User Guide

OBJECT
OF THE GAME
I
n KINGMAKER, you control a Fac-
tion of power-hungry nobles and
their supporters. Your objective is to
control the last Royal Heir in the game,
This vital city in the
and to crown him King (or Queen, in
west of England is also
a major port.
the case of Margaret of Anjou) of Eng
land. In other words, you’re not trying
to become King yourself, but to be the
power behind the throne, the ultimate
puppet-master.
To achieve this, you must:
(a) capture and control a Royal Heir;
(b) eliminate all his/her rivals; and
(c) have your Heir crowned King in a
Cathedral Town or City by an Arch-
bishop or two Bishops.
In addition to the Noble members of
your Faction, you may control “Assets”
(such as Offices of the Crown, Merce-
naries and Ships). Other Nobles and
Assets are gained during the game,
which you may either bring into play at
once or keep hidden, ready to be pro-
duced at a vital moment.
Of course,. in the meantime, the
opposing (computer-controlled) Fac-
tions are trying to do the same thing.. .
Roll of Honor
KINGMAKER includes a Roll of
Honor, which carries the names and
ranks of those players who have best
fulfilled their destiny. You may enter
your name on the Roll of Honor if you
successfully complete the game.
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