GREAT DYNASTIES OF EUROPE
INTRODUCTION
Card game for 2-6+ players.
Theme: European Royal Houses 1300-1900.
VICTORY
The player with the most Victory Tokens at the end of the game wins.
GAME LENGTH
Each turn represents 25 years (roughly 1 generation).
Starting in 1300 and ending in 1900. There are 24 turns.
VICTORY TOKENS
Players share a common pool of Victory Tokens (VT).
TERRITORY DECK
Players share a common Territory Deck.
Each card represents a region that can be owned by a player.
Each Territory belongs to one of 10 Regions.
DYNASTY DECK
These represent the available Dynasties.
Each has a starting Territory and a Special Ability.
DICE
Six sided dice (D6) are needed.
GOLD TOKENS
Players share a common pool of Gold Tokens (GT).
ARMY TOKENS
Players share a common pool of Army Tokens (AT).
OVESEAS TERRITORY TOKENS
Players share a common pool of Overseas Territory Tokens (OT).
Each such Token represents a Territory in the
New World, Africa, India, and elsewhere.
SETUP
Players roll high on 1D6 to see who goes first.
Each player draws 3 Dynasty cards and picks one.
The others are shuffled back in the deck.
Each player gets the Territory card associated with their Dynasty.
These Territories are called the Ancestral Homes.
Remaining Territories form a Neutral Territory Deck.
Each player starts with 1D6 Armies.
Each player starts with 2D6 Gold.
Each player starts with 2D6 VT.
Each player starts with 1D6 Territory cards drawn from the Deck.
TREACHERY ROLLS
When you gain a Territory, sometimes you will be directed to
Make a Treachery Roll. Roll 1D6:
On a roll of 1 or less you gain a random Neutral Territory.
On a roll of 2-3 you gain a Neutral Territory of your Choice.
On a roll of 4 you gain a Random Territory from an Opposing Player.
On a roll of 5-6 or more gain a Territory of your choice from an Opposing Player.
When taking a Territory from an Opponent, the last Territory you may take is
Their Ancestral Home. If a player loses his Ancestral Home he loses the game
And all his territories become Neutral. He may start over with a new Dynasty.
If there are ever no Neutral Territories left, add 3 to your roll.
TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 9 Phases:
1. Marriage Phase
2. Inheritance Phase
3. Economy Phase
4. Upkeep Phase
5. Military Phase
6. Culture Phase
7. Event Phase
8. Conquest Phase
9. End Phase
MARRIAGE PHASE
Roll 1D6 (The Marriage Roll):
On a roll of 6 you gain a Territory.
Make a Treachery Roll and subtract 3.
INHERITANCE PHASE
Roll 1D6 (The Inheritance Roll):
On a roll of 6 you gain a Territory.
Make a Treachery Roll and subtract 3.
ECONOMY PHASE
Roll 1D6 (Corruption Rolls) for each Territory you control:
On a roll of 1 you gain 1 Gold.
On a roll of 2 you gain 2 Gold.
On a roll of 3 you gain 3 Gold.
On a roll of 4 or 5 you gain nothing.
On a roll of 6 you lose 1 Gold.
UPKEEP PHASE
Pay 1 Gold for each Army you control.
Unsupported Armies are lost.
MILITARY PHASE
Pay 3 Gold to build 1 Army.
You may do this up to 1D6 times (Recruit Roll)
CULTURE PHASE
Check for each of the 10 Regions.
If you have the most Territories in a Region get 1 VT.
Roll 1D6 (The Culture Roll).
Pay this many Gold to gain 1 VT.
As long as you pay, you may make another Culture Roll.
Overseas Territories count as a single Region for this purpose.
EVENT PHASE
Draw and Reveal 1 card from the Event deck and resolve it.
This will often be the simple loss or gain of Territories, Armies, Gold, and VT.
Some Events will cause a War of Survival or a General War.
Discard Resolved Event cards.
If the Event deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.
WAR OF SURVIVAL
These are the result of certain Event cards.
Each such card has a Magnitude Rating (MR).
Roll a 1D6 (Survival Roll) a number of times equal to the MR of the Event.
On a Roll of 1-3 nothing happens.
On a roll of 4-6 you lose 1 Army.
If you have no Armies left, you lose a Territory of your Choice.
Lost Territories become Neutral.
GENERAL WAR
These are the result of certain Event cards.
Choose one Opponent to be your Primary Foe.
All other players must individually choose a side to Ally with.
All Players roll 1D6 for each of their Armies (General Roll).
On a Roll of 5 or 6 one opposing Army of your Choice is Destroyed.
If the opposing side has no Armies remaining, you instead take
control of 1 Target enemy Territory (Main Foe or Ally).
You must distribute captured Territories as evenly as possible between
yourself and your allies.
CONQUEST PHASE
If you did not fight a War of Survival this turn, you may fight a War of Conquest.
Roll 1D6 (Conquest Roll) for each of your Armies you commit:
On a Roll of 1 the army is destroyed.
On a roll of 2-5 nothing happens.
On a Roll of 6 you gain 1 Territory:
Make a Treachery Roll to determine which Territory you get.
If you win an opponent’s Territory, he may negate this by losing 1 of his Armies.
END PHASE
Pass the dice to the next player in line.
DYNASTY DECK NOTATION
ST = Starting Territory
SA = Special Ability
OPT = Once Per Turn on your own Turn
VT = Victory Tokens
DYNASTY DECK CARD LIST
Dynasty: ST: SA:
Habsburg Austria Reroll 1 Inheritance Roll OPT
Orange Netherlands Reroll 1 Corruption Roll OPT
Tudor England Reroll 1 Marriage Roll OPT
Burgundy Burgundy Reroll 1 Conquest Roll OPT
Stuart Scotland Reroll 1 Treachery Roll OPT
Romanov Russia Reroll 1 Recruit Roll OPT
Grimaldi Lombardy Reroll 1 Culture Roll OPT
Hohenzollern Swabia Add 1 to any 1 of your Rolls OPT
Oldenburg Saxony Start with +3 Armies
Bourbon Gascony Start with +4 VT
Capetian Aquitaine Start with +2 Territories
Valois Lorraine Start with +10 Gold
Jagiellon Lithuania Reroll 1 General Roll OPT
Luxembourg Bohemia Reroll 1 Survival Roll OPT
TERRITORY DECK NOTATION
G = Germany
A = Anglo-Saxon
F = France
S = Spain
K = Scandinavia
I = Italy
B = Balkans
X = Baltic
E = Eastern Europe
L = Low Countries
TERRITORY DECK CARD LIST
Territory: Region:
England A
Scotland A
Wales A
Ireland A
Bavaria G
Saxony G
Bohemia G
Austria G
Moravia G
Swabia G
Flanders L
Belgium L
Luxembourg L
Netherlands L
Aragon S
Castile S
Navarre S
Leon S
Portugal S
Sardinia I
Tuscany I
Sicily I
Naples I
Lombardy I
Hungary E
Transylvania E
Romania E
Russia E
Muscovy E
Poland X
Prussia X
Lithuania X
Estonia X
Norway K
Denmark K
Sweden K
Finland K
Croatia B
Dalmatia B
Slavonia B
Montenegro B
Lorraine F
Brittany F
Burgundy F
Normandy F
Aquitaine F
Gascony F
EVENT DECK NOTATION
WOS = War of Survival
MR = Magnitude Rating
LORT = Lose 1 Random Territory
OT = Overseas Territory
MATR = Make a Treachery Roll
Leader = Player with the most Territories or VT
AP = All Players
EVENT DECK CARD LIST
Event: Notes:
Rebellion WOS MR =3
Ottoman Empire WOS MR =8
Civil War WOS MR =4
War of Succession General War
Grand Alliance General War
Modernization Gold +2 VT +2
Renaissance Masters VT +3
Forge Empire Gain 1 OT
Discovery Gain 1 OT
Exploration Gain 1 OT
Colonization Gain 1 OT
Annexation Gain 1 Territory MATR
The Turks WOS MR =6
Balance of Power General War
Stagnation Lose 1D6 Gold
Treaty Gain 1 Territory MATR
Confederation Gain 1 Territory MATR
Pretender Gain 1 Territory MATR
Consort Gain 1 Territory MATR
Religious War WOS MR =7
Reformation WOS MR =9
Black Death AP: Lose 3 Gold and 3 Armies
Gain Titles Gain 1 Territory MATR
Nationalism WOS MR =10
Enlightenment Buy up to 1D6 VT for 1 Gold each
Allies Gain 2 Armies
Holy War Get a Second Conquest Phase
Mercenaries Buy up to 1D6 Armies for 1 Gold each
New World Gain +1 OT
Prosperity Gain 1D6 Gold
Industrialization Gain 1D6 Gold
Bank Loans Gain 1D6 Gold
Revolution WOS MR =5
Progress Gain 2 Gold and 2 VT
Patron of The Arts Buy up to 1D6 VT for 1 Gold each
Incompetent Ruler Lose 3 Gold and 3 VT
Diplomacy Negate the Next WOS against You
Inbreeding Lose 2 VT
Assassination Skip Conquest Phase
Divorce Lose 1 VT
Dynastic Split LORT
Lineage Broken LORT
Family Tree Branches LORT
No Male Heir LORT
Complex Legalities LORT
Forfeit Claim LORT
Abdication LORT
Exile LORT
LINKS
Dynasties Wikipedia
