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Richard III: The Wars of the Roses
Head-to-Head Duel

Richard III: The Wars of the Roses

Designed by Tom Dalgliesh, Jerry Taylor

Published by Columbia Games

Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach

Players

2

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium complexity
60–180 min
7.4 on BGG (1.0K)

Language Editions

English

Categories

Civil War
Themed around civil wars — internal conflicts, divided nations, and factional warfare.
Medieval
Set in the Middle Ages — castles, knights, feudal politics, and trade.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

How It Plays

Area Movement

You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.

Area-Impulse

Areas on the board activate one at a time, and you decide how to use each impulse — timing is everything.

Campaign / Battle Card Driven

Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Secret Unit Deployment

You place your units face-down so opponents don't know what you've got — the reveal is always exciting.

Simultaneous Action Selection

Everyone chooses their action at the same time and reveals together — no waiting around, and plenty of surprises.

About This Game

Richard III: The Wars of the Roses (formerly known simply as Wars of the Roses) is an epic two-player game concerning the long and bloody dynastic struggle between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. The game depicts both the vicious military campaigns and the rich political struggles that surrounded the late rule of the mad-king Henry VI, the Yorkist usurper Edward IV, the bloody rule of Richard III, and the early years of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. Also strutting across the game's stage and toward the throne is Richard of York, the patriarch of the house of Plantagenet; Richard Neville, the notorious "Kingmaker"; the iron-queen of Lancaster, Margaret of Anjou, and the would-be Lancastrian king Edward, the Prince of Wales.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Play Time

60-180 min

Complexity

2.7 / 5

Rating

7.4

Year

2009