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Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653

Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653

Victory Point Games · 2013
160 min13+ yrs2.8/5 complexity7.4 BGG#3.636 BGG1,7 KCouplesStrategy
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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.

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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.

game anatomy
Complexity2.8 / 5
BGG rating7.4 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
60 min
Players
1
Recommended age
13+ yrs
BGG rank
#3.636
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Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 is a civil war game, for 1 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 support?
Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 take?
A game of Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 for?
Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653?
Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.8 out of 5.
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