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of 1066. Yet before this famous invasion of
William the Conqueror, the island of Britain was
the battleground for dozens of invading tribes
player game about the I000 year history of the birth of
Britain Play begins with the Roman lnvasron of 43 AD,
and ends with the last great lnvaslons by the Norwegians
and Normans in 1066 Each of the srxteen game turns
represents about 85 years Each player controls several
nations, not all of which are In play at the same time Wh~le
whose great movements caught up entire a nation exists, you must attempt to score as many victory
peoples,
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sweeping them into the highlands or points for it as possible Points are scored for controlling
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arrived to conquer Britain in 43 AD, and held
sway over most of the island for almost 400
years. After the withdrawal of the Roman legions,
new invasions began by Angles, Saxons, Jutes,
Scots and Irish. For a while the remnants of
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Nations play in order, starting with the Romans and ending
w~th the Normans Natrons who haven't yet appeared,
or who are already eliminated, are skipped A nation's turn
consists of placing reinforcements, checking for population
growth, placing new armles, army movement and
Roman civilization held out under the leadershir, combat Armies may move one or two areas (and In some
of the legendary King Arthur, but were eventually
rwhelmed. The Saxons and vied with
tach until became the
cases three) Opposing armies in the same area fight each
other by rolling dice-a roll of 5 or 6 normally ellminates
an enemy army Cavalry armies, Roman armies and
leaders have special advantages in combat. Although the
target of a new threat from Scandinavia-the
Vikings.DanishandNorseinvasionsofBritain
mechanics are s~mple, there are many o~~ortunitres for
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