Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 (2013): Buy or sell now
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 13 and up. You can play with 1 to 1 players.
Playtime is roughly
60 - 60 Minutes.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Action Points, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Events, Hand Management, Minimap Resolution, Point to Point Movement, Simulation, Solo / Solitaire Game und Team-Based Game
The game is published by: Victory Point Games
And was developed by: John Welch
Alternative names
Cruel Necessity is solitaire game, suitable for group and classroom cooperative game play, tells the story of the English Civil Wars (1640-53) through its key events and decision points. You attempt to stop the advance of four armies bent on destroying Parliament and Puritanism, whom you represent; simply holding on to London is not enough.
Each of the three English Civil Wars are replayed through the use of separate card decks that recreate the historical military and political events that could spell doom to the Parliamentarian forces. There are civil wars going on not just in England, but in Scotland and Ireland too; and each will have varying impact on the play of the game at different times.
The title comes from the purported response to the beheading of King Charles by his implacable foe, Oliver Cromwell, who remarked that this act of regicide was a “cruel necessity.” Part of the States of Siege collection.
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