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Mind-bogglingly popular game series that you follow from early on and cannot stop, waiting for new installment like a drooling addict.

Long-runner soap opera you're too invested into to just stop watching it.

A fun little comic strip in the daily newspaper that's been around forever.

3/6

Who said it's fun? I didn't for sure.

I'm just waiting here for it to die horribly already so it will stop showing on my Unread Posts list.

[Prophet]

The regency wouldn't be that long anyway. If I've calculated Cyl's age right then he should be 13 and he should be able to become King when he is 15 as that was how long Luath's regency was going to be before Yoe II recovered so it would only be two years. For all we know the Civil War might not even be finished by the time he gets old enough to rule.

[Puppyguard]

B

[Paxiecrunchle]

cyle then.

[mightymushroom]

People also think Queen Segeda is a schemer, though I'm not entirely clear why.

Probably because she ignored her husband and was rumored to hang around with unidentified "young persons," then nearly started a civil war once before. To be fair, the question of whether Luath would yield to Cyl one day or keep the throne for his own son had to be answered; but Segeda in my opinion had a very Game of Thrones vibe when she made her demands. That, and Yoe II had paranoid suspicions about her as he was going crazy, which the player base may or may not have absorbed unfiltered.

[Haspen]

The Civil War Cardgame thus begins!

Playing for Loyalist Side:

Baffler
Prophet
Draignean
milo christiansen
crazyabe
mightymushroom
Twinwolf (Leader)
Paxiecrunchle
Imic
Suppaidaman

Playing for Pretender Side:

Criptfeind
Zbridges
Weirdsound
helmacon
Lucus Casius
vastaghen12
Maximum Spin (Leader)
Puppyguard
Tiruin
Iituem
Harry Baldman

Each side starts with 5 Loyalty, Treasury and Army.
You get 3 Cards per Turn and need to choose at least 1 to continue. Loyalists' Cards are always processed first.
Each 'unspent' Card will be then discarded and its Cost will be added to your current Loyalty, Treasury and/or Army stats.
Beware! Each Turn (half-year) of the Civil War after the 3rd will have progressively catastrophic consequences to the country.

Battle:
When a Card with Effect: Battle is used, a Battle shall commence. The enemy Side can use their own Cards with Effect: Battle to counter it.
If a Battle Card is not countered, the Enemy gets a penalty to Battle Score equal to half of the maximum value of the Card (for example, a 3d6 Battle Card = 18/2 = -9 Battle Score points)
If a Battle Card is countered, both dice rolls are processed; the 'losing' side gets a penalty equal to the difference between the Battle rolls (example: Pretender gets a total of 18, Loyalist gets a total of 20; Loyalists win and Pretender gets -2 to his Battle Score)
Both sides start with Battle Score equal to 0.

Civil War continues until:
A Side has any Stat (Loyalty, Treasury or Army) at 0 or below.
A Side decides to play a SURRENDER Effect Card.
A Side has a Battle Score equal or below -30.

Spoiler: ALL CARDS ROSTER (click to show/hide)

LOYALIST SIDE:

1. Defend the Nation!
Cost: 1 Loyalty
Effect: +1 Army
"Good people of this great land! Shall you really stand aside and let the pretender usurp the throne? Come! Come and fight the good fight!" - Excerpt from 'Prince's First Speech'

2. Loyalist Regiments
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Battle: 3d6
The Advisor took the youth to the window and said: "These men shall fight and die for you, my lord, and they will take all your enemies with them."

3. Raise War Taxes
Cost: 2 Loyalty
Effect: +3 Treasury
For soldiers to protect the people, the people first had to starve a bit.

4. The Snake of the Court
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: Coin Toss. Heads: Pretender loses 2 Loyalty; Tails: Pretender loses 2 Treasury
The Spymaster is just one man, yet think how much can he accomplish...

5. Raiding Parties (Loyalist)
Cost: 1 Army
Effect: Coin Toss. Heads: Pretender loses 1 Treasury; Tails: Pretender loses 1 Army
Rape, pillage and arson tactics. Simple but oh so effective~!

6. Abandon the Throne
Cost: -
Effect: Loyalist Side SURRENDER
Lo and behold, it turns out that the Pretender's claim is more valid. Let us abandon the throne to him, lest the civil war destroys our country any further.

7. The Grand Campaign
Cost: 1 Treasury, 3 Army
Effect: Battle: 4d6
"The loyalists numbered in many thousands, and they moved as one wave, crushing all opposition across the land." - Eric, the Royal Historian

8. The Youth Brigade
Cost: 1 Loyalty, 1 Army
Effect: Battle: 2d6
Young officers and noblemen believe they're force of justice; and they make up for lacking in arms and numbers with courage and determination.

9. A New Hope
Cost: 1 Loyalty, 1 Army, 1 Treasury
Effect: Nullifies effects of Decisive Point if that card has been played by Pretender before
It was thought that the Pretender will soon win the war, but, one day, the tide of war has changed in the favor of Loyalists.

10. Spymaster Goes Forth
Cost: 2 Treasury
Effect: Next Turn, the Pretender Side will receive only 2 Cards instead of 3.
The covert war was just as important as the overt one; a misplaced letter or a bribed messenger could temporarily cripple enemy's war effort.

11. For the Kingdom!
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Battle: 2d6
Onwards!

12. Loyalist Fervor
Cost: 1 Loyalty
Effect: Next Battle card played +3 to Battle roll.
A speech, a demonstration, a parade; some propaganda to stir up the hearts of the loyal troops.

13. Supply Wagons
Cost: 1 Army
Effect: Repairs your Battle Score by +5.
After many battles, the recuperating army needs rest and resupply, and that's when you roll out the supply wagons!

14. Concessions
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: +2 Loyalty
Upset peasants? No problem! Just send pay the lamenting wives some coin - voila!

15. The Great Purge
Cost: 3 Loyalty
Effect: Pretender loses 1 Army, 1 Treasury and 2 Loyalty
"Apologies, but I have to report that there are some disloyal subjects, who symphatize with Pretender's plight..." "Burn them." "...um, don't you think that's a little bit har-" "ALL OF THEM!!"

16. Logistical Support
Cost: 1 Army, 1 Treasury
Effect: Repairs your Battle Score by +8.
A well-oiled logistics machine can prolong the life of any Army.

PRETENDER SIDE:

1. Foreign Support
Cost: 2 Treasury
Effect: +2 Army
Faced with enemies inside, it was only logical to make friends outside.

2. Assault on the Capital
Cost: 4 Army
Effect: Battle: 3d6+2
In an effort to win the war quickly, a large force was sent into the heart of the nation to assault the capital. It might succeed, it might be a waste of men and supplies; but the Pretender had to try.

3. Spread-Out Siege Campaign
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Coin Toss. Heads: Loyalist loses 2 Army; Tails: Loyalist loses 1 Army and 1 Treasury
"We strike here, here, here and here. Besiege the vital loyalist encampments. Raid the surroundings. Then, they will come and beg us for mercy. Mwahahaha!" - Soloc, the Usurper

4. A Coin for the Courtiers
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: Coin Toss. Heads: Loyalist loses 1 Loyalty; Tails: Loyalist loses 1 Treasury.
Not all of the Loyalists are fiercely loyal, he he he.

5. To the Greener Pastures
Cost: -
Effect: Pretender Side SURRENDER
It seems that we won't get the throne after all. How about we move out of the country and find a cozy place for ourselves far, far away from our enemies, hmm?

6. Raiding Parties (Pretender)
Cost: 1 Army
Effect: Coin Toss. Heads: Loyalist loses 1 Treasury; Tails: Loyalist loses 1 Army.
Simple and effective? Oh, that's rape, pillage and burn tactics!

7. Foreign Regiments
Cost: 3 Treasury
Effect: Battle: 3d6
Someone outside the country surely shall help our effort if only we sweeten our talk with gleam of many riches.

8. Decisive Point
Cost: 1 Loyalty, 1 Treasury, 1 Army
Effect: From now on, Pretender Side's cards will be processed before Loyalist Side cards.
This apparently insignificant battle had a lasting effect on the war, giving the Pretender an upper hand for the coming months.

9. Cannon Fodder
Cost: 2 Loyalty
Effect: +2 Army; next Battle card played -5 to Battle roll.
In pursuit of the throne, some people are much more expendable than the others.

10. Dealings with the Friends Abroad
Cost: 2 Treasury
Effect: +3 Loyalty
Having well-paid friends abroad could help make our claim on throne legitimate, or stir up some further support, or strengthen our propaganda efforts, or...

11. Charge!
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Battle: 2d6
For the true King!

12. Foreign Auxiliaries
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: Battle: 1d6
A civil war is an opportunity to all; especially for those armed, greedy foreigners just across the border.

13. Army Bribe
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: Next Battle card played by Loyalist -5 to Battle roll.
A greedy and corrupt officer is just what we need to throw loyalist forces into disarray!

14. Urban Massacre
Cost: 3 Loyalty
Effect: Loyalist loses 1 Army, 2 Treasury and 1 Loyalty
A wealthy, populous city on the 'border' of the war shows clear support for the Loyalists. It is time to show them that they made a huuuge mistake...

15. Supplies From Abroad
Cost: 1 Treasury
Effect: Repairs your Battle Score by +5.
Our future subjects might not be willing to provide for us; fortunately, our friends on the other side of the border will.

16. Expendables
Cost: 1 Loyalty
Effect: Battle: 2d6-2
Pitchforks and clubs, tunics and vests; are we really going to send those poor peasants to their deaths?... yes, yes we will.

Civil War, Turn 1 (1113 AD, Autumn)

Both sides, pick the Cards you're gonna use this Turn!

Spoiler: Loyalist Cards (click to show/hide)

2. Loyalist Regiments
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Battle: 3d6
The Advisor took the youth to the window and said: "These men shall fight and die for you, my lord, and they will take all your enemies with them."

1. Defend the Nation!
Cost: 1 Loyalty
Effect: +1 Army
"Good people of this great land! Shall you really stand aside and let the pretender usurp the throne? Come! Come and fight the good fight!" - Excerpt from 'Prince's First Speech'

7. The Grand Campaign
Cost: 1 Treasury, 4 Army
Effect: Battle: 4d6
"The loyalists numbered in many thousands, and they moved as one wave, crushing all opposition across the land." - Eric, the Royal Historian

Spoiler: Pretender Cards (click to show/hide)

10. Dealings with the Friends Abroad
Cost: 2 Treasury
Effect: +3 Loyalty
Having well-paid friends abroad could help make our claim on throne legitimate, or stir up some further support, or strengthen our propaganda efforts, or...

5. To the Greener Pastures
Cost: -
Effect: Pretender Side SURRENDER
It seems that we won't get the throne after all. How about we move out of the country and find a cozy place for ourselves far, far away from our enemies, hmm?

11. Charge!
Cost: 2 Army
Effect: Battle: 2d6
For the true King!

[Tiruin]

 
A
As in "Aaaa I am too late to play".

[Haspen]

Added to Pretender side ;v

[Maximum Spin]

I'm thinking we should use the first of our three cards, yes?

[Puppyguard]

Card 1

[Baffler]

SpamCivilWar, neat.

Voting for Loyalist Regiments. We need to end this quickly but spending 4 of our 5 army points on turn 1 is a tremendous risk.

[mightymushroom]

I think Paxiecrunchle meant to vote on the Cyl side, there.

Anyhow, the Loyalist side seems to have a strong military draw this turn. So strong that we'll lose if we play them both, in fact.

If we play Grand Campaign we have a good chance of overpowering them for this turn. Given its cost, though, we'll want to recycle Loyalist Regiments to regain army score. Defend the Nation! could go either way, but I'd lean toward using it for army too. Resources (-1 loyalty, -1 treasury, -1 army) for battle effect 4d6.

Or looked at the other way we can play Loyalist Regiments and have a somewhat less dominating military presence but recycle the other two and gain resources for our first turn. Resources (+1 loyalty, +1 treasury, +2 army) and battle effect 3d6.

Given the warning about dragging out the war, I am in favor of the stronger attack. Not only does it maximize our chance of damage, it pretty much forces them to spend resources on a counter.

I have no strong opinion on whom amongst us shall wield the baton of command.

Edit: I don't see in the rules it says we can only play one, just a minimum or we're giving up.

[Haspen]

Paxiecrunchle added to Loyalist side.

And yes, you can use 1, 2 or all 3 cards a Turn if you wish/resources allow ;v

[Baffler]

If we can, then there's no reason not to use Defend the Nation! in addition to one of the two battle options. I still lean Loyalist Regiments, but I'd feel better about using The Grand Campaign if we'll end up with 4 army instead of just 1 at the end of it. Recycling Loyalist Regiments and using Defend the Nation! gives us a final army score of 4 (as opposed to 10) though, which isn't too bad.

I'll support whoever as commander.

[Maximum Spin]

With this in mind I think we should use both our first and third cards. Obviously not the second.

[Detoxicated]

I wanna play