Walk Away by The Nanker Phelge

Richard III

Here's the starting setup from the Yorkist side of the table.
My first campaign was a push against the East.
The second campaign was better, but unsuccessful.
The third campaign was much more successful, but the Yorkists barely won.

I have a newly acquired game called "Richard III: War of the Roses" by Columbia Games. I got together with my good friend Tim for a game. It was my third time playing the game, and my first time playing the Yorkist side.
The game is easy to learn; the wooden blocks represent nobles and their troops, white for the house of York, red for the house of Lancaster. Each side has 5 heirs to the throne. The game is played in three "campaigns" of seven turns each. At the end of each campaign, the nobles on the board are totaled, and whoever has more becomes king. Whoever is king at the end of the third campaign is the winner. A hand of seven cards determines how many actions you can accomplish; they are used for recruiting new nobles and for movement/battle.
On the first campaign, I was hampered by a bad hand of cards. I wasn't able to mount much of a push anywhere. I made an effort in the east, trying to capture London, but Tim, with a handful of good cards and skillful play, handily held onto the throne.
In the second campaign, I had a few more successes, such as eliminating Henry VI, but still couldn't tip the balance. At the end of the campaign, it was 10 nobles to 10, so Lancaster remained on the throne.
The third campaign was hard fought by both sides, and came down to the final battle in the south. If I had lost that battle, Lancaster would have retained the throne and won the game; as it was, I managed to put Richard, Duke of York, on the throne and thus won the game.

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