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Rulebook Organization

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This rulebook is formatted so that the sidebar

+

(this column) contains definitions, examples,

+

suggestions, optional rules, clarifications, and

+

historical commentary to help you understand

+

and enjoy this game.

+

Fog-of-War

+

Surprise is an exciting aspect of Hammer of

+

the Scots. Except when fighting a battle, active

+

blocks stand upright facing the owner. This

+

promotes bluff and innovative strategies

+

because players are uncertain of the strength or

+

identity of an enemy block.

+

Hammer of the Scots

+

Edward I directed that his tomb in Westminster

+

Abbey be inscribed with the epitaph Scottorurm

+

Malleus - “Hammer of the Scots.” Edward certainly

+

intended to hammer the Scots into submission, but

+

his blows served instead to forge a proud nation.

+

How the War Started

+

The Scottish Wars of Independence were actually

+

triggered by events in Europe. In 1294, France

+

managed through duplicity to seize control of the

+

Duchy of Gascony, a major province nominally

+

a part of France but retained by Edward I. War

+

ensued, and the Scottish nobles, chafing under the

+

humiliating rule of Edward I through his puppet

+

- King John Balliol of Scotland - eagerly agreed to

+

make common cause with the French.

+

Edward I, caught off guard by this uncharacteristic

+

display of Scottish defiance, delayed his invasion

+

of Flanders and moved to settle the rebellion north

+

of the Tweed. But King Philip failed to live up

+

to his side of the agreement - which called for an

+

invasion of England should Edward move against

+

Scotland - and the struggle did not last long. After

+

a brutal siege and massacre of half the population

+

of Berwick - Scotland’s largest town at the time

+

– Edward moved north to Dunbar. An attempt to

+

break the siege of Dunbar ended with disaster when

+

the smaller English force routed the Scots.

+

With the imprisonment of most of the Scottish

+

nobility - including King John Balliol - and the

+

complete annexation of Scotland by the English

+

crown, Edward thought the affair over. He

+

haughtily remarked upon leaving Scotland in 1296

+

that it was "good to be rid of shit.” He would not be

+

rid of the Scots for long.

+

Towns and Battle Sites

+

Most areas show important towns of the period.

+

These are shown for historical interest only and

+

do not affect game play. The main battles of the

+

war are also shown.

+

Rules Syntax

+

Italics - Noble (Angus), sidebars & examples.

+

Small Caps - Map areas (Angus)

+

Bold - Emphasis

+

1.0 MAPBOARD

+

The mapboard depicts Scotland and

+

northern England. The English player sits

+

at the southern edge of the mapboard, the

+

Scottish player at the northern edge.

+

1.1 AREAS

+

The map is divided into areas to

+

govern the location and movement of

+

blocks. These areas are divided by green

+

or red borders which restrict movement

+

(see 4.3). Where there is no border - for

+

instance, between Carrick and Argyll, or

+

between Lothian and Fife - then blocks

+

cannot move between those areas.

+

1.2 CASTLE LIMITS

+

Areas have a Castle Limit of 0-3.

+

Castle Limits reflect the economic value

+

of an area, more than the strength of a

+

particular castle. Some of the areas shown

+

actually contained a dozen or more castles.

+

Castle Limits define how many blocks can

+

remain in an area over the winter and also

+

equal the annual value of replacement

+

steps in the area.

+

1.3 CATHEDRALS

+

Three areas (Strathspey, Lennox, and

+

Fife) contain a cathedral. The Scottish

+

church, with strong Celtic influences,

+

staunchly supported the rebellion. A

+

cathedral adds [+1] to the Castle Limit for

+

the Scots, but has no value to the English.

+

For example, Fife is worth [3] to the Scots,

+

but only [2] to the English. The Scots

+

King may move to a Friendly or Neutral

+

cathedral during the Winter Turn.

+

1.4 NOBLE HOME AREAS

+

The home areas for all fourteen (14)

+

Scottish nobles are indicated on the

+

map by their heraldic shields. Hence, the

+

heraldry on the Buchan block matches the

+

heraldry on the Buchan area.

+

Nobles have a combat advantage

+

(B2=B3) when they defend their home

+

areas. The bonus applies even if they

+

arrive as reserves or defect during battle.

+

Nobles do not have a combat advantage

+

while they are attacking their Home Area.

+

Bruce and Comyn have two Home

+

Areas. Bruce has Annan and Carrick.

+

Comyn has Badenoch and Lochaber. Both

+

Home Areas offer the same defensive

+

advantage. Also see 7.12.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc.

+

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Version 4.0

+

INTRODUCTION

+

Hammer of the Scots is a game of the

+

Scottish Wars of Independence. One player

+

plays the Scots, the other, the English. The

+

object is to control a majority of nobles

+

when a game ends.

+

There are two scenarios, Braveheart

+

(1297–1305) and The Bruce (1306–1314).

+

Each can be played as a separate game.

+

There is also a campaign game that

+

extends over both periods.

+

GAME TURNS

+

The game is played in a series of years

+

starting with either 1297 or 1306. Within

+

each year are 1-5 Game Turns. Each Game

+

Turn has three (3) phases, played in the

+

sequence given.

+

[1] Card Phase (3.0)

+

Both players start every year with five

+

(5) cards. They each play one (1) card

+

face-down. The cards are then revealed

+

and the higher card becomes Player 1 (first

+

move). Ties go to the English player.

+

[2] Move Phase (4.0)

+

Move Cards allow 1-3 Group Moves.

+

All friendly blocks in one area are a Group

+

(except Norse, 4.7). Depending on Move

+

Rate, blocks may move 2 or 3 areas per

+

Move Phase, but must stop upon crossing

+

a red border or upon entering an enemy-

+

occupied area. Player 1 completes all

+

movement, then Player 2 moves.

+

[3] Battle Phase (5.0)

+

Battles occur when enemy blocks are

+

located in the same area. They are fought

+

one by one in a sequence determined by

+

Player 1.

+

After all battles are fought, repeat steps

+

[1] to [3] until the Year ends.

+

• WINTER TURN (7.0)

+

After each year ends, a Winter Turn is

+

played where nobles return home (perhaps

+

to switch sides) and blocks in excess of

+

Castle Limits (1.2) disband. Then players

+

receive Replacements. Shuffle the entire

+

deck and deal 5 new cards to each player.

+
+ +
+

2.0 ARMIES

+

The wooden blocks represent English

+

(red) and Scottish (blue) forces.

+

A sheet of die-cut labels is included.

+

One label must be attached to the face of

+

each block. Scottish labels go on the blue

+

blocks; English labels go on the red blocks.

+

Lightly position each label, ensure it is

+

straight, and then press firmly to the block.

+

The blocks add surprise and secrecy

+

to the game. When standing upright,

+

block type and strength is hidden from the

+

opponent.

+

2.1 BLOCK DATA

+

Blocks have numbers and symbols

+

defining movement and combat abilities.

+

2.11 Strength

+

The current strength of a block is the

+

number of pips on the top edge when

+

the block is standing upright. Strength

+

determines how many six-sided dice (d6)

+

are rolled by a block in combat. A block at

+

strength 4 rolls 4d6 (four six-sided dice); a

+

block at strength 1 rolls 1d6.

+

Blocks vary in strength from 1 to 4.

+

Some blocks have a maximum strength 4,

+

some strength 3 or 2 steps. For each hit

+

taken in combat, the block’s strength is

+

reduced by rotating the block 90 degrees

+

counter-clockwise. The sidebar shows the

+

same block at strength 3, 2 and 1.

+

2.12 Combat Rating

+

The Combat Rating is indicated by a

+

letter and number, such as A1 or B2. The

+

letter determines when a block attacks. All

+

A blocks attack first, then all B blocks, then

+

all C blocks. The number indicates the

+

maximum roll that will score a hit.

+

EXAMPLE: A block rated B1 only scores

+

a hit for each “1” rolled, but a block rated

+

B3 scores one hit for each 1, 2, or 3 rolled.

+

2.13 Move Rating

+

A block's Move Rating (either 2 or 3)

+

is indicated on its lower-left corner. This is

+

the maximum number of areas the block

+

may move per turn.

+

2.2 BLOCK TYPES

+

2.21 Leaders

+

The Scots have two leader

+

blocks, Wallace and the King.

+

The English have one leader

+

block (Edward) who represents

+

Edward I until 1307 and then

+

Edward II. Leaders are normal

+

combat blocks, but have Move

+

3 and other advantages.

+

See: 6.0.

+

2.22 Nobles

+

There are fourteen (14)

+

Nobles, (including Moray) each

+

identified by their heraldic

+

arms. Nobles with green pips

+

are loyal to the Bruce faction.

+

Nobles with yellow pips are

+

loyal to the Comyn faction.

+

IMPORTANT: Each noble (except Moray)

+

has two blocks, one red and one blue.

+

Only one block is in play at a time: the

+

Red version when that noble supports the

+

English, and the Blue version when that

+

noble supports the Scots. Control of nobles

+

is the main victory condition in the game.

+

2.23 Archers

+

Archers are identified by a

+

small shield and cross of

+

arrows. English and Welsh

+

archers are rated B3 and the Scots B2.

+

2.24 Knights

+

English knights have the Cross

+

of St. George on a shield

+

and a combat rating of B3.

+

The Scots have one block of

+

French knights rated B3 who

+

enter the game under special

+

rules (7.61). Both sides also

+

have one block of light cavalry

+

rated B1 (Scots Keith) and A2 (English

+

Hobelar).

+

2.25 Infantry

+

Most infantry are rated C2,

+

but some of them are C3.

+

English infantry, identified

+

by a Cross of St. George, are

+

named after their counties.

+

The English also have one

+

Welsh (red dragon) and Ulster

+

(green cross) infantry. Scottish

+

Infantry, named after prominent clans,

+

have the Cross of St. Andrew on an oval

+

shield.

+

2.26 Norse

+

The Norse block represents

+

possible intervention by

+

Norsemen who controlled

+

much of the area north of Ross, including

+

the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Warlike

+

clans of Norse origin also ranged from

+

the Outer Hebrides. The block has an

+

A2 combat rating and special movement

+

abilities and limitations. See 4.7.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

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Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc.

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Version 4.0

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Strength 3

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Strength 1

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Strength 2

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ENGLAND

+

BLOCK

+

MOVE COMBAT MIX

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King

+

3

+

B4

+

1

+

Archers

+

2

+

B3

+

2

+

Knights

+

2

+

B3

+

3

+

Hobelar

+

3

+

A2

+

1

+

Infantry

+

2

+

C2/C3*

+

8

+

Nobles

+

2

+

B2/B3†

+

13

+

BLOCK

+

MOVE COMBAT MIX

+

Wallace

+

3

+

A3

+

1

+

King

+

3

+

A3

+

1

+

Archers

+

3

+

B2

+

1

+

Cavalry

+

3

+

B1

+

1

+

French

+

2

+

B3

+

1

+

Norse

+

(see 4.7)

+

A2

+

1

+

Infantry

+

2

+

C2/C3*

+

8

+

Nobles

+

2

+

B2/B3†

+

14

+

* 5 of the infantry blocks are C3.

+

† Nobles have a B3 combat rating

+

defending their Home Area, even if

+

they moved there this Game Turn or

+

defected during battle.

+

SCOTLAND

+

STEP REDUCTION

+

STRENGTH

+

(Maximum 3)

+

Yellow pips indicate Comyn Faction

+

COMBAT

+

(B2)

+

MOVE

+

(2)

+

BLOCK DATA

+
+ +
+

Border Limits are applied to each

+

player – hence, both players can move two

+

blocks across the same red border.

+

EXAMPLE: If 6 Scots blocks in Buchan

+

move to Angus, 2 Scots blocks in Strathspey

+

cannot also move to Angus. However, two

+

Scottish blocks in Mar could move to Angus.

+

4.4 ANGLO-SCOTTISH BORDER

+

The Anglo-Scottish Border is a dashed

+

red or green line. Each Group Move

+

allows only one (1) block to cross the

+

border (but they still fight as one group if

+

attacking the same area). Thus, a 3-card

+

allows 3 blocks to cross the border.

+

Blocks must stop if they cross the

+

red dashed border into Teviot. Blocks

+

entering England must always stop.

+

See also: Retreats/Regroups (5.5) and

+

Border Raids (5.9).

+

4.5 AREA CONTROL

+

Areas can be Friendly, Neutral,

+

Contested, or Enemy controlled. Changes

+

to area control are effective immediately.

+

Friendly: solely occupied by your blocks.

+

Enemy: occupied by opponent's blocks.

+

Contested: unresolved battles.

+

Neutral: vacant areas.

+

4.6 PINNING

+

In Contested areas, attacking blocks

+

(including Reserves) prevent an equal

+

number of defending blocks from moving.

+

Player 2 chooses which blocks are

+

pinned. The "unpinned" blocks may move

+

normally and/or attack, except they

+

cannot cross borders controlled by the

+

enemy (See 5.5).

+

EXAMPLE: Six blocks occupy Buchan.

+

They are attacked by 3 blocks from Angus

+

and 2 blocks from Strathspey. A total of

+

5 blocks are pinned, but 1 may move (via

+

Badenoch or Mar only).

+

4.7 NORSE MOVEMENT

+

The Norse block moves and attacks

+

separately from other blocks. It requires

+

1 Group Move to move all by itself. The

+

Norse move by sea from a coastal area to

+

any other coastal area and may attack.

+

The Norse may Retreat or Regroup to

+

any Friendly (not vacant) coastal area.

+

The Norse can never enter England or

+

use the Sea Move Card.

+

IMPORTANT: A Norse move must be

+

declared (both the origin and destination).

+

They move directly to the chosen coastal

+

area; no borders are crossed.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Copyright ©2002-19 Jerry Taylor & Columbia Games Inc.

+

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+

Version 4.0

+

3.0 THE CARDS

+

The deck has twenty (20) Move and

+

five (5) Event cards. At the beginning of

+

each Year, all the cards are shuffled and

+

five are dealt out face-down to each player.

+

Players may then examine their cards.

+

3.1 CARD PLAY

+

Both players start a Game Turn by

+

playing one card face-down. The cards

+

are then revealed and the higher card

+

determines Player 1 for that Game Turn

+

(English win ties).

+

3.11 Move Cards

+

Move Cards allow one, two, or three Group

+

Moves according to card value.

+

3.12 Event Cards

+

Event cards give a special action

+

as noted on the card. Event cards are

+

resolved first. The player of an Event card

+

is Player 1.

+

If both players play an Event card,

+

both events are resolved (English player

+

first) and then the year ends.

+

4.0 MOVEMENT

+

Players must play a card, but may do

+

nothing if desired. Moves cannot be saved.

+

Blocks may pass through vacant areas

+

or friendly blocks, but must stop if they

+

enter an area containing enemy block(s).

+

Blocks only move once per Game

+

Turn, except to Retreat or Regroup.

+

4.1 INITIATIVE

+

Card values determine play order each

+

Game Turn. The higher card is Player 1

+

who must play first. English win ties.

+

4.2 GROUP MOVES

+

All friendly blocks in one area are a

+

Group (except Norse, 4.7). A player may

+

move as many Groups as the card played.

+

Hence, a Card 3 allows up to three Groups

+

to move. A player can move any number

+

of blocks in a Group to one or more areas

+

within their Move Rating (2.13).

+

EXAMPLE: A group of 4 blocks in

+

Buchan may move to Angus, Mar,

+

Badenoch, and/or Strathspey. Blocks can

+

continue if they have sufficient movement

+

and have not crossed a red border.

+

4.3 BORDER LIMITS

+

There are two border colors: Green

+

and Red. A maximum of six (6) blocks

+

can cross a Green border, and two (2) can

+

cross a Red border per Movement Phase.

+

Blocks crossing a red border must stop.

+

Border Movement Example

+

The English play a Movement 2, which allows

+

two (2) blocks to move across the Anglo-

+

Scottish border. They move into Annan (vacant)

+

and continue to attack into Galloway. Both

+

English blocks arrive on Round 1 of the battle.

+

Black borders in earlier editions

+

The green borders on the map were black in

+

earlier editions of the game. Green and black

+

borders have the same limit (6 blocks).

+

Card Play

+

Players may choose to pass when playing an

+

event card but, like movement, effects cannot

+

be saved for future use. Players may examine

+

the cards their opponent has played this year.

+

The Black Douglas

+

One of the most romanticized figures of the war was

+

James “The Black” Douglas, a ferocious warrior,

+

daring guerrilla, and brilliant field commander who

+

terrorized the enemy.

+

The stuff of Douglas’ character was inherited

+

from his father, the crusty Sir William Douglas.

+

William was contemptuous of King John Balliol’s

+

supplication to the English crown and one of the few

+

Scots never to bow to Edward. An early comrade of

+

Wallace, Douglas was captured after the debacle at

+

Irvine and died in the Tower of London in 1299.

+

His son was to avenge his death in spades. One of

+

the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants, James Douglas

+

proved his worth not only on the battlefield but

+

during sieges as well. Douglas was adept at finding

+

means of entry into even the best defended castles

+

and fortresses, and was legendary for savage

+

reprisals on garrison troops who fell into his hands.

+

On his deathbed Bruce asked Douglas to carry

+

his heart into battle in the Holy Land where it

+

could witness the defeat of the enemies of God.

+

Accordingly, Douglas and a large company of

+

Scottish knights set sail for Castile in 1330 where

+

King Alfonso XI was conducting a campaign against

+

the Moors of Grenada. Douglas, bearing Bruce’s

+

heart, was given command of an army at Tebas

+

de Ardales on March 25. There, he and most of his

+

men were slain after being cut-off from the main

+

body of troops. The Moors finally accomplished

+

what the English could not.

+

Norse in Battle

+

Because the Norse moves and attacks separately

+

from other blocks, it is either the Main Attacker

+

(alone), or joins the attack as a Reserve.

+

Norse moves must be declared because they do

+

not close any borders for the English player.

+

Because area control changes immediately

+

Norse retreat options may change due to the

+

outcome of other battles or even due to other

+

retreating blocks in the same battle.

+
+ +
+

5.0 BATTLES

+

5.1 BATTLE SEQUENCE

+

Battles are fought one by one after

+

all movement is completed. Each battle

+

must be completed before fighting the next

+

battle. Player 1 determines which battle is

+

fought first before examining any enemy

+

blocks. Reveal blocks by tipping them

+

forward to maintain current Strength. After

+

that battle is complete, stand all blocks

+

upright. Player 1 then selects the next

+

battle but need not commit to any specific

+

sequence of battles in advance.

+

5.2 CELTIC UNITY

+

Soldiers from Ulster or Wales were

+

not entirely reliable on the battlefield.

+

Each time Ulster and Welsh blocks (both

+

Infantry and archers) are revealed in

+

battle, roll one die for each block.

+

1-4: No effect

+

5-6: Block goes into the English Draw Pool

+

5.3 COMBAT ROUNDS

+

Battles are fought for a maximum of

+

3 Combat Rounds. The attacker must

+

retreat if they have not won by the end of

+

the third round. Stand all blocks upright

+

before any Retreats. The other player can

+

then Regroup.

+

5.31 Combat Turns

+

Each block has one Combat Turn

+

per Combat Round. In its Combat

+

Turn, a block performs 1 action: Fight,

+

Retreat, or Pass. All “A” blocks act before

+

all “B” blocks, which act before all “C”

+

blocks. Defending “A” blocks act before

+

Attacking “A” blocks, and so on.

+

After all blocks have taken 1 Combat

+

Turn, 1 Combat Round has been fought.

+

Repeat this sequence for a second or third

+

round as necessary.

+

EXAMPLE: A Knight (B3) and an English

+

Infantry (C2) attack a Scots Noble (B2) and

+

an Infantry (C2). The combat sequence for

+

each combat round is: Scots Noble, English

+

Knight, Scots Infantry, English Infantry.

+

5.32 Attacker's Reserves

+

A player may attack via different

+

borders, or attack using 2 or 3 Group

+

Moves. The Main Attack Group must be

+

declared during movement; it must start in

+

1 area, move together, and enter the battle

+

together (via the same border). All other

+

attacking blocks are placed in reserve.

+

Reserve blocks may not fight, Retreat,

+

or take hits in Round 1. Reserves are

+

revealed at the beginning of Round 2 or

+

remain hidden if the battle is over.

+

EXAMPLE: The English player has 4

+

blocks in Angus and 2 in Mar. Both groups

+

(two moves) attack Buchan. The Attacker

+

declares the Angus group his Main Attack.

+

Reserves arrive in Round 2 even if all

+

other friendly blocks were eliminated in

+

Round 1. Battlefield Control changes if the

+

Attacker eliminates all defenders in Round

+

1 before Defending reinforcements arrive.

+

The original Attacker is now the Defender

+

for Rounds 2 and 3. The new Attacker must

+

Retreat after the 3rd round if not victorious.

+

5.33 Defender's Reserves

+

All blocks moved by Player 2 to a

+

Contested Area are Reserves that arrive in

+

Round 2.

+

EXAMPLE: The English attack Buchan

+

from Angus with 4 blocks where the Scots

+

have 2 blocks defending. The Scots then

+

move 3 blocks from Moray to Buchan as

+

reinforcements that arrive in Round 2.

+

5.4 COMBAT RESOLUTION

+

Each block in its Combat Turn rolls as

+

many dice as its current Strength. A hit is

+

scored for each die roll equal to or lower

+

than the block’s Combat Rating.

+

EXAMPLE: A Knight with 3 steps rolls 3

+

dice. Knights have B3 combat, meaning all

+

rolls of 1, 2, & 3 are hits. Rolls of 4, 5, & 6

+

are misses. If the dice rolled are 2, 4, & 5,

+

the knight scores 1 hit and 2 misses.

+

5.41 Battle Hits

+

Combat is not simultaneous. All hits are

+

applied immediately. Enemy blocks are not

+

targeted individually. Each hit is applied

+

to the strongest enemy block. If two or

+

more blocks share the highest Strength, the

+

owner chooses which to reduce.

+

EXAMPLE: The English inflict 3 hits. The

+

Scots have two 4-step blocks and must

+

apply 1 hit to each, reducing them both to 3

+

steps and apply the 3rd hit to either block.

+

5.5 RETREATING

+

Each block may Retreat (instead of

+

attacking) on its normal Combat Turn.

+

• Blocks must retreat to any available

+

adjacent Friendly or Neutral area(s).

+

Blocks cannot retreat to Contested or

+

Enemy areas.

+

• Border Limits are reset for each Combat

+

Round, and for Regroups, and for the

+

mandatory Retreat after 3 rounds.

+

• Border Control: Blocks may not Retreat

+

via a border that was last used by the

+

enemy to enter a battle. If both players

+

used the same border, only Player 2

+

may Retreat through that border.

+

• Blocks that cannot Retreat when

+

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Schiltroms

+

The schiltrom was a Scottish formation that

+

grouped footmen, armed with long spears, into

+

a large hollow square (or oval) where they were

+

able to resist the deadly charge of heavy horse.

+

Reinforcements were often harbored in the middle

+

of the formation so that men could be rushed to

+

crumbling defensive lines when needed.

+

Invented by Wallace at Falkirk as a defensive tactic,

+

Bruce improved schiltroms by employing battle-

+

hardened veterans capable of moving and attacking

+

in formation, an idea later refined by Swiss Pikemen

+

to devastating effect. Although always vulnerable

+

to massed ranged fire (whether from arrows or

+

cannon), the schiltrom was a revolutionary tactic

+

that reduced the power of knights on the battlefield.

+

❒ Schiltroms (optional rule)

+

To reflect the dynamics of battles involving

+

Scottish schiltroms, all Scottish infantry fire at

+

+1 (C3=C4) in battles when the English side has

+

no archers.

+

The Longbow

+

The war was a proving ground for the English

+

longbow, a weapon soon to terrorize the French

+

during the 100 Years War. The longbow had a

+

range of 350-400 yards, but the necessary draw

+

weight of 100-175 pounds required great strength

+

and extensive training. Edward I was the first to

+

appreciate the potential for this terrible weapon and

+

its ability to revolutionize the medieval battlefield.

+

Scottish archers were few and far between – the

+

shortbowmen and slingers of Etterick Forest were no

+

match for English or Welsh longbowmen.

+

Attacker or Defender

+

Because both players move before combat, a

+

player can be the Defender in some battles, and

+

the Attacker in others.

+

Combat Reserves

+

Main Attack blocks must start the turn in

+

the same area, move together, and cross the

+

same border into battle. All other blocks are

+

in Reserve. Main Attack blocks cannot be

+

voluntarily placed in Reserve. Put your main

+

attack blocks in the area you are attacking and

+

keep reserves on the border(s) they have used

+

until they arrive. Celtic Unity rolls for Ulster/

+

Welsh reserves are not made until they are

+

revealed at the start of Combat Round 2.

+

Closing Borders

+

Only blocks attacking or reinforcing an area

+

close borders. A move by Player 1 that does not

+

start a battle does not close any borders.

+

For example, Player 1 (Scot) moves two blocks

+

from Badenoch into vacant Atholl, leaving

+

Badenoch empty. No borders are closed.

+

Player 2 (English) attacks Atholl from

+

Strathspey via Badenoch. Now, only the English

+

can retreat to Badenoch.

+
+ +
+

required are eliminated (5.8).

+

• English blocks may not Retreat/Regroup

+

into Scotland. Scottish blocks may not

+

Retreat/Regroup into England.

+

• “A” blocks Retreat before “B” blocks,

+

which Retreat before “C” blocks. When

+

several blocks have the same combat

+

letter rating, they may retreat at the

+

same time to hide who went where.

+

• For Norse Retreats/Regroups see 4.7.

+

5.6 REGROUPING

+

When a battle ends, victorious blocks

+

(including any in Reserve) stand up and

+

may immediately Regroup. They may move

+

(in any order) to adjacent Friendly or

+

Neutral areas. Border Limits apply (4.3).

+

5.7 CAPTURING NOBLES

+

When a noble is eliminated in combat

+

or via Pillage, it immediately switches

+

to the enemy side (exchange block color)

+

at Strength 1 and is placed in Reserve.

+

Captured nobles fight for their new side

+

beginning in the next Combat Round.

+

EXCEPTION: The Scots noble Moray

+

never changes allegiance. If killed in battle

+

Moray is permanently eliminated.

+

5.8 ELIMINATED BLOCKS

+

All Non-noble blocks eliminated by

+

the Pillage Card, Border Raids, Winter

+

Attrition, or Disbanding are placed in the

+

Draw Pool.

+

The 6 Blocks with a black cross

+

(sidebar) are only permanently eliminated

+

if killed in Combat or unable to retreat

+

when required.

+

Other non-noble blocks that are

+

eliminated in Combat are placed in a

+

player's Draw Pool and may return during

+

a future turn.

+

5.9 BORDER RAIDS

+

The Scottish player may move to Raid

+

England (except during a Truce). It costs

+

1 movement point per block to cross the

+

Anglo-Scottish Border. (4.4).

+

If any Scottish blocks occupy England,

+

the English player must Disband 1 non-

+

Noble block at the end of every Game

+

Turn. English Nobles may not be chosen.

+

The English player does not have to reveal

+

which block is removed.

+

Raiding blocks cannot Winter in

+

England.

+

6.0 KINGS

+

6.1 ENGLISH KINGS

+

The Edward block represents

+

Edward I until killed in

+

combat, or until the end of

+

1306. In either case it then

+

becomes Edward II. The

+

switch to Edward II has two effects:

+

• Edward II cannot Winter (7.4) in

+

Scotland.

+

• If the Edward II block is eliminated in

+

combat, the Scots win a Sudden Death

+

Victory (9.1).

+

6.2 SCOTTISH KINGS

+

The Scots do not have a King

+

block at the start of play.

+

Once per game the Scots may

+

crown a king. There are three

+

candidates for the throne:

+

Bruce, Comyn, and Balliol. If a Scottish

+

King is crowned and later killed, the

+

English win a Sudden Death Victory (9.1).

+

6.21 Bruce or Comyn

+

To crown either Bruce or Comyn:

+

• Wallace must be dead.

+

• The candidate must be located in Fife.

+

• The Scottish player must play any

+

Event card, announcing "Coronation"

+

instead of the normal event.

+

The King block is then placed in

+

Fife at full strength. The candidate block

+

remains in play, representing another

+

family member under normal noble rules.

+

If Bruce becomes king, all Comyn

+

nobles except Moray immediately defect

+

to the English, or if Comyn becomes king,

+

then all Bruce nobles immediately defect

+

to the English. Resulting battles are fought

+

immediately with the defecting noble(s)

+

as the attacker. Player 1 chooses the order.

+

6.22 King Balliol

+

King Balliol, can return from exile.

+

There are 4 conditions:

+

• It must be 1301 or later.

+

• No other king has been crowned.

+

• The French knight must be on the map.

+

• The Scottish player must play any

+

Event card, announcing "Return of the

+

King" instead of the normal event.

+

Wallace may be dead or alive. The

+

king block is immediately deployed at full

+

strength with the French knight. All Bruce

+

nobles immediately defect to the English.

+

Resulting battles are fought immediately

+

with the defecting noble(s) as the attacker.

+

Player 1 chooses the order.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Edward the Longshanks

+

Edward I was one of the leading monarchs of

+

the Middle Ages. He was a noted pioneer of legal

+

reforms; a great architect of administrative justice;

+

an innovator of financial administration; and one

+

of the founders of parliamentary government.

+

European Kings and Popes held him in the highest

+

esteem, and few monarchs ever dominated the

+

English nobility like Edward.

+

The Song of Lewes, however, compares Edward

+

to a brave lion - proud and fierce - but also

+

unreliable and deceitful. In his later years, Edward's

+

commitment to justice evolved into cruelty and

+

judicial murder. He saw the Scottish war as a

+

rebellion, not a war between nations, and therefore

+

believed that chivalry did not apply. Gruesome

+

executions and lawlessness characterized the war.

+

Edward's conduct was animated by a fierce

+

determination to preserve, protect, and enhance his

+

rights as King. Yet he was more a savvy opportunist

+

than a Machiavellian strategist. It is doubtful that

+

he had any grand designs on Scotland prior to the

+

death of his cousin and ally King Alexander III of

+

Scotland in 1286. But when he was asked by the

+

leading men of Scotland to adjudicate the dispute

+

between Bruce and Balliol for the vacant throne

+

(known to historians as "the Great Cause"), he did

+

not hesitate to assert a long-standing but dormant

+

claim to sovereignty over Scotland.

+

A battle-hardened veteran of the Montfortian

+

rebellions of 1263-1267, Pope Urban IV's crusade

+

in 1270, and the Welsh wars of 1277, 1282-1283,

+

and 1294-1295, Edward was a capable military

+

commander and a brilliant mobilizer of men,

+

equipment, and victuals. Scottish victories came only

+

when Edward I was absent from Scotland or dead.

+

Black Cross Blocks

+

+

Scottish

+

English

+

+

• Wallace

+

• Hobelars

+

+

• Moray

+

• Edward

+

+

• Norse

+

+

• French Knights

+

Defection Battles

+

Defection battles caused by a CORONATION

+

EVENT or HERALD CARD are fought

+

immediately as normal battles (3 rounds

+

maximum; victor can Regroup, etc.). Player 1

+

chooses the order.

+

Coronation & English Event Card

+

If the English also play an event card it is

+

resolved first. The Scots may wait until after the

+

English turn to decide whether to use the card

+

as a Coronation or the listed event. Coronation

+

Battles are fought before the year ends.

+

Raids and Truces

+

The Scots cannot initiate a Border Raid during

+

a Truce even if England is empty. Scots blocks

+

already in England can remain there during a

+

Truce (and the English player would still have to

+

remove a block).

+

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7.0 WINTERING

+

A game year ends if both players play

+

an Event card at the same time, or after

+

all five cards have been played. Cards are

+

never carried forward into the next year.

+

When a Year ends, there is a special

+

Winter Turn during which nobles return to

+

their home areas and players prepare for

+

the next year. Play the Winter actions in the

+

exact order given.

+

7.1 NOBLES GO HOME

+

First, all English nobles move to

+

their Home Areas. If that area is enemy-

+

occupied, the noble defects to the Scots at

+

current strength (change to Blue block).

+

Then, all Scots nobles move to their

+

Home Areas. If that area is enemy-

+

occupied, the noble defects to the English at

+

current strength (change to Red block).

+

Nobles cannot disband (except Moray).

+

MORAY: Moray may move home or

+

remain where he is located (subject to Castle

+

Limit). He may also disband (7.5).

+

7.12 Bruce & Comyn

+

Bruce and Comyn must move to either

+

of two areas. They are only converted

+

if both their Home Areas are enemy-

+

occupied. The new owner may put the

+

converted block in either Home Area.

+

7.2 SCOTTISH KING

+

The King may move to any Friendly or

+

Neutral cathedral, remain where located

+

(subject to the Castle Limit), or Disband.

+

7.3 ENGLISH DISBANDING

+

All blocks in England must Disband.

+

7.31 Knights, Archers & Hobelars

+

Archers, Knights, and Hobelars must

+

Disband (exception see 7.4).

+

7.32 English Infantry

+

Infantry (including Wales and Ulster)

+

may remain in Scotland subject to Castle

+

Limits or Disband. Infantry that exceed

+

Castle Limits must Disband (owner choice).

+

7.4 EDWARD WINTERING

+

If located in Scotland, Edward I may

+

Winter there or Disband.

+

• Edward II may not Winter in Scotland.

+

• Edward I cannot spend two consecutive

+

winters in Scotland nor Winter in

+

Scotland in 1306.

+

• All red blocks (except Nobles) may

+

Winter with Edward regardless of the

+

area's Castle Limit.

+

WARNING: When Edward winters in

+

Scotland, there is no Feudal Levy and

+

England begins the next year empty.

+

7.5 SCOTTISH DISBANDING

+

Scots blocks may remain in areas

+

subject to Castle Limits or Disband to the

+

draw pool. Non-noble blocks exceeding

+

Castle Limits must Disband (owner choice).

+

EXCEPTION: Wallace may move to

+

Selkirk (unless enemy occupied) where he

+

gains 2 steps.

+

7.6 WINTER BUILDS

+

A friendly area generates Replacement

+

Points (RPs) equal to its Castle Limit

+

(Angus = 2 RPs). A Cathedral adds +1RP

+

to the Scottish Castle Limit for the area.

+

7.61 French Knights

+

If the Scots control 8+ nobles, add the

+

French knights to the Scottish Draw Pool.

+

Once drawn, the block remains in play

+

until eliminated (5.8).

+

7.62 Scottish Builds

+

Each RP is used to either:

+

• Draw 1 block from the pool and deploy

+

it in that area at strength 1.

+

• Build 1 step on 1 existing block in that

+

area.

+

RPs can be used in any combination

+

of Builds or Draws. Multiple steps may be

+

added to one block. Players may add steps

+

to blocks just drawn. RPs cannot be saved.

+

When drawing blocks, Castle Limits

+

must be obeyed. Hence, no additional

+

blocks can be added to Buchan if two

+

blocks are already there.

+

If the Norse or French are drawn

+

for Lanark or Badenoch (inland), draw a

+

different block and then put the Norse/

+

French back in the pool

+

7.63 English Builds

+

The English player may use RPs

+

generated by a Friendly area to strengthen

+

only infantry or nobles located there.

+

7.7 ENGLISH FEUDAL LEVY

+

The English player receives new blocks

+

by a Feudal Levy, except when Edward I

+

is wintering in Scotland.

+

• Shuffle all blocks (face-down) in the

+

Draw Pool.

+

• Draw one half (round up) and deploy

+

them at full strength in England.

+

7.8 NEW CARDS

+

Shuffle the deck and deal out five new

+

cards to each player and play the next year.

+

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The Scottish Nobility

+

The elimination of a Scottish noble block does

+

not necessarily imply the death of that noble.

+

Nobles were often captured in battle and held

+

hostage to ensure the loyalty of retainers and

+

heirs. Other times, after a brief imprisonment,

+

captured nobles would be pardoned and allowed

+

to go free upon a pledge of loyalty to their

+

captors. The death of a noble on the battlefield

+

meant a new feudal lord of the household, and

+

newly empowered lords often had different ideas

+

about the rebellion than their predecessors.

+

Beneath the real-politic, however, was a

+

smoldering hatred for the English that could

+

never be extinguished. Observed the English

+

Lanercost Chronicle, a history of the war written

+

at the time:

+

"In all these aforesaid campaigns the Scots were

+

so divided among themselves that sometimes the

+

father was on the Scottish side and the son on the

+

English, and vice versa; also one brother might

+

be with the Scots and another with the English;

+

yea, even the same individual be first with one

+

party and then with the other. But all those who

+

were with the English were merely feigning, either

+

because it was the stronger party, or in order to

+

save the lands they possessed in England; for

+

their hearts were always with their own people,

+

although their persons might not be so."

+

The English Levy

+

By feudal custom, the English king would often

+

petition his major nobles to raise an army,

+

sometimes to fight in France, sometimes in Scotland,

+

sometimes both. Economic and political realities,

+

plus the demands of fighting in France (which was

+

by far the more important of the two areas to the

+

English king) meant that a major campaign into

+

Scotland could not occur every year.

+

In game terms, the English player will only be

+

able to mount a major campaign into Scotland

+

with a high movement hand. With a good

+

movement hand, it is possible to get as far

+

north as Moray in one year. However, wintering

+

an army with Edward I at Mentieth or Fife is

+

often the only practical way to campaign in the

+

northern highlands.

+

Replacements

+

Unlike the Scots, the English player cannot use

+

RPs to deploy blocks from the Draw Pool

+

Replacement steps cannot be saved. Any steps

+

that cannot be used are forfeit.

+

Disbanding

+

Disbanded blocks are not permanently

+

eliminated; they go to the draw pool.

+

Noble Home Areas

+

Nobles (except Moray) cannot Disband, even to

+

make room for other blocks. In locations with

+

castle value 1, the noble is the the only block

+

that remains over winter.

+
+ +
+

8.0 SCENARIOS

+

8.1 BRAVEHEART

+

The Scottish nobility was reduced after

+

the battle of Dunbar to abject servitude and

+

humiliation. But in the ashes of defeat two

+

courageous young men rose to continue the

+

fight against tremendous odds.

+

William Wallace had turned brigand in

+

1294. His murderous guerrilla war against the

+

English culminated in the sack of Lanark in

+

1297. Suddenly, the invincible English looked

+

invincible no longer. Meanwhile, Andrew de

+

Moray, a young knight from one of Scotland's

+

major land-owning families in the north,

+

launched a bloody uprising in the Highlands.

+

Scotland, already smoldering with

+

discontent and sporadic resistance by the

+

fall of 1296, flamed into open rebellion by

+

the spring of 1297. It took Longshanks seven

+

years to put out the fire lit by these two heroes.

+

DURATION

+

1297 through 1305, unless one side

+

achieves a Sudden Death victory.

+

ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: All nobles (except Bruce,

+

Moray, and Galloway) in their home

+

areas. Comyn is deployed in Badenoch.

+

Lothian: Cumbria Infantry.

+

Mentieth: Northumber Infantry.

+

England: Place the 13 other red blocks

+

in the English Draw Pool face-down.

+

Draw 4 blocks and deploy in England

+

at full strength.

+

SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Annan: Bruce.

+

Galloway: Galloway.

+

Fife: Wallace, Douglas, & Barclay.

+

Moray: Moray, Fraser.

+

Strathspey: Grant.

+

The Scottish King (6.2) and French

+

knights (7.61) are off map. Place the other

+

7 blue blocks in the Scottish Draw Pool

+

face-down.

+

8.2 THE BRUCE

+

After John Comyn's negotiated surrender

+

to Longshanks in February 1304, an uneasy

+

peace returned to Scotland. Robert Bruce had

+

not supported Comyn's rebellion and resented

+

Edward's betrayal of his promise to deliver

+

him the Scottish throne. Bruce conspired with

+

sympathetic nobles and the leadership of

+

the Scottish church to seize the throne and

+

inspire his countrymen to revolt, a task made

+

easy when news spread of Wallace's brutal

+

execution in August 1305.

+

Bruce and John Comyn met alone in a

+

Dumfries church. They engaged in violent

+

argument over the wisdom of Bruce's plans; it

+

ended with Bruce's knife in Comyn's heart.

+

With the absolution of the Scottish clergy,

+

Bruce was crowned at Scone on March 10,

+

1306, the 10th anniversary of the outbreak

+

of the rebellion. Faced with civil war against

+

Comyn loyalists and imminent attack from

+

England, Bruce desperately assembled an

+

army and prepared for the worst.

+

DURATION

+

1306 through 1314, unless one side

+

achieves a Sudden Death victory.

+

ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: all 6 Comyn nobles (not Moray)

+

in their home areas. Comyn is deployed

+

in Badenoch.

+

Moray: Cumbria Infantry.

+

Mentieth: Mentieth, Northumber Infantry

+

Lothian: Durham Infantry.

+

Lanark: Stewart, Westmor Infantry.

+

England: Place the 11 other red blocks

+

in the English Draw Pool face down

+

and draw 6 blocks in England.

+

IMPORTANT: The English cannot

+

Winter in Scotland in this scenario because

+

Edward I died in 1306.

+

SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: Dunbar, Lennox, Atholl, Mar

+

in their home areas. Deploy Bruce in

+

Carrick.

+

Fife: King, Douglas, Barclay.

+

Lennox: Campbell.

+

Carrick: Lindsay.

+

Wallace and Moray are both dead. The

+

French knights can enter as per 7.61.

+

Place the other 7 blue blocks in the

+

Scottish Draw Pool face-down.

+

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+

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+

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+

Comyn & Bruce

+

The bitter struggle between the Bruce and Comyn

+

factions for control of Scotland defined the conflict.

+

Robert the Bruce was determined to win the Scottish

+

throne that was - in his mind - wrongfully denied

+

his family after King Alexander III's death in 1286.

+

Bruce's changing allegiances during the first conflict

+

(1297-1304) suggest that his main priority was

+

possession of the crown, not national independence.

+

The Comyns, on the other hand, were the most

+

powerful members of the Scottish "war party" and

+

strong supporters of the exiled King John Balliol.

+

This made them not only natural enemies of the

+

Bruce but also implacable foes of the English. They

+

led the rebellion against England after Wallace’s

+

defeat at Falkirk in 1298, and made reluctant peace

+

with Edward in 1304 after the English king agreed

+

they could keep their lands. John "The Red" Comyn,

+

the Lord of Badenoch, was murdered by Bruce in a

+

Dumfries church in 1306. Bruce was absolved and

+

crowned a month later. From then on, the Comyns

+

turned away from the cause of freedom and made

+

firm alliance with the English.

+

The Auld Alliance

+

The Anglo-French conflict constrained Edward’s

+

ability to prosecute the war in Scotland. French

+

King Philip’s savage naval raids against English

+

seaports in 1295 caused hysteria throughout the

+

realm and ensured that England would concentrate

+

her primary attention southward. The disastrous

+

Flemish campaign in 1297, reinforced anxiety over

+

affairs across the channel.

+

By 1302, rumors reached England that the French

+

were planning to send the Count of Artois at the

+

head of a large force of knights to return the exiled

+

King John Balliol to the Scottish throne. Alarmed

+

that the Balliol dynasty might be reestablished at

+

his expense, Robert the Bruce defected from the

+

rebellion and made common cause with Edward

+

I, who promised that, should he ever reestablish

+

English authority in Scotland, Bruce would be King.

+

On July 11, 1302, however, the threat of a French

+

invasion of Scotland was squashed forever. 13,000

+

men of Flanders adopted the schiltrom tactics

+

pioneered by Wallace at Falkirk and slaughtered

+

7,500 French horse at the battle of Courtrai. When

+

news of the disaster reached Scotland, the heart

+

went out of the rebellion and Edward confidently

+

turned his full attention to finishing off Comyn and

+

his allies. By 1304, the war – so nearly won by the

+

rebellious Scots two years earlier – had ended.

+

Another, however, was about to begin.

+
+ +
+

8.3 CAMPAIGN GAME

+

This game starts as per Braveheart

+

scenario and is played until one player

+

achieves victory. Extend game years

+

beyond 1314 if necessary.

+

REMEMBER: Edward I cannot winter in

+

Scotland in 1306 and becomes Edward II

+

in 1307.

+

9.0 VICTORY

+

The object of the game is to control

+

a majority of Nobles at the end of the

+

scenario. In the Braveheart Scenario, a tie

+

is possible if both players control seven

+

nobles at the end of 1305. In this case, the

+

Scots win if Wallace is on the map; the

+

English win if Wallace is dead or in the

+

Draw Pool.

+

9.1 Sudden Death

+

An instant victory occurs when:

+

• Either player controls all nobles in play

+

at the end of a Game Turn.

+

Remember: Moray never defects to

+

the English; he must be dead or in the

+

Draw Pool for the English to win in this

+

manner.

+

• The English player wins immediately if

+

the Scottish King is eliminated in battle

+

(5.8).

+

• The Scottish player wins immediately

+

if the Edward II is eliminated in battle

+

(5.8).

+

Declaration of Arbroath, April 6, 1320

+

Yet if he [Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland] should

+

give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or

+

our kingdom subject to the King of England or the

+

English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive

+

him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own

+

rights and ours, and make some other man who was

+

well able to defend us our King; for, as long as but

+

a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any

+

conditions be brought under English rule. It is in

+

truth not for glory, nor for riches, nor honors that we

+

are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which

+

no honest man gives up but with life itself.

+

TOURNAMENT PLAY

+

The preferred method to establish

+

sides is for all players to secretly bid one

+

of E1, E2, E3, S1, S2, or S3.

+

Bids to play the English (E#) are for

+

the number of years they will play with

+

King Edward face-up in the Draw Pool,

+

not eligible to be drawn, but still counting

+

toward feudal levy size.

+

Bids to play the Scottish (S#) are how

+

many extra blocks will be added to the

+

English Feudal Levy in 1297, above the

+

usual 4.

+

The tournament GM compares bids.

+

Opposite bids cancel each other out and

+

these players play against each other.

+

Hence an E3 bid plays an S3 bid and

+

neither effect applies.

+

Remaining bids are matched as closely

+

as possible with the net effect being

+

applied to the higher bidding player. Hence

+

an E2 versus S1 game has a net of E1 and

+

thus Edward is not in play for 1297.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

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+

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+

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+

INDEX

+

Anglo-Scottish Border

+

4.4

+

Area Control

+

4.5

+

Areas

+

1.1

+

Battles

+

5.0

+

Battle Hits

+

5.41

+

Battle Reinforcements

+

5.33

+

Battle Sequence

+

5.1

+

Border Control

+

5.5

+

Border Limits

+

4.3

+

Border Raids

+

5.9

+

Castle Limits

+

1.2

+

Cathedrals

+

1.3

+

Celtic Unity

+

5.2

+

Combat Eliminations

+

5.8

+

Combat Rating

+

2.12

+

Combat Reserves

+

5.32

+

Combat Resolution

+

5.4

+

Combat Rounds

+

5.3

+

Combat Turns

+

5.31

+

Contested Areas

+

4.5

+

Enemy Areas

+

4.5

+

English Builds

+

7.63

+

English Feudal Levy

+

7.7

+

French Knights

+

7.61

+

Friendly Areas

+

4.5

+

Group Move

+

4.2

+

Home Areas (Nobles)

+

1.4

+

Initiative

+

4.1

+

Kings: English

+

6.1

+

Kings: Scottish

+

6.2, 7.2

+

Moray

+

5.7, 7.1

+

Movement

+

4.0

+

Group Move

+

4.2

+

Move Rating

+

2.13

+

Neutral Areas

+

4.5

+

Nobles

+

2.22

+

Capture

+

5.7, 7.1

+

Home Areas

+

1.4, 7.1

+

Norse

+

2.26, 4.7

+

Pinning

+

4.6

+

Regrouping

+

5.6

+

Replacement Points (RPs)

+

7.6

+

Retreats

+

5.5

+

Scenarios

+

8.0

+

Braveheart

+

8.1

+

The Bruce

+

8.2

+

Scottish King

+

6.2, 7.2

+

Scottish Builds

+

7.62

+

Strength

+

2.11

+

Victory

+

9.0

+

Wallace

+

2.21, 7.5

+

Winter Builds

+

7.6

+

CREDITS

+

Game Design:

+

Tom Dalgliesh

+

+

Jerry Taylor

+

Developers:

+

Grant Dalgliesh

+

+

George Seary

+

+

Cal Stengel

+

Art/Graphics:

+

Mark Churms (Cover)

+

+

Tom Dalgliesh (Blocks)

+

+

Jerry Taylor (Map)

+

Contributors:

+

Nick Barker

+

+

Leonard Coufal

+

+

Ananda Gupta

+

+

Jeff Grant

+

+

Robert Holzer

+

+

Arius Kaufman

+

+

Bob McDonald

+

+

Ian Notter

+

+

Michael Tanner

+

+

Charles Vasey

+

+

Dave Walton

+

COLUMBIA GAMES, INC

+

POB 1600, BLAINE

+

WA 98231 USA

+

360/366-2228

+

800/636-3631 (toll free)

+

For game updates and discussion, see:

+

www.columbiagames.com

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Rulebook Organization

+

This rulebook is formatted so that the sidebar

+

(this column) contains definitions, examples,

+

suggestions, optional rules, clarifications, and

+

historical commentary to help you understand

+

and enjoy this game.

+

Fog-of-War

+

Surprise is an exciting aspect of Hammer of

+

the Scots. Except when fighting a battle, active

+

blocks stand upright facing the owner. This

+

promotes bluff and innovative strategies

+

because players are uncertain of the strength or

+

identity of an enemy block.

+

Hammer of the Scots

+

Edward I directed that his tomb in Westminster

+

Abbey be inscribed with the epitaph Scottorurm

+

Malleus - “Hammer of the Scots.” Edward certainly

+

intended to hammer the Scots into submission, but

+

his blows served instead to forge a proud nation.

+

How the War Started

+

The Scottish Wars of Independence were actually

+

triggered by events in Europe. In 1294, France

+

managed through duplicity to seize control of the

+

Duchy of Gascony, a major province nominally

+

a part of France but retained by Edward I. War

+

ensued, and the Scottish nobles, chafing under the

+

humiliating rule of Edward I through his puppet

+

- King John Balliol of Scotland - eagerly agreed to

+

make common cause with the French.

+

Edward I, caught off guard by this uncharacteristic

+

display of Scottish defiance, delayed his invasion

+

of Flanders and moved to settle the rebellion north

+

of the Tweed. But King Philip failed to live up

+

to his side of the agreement - which called for an

+

invasion of England should Edward move against

+

Scotland - and the struggle did not last long. After

+

a brutal siege and massacre of half the population

+

of Berwick - Scotland’s largest town at the time

+

– Edward moved north to Dunbar. An attempt to

+

break the siege of Dunbar ended with disaster when

+

the smaller English force routed the Scots.

+

With the imprisonment of most of the Scottish

+

nobility - including King John Balliol - and the

+

complete annexation of Scotland by the English

+

crown, Edward thought the affair over. He

+

haughtily remarked upon leaving Scotland in 1296

+

that it was "good to be rid of shit.” He would not be

+

rid of the Scots for long.

+

Towns and Battle Sites

+

Most areas show important towns of the period.

+

These are shown for historical interest only and

+

do not affect game play. The main battles of the

+

war are also shown.

+

1.0 MAPBOARD

+

The mapboard depicts Scotland and

+

northern England. The English player sits

+

at the southern edge of the mapboard, the

+

Scottish player at the northern edge.

+

1.1 AREAS

+

The map is divided into areas to

+

govern the location and movement of

+

blocks. These areas are divided by green

+

or red borders which restrict movement

+

(see 4.3). Where there is no border - for

+

instance, between Carrick and Argyll, or

+

between Lothian and Fife - then blocks

+

cannot move between those areas.

+

1.2 CASTLE LIMITS

+

Areas have a Castle Limit of 0-3.

+

Castle Limits reflect the economic value

+

of an area more than the strength of a

+

particular castle. Some of the areas shown

+

actually contained a dozen or more castles.

+

Castle Limits define how many blocks can

+

remain in an area over the winter and also

+

equal the annual value of replacement

+

steps in the area.

+

1.3 CATHEDRALS

+

Three areas (Strathspey, Lennox, and

+

Fife) contain a cathedral. The Scottish

+

church, with strong Celtic influences,

+

staunchly supported the rebellion. A

+

cathedral adds [+1] to the Scottish Castle

+

Limit for the area, but it has no value

+

to the English player. For example, Fife

+

is worth [3] to the Scottish player, but

+

only [2] to the English player. The Scots

+

king may move to a friendly or neutral

+

cathedral during winter.

+

1.4 NOBLE HOME AREAS

+

The home areas for all fourteen (14)

+

Scottish nobles are indicated on the

+

map by their heraldic shields. Hence, the

+

heraldry on the Buchan block matches the

+

heraldry on the Buchan area.

+

Nobles have a combat advantage

+

(B2=B3) when they defend their home

+

areas, even if they moved there this Game

+

Turn, or defect during battle. Nobles do

+

NOT have a combat advantage when they

+

attack their Home Area.

+

Bruce and Comyn have two Home

+

Areas. Bruce has Annan and Carrick.

+

Comyn has Badenoch and Lochaber. Both

+

Home Areas offer the same defensive

+

benefits. Also see 7.12.

+

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+

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+

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+

INTRODUCTION

+

Hammer of the Scots is a game of the

+

Scottish Wars of Independence. One player

+

plays the Scots, the other, the English. The

+

object is to control a majority of nobles

+

when a game ends.

+

There are two scenarios, Braveheart

+

(1297–1305) and The Bruce (1306–1314).

+

Each can be played as a separate game.

+

There is also a Campaign game that

+

extends over both periods.

+

Game Turns

+

The game is played in a series of years

+

starting with either 1297 or 1306. Within

+

each year are 1-5 Game Turns. Each Game

+

Turn has three (3) phases, played in the

+

sequence given.

+

[1] Card Phase (3.0)

+

Both players start every year with five

+

(5) cards. They each play one (1) card face

+

down. The cards are then revealed and the

+

higher card becomes Player 1 (first move).

+

Ties go to the English player.

+

[2] Move Phase (4.0)

+

Move Cards allow 1-3 Group Moves.

+

ALL friendly blocks in one area are a Group

+

(except Norse, 4.7). Depending on Move

+

Rate, blocks may move 2 or 3 areas per

+

Move Phase, but must stop upon crossing

+

a Red border or upon entering an enemy-

+

occupied area. Player 1 moves first, then

+

Player 2.

+

[3] Battle Phase (5.0)

+

Battles occur when enemy blocks are

+

located in the same area. They are fought

+

one by one in a sequence determined by

+

Player 1.

+

After all battles are fought, repeat steps

+

[1] to [3] until the Year ends.

+

• WINTER TURN (7.0)

+

After each Year ends, a Winter Turn is

+

played where nobles return home (perhaps

+

to switch sides) and blocks in excess of

+

Castle Limits (1.2) disband. Then players

+

receive replacements. Shuffle the deck and

+

deal five new cards to each player.

+
+
+

2.0 ARMIES

+

The wooden blocks represent English

+

(red) and Scottish (blue) forces.

+

A sheet of die-cut labels is included.

+

One label must be attached to the face of

+

each block. Labels on the blue sheet go

+

on the blue blocks, labels on the tan sheet

+

go on the red blocks. Lightly position each

+

label, ensure it is straight, and then press

+

firmly to the block.

+

The blocks add surprise and secrecy

+

to the game. When standing upright,

+

block type and strength is hidden from the

+

opponent.

+

2.1 BLOCK DATA

+

Blocks have numbers and symbols

+

defining movement and combat abilities.

+

2.11 Strength

+

The current strength of a block is the

+

number of pips on the top edge when

+

the block is standing upright. Strength

+

determines how many six-sided dice (d6)

+

are thrown for a block in combat. A block

+

at strength 4 rolls 4d6 (four six-sided dice);

+

a block at strength 1 rolls 1d6.

+

Blocks vary in strength from 1 to 4.

+

Some blocks have a maximum strength 4,

+

some strength 3 or 2 steps. For each hit

+

taken in combat, the block’s strength is

+

reduced by rotating the block 90 degrees

+

counter-clockwise. The sidebar shows the

+

same Noble block at strength 1, 2, and 3.

+

2.12 Combat Rating

+

The Combat Rating is indicated by a

+

letter and number, such as A1 or B2. The

+

letter determines when a block attacks. All

+

A blocks attack first, then all B blocks, then

+

all C blocks. The number indicates the

+

maximum roll that will score a hit.

+

Example: A block rated B1 only scores

+

a hit for each “1” rolled, but a block rated

+

B3 scores one hit for each 1, 2, or 3 rolled.

+

2.13 Move Rating

+

A block's Move Rating (either 2 or 3)

+

is indicated on its lower-left corner. This is

+

the maximum number of areas the block

+

may move per turn.

+

2.2 BLOCK TYPES

+

2.21 Leaders

+

The Scots have two leader

+

blocks, Wallace and the

+

King. The English have one

+

leader block (Edward) who

+

represents Edward I until

+

1307 and then Edward II.

+

Leaders are normal combat

+

blocks, but have Move 3 and

+

other advantages. See: 6.0.

+

2.22 Nobles

+

There are fourteen (14)

+

Nobles, each identified by

+

their heraldic arms. Nobles

+

with green centers are loyal

+

to the Bruce faction. Nobles with yellow

+

labels are loyal to the Comyn faction.

+

Important: Each noble (except Moray)

+

has two blocks, one red and one blue. Only

+

one block is play at a time: the Red version

+

when that noble supports the English, and

+

the Blue version when that noble supports

+

the Scots. Control of nobles is the main

+

victory condition in the game.

+

2.23 Archers

+

Archers are identified by a

+

small shield and cross of

+

arrows. English archers are

+

rated B3 and the Scots B2.

+

2.24 Knights

+

English knights have the Cross

+

of St. George on a shield and

+

a combat rating of B3. The

+

Scots have one block of French

+

knights rated B3 who enter

+

the game under special rules

+

(7.61). Both sides also have

+

one block of light cavalry rated

+

B1 (Scots) and A2 (English).

+

2.25 Infantry

+

English infantry, identified

+

by a Cross of St. George, are

+

named after their counties.

+

The English also have one

+

Welsh (red dragon) and

+

Ulster (green cross) infantry.

+

Scottish Infantry, named after

+

prominent clans, have the

+

Cross of St. Andrew on an

+

oval shield. Most infantry are

+

rated C2, but a few are C3.

+

2.26 Norse

+

The Norse block represents

+

possible intervention by

+

Norsemen who controlled

+

much of the area north of

+

Ross, including the Orkney

+

and Shetland Islands. Warlike clans of

+

Norse origin also ranged from the Outer

+

Hebrides. The block has an A2 combat

+

rating and special movement abilities and

+

limitations. See 4.7.

+

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+

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+

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+

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+

Strength 3

+

Strength 1

+

Strength 2

+

ENGLAND

+

Block

+

Move Combat Mix

+

King

+

3

+

B4

+

1

+

Archers

+

2

+

B3

+

2

+

Knights

+

2

+

B3

+

3

+

Hobelar

+

3

+

A2

+

1

+

Infantry

+

2

+

C2*

+

8

+

Nobles

+

2

+

B2/B3†

+

13

+

Block

+

Move Combat Mix

+

Wallace

+

3

+

A3

+

1

+

King

+

3

+

A3

+

1

+

Archers

+

3

+

B2

+

1

+

Cavalry

+

3

+

B1

+

1

+

French

+

2

+

B3

+

1

+

Norse

+

(see 4.7)

+

A2

+

1

+

Infantry

+

2

+

C2*

+

8

+

Nobles

+

2

+

B2/B3†

+

14

+

* Some infantry are C3.

+

† Nobles fire at B3 defending their Home

+

Area, even if they moved there this

+

Game Turn or defected during battle.

+

SCOTLAND

+

STRENGTH

+

(Maximum 3)

+

COMBAT

+

(B2)

+

MOVE

+

(2)

+

STEP REDUCTION

+

BLOCK DATA

+
+
+

Border limits are applied to each

+

player – hence, both players can move two

+

blocks across the same red border.

+

Example: If six blocks in Buchan move

+

to Angus, two blocks in Strathspey cannot

+

also move to Angus. However, two blocks

+

in Mar could also move to Angus.

+

4.4 ANGLO-SCOTTISH BORDER

+

The Anglo-Scottish Border is a dashed

+

red or green line. Blocks entering England

+

must stop. Blocks must stop if they cross

+

the red broken border into Teviot.

+

Each Move Point allows only one (1)

+

block to cross the border (but they still

+

fight as one group if attacking the same

+

area). Thus, a 3-card allows 3 blocks to

+

cross the border.

+

See also: Retreats/Regroups (5.5) and

+

Border Raids (5.9).

+

4.5 AREA CONTROL

+

Areas can either be Friendly, Neutral,

+

or Enemy controlled. Changes to area

+

control are effective immediately.

+

Friendly: solely occupied by your blocks.

+

Enemy: occupied by opponent's blocks.

+

Contested: unresolved battles.

+

Neutral: vacant areas.

+

4.6 PINNING

+

In Contested areas, attacking blocks

+

(including Reserves) prevent an equal

+

number of defending blocks from moving.

+

The Defender (Player 2) chooses which

+

blocks are pinned. The "unpinned" blocks

+

may move normally and attack, except

+

they cannot cross any border used by

+

the enemy to enter the battle (including

+

reserves).

+

Example: Six blocks occupy Buchan.

+

They are attacked by 3 blocks from Angus

+

and 2 blocks from Strathspey. A total of

+

5 blocks are pinned, but 1 may move (via

+

Badenoch or Mar).

+

4.7 NORSE MOVEMENT

+

The Norse block moves and attacks

+

separately from other blocks. It requires

+

one (1) movement point to move all by

+

itself. The Norse move by sea from a

+

coastal area to any other coastal area

+

and may attack. The Norse may Retreat

+

or Regroup to any friendly coastal area

+

(only).

+

The Norse can never enter England or

+

use the Sea Move Card.

+

IMPORTANT: A Norse move must be

+

declared (both the origin and destination).

+

+

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+

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+

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3.0 THE CARDS

+

The game has twenty (20) Move and

+

five (5) Event cards. At the beginning of

+

each Year, all the cards are shuffled and

+

five are dealt out face-down to each player.

+

Players may then examine their cards.

+

3.1 CARD PLAY

+

Both players start a Game Turn by

+

playing one card face-down. The cards

+

are then revealed and the higher card

+

determines Player 1 for that Game Turn

+

(English win ties).

+

3.11 Move Cards

+

Move Cards allow one, two, or three Group

+

Moves according to card value.

+

3.12 Event Cards

+

Event cards give a special action

+

as noted on the card. Event cards are

+

resolved first. The player of an Event card

+

is Player 1.

+

If both players play an Event card,

+

both events are resolved (English player

+

first) and then the year ends.

+

4.0 MOVEMENT

+

Players are never compelled to Move.

+

They must play a card, but can do nothing

+

if desired. Moves cannot be saved.

+

Blocks may pass freely through

+

friendly blocks, but must stop when they

+

enter any area containing enemy block(s).

+

Blocks only move once per Game

+

Turn, except to Retreat or Regroup.

+

4.1 INITIATIVE

+

Card values determine play order each

+

Game Turn. The higher card (English win

+

ties) is Player 1 who must play first.

+

4.2 GROUP MOVES

+

ALL friendly blocks in one area are a

+

Group (except Norse, 4.7). A player may

+

move as many Groups as the card played.

+

Hence, a Card 3 allows up to three Groups

+

to move. A player can move any number

+

of blocks in a Group to one or more areas

+

within their Move Rating (2.13).

+

Example: With a group in Buchan a

+

player may move blocks to one or more of

+

Angus, Fife, Mar, Badenoch, Strathspey,

+

Moray, or Atholl.

+

4.3 BORDER LIMITS

+

There are two border colors: Green

+

and Red. A maximum of six (6) blocks

+

can cross a Green border, and two (2) can

+

cross a Red border per Movement Phase.

+

Blocks crossing a red border must stop.

+

Border Movement Example

+

The English play a Movement 2, which allows

+

two (2) blocks to move across the Anglo-

+

Scottish border. They move into Annan (vacant)

+

and continue to attack into Galloway. Both

+

English blocks arrive on Round 1 of the battle.

+

Card Play

+

Players may choose to pass when playing an

+

event card but, like movement, effects cannot

+

be saved for future use. Players may examine

+

the cards their opponent has played this year.

+

The Black Douglas

+

One of the most romanticized figures of the war was

+

James “The Black” Douglas, a ferocious warrior,

+

daring guerrilla, and brilliant field commander who

+

terrorized the enemy.

+

The stuff of Douglas’ character was inherited

+

from his father, the crusty Sir William Douglas.

+

William was contemptuous of King John Balliol’s

+

supplication to the English crown and one of the few

+

Scots never to bow to Edward. An early comrade of

+

Wallace, Douglas was captured after the debacle at

+

Irvine and died in the Tower of London in 1299.

+

His son was to avenge his death in spades. One of

+

the Bruce’s most trusted lieutenants, James Douglas

+

proved his worth not only on the battlefield but

+

during sieges as well. Douglas was adept at finding

+

means of entry into even the best defended castles

+

and fortresses, and was legendary for savage

+

reprisals on garrison troops who fell into his hands.

+

On his deathbed Bruce asked Douglas to carry

+

his heart into battle in the Holy Land where it

+

could witness the defeat of the enemies of God.

+

Accordingly, Douglas and a large company of

+

Scottish knights set sail for Castile in 1330 where

+

King Alfonso XI was conducting a campaign against

+

the Moors of Grenada. Douglas, bearing Bruce’s

+

heart, was given command of an army at Tebas

+

de Ardales on March 25. There, he and most of his

+

men were slain after being cut-off from the main

+

body of troops. The Moors finally accomplished

+

what the English could not.

+

Earlier Editions

+

The green borders on the map were black in

+

earlier editions of the game. Green and black

+

borders have the same limit (6 blocks).

+

Norse in Battle

+

Because the Norse moves and attacks separately

+

from other blocks, it is either the Main Attacker

+

(alone), or joins the attack as a Reserve.

+

Norse moves must be declared because they do

+

not close any borders for the English player.

+

Because area control changes immediately

+

Norse retreat options may change due to the

+

outcome of other battles or even due to other

+

retreating blocks in the same battle.

+
+
+

5.0 BATTLES

+

5.1 BATTLE SEQUENCE

+

Battles are fought one by one after

+

all movement is completed. Each battle

+

must be completed before fighting the next

+

battle. Player 1 determines which battle is

+

fought first before examining any enemy

+

blocks. Reveal blocks by tipping them

+

forward to maintain current strength. After

+

that battle is completed, return all blocks

+

to upright mode, and Player 1 then selects

+

the next battle but need not commit to any

+

specific sequence of battles in advance.

+

5.2 CELTIC UNITY

+

Soldiers from Ulster or Wales were

+

not entirely reliable on the battlefield.

+

Each time Ulster and Welsh blocks (both

+

Infantry and archers) are revealed in

+

battle, roll one die for each block.

+

1-4: No effect

+

5-6: Block goes into the Draw Pool

+

5.3 COMBAT ROUNDS

+

Battles are fought for a maximum of

+

THREE (3) combat rounds. The attacker

+

must retreat if a battle is not concluded by

+

the end of the third round. Flip all blocks

+

upright to hide retreat destinations.

+

5.31 Combat Turns

+

Each block has one Combat Turn

+

per Combat Round. In its Combat Turn,

+

a block may Fire, Retreat, or pass. The

+

sequence of Combat Turns depends on

+

combat ratings. All “A” blocks go before all

+

“B” blocks, which go before all “C” blocks.

+

Defending “A” blocks go before Attacking

+

“A” blocks, and so on.

+

After all blocks have taken one

+

Combat Turn, one Combat Round has

+

been fought. Repeat the sequence for a

+

second or third round as necessary.

+

Example: A Knight (B3) and an English

+

Infantry (C2) attack a Scots noble (B2) and

+

an infantry (C2). The combat sequence for

+

each combat round is: Scots Noble, English

+

Knight, Scots Infantry, English Infantry.

+

5.32 Combat Reserves

+

A player may attack via different

+

borders, or attack using two or three Group

+

Moves. The Main Attack Group must be

+

declared during movement; it must start

+

in ONE area, move together, and enter the

+

combat area across ONE border. All other

+

attacking blocks are placed in reserve.

+

Example: The English player has 4

+

blocks in Angus and 2 in Mar. Both groups

+

(two moves) attack Buchan. The Attacker

+

declares the Angus group his Main Attack.

+

Reserve blocks may not fire, retreat, or

+

take hits in Round 1. Reserves are revealed

+

at the beginning of Round 2 or remain

+

hidden if the battle is over. Reserves arrive

+

even if all other friendly blocks have been

+

eliminated. Thereafter they take normal

+

Combat Turns.

+

NOTE: Battlefield Control changes if the

+

Attacker eliminates all defenders in Round

+

1 before Defending reinforcements arrive.

+

The original Attacker is now the Defender

+

for Rounds 2 and 3. The new Attacker must

+

retreat after the 3rd round if not victorious.

+

5.33 Battle Reinforcements

+

All blocks moved by Player 2 to a

+

Contested area (battle) are Reserves that

+

arrive in Round 2.

+

Example: The English player attacks

+

Buchan from Angus with 4 blocks where the

+

Scots player has 2 blocks defending. The

+

Scot moves 3 blocks from Moray to Buchan

+

as reinforcements that arrive in Round 2.

+

5.4 COMBAT RESOLUTION

+

Each block in its combat turn rolls as

+

many dice as its current Strength. A hit is

+

scored for each die roll equal to or lower

+

than the block’s Combat Rating.

+

Example: A Knight with 3 steps rolls 3

+

dice. Knights have B3 combat, meaning all

+

rolls of 1, 2, & 3 are hits. Rolls of 4, 5, & 6

+

are misses. If the dice rolled are 2, 4, & 5,

+

the knight scores one hit and two misses.

+

5.41 Battle Hits

+

Combat is not simultaneous. All hits

+

are applied immediately. Enemy blocks are

+

not targeted individually. Each hit is applied

+

to the strongest enemy block. If two or

+

more blocks share the highest Strength, the

+

owner chooses which to reduce.

+

Example: An English block inflicts 3 hits.

+

The Scottish player has Three 4-step blocks

+

and must apply 1 hit to each block reducing

+

them all to 3 steps.

+

5.5 RETREATING

+

Each block may retreat (instead of

+

attacking) on its normal Combat Turn.

+

• Blocks must retreat to adjacent Friendly

+

or Neutral areas. Blocks cannot retreat

+

to Contested or Enemy areas. Blocks may

+

retreat to available area.

+

• If several blocks are eligible to retreat

+

at the same time, flip them all upright to

+

hide retreat destinations from the enemy.

+

• Border Limits apply to each Combat

+

Round, to Regroups, and to the

+

mandatory retreat after 3 rounds.

+

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+

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Schiltroms

+

The schiltrom was a formation that grouped

+

footmen into a large hollow square (or oval) and

+

armed them with long spears to resist the deadly

+

charge of heavy horse. Reinforcements were often

+

harbored in the middle of the formation so that men

+

could be rushed to crumbling defensive lines when

+

needed.

+

Invented by Wallace at Falkirk as a defensive tactic,

+

Bruce improved them by employing battle-hardened

+

veterans capable of moving and attacking in

+

formation, an idea later refined by Swiss Pikemen

+

to devastating effect. Although always vulnerable

+

to massed ranged fire (whether from arrows or

+

cannon), the schiltrom was a revolutionary tactic

+

that reduced the power of knights on the battlefield.

+

❒ Schiltroms (optional rule)

+

To reflect the dynamics of battles involving

+

Scottish schiltroms, all Scottish infantry fire at

+

+1 (C3=C4) in battles when the English side has

+

no archers.

+

The Longbow

+

The war was a proving ground for the English

+

longbow, a weapon soon to terrorize the French

+

during the 100 Years War. The longbow had a

+

range of 350-400 yards, but the necessary draw

+

weight of 100-175 pounds required great strength

+

and extensive training. Edward I was the first to

+

appreciate the potential for this terrible weapon and

+

its ability to revolutionize the medieval battlefield.

+

Scottish archers were few and far between – the

+

shortbowmen and slingers of Etterick Forest were no

+

match for English longbowmen.

+

Attacker or Defender

+

Because both players move before combat, a

+

player can be the Defender in some battles, and

+

the Attacker in others.

+

Combat Reserves

+

Main Attack blocks must start the turn in

+

the same area, move together, and cross the

+

same border into battle. All other blocks are

+

in Reserve. Main Attack blocks cannot be

+

voluntarily placed in Reserve.

+

Put your main attack blocks in the area you are

+

attacking and keep reserves on the borders they

+

have used until they arrive.

+

Reserves subject to Celtic Unity rolls do not roll

+

until they are revealed in Combat Round 2.

+

Closing Borders

+

Only blocks attacking or reinforcing an area

+

close borders. A move by Player 1 that does not

+

start a battle does not close any borders.

+

For example, Player 1 (Scot) moves two blocks

+

from Badenoch into Atholl, leaving Badenoch

+

empty. Player 2 (English) attacks Atholl. Either

+

player may retreat via the Atholl-Badenoch

+

border but whoever does so first, closes the

+

border to the enemy.

+
+
+

• Border Control: Blocks may not retreat

+

through borders that were used by the

+

enemy player to enter the battle. If

+

both players used the same border, only

+

Player 2 may retreat through that border.

+

• Blocks that cannot retreat when required

+

are eliminated (5.8).

+

• English blocks may not retreat/regroup

+

into Scotland. Scottish blocks may not

+

retreat/regroup into England.

+

• For Norse retreats/regroups see 4.7.

+

5.6 REGROUPING

+

When a battle ends the victor may

+

immediately Regroup. All victorious blocks

+

(including any in Reserve) may Regroup to

+

any adjacent Friendly or Neutral area.

+

IMPORTANT: All of the rules and limits

+

of Retreating (5.5) apply to Regrouping,

+

except Border Control.

+

5.7 CAPTURING NOBLES

+

When a noble is eliminated in combat,

+

it immediately switches to the enemy side

+

(exchange block color) at strength 1 and is

+

placed in Reserve. Captured nobles fight

+

for their new side beginning in the next

+

combat round.

+

Exception: The Scots noble Moray

+

never changes allegiance. If killed in battle

+

Moray is permanently eliminated.

+

5.8 ELIMINATED BLOCKS

+

When non-noble blocks are removed,

+

they are placed in a player's Draw Pool

+

and may return to the game during an

+

English Feudal Levy or Scots Winter Build.

+

EXCEPTION: If killed in battle or unable

+

to retreat when required, blocks with a

+

black cross (sidebar) are permanently

+

eliminated. If these blocks are removed by

+

the Pillage Card, Border Raids, or Winter

+

Attrition they disband to the Draw Pool.

+

5.9 BORDER RAIDS

+

The Scottish player may invade

+

England (except during a Truce). It costs

+

one (1) movement point per block to cross

+

the border.

+

If one (1) or more Scots blocks occupy

+

England, the English player must eliminate

+

one (1) non-Noble block at the end of

+

every Game Turn. The English player does

+

not have to reveal which block is removed.

+

If the English player has only noble

+

blocks on the board, no blocks are

+

eliminated. Raiding blocks cannot winter in

+

England.

+

6.0 KINGS

+

6.1 ENGLISH KINGS

+

The Edward block represents Edward

+

I until killed in combat, or until the end

+

of 1306. In either case it then becomes

+

Edward II. The switch to Edward II has

+

two effects:

+

• Edward II cannot winter (7.4) in

+

Scotland.

+

• If the Edward II block is eliminated in

+

combat, the Scots win a Sudden Death

+

Victory (9.1).

+

6.2 SCOTTISH KINGS

+

The Scots do not have a King block

+

at the start of play. Once per game the

+

Scots may crown a king. There are three

+

candidates for the throne: Bruce, Comyn,

+

and Balliol. If a Scottish King is crowned

+

and later killed in battle, the English win a

+

sudden death victory (9.1).

+

6.21 Bruce or Comyn

+

To crown either Bruce or Comyn:

+

• Wallace must be dead.

+

• The candidate must be located in Fife.

+

• The Scottish player must play ANY

+

Event card, announcing "Coronation"

+

instead of the normal events.

+

The King block is then placed in Fife at

+

full strength. The candidate block remains

+

in play, representing another family

+

member under normal noble rules.

+

If Bruce becomes king, ALL Comyn

+

nobles except Moray immediately defect

+

to the English, or if Comyn becomes

+

king, then ALL Bruce nobles immediately

+

defect to the English. Any resulting battle

+

is fought immediately with the defecting

+

noble(s) as the attacker.

+

6.22 King Balliol

+

King Balliol, exiled in France, can

+

return to the throne starting in 1301,

+

provided no other king has been crowned.

+

There are two conditions:

+

• The French knight must be on the map.

+

• The Scottish player must play ANY

+

Event card, announcing "Return of the

+

King" instead of the normal event.

+

Wallace may be dead or alive. The

+

king block is immediately deployed at full

+

strength with the French knight. All Bruce

+

nobles immediately defect to the English.

+

Any resulting battle is fought immediately

+

with the defecting noble(s) as the attacker.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Edward the Longshanks

+

Edward I was one of the leading monarchs of

+

the Middle Ages. He was a noted pioneer of legal

+

reforms; a great architect of administrative justice;

+

an innovator of financial administration; and one

+

of the founders of parliamentary government.

+

European Kings and Popes held him in the highest

+

esteem, and few monarchs ever dominated the

+

English nobility like Edward.

+

The Song of Lewes, however, compares Edward

+

to a brave lion - proud and fierce - but also

+

unreliable and deceitful. In his later years, Edward's

+

commitment to justice evolved into cruelty and

+

judicial murder. He saw the Scottish war as a

+

rebellion, not a war between nations, and therefore

+

believed that chivalry did not apply. Gruesome

+

executions and lawlessness characterized the war.

+

Edward's conduct was animated by a fierce

+

determination to preserve, protect, and enhance his

+

rights as King. Yet he was more a savvy opportunist

+

than a Machiavellian strategist. It is doubtful that

+

he had any grand designs on Scotland prior to the

+

death of his cousin and ally King Alexander III of

+

Scotland in 1286. But when he was asked by the

+

leading men of Scotland to adjudicate the dispute

+

between Bruce and Balliol for the vacant throne

+

(known to historians as "the Great Cause"), he did

+

not hesitate to assert a long-standing but dormant

+

claim to sovereignty over Scotland.

+

A battle-hardened veteran of the Montfortian

+

rebellions of 1263-1267, Pope Urban IV's crusade

+

in 1270, and the Welsh wars of 1277, 1282-1283,

+

and 1294-1295, Edward was a capable military

+

commander and a brilliant mobilizer of men,

+

equipment, and victuals. Scottish victories came only

+

when Edward I was absent from Scotland or dead.

+

Black Cross Blocks

+

+

Scottish

+

English

+

+

• Wallace

+

• Hobelars

+

+

• Moray

+

• Edward I

+

+

• Norse

+

+

• French Knights

+

Defection Battles

+

Defection battles caused by a CORONATION

+

EVENT or HERALD CARD are fought as

+

normal battles (3 rounds maximum; victor can

+

Regroup, etc.).

+

Coronation & English Event Card

+

If the English also play an event card it is

+

resolved first (4.1). The Scots may wait until

+

after the English turn to decide whether to use

+

their card as a Coronation or as the listed event.

+

Raids and Truces

+

The Scots cannot initiate a Border Raid during

+

a Truce even if England is empty. Scots blocks

+

already in England can remain there during a

+

Truce (and the English player would still have to

+

remove a block).

+

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7.0 WINTERING

+

A game year ends if both players play

+

an Event card at the same time, or after

+

all five cards have been played. Cards are

+

never carried forward into the next year.

+

When a Year ends, there is a special

+

Winter Turn during which some blocks

+

Disband (return to Draw Pool) and players

+

prepare for the next year. Play the Winter

+

actions in the exact order given.

+

7.1 NOBLES GO HOME

+

Nobles cannot disband.

+

First, all English nobles move to

+

their Home Areas. If that area is enemy-

+

occupied, the English noble defects to the

+

Scots at current strength.

+

Then, all Scots nobles move to their

+

Home Areas. If that area is enemy-

+

occupied, the Scottish noble defects to the

+

English at current strength.

+

Exception: Moray may move home

+

or remain where located (subject to Castle

+

Limit). He may also disband.

+

7.12 Bruce & Comyn

+

Bruce and Comyn must move to either

+

of two areas. They are only converted if

+

both their Home Areas are enemy-occupied.

+

The new owner may put the converted

+

block in either Home Area.

+

7.2 SCOTTISH KING

+

The King may move to any Friendly or

+

Neutral cathedral, remain where located

+

(subject to the Castle Limit), or disband.

+

7.3 ENGLISH DISBANDING

+

All blocks in England must disband.

+

7.31 Knights, Archers & Hobelars

+

Archers, Knights, and Hobelars must

+

disband (exception see 7.4).

+

7.32 English Infantry

+

Infantry (including Wales and Ulster)

+

may remain in Scotland subject to Castle

+

Limits or Disband. Infantry that exceed

+

Castle Limits must disband (owner choice).

+

7.4 EDWARD WINTERING

+

If located in Scotland, Edward I may

+

winter there or disband.

+

• Edward II may not winter in Scotland.

+

• Neither king may winter in England.

+

• Edward I cannot spend two consecutive

+

winters in Scotland nor winter in

+

Scotland in 1306.

+

If Edward I winters in Scotland, all red

+

blocks (except Nobles) may winter with him

+

regardless of the area's Castle Limit.

+

Warning: When Edward winters, there

+

is no Feudal Levy this winter and England

+

begins the next year empty.

+

7.5 SCOTTISH DISBANDING

+

Scots blocks may remain in areas

+

subject to Castle Limits or Disband. Non-

+

noble blocks that exceed Castle Limits

+

must disband (owner choice).

+

Exception: Wallace may move to

+

Selkirk (unless enemy occupied) where he

+

gains 2 steps.

+

7.6 WINTER BUILDS

+

A friendly area generates Replacement

+

Points (RPs) equal to its Castle Limit

+

(Angus = 2 RPs). A Cathedral adds +1RP to

+

the Scottish Castle Limit for the area.

+

7.61 French Knights

+

If the Scots control 8+ nobles, add the

+

French knights to the Scottish Draw Pool.

+

Once drawn, the block remains in play

+

until eliminated (5.8).

+

7.62 Scottish Builds

+

Each RP is used to either:

+

• Draw one block from the pool and

+

deploy in the same area at strength 1.

+

• Build one step on one existing block in

+

the same area.

+

RPs can be used in any combination

+

of Builds or Draws. Multiple steps may be

+

added to one block. Players may add steps

+

to blocks just drawn. RPs cannot be saved.

+

When drawing blocks, Castle Limits

+

must be obeyed. Hence, no additional

+

blocks can be added to Buchan if two

+

blocks are already there.

+

If the Norse or French are drawn

+

for Lanark or Badenoch (inland), draw a

+

different block.

+

7.63 English Builds

+

The English player may use RPs

+

generated by a Friendly area only to

+

strengthen infantry or nobles located there.

+

The English player cannot use RPs to

+

deploy blocks from the English Draw Pool.

+

7.7 ENGLISH FEUDAL LEVY

+

The English player receives new blocks

+

by a Feudal Levy, except when Edward I is

+

wintering in Scotland.

+

• Shuffle all blocks (face-down) in the

+

Draw Pool.

+

• Draw one half (round up) and deploy

+

them at full strength in England.

+

7.8 NEW CARDS

+

Shuffle the deck and deal out five new

+

cards to each player and play the next year.

+

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The Scottish Nobility

+

The elimination of a Scottish noble block in

+

combat does not necessarily imply the death

+

of that noble. Nobles were often captured in

+

battle and held hostage to ensure the loyalty

+

of retainers and heirs. Other times, after a

+

brief imprisonment, captured nobles would be

+

pardoned and allowed to go free upon a pledge

+

of loyalty to their captors. The death of a noble

+

on the battlefield meant a new feudal lord of the

+

household, and newly empowered lords often

+

had different ideas about the rebellion than their

+

predecessors.

+

Beneath the real-politick, however, was a

+

smoldering hatred for the English that could

+

never be extinguished. Observed the English

+

Lanercost Chronicle, a history of the war written

+

at the time:

+

"In all these aforesaid campaigns the Scots were

+

so divided among themselves that sometimes the

+

father was on the Scottish side and the son on the

+

English, and vice versa; also one brother might

+

be with the Scots and another with the English;

+

yea, even the same individual be first with one

+

party and then with the other. But all those who

+

were with the English were merely feigning, either

+

because it was the stronger party, or in order to

+

save the lands they possessed in England; for

+

their hearts were always with their own people,

+

although their persons might not be so."

+

The English Levy

+

By feudal custom, the English king would often

+

petition his major nobles to raise an army,

+

sometimes to fight in France, sometimes in Scotland,

+

sometimes both. Economic and political realities,

+

plus the demands of fighting in France (which was

+

by far the more important of the two areas to the

+

English king) meant that a major campaign into

+

Scotland could not occur every year.

+

In game terms, the English player will only be

+

able to mount a major campaign into Scotland

+

with a high movement hand. With a good

+

movement hand, it is possible to get as far

+

north as Moray in one year. However, wintering

+

an army with Edward I at Mentieth or Fife is

+

often the only practical way to campaign in the

+

northern highlands.

+

Saving Replacements

+

Replacement steps cannot be saved. Any steps

+

that cannot be used are forfeit.

+

Noble Home Areas

+

Nobles cannot disband even to make room for

+

other blocks (except Moray).

+
+
+

8.0 SCENARIOS

+

8.1 BRAVEHEART

+

The Scottish nobility was reduced after

+

the battle of Dunbar to abject servitude and

+

humiliation. But in the ashes of defeat two

+

courageous young men rose to continue the

+

fight against tremendous odds.

+

William Wallace had turned brigand in

+

1294. His murderous guerrilla war against the

+

English culminated in the sack of Lanark in

+

1297. Suddenly, the invincible English looked

+

invincible no longer. Meanwhile, Andrew de

+

Moray, a young knight from one of Scotland's

+

major land-owning families in the north,

+

launched a bloody uprising in the Highlands.

+

Scotland, already smoldering with

+

discontent and sporadic resistance by the

+

fall of 1296, flamed into open rebellion by

+

the spring of 1297. It took Longshanks seven

+

years to put out the fire lit by these two heroes.

+

DURATION

+

1297 through 1305, unless one side

+

achieves a Sudden Death victory.

+

ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: All nobles (except Bruce,

+

Moray, and Galloway) in home areas.

+

Comyn is deployed in Badenoch.

+

Lothian: Cumbria Infantry.

+

Mentieth: Northumber Infantry.

+

England: Place the 13 other red blocks

+

in the English Draw Pool face down

+

and draw 4 blocks in England.

+

SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Annan: Bruce.

+

Galloway: Galloway.

+

Fife: Wallace, Douglas, & Barclay.

+

Moray: Moray, Fraser.

+

Strathspey: Grant.

+

The Scottish King (6.2) and French

+

Knights (7.61) are off map. Place the other

+

7 blue blocks in the Scottish Draw Pool

+

face down.

+

8.2 THE BRUCE

+

After John Comyn's negotiated surrender

+

to Longshanks in February 1304, an uneasy

+

peace returned to Scotland. Robert Bruce had

+

not supported Comyn's rebellion and resented

+

Edward's betrayal of his promise to deliver

+

him the Scottish throne. Bruce conspired with

+

sympathetic nobles and the leadership of

+

the Scottish church to seize the throne and

+

inspire his countrymen to revolt, a task made

+

easy when news spread of Wallace's brutal

+

execution in August 1305.

+

Bruce and John Comyn met alone in a

+

Dumfries church. They engaged in violent

+

argument over the wisdom of Bruce's plans; it

+

ended with Bruce's knife in Comyn's heart.

+

With the absolution of the Scottish clergy,

+

Bruce was crowned at Scone on March 10,

+

1306, the 10th anniversary of the outbreak

+

of the rebellion. Faced with civil war against

+

Comyn loyalists and imminent attack from

+

England, Bruce desperately assembled an

+

army and prepared for the worst.

+

DURATION

+

1306 through 1314, unless one side

+

achieves a Sudden Death victory.

+

ENGLISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: all 6 Comyn nobles (not Moray)

+

in their home areas. Comyn is deployed

+

in Badenoch.

+

Moray: Cumbria Infantry.

+

Mentieth: Mentieth, Northumber Infantry

+

Lothian: Durham Infantry.

+

Lanark: Stewart, Westmor Infantry.

+

England: Place the 11 other red blocks

+

in the English Draw Pool face down

+

and draw 6 blocks in England.

+

Important: Edward I dies at the end

+

of 1306 and the king block then becomes

+

Edward II (see 6.1). Edward I cannot

+

winter in Scotland in 1306.

+

SCOTTISH DEPLOYMENT

+

Deploy the blocks listed below at full

+

strength on the mapboard:

+

Nobles: Dunbar, Lennox, Atholl, Mar

+

in their home areas. Deploy Bruce in

+

Carrick.

+

Fife: King, Douglas, Barclay.

+

Lennox: Campbell.

+

Carrick: Lindsay.

+

Set aside Wallace and Moray (dead)

+

The French Knights (7.61) are off map.

+

Place the other 7 blue blocks in the

+

Scottish Draw Pool face down.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Copyright ©2009 Jerry Taylor and Columbia Games Inc.

+

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+

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+

Comyn & Bruce

+

The bitter struggle between the Bruce and

+

Comyn factions for control of Scotland defined

+

the conflict. Robert the Bruce was determined

+

to win the Scottish throne that was - in his

+

mind - wrongfully denied his family after King

+

Alexander III's death in 1286. Bruce's changing

+

allegiances during the first conflict (1297-1304)

+

suggest that his main priority was possession of

+

the crown, not national independence.

+

The Comyns, on the other hand, were the

+

most powerful members of the Scottish "war

+

party" and strong supporters of the exiled King

+

John Balliol. This made them not only natural

+

enemies of the Bruce but also implacable foes

+

of the English. They led the rebellion against

+

England after Wallace’s defeat at Falkirk in 1298,

+

and made reluctant peace with Edward in 1304

+

after the English king agreed they could keep

+

their lands. Only when John "The Red" Comyn,

+

the Lord of Badenoch, was murdered by Bruce

+

in a Dumfries church in 1306 did the Comyns

+

finally turn away from the cause of freedom and

+

make firm alliance with the English.

+

The Auld Alliance

+

The Anglo-French conflict constrained Edward’s

+

ability to prosecute the war in Scotland. French

+

King Philip’s savage naval raids against English

+

seaports in 1295 caused hysteria throughout

+

the realm and ensured that England would

+

concentrate her primary attention southward.

+

The disastrous Flemish campaign in 1297,

+

reinforced anxiety over affairs across the

+

channel.

+

By 1302, rumors reached England that the

+

French were planning to send the Count of

+

Artois at the head of a large force of knights

+

to return the exiled King John Balliol to the

+

Scottish throne. Alarmed that the Balliol dynasty

+

might be reestablished at his expense, Robert

+

the Bruce defected from the rebellion and made

+

common cause with Edward I, who promised

+

that, should he ever reestablish English authority

+

in Scotland, Bruce would be King.

+

On July 11, 1302, however, the threat of a

+

French invasion of Scotland was squashed

+

forever. 13,000 men of Flanders adopted the

+

schiltrom tactics pioneered by Wallace at Falkirk

+

and slaughtered 7,500 French horse at the battle

+

of Courtrai. When news of the disaster reached

+

Scotland, the heart went out of the rebellion and

+

Edward confidently turned his full attention to

+

finishing off Comyn and his allies. By 1304, the

+

war – so nearly won by the rebellious Scots two

+

years earlier – had ended. Another, however,

+

was about to begin.

+
+
+

8.3 CAMPAIGN GAME

+

This game starts as per Braveheart

+

scenario and is played until one player

+

achieves victory. Extend game years

+

beyond 1314 if necessary.

+

Remember: Edward I cannot winter in

+

Scotland in 1306 and becomes Edward II

+

in 1307.

+

9.0 VICTORY

+

The object of the game is to control

+

a majority of Nobles at the end of the

+

scenario. In the Braveheart Scenario, a tie

+

is possible if both players control seven

+

nobles at the end of 1305. In this case, the

+

Scots win if Wallace is on the map; the

+

English win if Wallace is dead or in the

+

Draw Pool.

+

9.1 Sudden Death

+

An instant victory occurs when:

+

• A player controls ALL nobles in play

+

at the end of a Game Turn. Remember:

+

Moray never defects to the English; he

+

must be dead or in the Draw Pool for

+

the English to win in this manner.

+

• The English player wins immediately if

+

the Scottish King is eliminated in battle

+

(5.8).

+

• The Scottish player wins immediately

+

if the Edward II is eliminated in battle

+

(5.8).

+

Declaration of Arbroath, April 6, 1320

+

Yet if he [Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland] should

+

give up what he has begun, and agree to make us or

+

our kingdom subject to the King of England or the

+

English, we should exert ourselves at once to drive

+

him out as our enemy and a subverter of his own

+

rights and ours, and make some other man who was

+

well able to defend us our King; for, as long as but

+

a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any

+

conditions be brought under English rule. It is in

+

truth not for glory, nor for riches, nor honors that we

+

are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which

+

no honest man gives up but with life itself.

+

TOURNAMENT PLAY

+

The preferred method to establish

+

sides for a Tourney is for all players to

+

secretly bid one of E1, E2, E3, S1, S2, or

+

S3.

+

Bids to play the English (E#) are for

+

the number of years they will play with

+

King Edward face-up in the Draw Pool,

+

not eligible to be drawn, but still counting

+

toward feudal levy size.

+

Bids to play the Scottish (S#) are how

+

many extra blocks will be added to the

+

English Feudal Levy in 1297, above the

+

usual 4.

+

The tournament GM compares bids.

+

Opposite bids cancel each other out and

+

these players play against each other.

+

Hence an E3 bid plays an S3 bid and

+

neither effect applies.

+

Remaining bids are matched as closely

+

as possible with the net effect being

+

applied to the higher bidding player. Hence

+

an E2 versus S1 game has a net of E1 and

+

thus Edward is not in play for 1297.

+

HAMMER OF THE SCOTS ™

+

Copyright ©2009 Jerry Taylor and Columbia Games Inc.

+

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+

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+

INDEX

+

Anglo-Scottish Border

+

4.4

+

Area Control

+

4.5

+

Areas

+

1.1

+

Battles

+

5.0

+

Battle Hits

+

5.41

+

Battle Reinforcements

+

5.33

+

Battle Sequence

+

5.1

+

Border Control

+

5.5

+

Border Limits

+

4.3

+

Border Raids

+

5.9

+

Castle Limits

+

1.2

+

Cathedrals

+

1.3

+

Celtic Unity

+

5.2

+

Combat Eliminations

+

5.8

+

Combat Rating

+

2.12

+

Combat Reserves

+

5.32

+

Combat Resolution

+

5.4

+

Combat Rounds

+

5.3

+

Combat Turns

+

5.31

+

Contested Areas

+

4.5

+

Enemy Areas

+

4.5

+

English Builds

+

7.63

+

English Feudal Levy

+

7.7

+

French Knights

+

7.61

+

Friendly Areas

+

4.5

+

Group Move

+

4.2

+

Home Areas (Nobles)

+

1.4

+

Initiative

+

4.1

+

Kings: English

+

6.1

+

Kings: Scottish

+

6.2, 7.2

+

Moray

+

5.7, 7.1

+

Movement

+

4.0

+

Group Move

+

4.2

+

Move Rating

+

2.13

+

Neutral Areas

+

4.5

+

Nobles

+

2.22

+

Capture

+

5.7, 7.1

+

Home Areas

+

1.4, 7.1

+

Norse

+

2.26, 4.7

+

Pinning

+

4.6

+

Regrouping

+

5.6

+

Replacement Points (RPs)

+

7.6

+

Retreats

+

5.5

+

Scenarios

+

8.0

+

Braveheart

+

8.1

+

The Bruce

+

8.2

+

Scottish King

+

6.2, 7.2

+

Scottish Builds

+

7.62

+

Strength

+

2.11

+

Victory

+

9.0

+

Wallace

+

2.21, 7.5

+

Winter Builds

+

7.6

+

CREDITS

+

Game Design:

+

Tom Dalgliesh

+

+

Jerry Taylor

+

Developers:

+

Grant Dalgliesh

+

+

George Seary

+

+

Cal Stengel

+

Art/Graphics:

+

Mark Churms (Cover)

+

+

Tom Dalgliesh (Blocks)

+

+

Jerry Taylor (Map)

+

Contributors:

+

Nick Barker

+

+

Leonard Coufal

+

+

Ananda Gupta

+

+

Jeff Grant

+

+

Robert Holzer

+

+

Arius Kaufman

+

+

Bob McDonald

+

+

Ian Notter

+

+

Michael Tanner

+

+

Charles Vasey

+

+

Dave Walton

+

Columbia Games, Inc

+

POB 3457, Blaine

+

WA 98231 USA

+

360/366-2228

+

800/636-3631 (toll free)

+

For game updates and discussion, see:

+

www.columbiagames.com

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