User Guide

The aim is to allocate all of your
Assets to the Nobles in your Faction.
However, you may not be able to allo-
cate all the forces at your disposal. For
example, you may have an Office left
over, and no Titled Noble to give it to.
This is unfortunate, and there’s noth-
ing you can do about it. The Asset is
placed in Chancery when you finish
building your Faction. In all other
cases, you see a warning if you try to
leave the Build Faction Phase without
having allocated all your forces.
Enemy Factions
If you selected Allocate Blind as a
pregame option, you must place your
forces in ignorance of the whereabouts
of the enemy. Your first chance to see
what opposition you face will come dur-
ing the first turn.
If, however, you selected After Com-
puter, you will have seen the other
Factions place their forces before you
start. This could affect your choices. If
it looks as though an enemy Faction
has the means to capture a Royal Heir
before you, then you should change
your plans. You might also want to
avoid starting a Noble in a part of the
country swarming with enemy troops.
Reviewing Enemy Factions
You can review the dispositions of
the computer-controlled Factions by
pressing the Review icon. This func-
tion is only available if you chose to
deploy after the computer.
Select to view one of the enemy Fac-
tions, or the Royal Heirs. You are given
a “guided tour” of each Faction you
select, working through the Nobles one-
by-one.
Use Review to take note of where
enemy Nobles are, and where their
strengths lie. What Royal Heirs are
they likely to move after? How easy is
it for them to combine their forces? Is
there an option for your faction to
pounce on an isolated Noble?
Click the Right Mouse Button to
return to the view.