum 3) </p> +<p style="top:759.5pt;left:516.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Yellow pips indicate Comyn Faction</p> +<p style="top:896.1pt;left:653.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>COMBAT</b> </p> +<p style="top:909.3pt;left:667.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>(B2)</b></p> +<p style="top:894.9pt;left:545.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>MOVE</b> </p> +<p style="top:908.0pt;left:555.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>(2)</b></p> +<p style="top:707.5pt;left:503.8pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>BLOCK DATA</b></p> +</div> + +<div id="page3" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four03.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Border Limits are applied to each </p> +<p style="top:114.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">player – hence, both players can move two </p> +<p style="top:127.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks across the same red border.</p> +<p style="top:142.9pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>If 6 Scots blocks in </i><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:156.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:10.6pt"><i>move to </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i>, 2 Scots blocks in </i><i>S</i><i>trathspey</i><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:169.4pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:10.6pt"><i>cannot also move to </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i>. However, two </i></p> +<p style="top:182.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:10.6pt"><i>Scottish blocks in </i><i>M</i><i>ar</i><i> could move to </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i>. </i></p> +<p style="top:205.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.4 ANGLO-SCOTTISH BORDER</b></p> +<p style="top:219.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Anglo-Scottish Border is a dashed </p> +<p style="top:232.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">red or green line. Each Group Move </p> +<p style="top:246.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">allows only <b>one (1) block</b> to cross the </p> +<p style="top:259.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">border (but they still fight as one group if </p> +<p style="top:272.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">attacking the same area). Thus, a 3-card </p> +<p style="top:285.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">allows 3 blocks to cross the border.</p> +<p style="top:302.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks must stop if they cross the </p> +<p style="top:315.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">red dashed border into Teviot. Blocks </p> +<p style="top:328.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>entering</b> England must always stop.</p> +<p style="top:345.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">See also: Retreats/Regroups (5.5) and </p> +<p style="top:358.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Border Raids (5.9).</p> +<p style="top:382.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.5 AREA CONTROL</b></p> +<p style="top:396.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Areas can be Friendly, Neutral, </p> +<p style="top:409.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Contested, or Enemy controlled. Changes </p> +<p style="top:422.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to area control are effective <b>immediately</b>.</p> +<p style="top:437.9pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Friendly: </b>solely<b> </b>occupied by your blocks.</p> +<p style="top:454.8pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Enemy: </b>occupied by opponent's blocks. </p> +<p style="top:471.6pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Contested: </b>unresolved battles.</p> +<p style="top:488.5pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Neutral:</b> vacant areas.</p> +<p style="top:512.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.6 PINNING</b></p> +<p style="top:526.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">In Contested<i> </i>areas, attacking blocks </p> +<p style="top:539.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">(including Reserves) prevent an equal </p> +<p style="top:552.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">number of defending blocks from moving<i>.</i></p> +<p style="top:567.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Player 2 chooses which blocks are </p> +<p style="top:581.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">pinned. The "unpinned" blocks may move </p> +<p style="top:594.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">normally and/or attack, <b>except</b> they </p> +<p style="top:607.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">cannot cross borders controlled by the </p> +<p style="top:620.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">enemy (See 5.5).</p> +<p style="top:637.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>Six blocks occupy </i><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i>. </i></p> +<p style="top:650.4pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>They are attacked by 3 blocks from </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:663.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>and 2 blocks from </i><i>S</i><i>trathspey</i><i>. A total of </i></p> +<p style="top:676.6pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>5 blocks are pinned, but 1 may move (via </i></p> +<p style="top:689.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>B</i><i>adenoch</i><i> or </i><i>M</i><i>ar</i><i> only).</i></p> +<p style="top:709.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.7 NORSE MOVEMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:723.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Norse block moves and attacks </p> +<p style="top:736.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">separately from other blocks. It requires </p> +<p style="top:749.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">1<b> </b>Group Move to move all by itself. The </p> +<p style="top:762.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Norse move by sea from a coastal area to </p> +<p style="top:776.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">any other coastal area and may attack.</p> +<p style="top:791.6pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Norse may Retreat or Regroup to </p> +<p style="top:804.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">any <b>Friendly</b> (not vacant) coastal area.</p> +<p style="top:820.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Norse can never enter England or </p> +<p style="top:833.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">use the Sea Move Card.</p> +<p style="top:849.1pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>IMPORTANT: </i></b><i>A Norse move must be </i></p> +<p style="top:862.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>declared (both the origin and destination). </i></p> +<p style="top:875.4pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>They move directly to the chosen coastal </i></p> +<p style="top:888.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>area; no borders are crossed</i>.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>3</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>3.0 THE CARDS</b></p> +<p style="top:122.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The deck has twenty (20) Move and </p> +<p style="top:135.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">five (5) Event cards. At the beginning of </p> +<p style="top:149.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">each Year, <b>all</b> the cards are shuffled and </p> +<p style="top:162.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">five are dealt out<i> </i>face-down to each player. </p> +<p style="top:175.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Players may then examine their cards.</p> +<p style="top:198.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>3.1 CARD PLAY</b></p> +<p style="top:212.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Both players start a Game Turn by </p> +<p style="top:225.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">playing one card face-down. The cards </p> +<p style="top:239.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">are then revealed and the higher card </p> +<p style="top:252.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">determines Player 1 for that Game Turn </p> +<p style="top:265.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(English win ties). </p> +<p style="top:284.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>3.11 Move Cards</b></p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Move Cards allow one, two, or three Group </p> +<p style="top:315.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Moves according to card value. </p> +<p style="top:331.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>3.12 Event Cards</b></p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Event cards give a special action </p> +<p style="top:359.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">as noted on the card. Event cards are </p> +<p style="top:372.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">resolved first. The player of an Event card </p> +<p style="top:385.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">is Player 1. </p> +<p style="top:402.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">If both players play an Event card, </p> +<p style="top:415.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">both events are resolved (English player </p> +<p style="top:428.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">first) and then the <b>year</b> ends.</p> +<p style="top:451.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>4.0 MOVEMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:473.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Players must play a card, but may do </p> +<p style="top:486.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">nothing if desired. Moves cannot be saved.</p> +<p style="top:503.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks may pass through vacant areas </p> +<p style="top:516.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">or friendly blocks, but must <b>stop</b> if they </p> +<p style="top:529.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">enter an area containing enemy block(s).</p> +<p style="top:546.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks only move once<i> </i>per Game </p> +<p style="top:559.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Turn, except to Retreat or Regroup.</p> +<p style="top:583.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.1 INITIATIVE</b></p> +<p style="top:597.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Card values determine play order each </p> +<p style="top:610.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Game Turn. The higher card is Player 1 </p> +<p style="top:623.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">who <b>must</b> play first. English win ties.</p> +<p style="top:646.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.2 GROUP MOVES</b></p> +<p style="top:660.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>All</b> friendly blocks in one area are a </p> +<p style="top:674.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Group (except Norse, 4.7). A player may </p> +<p style="top:687.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">move as many Groups as the card played. </p> +<p style="top:700.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Hence, a Card 3 allows up to three Groups </p> +<p style="top:713.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">to move. A player can move any number </p> +<p style="top:726.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">of blocks in a Group to one or more areas </p> +<p style="top:739.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">within their Move Rating (2.13).</p> +<p style="top:756.5pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>A group of 4 blocks in </i></p> +<p style="top:769.6pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i> may move to </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i>, </i><i>M</i><i>ar</i><i>, </i></p> +<p style="top:782.8pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>B</i><i>adenoch</i><i>, and/or </i><i>S</i><i>trathspey</i><i>. Blocks can </i></p> +<p style="top:795.9pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>continue if they have sufficient movement </i></p> +<p style="top:809.0pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>and have not crossed a red border.</i></p> +<p style="top:832.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>4.3 BORDER LIMITS</b></p> +<p style="top:846.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">There are two border colors: Green </p> +<p style="top:859.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">and Red. A maximum of six (6) blocks </p> +<p style="top:872.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">can cross a Green border, and two (2) can </p> +<p style="top:885.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">cross a Red border per Movement Phase. </p> +<p style="top:899.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks crossing a <b>red</b> border must stop.</p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Border Movement Example</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">The English play a Movement 2, which allows </p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">two (2) blocks to move across the Anglo-</p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Scottish border. They move into Annan (vacant) </p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">and continue to attack into Galloway. Both </p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">English blocks arrive on Round 1 of the battle.</p> +<p style="top:186.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Black borders in earlier editions</b></p> +<p style="top:200.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">The green borders on the map were black in </p> +<p style="top:213.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">earlier editions of the game. Green and black </p> +<p style="top:226.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">borders have the same limit (6 blocks).</p> +<p style="top:244.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Card Play</b></p> +<p style="top:259.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Players may choose to pass when playing an </p> +<p style="top:272.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">event card but, like movement, effects <b>cannot</b> </p> +<p style="top:285.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">be saved for future use. Players may examine </p> +<p style="top:298.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">the cards their opponent has played this year.</p> +<p style="top:316.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>The Black Douglas</b></p> +<p style="top:330.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>One of the most romanticized figures of the war was </i></p> +<p style="top:344.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>James “The Black” Douglas, a ferocious warrior, </i></p> +<p style="top:357.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>daring guerrilla, and brilliant field commander who </i></p> +<p style="top:370.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>terrorized the enemy.</i></p> +<p style="top:387.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The stuff of Douglas’ character was inherited </i></p> +<p style="top:400.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>from his father, the crusty Sir William Douglas. </i></p> +<p style="top:413.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>William was contemptuous of King John Balliol’s </i></p> +<p style="top:426.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>supplication to the English crown and one of the few </i></p> +<p style="top:439.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scots never to bow to Edward. An early comrade of </i></p> +<p style="top:452.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Wallace, Douglas was captured after the debacle at </i></p> +<p style="top:465.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Irvine and died in the Tower of London in 1299.</i></p> +<p style="top:482.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>His son was to avenge his death in spades. One of </i></p> +<p style="top:495.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants, James Douglas </i></p> +<p style="top:509.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>proved his worth not only on the battlefield but </i></p> +<p style="top:522.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>during sieges as well. Douglas was adept at finding </i></p> +<p style="top:535.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>means of entry into even the best defended castles </i></p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>and fortresses, and was legendary for savage </i></p> +<p style="top:561.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>reprisals on garrison troops who fell into his hands.</i></p> +<p style="top:578.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>On his deathbed Bruce asked Douglas to carry </i></p> +<p style="top:591.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>his heart into battle in the Holy Land where it </i></p> +<p style="top:604.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>could witness the defeat of the enemies of God. </i></p> +<p style="top:617.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Accordingly, Douglas and a large company of </i></p> +<p style="top:630.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scottish knights set sail for Castile in 1330 where </i></p> +<p style="top:644.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>King Alfonso XI was conducting a campaign against </i></p> +<p style="top:657.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the Moors of Grenada. Douglas, bearing Bruce’s </i></p> +<p style="top:670.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>heart, was given command of an army at Tebas </i></p> +<p style="top:683.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>de Ardales on March 25. There, he and most of his </i></p> +<p style="top:696.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>men were slain after being cut-off from the main </i></p> +<p style="top:709.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>body of troops. The Moors finally accomplished </i></p> +<p style="top:722.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>what the English could not.</i></p> +<p style="top:758.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Norse in Battle</b></p> +<p style="top:772.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Because the Norse moves and attacks separately </p> +<p style="top:785.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">from other blocks, it is <b>either</b> the Main Attacker </p> +<p style="top:798.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">(alone), or joins the attack as a Reserve. </p> +<p style="top:815.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Norse moves must be declared because they do </p> +<p style="top:828.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">not close any borders for the English player. </p> +<p style="top:845.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Because area control changes immediately </p> +<p style="top:858.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Norse retreat options may change due to the </p> +<p style="top:871.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">outcome of other battles or even due to other </p> +<p style="top:884.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">retreating blocks in the same battle.</p> +</div> + +<div id="page4" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four04.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>5.0 BATTLES</b></p> +<p style="top:124.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.1 BATTLE SEQUENCE</b></p> +<p style="top:138.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battles are fought one by one after </p> +<p style="top:151.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">all movement is completed. Each battle </p> +<p style="top:164.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">must be completed before fighting the next </p> +<p style="top:177.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">battle. Player 1 determines which battle is </p> +<p style="top:190.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">fought first <b>before</b><i> </i>examining any enemy </p> +<p style="top:204.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks. Reveal blocks by tipping them </p> +<p style="top:217.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">forward to maintain current Strength. After </p> +<p style="top:230.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">that battle is complete, stand all blocks </p> +<p style="top:243.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">upright. Player 1 then selects the next </p> +<p style="top:256.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">battle but need not commit to any specific </p> +<p style="top:269.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">sequence of battles in advance.</p> +<p style="top:293.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.2 CELTIC UNITY</b></p> +<p style="top:307.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Soldiers from Ulster or Wales were </p> +<p style="top:320.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">not entirely reliable on the battlefield. </p> +<p style="top:333.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each time Ulster and Welsh blocks (both </p> +<p style="top:346.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Infantry and archers) are <b>revealed in </b></p> +<p style="top:359.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>battle</b>, roll one die for each block.</p> +<p style="top:376.8pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:10.6pt">1-4: No effect</p> +<p style="top:393.6pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:10.6pt">5-6: Block goes into the English Draw Pool</p> +<p style="top:416.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.3 COMBAT ROUNDS</b></p> +<p style="top:430.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battles are fought for a maximum of </p> +<p style="top:444.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">3 Combat Rounds. The <b>attacker</b> must </p> +<p style="top:457.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">retreat if they have not won by the end of </p> +<p style="top:470.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the third round. Stand all blocks upright </p> +<p style="top:483.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">before any Retreats. The other player can </p> +<p style="top:496.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">then Regroup.</p> +<p style="top:514.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.31 Combat Turns</b></p> +<p style="top:529.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each block has one Combat Turn </p> +<p style="top:542.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">per Combat Round. In its Combat </p> +<p style="top:555.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Turn, a block performs 1 action: Fight, </p> +<p style="top:568.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Retreat, or Pass. All “A” blocks act before </p> +<p style="top:581.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">all “B” blocks, which act before all “C” </p> +<p style="top:594.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks. <b>Defending</b><i> </i>“A” blocks act before </p> +<p style="top:607.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Attacking</b><i> </i>“A”<i> </i>blocks, and so on.</p> +<p style="top:624.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">After all blocks have taken 1 Combat </p> +<p style="top:637.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Turn, 1 Combat Round<i> </i>has been fought. </p> +<p style="top:650.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Repeat this sequence for a second or third </p> +<p style="top:664.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">round as necessary.</p> +<p style="top:680.9pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>A Knight (B3) and an English </i></p> +<p style="top:694.0pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Infantry (C2) attack a Scots Noble (B2) and </i></p> +<p style="top:707.1pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>an Infantry (C2). The combat sequence for </i></p> +<p style="top:720.3pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>each combat round is: Scots Noble, English </i></p> +<p style="top:733.4pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Knight, Scots Infantry, English Infantry.</i></p> +<p style="top:753.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.32 Attacker's Reserves</b></p> +<p style="top:767.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">A player may attack via <b>different</b> </p> +<p style="top:780.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">borders, or attack using 2 or 3 Group </p> +<p style="top:793.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Moves. The Main Attack Group must be </p> +<p style="top:806.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">declared during movement; it must start in </p> +<p style="top:819.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">1 area, move together, and enter the battle </p> +<p style="top:832.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">together (via the same border). All other </p> +<p style="top:845.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">attacking blocks are placed in reserve.</p> +<p style="top:862.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Reserve blocks may not fight, Retreat, </p> +<p style="top:875.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">or take hits in Round 1. Reserves are </p> +<p style="top:889.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">revealed at the beginning of Round 2 or </p> +<p style="top:902.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">remain hidden if the battle is over. </p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>The English player has 4 </i></p> +<p style="top:114.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>blocks in </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i> and 2 in </i><i>M</i><i>ar</i><i>. Both groups </i></p> +<p style="top:127.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>(two moves) attack </i><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i>. The Attacker </i></p> +<p style="top:140.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>declares the </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i> group his Main Attack. </i></p> +<p style="top:157.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Reserves arrive in Round 2 even if all </p> +<p style="top:170.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">other friendly blocks were eliminated in </p> +<p style="top:183.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Round 1. Battlefield Control changes if the </p> +<p style="top:196.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Attacker eliminates all defenders in Round </p> +<p style="top:209.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">1 before Defending reinforcements arrive. </p> +<p style="top:222.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">The original Attacker is now the Defender </p> +<p style="top:236.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">for Rounds 2 and 3. The new Attacker must </p> +<p style="top:249.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Retreat after the 3rd round if not victorious.</p> +<p style="top:268.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.33 Defender's Reserves</b></p> +<p style="top:282.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">All blocks moved by Player 2 to a </p> +<p style="top:296.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Contested Area are Reserves that arrive in </p> +<p style="top:309.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Round 2.</p> +<p style="top:326.0pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>The English attack </i><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:339.1pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>from </i><i>A</i><i>ngus</i><i> with 4 blocks where the Scots </i></p> +<p style="top:352.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>have 2 blocks defending. The Scots then </i></p> +<p style="top:365.4pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>move 3 blocks from Moray to </i><i>B</i><i>uchan</i><i> as </i></p> +<p style="top:378.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>reinforcements that arrive in Round 2. </i></p> +<p style="top:399.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.4 COMBAT RESOLUTION</b></p> +<p style="top:413.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each block in its Combat Turn rolls as </p> +<p style="top:426.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">many dice as its current Strength. A hit is </p> +<p style="top:439.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">scored for each die roll equal to or lower </p> +<p style="top:452.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">than the block’s Combat Rating.</p> +<p style="top:469.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>A</i><b><i> </i></b><i>Knight with 3 steps rolls 3 </i></p> +<p style="top:482.9pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>dice. Knights have B3 combat, meaning all </i></p> +<p style="top:496.0pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>rolls of 1, 2, & 3 are hits. Rolls of 4, 5, & 6 </i></p> +<p style="top:509.1pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>are misses. If the dice rolled are 2, 4, & 5, </i></p> +<p style="top:522.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>the knight scores 1 hit and 2 misses.</i></p> +<p style="top:541.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.41 Battle Hits</b></p> +<p style="top:556.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat is not simultaneous. All hits are </p> +<p style="top:569.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">applied immediately. Enemy blocks are not </p> +<p style="top:582.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">targeted individually. <b>Each</b><i> </i>hit is applied </p> +<p style="top:595.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the <b>strongest</b><i> </i>enemy<i> </i>block. If two or </p> +<p style="top:608.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">more blocks share the highest Strength, the </p> +<p style="top:621.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">owner chooses which to reduce. </p> +<p style="top:638.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXAMPLE: </i></b><i>The English inflict 3 hits. The </i></p> +<p style="top:651.6pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Scots have two 4-step blocks and must </i></p> +<p style="top:664.8pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>apply 1 hit to each, reducing them both to 3 </i></p> +<p style="top:677.9pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>steps and apply the 3rd hit to either block.</i></p> +<p style="top:701.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.5 RETREATING</b></p> +<p style="top:715.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each block may Retreat (instead of </p> +<p style="top:728.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">attacking) on its normal Combat Turn. </p> +<p style="top:745.4pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Blocks must retreat to any available </p> +<p style="top:758.5pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>adjacent</b> Friendly or Neutral area(s). </p> +<p style="top:771.6pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Blocks cannot retreat to Contested or </p> +<p style="top:784.8pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Enemy areas.</p> +<p style="top:801.6pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Border Limits are reset for <b>each</b> Combat </p> +<p style="top:814.8pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Round, and for Regroups, and for the </p> +<p style="top:827.9pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">mandatory Retreat after 3 rounds.</p> +<p style="top:844.8pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Border Control:<b> </b>Blocks may <b>not</b> Retreat </p> +<p style="top:857.9pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">via a border that was <b>last used by the </b></p> +<p style="top:871.0pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>enemy</b><i> </i>to enter a <b>battle</b>. If both players </p> +<p style="top:884.1pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">used the <b>same</b> border, only Player 2 </p> +<p style="top:897.3pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">may Retreat through that border.</p> +<p style="top:914.1pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Blocks that cannot Retreat when </p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>4</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Schiltroms</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The schiltrom was a Scottish formation that </i></p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>grouped footmen, armed with long spears, into </i></p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>a large hollow square (or oval) where they were </i></p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>able to resist the deadly charge of heavy horse. </i></p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Reinforcements were often harbored in the middle </i></p> +<p style="top:180.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>of the formation so that men could be rushed to </i></p> +<p style="top:194.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>crumbling defensive lines when needed. </i></p> +<p style="top:210.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Invented by Wallace at Falkirk as a defensive tactic, </i></p> +<p style="top:224.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Bruce improved schiltroms by employing battle-</i></p> +<p style="top:237.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>hardened veterans capable of moving and attacking </i></p> +<p style="top:250.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>in formation, an idea later refined by Swiss Pikemen </i></p> +<p style="top:263.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>to devastating effect. Although always vulnerable </i></p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>to massed ranged fire (whether from arrows or </i></p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>cannon), the schiltrom was a revolutionary tactic </i></p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>that reduced the power of knights on the battlefield. </i></p> +<p style="top:321.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">❒<b> Schiltroms (optional rule)</b></p> +<p style="top:335.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">To reflect the dynamics of battles involving </p> +<p style="top:348.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Scottish schiltroms, all Scottish infantry fire at </p> +<p style="top:361.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">+1 (C3=C4) in battles when the English side has </p> +<p style="top:374.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">no archers.</p> +<p style="top:393.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>The Longbow</b></p> +<p style="top:407.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The war was a proving ground for the English </i></p> +<p style="top:420.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>longbow, a weapon soon to terrorize the French </i></p> +<p style="top:433.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>during the 100 Years War. The longbow had a </i></p> +<p style="top:446.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>range of 350-400 yards, but the necessary draw </i></p> +<p style="top:459.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>weight of 100-175 pounds required great strength </i></p> +<p style="top:472.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>and extensive training. Edward I was the first to </i></p> +<p style="top:485.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>appreciate the potential for this terrible weapon and </i></p> +<p style="top:499.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>its ability to revolutionize the medieval battlefield. </i></p> +<p style="top:515.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scottish archers were few and far between – the </i></p> +<p style="top:529.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>shortbowmen and slingers of Etterick Forest were no </i></p> +<p style="top:542.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>match for English or Welsh longbowmen.</i></p> +<p style="top:560.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Attacker or Defender</b></p> +<p style="top:574.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Because both players move before combat, a </p> +<p style="top:587.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">player can be the Defender in some battles, and </p> +<p style="top:600.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">the Attacker in others.</p> +<p style="top:619.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Combat Reserves</b></p> +<p style="top:633.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Main Attack blocks must start the turn in </p> +<p style="top:646.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">the same area, move together, and cross the </p> +<p style="top:659.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">same border into battle. All other blocks are </p> +<p style="top:672.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">in Reserve. Main Attack blocks cannot be </p> +<p style="top:685.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">voluntarily placed in Reserve. Put your main </p> +<p style="top:699.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">attack blocks in the area you are attacking and </p> +<p style="top:712.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">keep reserves on the border(s) they have used </p> +<p style="top:725.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">until they arrive. Celtic Unity rolls for Ulster/</p> +<p style="top:738.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Welsh reserves are not made until they are </p> +<p style="top:751.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">revealed at the start of Combat Round 2.</p> +<p style="top:769.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Closing Borders</b></p> +<p style="top:784.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Only blocks attacking or reinforcing an area </p> +<p style="top:797.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">close borders. A move by Player 1 that does not </p> +<p style="top:810.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">start a battle does not close any borders.</p> +<p style="top:827.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">For example, Player 1 (Scot) moves two blocks </p> +<p style="top:840.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">from Badenoch into <b>vacant</b> Atholl, leaving </p> +<p style="top:853.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Badenoch empty. No borders are closed.</p> +<p style="top:870.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Player 2 (English) <b>attacks</b> Atholl from </p> +<p style="top:883.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Strathspey via Badenoch. Now, only the English </p> +<p style="top:896.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">can retreat to Badenoch.</p> +</div> + +<div id="page5" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four05.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">required are eliminated (5.8).</p> +<p style="top:117.9pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>English blocks may not Retreat/Regroup </p> +<p style="top:131.0pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">into Scotland. Scottish blocks may not </p> +<p style="top:144.1pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Retreat/Regroup into England.</p> +<p style="top:161.0pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">• “A” blocks Retreat before “B” blocks, </p> +<p style="top:174.1pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">which Retreat before “C” blocks. When </p> +<p style="top:187.3pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">several blocks have the same combat </p> +<p style="top:200.4pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">letter rating, they may retreat at the </p> +<p style="top:213.5pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">same time to hide who went where.</p> +<p style="top:230.4pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">• For Norse Retreats/Regroups see 4.7.</p> +<p style="top:253.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.6 REGROUPING</b></p> +<p style="top:267.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">When a battle ends, victorious blocks </p> +<p style="top:281.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(including any in Reserve) stand up and </p> +<p style="top:294.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">may immediately Regroup. They may move </p> +<p style="top:307.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(in any order) to <b>adjacent</b> Friendly or </p> +<p style="top:320.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Neutral areas. Border Limits apply (4.3).</p> +<p style="top:343.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.7 CAPTURING NOBLES</b></p> +<p style="top:357.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">When a <b>noble</b> is eliminated in combat </p> +<p style="top:371.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">or via Pillage, it <b>immediately</b> switches </p> +<p style="top:384.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the enemy side (exchange block color) </p> +<p style="top:397.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">at Strength 1 and is placed in Reserve. </p> +<p style="top:410.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Captured nobles fight for their new side </p> +<p style="top:423.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">beginning in the next Combat Round.</p> +<p style="top:439.1pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXCEPTION: </i></b><i>The Scots noble Moray </i></p> +<p style="top:452.3pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>never changes allegiance. If killed in battle </i></p> +<p style="top:465.4pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Moray is </i><b><i>permanently eliminated.</i></b></p> +<p style="top:488.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.8 ELIMINATED BLOCKS</b></p> +<p style="top:502.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">All Non-noble blocks eliminated by </p> +<p style="top:516.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the Pillage Card, Border Raids, Winter </p> +<p style="top:529.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Attrition, or Disbanding are placed in the </p> +<p style="top:542.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Draw Pool.</p> +<p style="top:559.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The 6 Blocks with a black cross </p> +<p style="top:572.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(sidebar) are <b>only</b> permanently eliminated </p> +<p style="top:585.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">if killed in <b>Combat</b> or unable to retreat </p> +<p style="top:598.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">when required. </p> +<p style="top:615.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Other non-noble blocks that are </p> +<p style="top:628.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">eliminated in Combat are placed in a </p> +<p style="top:641.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">player's Draw Pool<b> </b>and may return during </p> +<p style="top:654.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">a future turn. </p> +<p style="top:678.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>5.9 BORDER RAIDS</b></p> +<p style="top:692.3pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Scottish player may move to Raid </p> +<p style="top:705.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">England (except during a Truce). It costs </p> +<p style="top:718.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">1 movement point <b>per</b> <b>block</b> to cross the </p> +<p style="top:731.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Anglo-Scottish Border. (4.4).</p> +<p style="top:748.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">If any Scottish blocks occupy England, </p> +<p style="top:761.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the English player must Disband 1 <b>non-</b></p> +<p style="top:774.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Noble</b> block at the end of <b>every</b> Game </p> +<p style="top:787.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Turn. English Nobles may not be chosen. </p> +<p style="top:801.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The English player does not have to reveal </p> +<p style="top:814.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">which block is removed.</p> +<p style="top:831.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Raiding blocks cannot Winter in </p> +<p style="top:844.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">England.</p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>6.0 KINGS</b></p> +<p style="top:125.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>6.1 ENGLISH KINGS</b></p> +<p style="top:139.6pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Edward block represents </p> +<p style="top:152.8pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Edward I until killed in </p> +<p style="top:165.9pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">combat, or until the end of </p> +<p style="top:179.0pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">1306. In either case it then </p> +<p style="top:192.1pt;left:340.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">becomes Edward II. The </p> +<p style="top:205.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">switch to Edward II has two effects:</p> +<p style="top:222.1pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Edward II cannot Winter (7.4) in </p> +<p style="top:235.3pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scotland.</p> +<p style="top:252.1pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>If the Edward II block is eliminated in </p> +<p style="top:265.3pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>combat</b>, the Scots win a Sudden Death </p> +<p style="top:278.4pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Victory (9.1).</p> +<p style="top:301.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>6.2 SCOTTISH KINGS</b></p> +<p style="top:315.9pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Scots do not have a King </p> +<p style="top:329.0pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">block at the start of play. </p> +<p style="top:342.1pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Once per game the Scots may </p> +<p style="top:355.3pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">crown a king. There are three </p> +<p style="top:368.4pt;left:338.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">candidates for the throne: </p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bruce</i>, <i>Comyn</i>, and Balliol. If a Scottish </p> +<p style="top:394.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">King is crowned and later killed, the </p> +<p style="top:407.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">English win a Sudden Death Victory (9.1).</p> +<p style="top:427.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>6.21 Bruce or Comyn</b></p> +<p style="top:441.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">To crown either <i>Bruce</i> or <i>Comyn</i>: </p> +<p style="top:458.4pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• Wallace must be dead. </p> +<p style="top:475.3pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The candidate must be located in Fife.</p> +<p style="top:492.1pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The Scottish player must play <b>any</b> </p> +<p style="top:505.3pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Event card, announcing "Coronation" </p> +<p style="top:518.4pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">instead of the normal event.</p> +<p style="top:535.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The King block is then placed in </p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Fife at full strength. The candidate block </p> +<p style="top:561.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">remains in play, representing another </p> +<p style="top:574.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">family member under normal noble rules.</p> +<p style="top:591.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">If <i>Bruce</i> becomes king, <b>all</b> <i>Comyn</i> </p> +<p style="top:604.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">nobles <b>except Moray</b><i> </i>immediately defect </p> +<p style="top:617.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the English, or if <i>Comyn</i> becomes king, </p> +<p style="top:630.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">then <b>all</b> <i>Bruce</i> nobles immediately defect </p> +<p style="top:644.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the English. Resulting battles are fought </p> +<p style="top:657.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>immediately </b>with the defecting noble(s) </p> +<p style="top:670.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">as the attacker. Player 1 chooses the order.</p> +<p style="top:689.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>6.22 King Balliol</b></p> +<p style="top:704.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">King Balliol, can return from exile.</p> +<p style="top:720.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">There are 4 conditions: </p> +<p style="top:737.8pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• It must be 1301 or later.</p> +<p style="top:754.6pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• No other king has been crowned.</p> +<p style="top:771.5pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The French knight must be on the map.</p> +<p style="top:788.4pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The Scottish player must play <b>any</b> </p> +<p style="top:801.5pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Event card, announcing <i>"Return of the </i></p> +<p style="top:814.6pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>King"</i> instead of the normal event.</p> +<p style="top:831.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Wallace may be dead or alive. The </p> +<p style="top:844.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">king block is immediately deployed at full </p> +<p style="top:857.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength with the French knight. All Bruce </p> +<p style="top:870.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">nobles immediately defect to the English. </p> +<p style="top:884.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Resulting battles are fought <b>immediately </b></p> +<p style="top:897.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">with the defecting noble(s) as the attacker. </p> +<p style="top:910.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Player 1 chooses the order.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Edward the Longshanks</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Edward I was one of the leading monarchs of </i></p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the Middle Ages. He was a noted pioneer of legal </i></p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>reforms; a great architect of administrative justice; </i></p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>an innovator of financial administration; and one </i></p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>of the founders of parliamentary government. </i></p> +<p style="top:180.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>European Kings and Popes held him in the highest </i></p> +<p style="top:194.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>esteem, and few monarchs ever dominated the </i></p> +<p style="top:207.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>English nobility like Edward. </i></p> +<p style="top:224.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The Song of Lewes, however, compares Edward </i></p> +<p style="top:237.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>to a brave lion - proud and fierce - but also </i></p> +<p style="top:250.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>unreliable and deceitful. In his later years, Edward's </i></p> +<p style="top:263.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>commitment to justice evolved into cruelty and </i></p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>judicial murder. He saw the Scottish war as a </i></p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rebellion, not a war between nations, and therefore </i></p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>believed that chivalry did not apply. Gruesome </i></p> +<p style="top:315.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>executions and lawlessness characterized the war.</i></p> +<p style="top:332.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Edward's conduct was animated by a fierce </i></p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>determination to preserve, protect, and enhance his </i></p> +<p style="top:359.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rights as King. Yet he was more a savvy opportunist </i></p> +<p style="top:372.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>than a Machiavellian strategist. It is doubtful that </i></p> +<p style="top:385.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>he had any grand designs on Scotland prior to the </i></p> +<p style="top:398.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>death of his cousin and ally King Alexander III of </i></p> +<p style="top:411.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scotland in 1286. But when he was asked by the </i></p> +<p style="top:424.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>leading men of Scotland to adjudicate the dispute </i></p> +<p style="top:437.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>between Bruce and Balliol for the vacant throne </i></p> +<p style="top:450.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>(known to historians as "the Great Cause"), he did </i></p> +<p style="top:464.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>not hesitate to assert a long-standing but dormant </i></p> +<p style="top:477.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>claim to sovereignty over Scotland.</i></p> +<p style="top:494.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>A battle-hardened veteran of the Montfortian </i></p> +<p style="top:507.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rebellions of 1263-1267, Pope Urban IV's crusade </i></p> +<p style="top:520.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>in 1270, and the Welsh wars of 1277, 1282-1283, </i></p> +<p style="top:533.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>and 1294-1295, Edward was a capable military </i></p> +<p style="top:546.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>commander and a brilliant mobilizer of men, </i></p> +<p style="top:559.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>equipment, and victuals. Scottish victories came only </i></p> +<p style="top:572.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>when Edward I was absent from Scotland or dead. </i></p> +<p style="top:591.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Black Cross Blocks</b></p> +<p style="top:608.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:608.0pt;left:521.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Scottish </b></p> +<p style="top:608.0pt;left:606.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>English</b></p> +<p style="top:621.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:8.5pt"><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:621.0pt;left:521.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>Wallace </p> +<p style="top:621.0pt;left:606.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>Hobelars</p> +<p style="top:633.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:633.0pt;left:521.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>Moray </p> +<p style="top:633.0pt;left:606.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>Edward </p> +<p style="top:645.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"> </p> +<p style="top:645.0pt;left:521.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>Norse</p> +<p style="top:658.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:658.1pt;left:521.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>• </b>French Knights</p> +<p style="top:676.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Defection Battles</b></p> +<p style="top:690.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Defection battles caused by a <b>CORONATION </b></p> +<p style="top:703.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><b>EVENT</b> or <b>HERALD CARD</b> are fought </p> +<p style="top:716.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">immediately as normal battles (3 rounds </p> +<p style="top:730.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">maximum; victor can Regroup, etc.). Player 1 </p> +<p style="top:743.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">chooses the order.</p> +<p style="top:761.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Coronation & English Event Card</b></p> +<p style="top:775.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">If the English <b>also</b> play an event card it is </p> +<p style="top:788.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">resolved first. The Scots may wait until after the </p> +<p style="top:801.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">English turn to decide whether to use the card </p> +<p style="top:815.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">as a Coronation or the listed event. Coronation </p> +<p style="top:828.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Battles are fought before the year ends.</p> +<p style="top:846.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Raids and Truces</b></p> +<p style="top:860.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">The Scots cannot <b>initiate</b> a Border Raid during </p> +<p style="top:873.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">a Truce even if England is empty. Scots blocks </p> +<p style="top:886.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">already in England can remain there during a </p> +<p style="top:900.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Truce (and the English player would still have to </p> +<p style="top:913.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">remove a block).</p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>5</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +</div> + +<div id="page6" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four06.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>7.0 WINTERING</b></p> +<p style="top:122.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">A game year ends if both players play </p> +<p style="top:135.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">an Event card at the same time, or after </p> +<p style="top:149.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">all five cards have been played. Cards are </p> +<p style="top:162.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">never carried forward into the next year.</p> +<p style="top:179.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">When a Year ends, there is a special </p> +<p style="top:192.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Winter Turn during which nobles return to </p> +<p style="top:205.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">their home areas and players prepare for </p> +<p style="top:218.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">the next year. Play the Winter actions in the </p> +<p style="top:231.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>exact</b> order given. </p> +<p style="top:254.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.1 NOBLES GO HOME</b></p> +<p style="top:269.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">First, all English<i> </i>nobles<b><i> </i></b>move to </p> +<p style="top:282.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">their Home Areas. If that area is enemy-</p> +<p style="top:295.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">occupied, the noble defects to the Scots at </p> +<p style="top:308.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">current strength (change to Blue block).</p> +<p style="top:325.3pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Then, all Scots<i> </i>nobles<b><i> </i></b>move to their </p> +<p style="top:338.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Home Areas. If that area is enemy-</p> +<p style="top:351.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">occupied, the noble defects to the English at </p> +<p style="top:364.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">current strength (change to Red block).</p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles cannot disband (except Moray).</p> +<p style="top:398.4pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>MORAY: </i></b><i>Moray </i><b><i>may</i></b><i> move home or </i></p> +<p style="top:411.5pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>remain where he is located (subject to Castle </i></p> +<p style="top:424.6pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Limit). He may also disband (7.5).</i></p> +<p style="top:444.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.12 Bruce & Comyn</b></p> +<p style="top:458.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bruce</i> and <i>Comyn</i> must move to <b>either</b> </p> +<p style="top:471.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">of two areas. They are only converted </p> +<p style="top:484.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">if <b>both</b> their Home Areas are enemy-</p> +<p style="top:497.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">occupied. The<i> </i><b>new owner</b><i> </i>may put the </p> +<p style="top:510.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">converted block in <b>either</b> Home Area.</p> +<p style="top:534.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.2 SCOTTISH KING</b></p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The King may move to any Friendly or </p> +<p style="top:561.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Neutral cathedral, remain where located </p> +<p style="top:574.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">(subject to the Castle Limit), or Disband.</p> +<p style="top:598.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.3 ENGLISH DISBANDING</b></p> +<p style="top:612.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>All</b> blocks in England must Disband.</p> +<p style="top:631.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.31 Knights, Archers & Hobelars</b></p> +<p style="top:645.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Archers, Knights, and Hobelars must </p> +<p style="top:659.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Disband (exception see 7.4).</p> +<p style="top:678.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.32 English Infantry</b></p> +<p style="top:692.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Infantry (including Wales and Ulster) </p> +<p style="top:705.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>may</i></b> remain in Scotland subject to Castle </p> +<p style="top:719.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Limits or Disband. Infantry that exceed </p> +<p style="top:732.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits <b><i>must</i></b> Disband (owner choice).</p> +<p style="top:755.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.4 EDWARD WINTERING</b></p> +<p style="top:769.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">If located in Scotland, Edward I may </p> +<p style="top:782.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Winter there or Disband. </p> +<p style="top:799.6pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Edward II may not Winter in Scotland.</p> +<p style="top:816.5pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Edward I cannot spend two consecutive </p> +<p style="top:829.6pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">winters in Scotland nor Winter in </p> +<p style="top:842.8pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scotland in 1306.</p> +<p style="top:859.6pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>All red blocks (except Nobles) <b>may</b> </p> +<p style="top:872.8pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Winter with Edward regardless of the </p> +<p style="top:885.9pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">area's Castle Limit.</p> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>WARNING:</i></b> <i>When Edward winters in </i></p> +<p style="top:114.1pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Scotland, there is no Feudal Levy and </i></p> +<p style="top:127.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>E</i><i>ngland</i><i> begins the next year empty.</i></p> +<p style="top:150.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.5 SCOTTISH DISBANDING</b></p> +<p style="top:164.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scots blocks <b>may</b> remain in areas </p> +<p style="top:177.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">subject to Castle Limits or Disband to the </p> +<p style="top:191.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">draw pool. Non-noble blocks exceeding </p> +<p style="top:204.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits <b>must</b> Disband (owner choice). </p> +<p style="top:221.0pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>EXCEPTION: </i></b><i>Wallace </i><b><i>may</i></b><i> move to </i></p> +<p style="top:234.1pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>S</i><i>elkirk</i><i> (unless enemy occupied) where he </i></p> +<p style="top:247.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>gains 2 steps.</i></p> +<p style="top:270.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.6 WINTER BUILDS</b></p> +<p style="top:284.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">A friendly area generates Replacement </p> +<p style="top:297.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Points (RPs) equal to its Castle Limit </p> +<p style="top:311.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">(Angus = 2 RPs). A Cathedral adds +1RP </p> +<p style="top:324.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to the <b>Scottish</b> Castle Limit for the area.</p> +<p style="top:343.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.61 French Knights</b></p> +<p style="top:357.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">If the Scots control 8+ nobles, add the </p> +<p style="top:371.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">French knights to the Scottish Draw Pool. </p> +<p style="top:384.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Once drawn, the block remains in play </p> +<p style="top:397.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">until eliminated (5.8).</p> +<p style="top:417.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.62 Scottish Builds</b></p> +<p style="top:431.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Each RP is used to either:</p> +<p style="top:447.9pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• Draw 1 block from the pool and deploy </p> +<p style="top:461.0pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">it in that area <b>at strength 1.</b></p> +<p style="top:477.9pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">• Build 1 step on 1 existing block in that </p> +<p style="top:491.0pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">area.</p> +<p style="top:507.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">RPs can be used in any combination </p> +<p style="top:521.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">of Builds or Draws. Multiple steps may be </p> +<p style="top:534.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">added to one block. Players may add steps </p> +<p style="top:547.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">to blocks just drawn. RPs cannot be saved.</p> +<p style="top:564.1pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">When drawing blocks, Castle Limits </p> +<p style="top:577.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">must be obeyed. Hence, no additional </p> +<p style="top:590.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks can be added to Buchan if two </p> +<p style="top:603.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">blocks are already there. </p> +<p style="top:620.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">If the Norse or French are drawn </p> +<p style="top:633.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">for Lanark or Badenoch (inland), draw a </p> +<p style="top:646.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">different block and then put the Norse/</p> +<p style="top:659.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">French back in the pool</p> +<p style="top:679.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.63 English Builds</b></p> +<p style="top:693.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The English player may use RPs </p> +<p style="top:706.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">generated by a Friendly area to strengthen </p> +<p style="top:719.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">only <b>infantry</b> or <b>nobles</b><i> </i>located there<i>.</i></p> +<p style="top:743.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.7 ENGLISH FEUDAL LEVY</b></p> +<p style="top:757.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The English player receives new blocks </p> +<p style="top:770.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">by a Feudal Levy, <b>except</b> when Edward I </p> +<p style="top:783.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">is wintering in Scotland.</p> +<p style="top:800.4pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Shuffle all blocks (face-down) in the </p> +<p style="top:813.5pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Draw Pool.</p> +<p style="top:830.4pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>• </b>Draw one half (round up) and deploy </p> +<p style="top:843.5pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">them at<i> </i><b>full strength</b> in England.</p> +<p style="top:867.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>7.8 NEW CARDS</b></p> +<p style="top:881.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Shuffle the deck and deal out five new </p> +<p style="top:894.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">cards to each player and play the next year.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>6</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>The Scottish Nobility</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">The elimination of a Scottish noble block does </p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">not necessarily imply the death of that noble. </p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Nobles were often captured in battle and held </p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">hostage to ensure the loyalty of retainers and </p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">heirs. Other times, after a brief imprisonment, </p> +<p style="top:180.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">captured nobles would be pardoned and allowed </p> +<p style="top:194.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">to go free upon a pledge of loyalty to their </p> +<p style="top:207.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">captors. The death of a noble on the battlefield </p> +<p style="top:220.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">meant a new feudal lord of the household, and </p> +<p style="top:233.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">newly empowered lords often had different ideas </p> +<p style="top:246.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">about the rebellion than their predecessors. </p> +<p style="top:263.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Beneath the real-politic, however, was a </p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">smoldering hatred for the English that could </p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">never be extinguished. Observed the English </p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Lanercost Chronicle, </i>a history of the war written </p> +<p style="top:315.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">at the time:</p> +<p style="top:332.8pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>"In all these aforesaid campaigns the Scots were </i></p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>so divided among themselves that sometimes the </i></p> +<p style="top:359.0pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>father was on the Scottish side and the son on the </i></p> +<p style="top:372.1pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>English, and vice versa; also one brother might </i></p> +<p style="top:385.3pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>be with the Scots and another with the English; </i></p> +<p style="top:398.4pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>yea, even the same individual be first with one </i></p> +<p style="top:411.5pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>party and then with the other. But all those who </i></p> +<p style="top:424.6pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>were with the English were merely feigning, either </i></p> +<p style="top:437.8pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>because it was the stronger party, or in order to </i></p> +<p style="top:450.9pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>save the lands they possessed in England; for </i></p> +<p style="top:464.0pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>their hearts were always with their own people, </i></p> +<p style="top:477.1pt;left:511.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>although their persons might not be so."</i></p> +<p style="top:495.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>The English Levy</i></b></p> +<p style="top:509.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>By feudal custom, the English king would often </i></p> +<p style="top:522.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>petition his major nobles to raise an army, </i></p> +<p style="top:535.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>sometimes to fight in France, sometimes in Scotland, </i></p> +<p style="top:549.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>sometimes both. Economic and political realities, </i></p> +<p style="top:562.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>plus the demands of fighting in France (which was </i></p> +<p style="top:575.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>by far the more important of the two areas to the </i></p> +<p style="top:588.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>English king) meant that a major campaign into </i></p> +<p style="top:601.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Scotland could not occur every year. </i></p> +<p style="top:618.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">In game terms, the English player will only be </p> +<p style="top:631.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">able to mount a major campaign into Scotland </p> +<p style="top:644.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">with a high movement hand. With a good </p> +<p style="top:657.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">movement hand, it is possible to get as far </p> +<p style="top:670.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">north as Moray in one year. However, wintering </p> +<p style="top:684.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">an army with Edward I at Mentieth or Fife is </p> +<p style="top:697.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">often the only practical way to campaign in the </p> +<p style="top:710.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">northern highlands.</p> +<p style="top:728.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Replacements</b></p> +<p style="top:742.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Unlike the Scots, the English player cannot use </p> +<p style="top:755.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">RPs to deploy blocks from the Draw Pool</p> +<p style="top:772.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Replacement steps cannot be saved. Any steps </p> +<p style="top:785.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">that cannot be used are forfeit.</p> +<p style="top:804.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Disbanding</b></p> +<p style="top:818.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Disbanded blocks are not permanently </p> +<p style="top:831.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">eliminated; they go to the draw pool.</p> +<p style="top:849.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Noble Home Areas</b></p> +<p style="top:864.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">Nobles (except Moray) cannot Disband, even to </p> +<p style="top:877.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">make room for other blocks. In locations with </p> +<p style="top:890.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">castle value 1, the noble is the the only block </p> +<p style="top:903.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt">that remains over winter.</p> +</div> + +<div id="page7" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four07.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>8.0 SCENARIOS</b></p> +<p style="top:121.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>8.1 BRAVEHEART</b></p> +<p style="top:135.9pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>The Scottish nobility was reduced after </i></p> +<p style="top:149.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>the battle of Dunbar to abject servitude and </i></p> +<p style="top:162.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>humiliation. But in the ashes of defeat two </i></p> +<p style="top:175.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>courageous young men rose to continue the </i></p> +<p style="top:188.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>fight against tremendous odds.</i></p> +<p style="top:205.3pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>William Wallace had turned brigand in </i></p> +<p style="top:218.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>1294. His murderous guerrilla war against the </i></p> +<p style="top:231.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>English culminated in the sack of Lanark in </i></p> +<p style="top:244.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>1297. Suddenly, the invincible English looked </i></p> +<p style="top:257.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>invincible no longer. Meanwhile, Andrew de </i></p> +<p style="top:270.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Moray, a young knight from one of Scotland's </i></p> +<p style="top:284.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>major land-owning families in the north, </i></p> +<p style="top:297.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>launched a bloody uprising in the Highlands.</i></p> +<p style="top:314.0pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Scotland, already smoldering with </i></p> +<p style="top:327.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>discontent and sporadic resistance by the </i></p> +<p style="top:340.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>fall of 1296, flamed into open rebellion by </i></p> +<p style="top:353.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>the spring of 1297. It took Longshanks seven </i></p> +<p style="top:366.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>years to put out the fire lit by these two heroes.</i></p> +<p style="top:393.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>DURATION</b></p> +<p style="top:407.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">1297 through 1305, unless one side </p> +<p style="top:420.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">achieves a Sudden Death victory.</p> +<p style="top:444.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:458.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Deploy the blocks listed below at full </p> +<p style="top:471.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength on the mapboard:</p> +<p style="top:488.4pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Nobles: </b>All nobles (except <i>Bruce</i>, </p> +<p style="top:501.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Moray</i>, and <i>Galloway</i>) in their home </p> +<p style="top:514.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">areas. <i>Comyn</i> is deployed in Badenoch.</p> +<p style="top:531.5pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>L</b><b>othian</b><b>: </b>Cumbria Infantry.</p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>M</b><b>entieth</b><b>: </b>Northumber Infantry.</p> +<p style="top:565.3pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>E</b><b>ngland</b><b>:</b> Place the 13 other red blocks </p> +<p style="top:578.4pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">in the English Draw Pool face-down.</p> +<p style="top:591.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Draw 4 blocks and deploy in England </p> +<p style="top:604.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">at full strength.</p> +<p style="top:628.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:642.1pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Deploy the blocks listed below at full </p> +<p style="top:655.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength on the mapboard:</p> +<p style="top:672.1pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>A</b><b>nnan</b><b>: </b><i>Bruce.</i></p> +<p style="top:689.0pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>G</b><b>alloway</b><b>: </b><i>Galloway.</i></p> +<p style="top:705.9pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>F</b><b>ife</b><b>: </b>Wallace, Douglas, & Barclay.</p> +<p style="top:722.8pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>M</b><b>oray</b><b>: </b><i>Moray</i>, Fraser.</p> +<p style="top:739.6pt;left:72.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>S</b><b>trathspey</b><b>: </b>Grant.</p> +<p style="top:756.5pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The Scottish King (6.2) and French </p> +<p style="top:769.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">knights (7.61) are off map. Place the other </p> +<p style="top:782.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">7 blue blocks in the Scottish Draw Pool </p> +<p style="top:795.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">face-down.</p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>8.2 THE BRUCE</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>After John Comyn's negotiated surrender </i></p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>to Longshanks in February 1304, an uneasy </i></p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>peace returned to Scotland. Robert Bruce had </i></p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>not supported Comyn's rebellion and resented </i></p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Edward's betrayal of his promise to deliver </i></p> +<p style="top:180.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>him the Scottish throne. Bruce conspired with </i></p> +<p style="top:194.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>sympathetic nobles and the leadership of </i></p> +<p style="top:207.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>the Scottish church to seize the throne and </i></p> +<p style="top:220.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>inspire his countrymen to revolt, a task made </i></p> +<p style="top:233.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>easy when news spread of Wallace's brutal </i></p> +<p style="top:246.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>execution in August 1305. </i></p> +<p style="top:263.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bruce and John Comyn met alone in a </i></p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Dumfries church. They engaged in violent </i></p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>argument over the wisdom of Bruce's plans; it </i></p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>ended with Bruce's knife in Comyn's heart.</i></p> +<p style="top:319.6pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>With the absolution of the Scottish clergy, </i></p> +<p style="top:332.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bruce was crowned at Scone on March 10, </i></p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>1306, the 10th anniversary of the outbreak </i></p> +<p style="top:359.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>of the rebellion. Faced with civil war against </i></p> +<p style="top:372.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Comyn loyalists and imminent attack from </i></p> +<p style="top:385.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>England, Bruce desperately assembled an </i></p> +<p style="top:398.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>army and prepared for the worst.</i></p> +<p style="top:421.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>DURATION</b></p> +<p style="top:435.9pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">1306 through 1314, unless one side </p> +<p style="top:449.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">achieves a Sudden Death victory. </p> +<p style="top:472.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:486.5pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Deploy the blocks listed below at full </p> +<p style="top:499.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength on the mapboard:</p> +<p style="top:516.5pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Nobles: </b>all 6 Comyn nobles (not <i>Moray</i>) </p> +<p style="top:529.6pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">in their home areas. <i>Comyn</i> is deployed </p> +<p style="top:542.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">in Badenoch.</p> +<p style="top:559.6pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>M</b><b>oray</b><b>: </b>Cumbria Infantry.</p> +<p style="top:576.6pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:10.8pt"><b>M</b><b>entieth</b><b>: </b><i>Mentieth</i>, Northumber Infantry</p> +<p style="top:593.4pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>L</b><b>othian</b><b>:</b> Durham Infantry.</p> +<p style="top:610.3pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>L</b><b>anark</b><b>: </b><i>Stewart</i>, Westmor Infantry.</p> +<p style="top:627.1pt;left:293.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>E</b><b>ngland</b><b>:</b> Place the 11 other red blocks </p> +<p style="top:640.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">in the English Draw Pool face down </p> +<p style="top:653.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">and draw 6 blocks in England.</p> +<p style="top:670.3pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>IMPORTANT:</i></b><i> The English cannot </i></p> +<p style="top:683.4pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Winter in Scotland in this scenario because </i></p> +<p style="top:696.5pt;left:288.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Edward I died in 1306.</i></p> +<p style="top:719.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT</b></p> +<p style="top:734.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Deploy the blocks listed below at full </p> +<p style="top:747.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">strength on the mapboard:</p> +<p style="top:764.0pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Nobles:</b> <i>Dunbar</i>, <i>Lennox</i>, <i>Atholl</i>, <i>Mar</i> </p> +<p style="top:777.1pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">in their home areas. Deploy <i>Bruce</i> in </p> +<p style="top:790.3pt;left:295.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Carrick.</p> +<p style="top:807.1pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>F</b><b>ife</b><b>: </b>King, Douglas, Barclay.</p> +<p style="top:824.0pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>L</b><b>ennox</b><b>: </b>Campbell.</p> +<p style="top:840.9pt;left:287.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>C</b><b>arrick</b><b>: </b>Lindsay.</p> +<p style="top:857.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Wallace and <i>Moray</i> are both dead. The </p> +<p style="top:870.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">French knights can enter as per 7.61. </p> +<p style="top:887.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Place the other 7 blue blocks in the </p> +<p style="top:900.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish Draw Pool face-down.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>7</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Comyn & Bruce</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The bitter struggle between the Bruce and Comyn </i></p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>factions for control of Scotland defined the conflict. </i></p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Robert the Bruce was determined to win the Scottish </i></p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>throne that was - in his mind - wrongfully denied </i></p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>his family after King Alexander III's death in 1286. </i></p> +<p style="top:180.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Bruce's changing allegiances during the first conflict </i></p> +<p style="top:194.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>(1297-1304) suggest that his main priority was </i></p> +<p style="top:207.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>possession of the crown, not national independence.</i></p> +<p style="top:224.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The Comyns, on the other hand, were the most </i></p> +<p style="top:237.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>powerful members of the Scottish "war party" and </i></p> +<p style="top:250.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>strong supporters of the exiled King John Balliol. </i></p> +<p style="top:263.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>This made them not only natural enemies of the </i></p> +<p style="top:276.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Bruce but also implacable foes of the English. They </i></p> +<p style="top:289.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>led the rebellion against England after Wallace’s </i></p> +<p style="top:302.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>defeat at Falkirk in 1298, and made reluctant peace </i></p> +<p style="top:315.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>with Edward in 1304 after the English king agreed </i></p> +<p style="top:329.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>they could keep their lands. John "The Red" Comyn, </i></p> +<p style="top:342.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>the Lord of </i><i>B</i><i>adenoch</i><i>, was murdered by Bruce in a </i></p> +<p style="top:355.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Dumfries church in 1306. Bruce was absolved and </i></p> +<p style="top:368.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>crowned a month later. From then on, the Comyns </i></p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>turned away from the cause of freedom and made </i></p> +<p style="top:394.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>firm alliance with the English.</i></p> +<p style="top:429.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>The Auld Alliance</b></p> +<p style="top:444.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>The Anglo-French conflict constrained Edward’s </i></p> +<p style="top:457.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>ability to prosecute the war in Scotland. French </i></p> +<p style="top:470.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>King Philip’s savage naval raids against English </i></p> +<p style="top:483.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>seaports in 1295 caused hysteria throughout the </i></p> +<p style="top:496.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>realm and ensured that England would concentrate </i></p> +<p style="top:509.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>her primary attention southward. The disastrous </i></p> +<p style="top:522.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Flemish campaign in 1297, reinforced anxiety over </i></p> +<p style="top:535.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>affairs across the channel.</i></p> +<p style="top:552.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>By 1302, rumors reached England that the French </i></p> +<p style="top:565.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>were planning to send the Count of Artois at the </i></p> +<p style="top:579.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>head of a large force of knights to return the exiled </i></p> +<p style="top:592.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>King John Balliol to the Scottish throne. Alarmed </i></p> +<p style="top:605.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>that the Balliol dynasty might be reestablished at </i></p> +<p style="top:618.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>his expense, Robert the Bruce defected from the </i></p> +<p style="top:631.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rebellion and made common cause with Edward </i></p> +<p style="top:644.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>I, who promised that, should he ever reestablish </i></p> +<p style="top:657.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>English authority in Scotland, Bruce would be King.</i></p> +<p style="top:674.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>On July 11, 1302, however, the threat of a French </i></p> +<p style="top:687.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>invasion of Scotland was squashed forever. 13,000 </i></p> +<p style="top:700.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>men of Flanders adopted the schiltrom tactics </i></p> +<p style="top:714.0pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>pioneered by Wallace at Falkirk and slaughtered </i></p> +<p style="top:727.1pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>7,500 French horse at the battle of Courtrai. When </i></p> +<p style="top:740.3pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>news of the disaster reached Scotland, the heart </i></p> +<p style="top:753.4pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>went out of the rebellion and Edward confidently </i></p> +<p style="top:766.5pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>turned his full attention to finishing off Comyn and </i></p> +<p style="top:779.6pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>his allies. By 1304, the war – so nearly won by the </i></p> +<p style="top:792.8pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rebellious Scots two years earlier – had ended. </i></p> +<p style="top:805.9pt;left:506.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Another, however, was about to begin.</i></p> +</div> + +<div id="page8" style="width:765.0pt;height:990.0pt;background-image:url('four08.jpg')"> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>8.3 CAMPAIGN GAME</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">This game starts as per Braveheart </p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">scenario and is played until one player </p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">achieves victory. Extend game years </p> +<p style="top:154.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">beyond 1314 if necessary. </p> +<p style="top:171.5pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>REMEMBER:</i></b><i> Edward I cannot winter in </i></p> +<p style="top:184.6pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Scotland in 1306 and becomes Edward II </i></p> +<p style="top:197.8pt;left:67.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>in 1307.</i></p> +<p style="top:221.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>9.0 VICTORY</b></p> +<p style="top:242.8pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">The object of the game is to control </p> +<p style="top:255.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">a majority of Nobles at the end of the </p> +<p style="top:269.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">scenario. In the Braveheart Scenario, a tie </p> +<p style="top:282.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">is possible if both players control seven </p> +<p style="top:295.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">nobles at the end of 1305. In this case, the </p> +<p style="top:308.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scots win if Wallace is on the map; the </p> +<p style="top:321.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">English win if Wallace is dead or in the </p> +<p style="top:334.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Draw Pool.</p> +<p style="top:350.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>9.1 Sudden Death</b></p> +<p style="top:364.6pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">An instant victory occurs when:</p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">• Either player controls <b>all</b> nobles in play </p> +<p style="top:394.6pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">at the end of a Game Turn. </p> +<p style="top:407.8pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Remember:</b><b><i> </i></b><i>Moray</i> never defects to </p> +<p style="top:420.9pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">the English; he must be dead or in the </p> +<p style="top:434.0pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">Draw Pool for the English to win in this </p> +<p style="top:447.1pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">manner.</p> +<p style="top:464.0pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The English player wins <b>immediately</b> if </p> +<p style="top:477.1pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">the Scottish King is eliminated in battle </p> +<p style="top:490.3pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">(5.8).</p> +<p style="top:507.1pt;left:66.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">• The Scottish player wins <b>immediately</b> </p> +<p style="top:520.3pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">if the Edward II is eliminated in battle </p> +<p style="top:533.4pt;left:73.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">(5.8).</p> +<p style="top:584.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b><i>Declaration of Arbroath, April 6, 1320</i></b></p> +<p style="top:601.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>Yet if he [Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland] should </i></p> +<p style="top:614.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or </i></p> +<p style="top:628.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>our kingdom subject to the King of England or the </i></p> +<p style="top:641.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive </i></p> +<p style="top:654.3pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own </i></p> +<p style="top:667.4pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>rights and ours, and make some other man who was </i></p> +<p style="top:680.5pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>well able to defend us our King; for, as long as but </i></p> +<p style="top:693.6pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any </i></p> +<p style="top:706.8pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>conditions be brought under English rule. It is in </i></p> +<p style="top:719.9pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>truth not for glory, nor for riches, nor honors that we </i></p> +<p style="top:733.0pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which </i></p> +<p style="top:746.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:9.8pt"><i>no honest man gives up but with life itself.</i></p> +<p style="top:101.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:12.1pt"><b>TOURNAMENT PLAY</b></p> +<p style="top:115.3pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The preferred method to establish </p> +<p style="top:128.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">sides is for all players to secretly bid one </p> +<p style="top:141.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">of E1, E2, E3, S1, S2, or S3.</p> +<p style="top:158.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Bids to play the English (E#) are for </p> +<p style="top:171.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">the number of years they will play with </p> +<p style="top:184.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">King Edward face-up in the Draw Pool, </p> +<p style="top:197.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">not eligible to be drawn, but still counting </p> +<p style="top:210.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">toward feudal levy size.</p> +<p style="top:227.8pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Bids to play the Scottish (S#) are how </p> +<p style="top:240.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">many extra blocks will be added to the </p> +<p style="top:254.0pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">English Feudal Levy in 1297, above the </p> +<p style="top:267.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">usual 4.</p> +<p style="top:284.0pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">The tournament GM compares bids. </p> +<p style="top:297.1pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Opposite bids cancel each other out and </p> +<p style="top:310.3pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">these players play against each other. </p> +<p style="top:323.4pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">Hence an E3 bid plays an S3 bid and </p> +<p style="top:336.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">neither effect applies. </p> +<p style="top:353.4pt;left:301.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">Remaining bids are matched as closely </p> +<p style="top:366.5pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">as possible with the <b>net</b> effect being </p> +<p style="top:379.6pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">applied to the higher bidding player. Hence </p> +<p style="top:392.8pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">an E2 versus S1 game has a net of E1 and </p> +<p style="top:405.9pt;left:282.5pt;font-size:11.0pt">thus Edward is not in play for 1297.</p> +<p style="top:56.3pt;left:210.0pt;font-size:24.6pt"><b><span style="color:#ffffff">HAMMER OF THE SCOTS</span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#ffffff">™</span></b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:68.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc. </b></p> +<p style="top:942.3pt;left:380.0pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>8</b><b> </b></p> +<p style="top:945.3pt;left:638.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Version 4.0</b></p> +<p style="top:101.8pt;left:517.5pt;font-size:14.6pt"><b>INDEX</b></p> +<p style="top:120.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Anglo-Scottish Border </p> +<p style="top:120.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.4</p> +<p style="top:132.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Area Control </p> +<p style="top:132.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.5</p> +<p style="top:144.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Areas </p> +<p style="top:144.0pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">1.1</p> +<p style="top:155.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battles </p> +<p style="top:155.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.0</p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battle Hits </p> +<p style="top:167.8pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.41</p> +<p style="top:179.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battle Reinforcements </p> +<p style="top:179.6pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.33</p> +<p style="top:191.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Battle Sequence </p> +<p style="top:191.5pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.1</p> +<p style="top:203.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Border Control </p> +<p style="top:203.4pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.5</p> +<p style="top:215.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Border Limits </p> +<p style="top:215.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.3</p> +<p style="top:227.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Border Raids </p> +<p style="top:227.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.9</p> +<p style="top:239.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Castle Limits </p> +<p style="top:239.0pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">1.2</p> +<p style="top:250.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Cathedrals </p> +<p style="top:250.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">1.3</p> +<p style="top:262.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Celtic Unity </p> +<p style="top:262.8pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.2</p> +<p style="top:274.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Eliminations </p> +<p style="top:274.6pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.8</p> +<p style="top:286.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Rating </p> +<p style="top:286.5pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.12</p> +<p style="top:298.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Reserves </p> +<p style="top:298.4pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.32</p> +<p style="top:310.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Resolution </p> +<p style="top:310.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.4</p> +<p style="top:322.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Rounds </p> +<p style="top:322.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.3</p> +<p style="top:334.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Combat Turns </p> +<p style="top:334.0pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.31</p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Contested Areas </p> +<p style="top:345.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.5</p> +<p style="top:357.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Enemy Areas </p> +<p style="top:357.8pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.5</p> +<p style="top:369.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">English Builds </p> +<p style="top:369.6pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.63</p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">English Feudal Levy </p> +<p style="top:381.5pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.7</p> +<p style="top:393.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">French Knights </p> +<p style="top:393.4pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.61</p> +<p style="top:405.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Friendly Areas </p> +<p style="top:405.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.5</p> +<p style="top:417.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Group Move </p> +<p style="top:417.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.2</p> +<p style="top:429.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Home Areas (Nobles) </p> +<p style="top:429.0pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">1.4</p> +<p style="top:440.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Initiative </p> +<p style="top:440.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.1</p> +<p style="top:452.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Kings: English </p> +<p style="top:452.8pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">6.1</p> +<p style="top:464.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Kings: Scottish </p> +<p style="top:464.6pt;left:660.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">6.2, 7.2</p> +<p style="top:476.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Moray </p> +<p style="top:476.5pt;left:660.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.7, 7.1</p> +<p style="top:488.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Movement </p> +<p style="top:488.4pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.0</p> +<p style="top:500.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"> Group Move </p> +<p style="top:500.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.2</p> +<p style="top:512.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"> Move Rating </p> +<p style="top:512.1pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.13</p> +<p style="top:524.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Neutral Areas </p> +<p style="top:524.0pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.5</p> +<p style="top:535.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Nobles </p> +<p style="top:535.9pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.22</p> +<p style="top:547.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"> Capture </p> +<p style="top:547.8pt;left:660.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.7, 7.1</p> +<p style="top:559.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"> Home Areas </p> +<p style="top:559.6pt;left:660.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">1.4, 7.1</p> +<p style="top:571.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Norse </p> +<p style="top:571.5pt;left:653.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.26, 4.7</p> +<p style="top:583.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Pinning </p> +<p style="top:583.4pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">4.6</p> +<p style="top:595.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Regrouping </p> +<p style="top:595.3pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.6</p> +<p style="top:607.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Replacement Points (RPs) </p> +<p style="top:607.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.6</p> +<p style="top:619.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Retreats </p> +<p style="top:619.0pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">5.5</p> +<p style="top:630.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scenarios </p> +<p style="top:630.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">8.0</p> +<p style="top:642.8pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> Braveheart</i> </p> +<p style="top:642.8pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">8.1</p> +<p style="top:654.6pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> The Bruce</i> </p> +<p style="top:654.6pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">8.2</p> +<p style="top:666.5pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish King </p> +<p style="top:666.5pt;left:660.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">6.2, 7.2</p> +<p style="top:678.4pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Scottish Builds </p> +<p style="top:678.4pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.62</p> +<p style="top:690.3pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Strength </p> +<p style="top:690.3pt;left:673.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.11</p> +<p style="top:702.1pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Victory </p> +<p style="top:702.1pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">9.0</p> +<p style="top:714.0pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Wallace </p> +<p style="top:714.0pt;left:653.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">2.21, 7.5</p> +<p style="top:725.9pt;left:530.0pt;font-size:11.0pt">Winter Builds </p> +<p style="top:725.9pt;left:678.8pt;font-size:11.0pt">7.6</p> +<p style="top:449.8pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:17.0pt"><b>CREDITS</b></p> +<p style="top:467.8pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Game Design:</b> </p> +<p style="top:467.8pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> Tom Dalgliesh </i></p> +<p style="top:480.9pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:480.9pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Jerry Taylor</i></p> +<p style="top:501.5pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Developers:</b> </p> +<p style="top:501.5pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Grant Dalgliesh </i></p> +<p style="top:514.6pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:514.6pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>George Seary </i></p> +<p style="top:527.8pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:527.8pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Cal Stengel</i></p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Art/Graphics:</b> </p> +<p style="top:548.4pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Mark Churms (Cover) </i></p> +<p style="top:561.5pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:561.5pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Tom Dalgliesh (Blocks) </i></p> +<p style="top:574.6pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:574.6pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Jerry Taylor (Map)</i></p> +<p style="top:595.3pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>Contributors:</b> </p> +<p style="top:595.3pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Nick Barker</i> </p> +<p style="top:608.4pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:608.4pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Leonard Coufal </i></p> +<p style="top:621.5pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:621.5pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Ananda Gupta</i> </p> +<p style="top:634.6pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"> </p> +<p style="top:634.6pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Jeff Grant </i></p> +<p style="top:647.8pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:647.8pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Robert Holzer </i></p> +<p style="top:660.9pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:660.9pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Arius Kaufman </i></p> +<p style="top:674.0pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:674.0pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Bob McDonald </i></p> +<p style="top:687.1pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:687.1pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Ian Notter </i></p> +<p style="top:700.3pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:700.3pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Michael Tanner </i></p> +<p style="top:713.4pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:713.4pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Charles Vasey </i></p> +<p style="top:726.5pt;left:283.8pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i> </i></p> +<p style="top:726.5pt;left:372.5pt;font-size:11.0pt"><i>Dave Walton</i> </p> +<p style="top:808.9pt;left:126.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>COLUMBIA GAMES, INC </b></p> +<p style="top:822.0pt;left:126.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>POB 1600, BLAINE </b></p> +<p style="top:835.1pt;left:126.3pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>WA 98231 USA</b></p> +<p style="top:848.3pt;left:126.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">360/366-2228 </p> +<p style="top:861.4pt;left:126.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">800/636-3631 (toll free)</p> +<p style="top:895.1pt;left:61.3pt;font-size:11.0pt">For game updates and discussion, see: </p> +<p style="top:908.3pt;left:80.0pt;font-size:11.0pt"><b>www.columbiagames.com</b></p> +</div> +</body> +</html> |