So when Columbia Games sent us a reviewer’s copy of the game, we played it with a fresh perspective and without being tainted by experiences with other block games or games depicting wars in medieval Britain. In addition, we knew next to nothing about medieval warfare during the Wars of the Roses period, besides the knowledge derived from Shakespeare’s plays Richard III or Henry VI, so military concepts from the 15th century were virgin soil for us. Since we are the classic hex & counter wargamers, we never played a block game before – but we knew that many players enjoy the fog of war created by using wooden blocks, and the elegant step loss mechanics of block games. “Richard III – The Wars of the Roses” is the latest block game by Columbia Games. …but with some balancing issues which could frustrate casual gamers some rules are fuzzy the cards should have been laminated. In this first episode of our two-part series, we’re joined by Curator of Collections and Interiors Dickon Whitewood to discuss what the Wars of the Roses were, how they started and the early battles that ended with Yorkist triumph.Game: Richard III – The Wars of the RosesĮra: Medieval Britain, 15th century (Wars of the Roses)Ĭontents: 1 rulebook, 63 blocks, 63 stickers, 1 map (printed on cardstock, not mounted), 25 strategy cards, 4 six-sided dice, Columbia Games FlyerĪverage Playing Time: 2-3 hours HFC Game-O-Meter: Eīlock game with elegant fog of war and step loss mechanics Fast gameplay and setup maps and blocks are very appealing strategically challenging… The series of conflicts – which took place between 14 – spanned multiple different reigns, involved numerous foreign kingdoms, and heralded changes in English politics, social order and battlefield technology. The Wars of the Roses, fought between the two powerful houses of York and Lancaster, pitted families against each other. Less than 100 years after the Black Death, England was again uprooted by dramatic upheaval.
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