I am still working on my Victorian Colonial period game, which uses the British Parliament as the forum for prosecuting Wars. In part this is based on Avalon Hill's Republic of Rome but I have developed mine as a solo game.
My rules are very much a work in progress, constantly being added to and updated. In fact I've ruthlessly scrapped some of my earlier ideas and even the cards I've had printed may not survive the process.
Setup
The Treasury is determined. Roll 2d6 x 12 for the number x 1000 guineas. Low rolling will create a cash strapped Government pretty quickly. The total is recorded in the Treasury
The cards are shuffled and dealt blind into three six card hands.
These are then turned and examined. Find the Whig, Tory and Radical MPs with most influence. These become party leaders. Any tips in the influence score are resolved in favour of alphabetical order.
All MPs cards are moved to the same hand as their party leaders. Count up the influence for each side, the highest forming a Government.
Any Wars are placed into the Active Wars zone. Enemy leaders are added onto the map, or onto their active war if relevant.
Any bills are retained by the party leaders, but the Government may place a bill before the dispatch box as first business.
Any scandals are placed in "The Papers" and random rolls determine which unlucky MP attracts attention.
Any Concessions are held by party leaders at this point, but may need to be given to individual MPs to buy loyalty.
Any Military Officers are sent to Home Service.
A Field Force is deployed in Home Service and one in India.
Add the influence total in the respective political parties. The one with the most influence becomes the Government.
The politician with highest influence is PM.
If Parliament is split both sides may attempt to attract Radicals or Independents by paying 4000 guineas.
The Government sponsors a Bill but must still pay to support its passage. The price differs between bills.
Whigs and Liberals take 12000 as a party guineas to support to a bill as a party.
Tories take 12000 guineas to support a Bill as a party.
Unionists take 4000 guineas each to support a Bill, even if part of a Government, but add d6 to Irish Unrest
Radicals and Independents take 4000 guineas each to support a Bill.
The Lords will take 12000 guineas to guarantee to pass a bill, otherwise roll d6. On a 4, 5, 6 the bill passes, roll lover and it is sent back to the dispatch box.
Wars have a face cost, to send out a field force. Enemy leaders may increase this cost. Once field force is dispatched
With setup complete we move to the first month, and draw a card. Twelve cards will be drawn for each year of the campaign and the deck holds ten years worth of cards for each period.
(Except the early deck which has more cards but covers a far longer period)
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| Radical fellows. I will get these properly printed up. |
Wars of Victoria's Early Reign Deck
Canadian Rebellion 1837
The Pastry War, Mexico 1838
First Anglo Afghan War 1839
First Opium War 1839
Second Egyptian Ottoman War 1840
First Anglo Sikh War 1845
7th Xhosa War 1848
Second Anglo Sikh War 1848
8th Xhosa War 1850
Second Anglo Burmese War1852
Taiping Rebellion 1850
Second Anglo Burmese War1852
Crimean War 1853
Second Opium War 1856
Anglo Persian War 1856
The Indian Mutiny 1857
Wars of Victoria's Mid Reign Deck
(Not worked out yet)
Wars of Victoria's Later Reign Deck
Requires a bill to send a 24 point field force to the Cape.
4000 Guineas.
Islandwana
Ulundi
Enemy Leader Ceteswayo, ,Zulu, Lvl 1
The First Boer War 1880
Requires a Bill to send a Brigade to the Cape. 4000 Guineas. Strength 1d6.
Skirmish at the wagon auction
Battle of Laings Nek
Battle of Majuba Hill
Enemy Leader, Boer, Piet Cronjé, lvl 1
Battle of Kafr El Dawwar
Battle of Tell So Kebir
Gen Garnet Wolseley
Enemy Leader Tewfik Pasha lvl 1
Enemy Leader Ahmed ‘Urabi lvl 1
1881. Mahdist Sudan War
Tel El Kebir
Gordon Relief
1878 Second Anglo-Afghan War
Kabul
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
1885 North-West Rebellion
1885 Third Anglo-Burmese War
1888 Sikkim Expedition
1891. Hunza-Nagar Campaign
1893 Anglo-Manipur War
1893. First Matabele War
1895. Ashante War
1896. Second Matabele War
1897. The Tirah Expedition
1899. Boxer Rebellion
1899. Second Anglo Boer War
Politicians Deck
Laws and Reforms deck
Concessions deck
Intrigue deck
Wars Deck
Military Officers
The newest crises.
The Offices of State
Her Majesty's Prime Minister
Lesser Offices are given to buy loyalty. Worth 4000 Guineas.
Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer
Minister of War
Home Secretary
Foreign Secretary
First Sea Lord
Field Force deployments
Home Service
Ireland
India
Ceylon
Africa
South Africa
Canada
The Caribbean
Far East
China and Hong Kong
European entanglements
Mediterranean
The Australias
Examples of Bills
Army Discipline Act
Consolidated fund Act
Indian stocks Act
Wars of the Edwardians deck
The Mad Mullah of Somalilland
Agadir
The Panther incident
Pulling the Lion's tail
The Balkan troubles
South African War (1899–1902)
The War of a Thousand Days (1899–1903)
Boxer Rebellion (1900–01)
Moro Wars (1901–13)
Russo-Japanese War (1904–05)
Pig War (1906–09)
Mexican Revolution (1910–20)
Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)
The Great War
1879. The Game opens
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| The deal gives the Liberals, under Disraeli, a powerful party. Six MPs with a stack of influence. The opposing Tories are pitiful, but will strengthen as the game develops. The Radicals are almost as strong as the Tories, and if Gladstone appears he could draw some of them in for support. |
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| A Scandal rocks the January papers, Men in Petticoats, one that rocked Victorian visions of morality at the time. |
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| MP Sir Robert Slack is implicated and resigns. |
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| Disraeli places the Consolidated Funds Act before the dispatch box, certain to force it through adding 12000 guineas to the Treasury from interests. Game paused for my trip to Milan.           The Rhodes Company stock props up the Treasury.   The Queens speech for 1879. "My Government shall pursue the Anglo Afghan War and pacify Ireland. God save myself."       Paused again. |
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