Unhappy King Charles Letter Size Game Aids

by Liumas 2009-01, based on the work of Andy Daglish

Great A4 stuff by Andy, now in Letter size.
Changes from Andys files
1) Change from A4 to Letter.
2) Better appearance in Acrobat.
3) Cosmetic changes all around.

GAME: Unhappy King Charles (2008)

BGG ID: 18748
Designer: Charles Vasey
This PDF file includes 3 game mats:
O Royalist Card Display
O Parliamentary Card Display
O UKC Playaid (Mark 3)
Chris Conboy
chris@ageofgods.com
Liumas at BoardGameGeek.com
January 2009

4MP

Retreat-Evade 1-2 areas

3MP

2MP

Brigade Brigades Brigades Brigades Brigades Brigades Brigades Brigades Brigades

Number of Brigades that may
Assault or Defend

Major Army: Charles I, Leven, Essex, Lt-General, Lord

General, Charles of Lorraine, Newcastle; Supply Attrition

Rough Link: 2MP,

Interception and
Evasion harder
Event Discard: PC,
Raid, Reinforcement
card [1 Brigade]

FORTRESS CHARACTERISTICS
Fortress Type Appearance Holds PCs? Brigade Capacity Fixed Defences Surrender Value Assault Mod
Local Notable
Counter
yes
4
0
4
NA
Limited Pentagon
no
1
1/2/3
4 / 7 / 11
+1 / 0 / -2
Supply
Hexagon
yes
= fixed defences
2/3
7 / 11
0 / -2
Brigades required to lay siege = Fixed defences + Brigades inside fortress
CONTROL
PCs
North
8
NEW UNITS
Midlands
9
Recruitment PHASE
East
7
Recruitment Centre or Local Notable, one per regional colour
Wales
5
Recruitment CARD
South
11
Royalist Local Notable or Commanding Regional General, 2 per region colour
Parliamentarian Local Notable or Recruitment Centre, one per area, 2 per region colour
PLAY SEQUENCE
DESERTION
Lorrainers yes; Single Brigades only if all others in category single; Covenanters/Irish: 5 max

Generals to Reinf
Place PC
Naval

1. Armies w/ Regional Generals including Subordinates outside the Region of those Generals
including Covenanter Generals with Parliamentarian Brigades outside the North. Political
2. Armies of more than 3 Brigades.

Recruitment

3. Armies in an Area adjacent to or same space as enemy Army not Masked or Besieged.
does not apply to unled brigade garrisons.

Cards

4. Armies in an Area with an enemy PC Marker.

5. All Areas with friendly Brigades. This is the only occasion unled Brigades suffer desertion.

Blockade
Desertion
Check Victory

Royalist
Recruitment

Reinforcements

Commanding Regional
Generals only or LN
Ops = 2 Brigades, Event = 1
2 Brigades per Region
Hopton + Basing House allows
2 brigades in this area

Unemployed
Generals
&
Dispersed
Brigades

Parliamentary
Recruitment

Reinforcements

Recruitment Centre or LN
OPs = 2 Brigades, Event = 1
1 Brigade per Area
2 per Region

Unemployed
Generals
&
Dispersed
Brigades