THE ANARCHY - Siege Warfare in Normandy and England, 12th Century

Medieval strategy game for 2 or more players.

THE ANARCHY is the name given to the civil war of 1135–1154 over the succession of Henry I Beauclerc, King of England and Duke of Normandy. It pitted Stephen of Blois against the 'Empress' Matilda, wife of Geoffrey Plantagenet. This war was a succession of sieges.

It is an opportunity to bring all the siege rules of the series' games up to date. The tactical game features various siege engines including a new battering ram of more realistic size than the one included with the SIEGE game.

THE ANARCHY is an expansion for GUISCARD, DIEX AIE or AGER SANGUINIS and requires the base rules of one of these two games..

The 15 tactical scenarios offered are of increasing complexity to allow progressive learning of the rules. The tactical rules allow simulation of all siege techniques: escalade, battering ram, boiling oil, approach of a mobile tower, sapping, battering of walls, etc.

The tactical game features 3 combinable maps and over 100 unique characters: they are available in 4 health states: in full health, wounded, knocked out or ... dead!

1 map and 2 counter sheets allow simulation of campaigns where skirmishes are resolved using the tactical game.

Box contents:

• 3 laminated colour tactical maps that can be assembled in multiple ways;
• 2 double-sided A5 colour campaign counter sheets;
• 1 double-sided A3 colour counter sheet and another in A5 format
• 3 counter sheets to cut out
• 1 colour campaign map:
• 1 full-colour 36-page rulebook
• 1 booklet containing the historical background, counter presentation, tactical scenarios and campaign scenarios – 36 pages
• 8 player aids (in French or English);
• 1 ten-sided die.