The King in the North

The King in the North 2023

7.8 /10
BGG rating
#15541
BGG rank
2.5
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
150–260
Minutes
14
Age

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About the Game

The King in the North is a game that represents the first Civil War called the Carlist War that took place between 1833 and 1839, among the Carlists - supporters of the Infant Carlos María Isidro de Borbón and an absolutist regime - and the so called Liberals, Cristinos or Isabelinos, defenders of Isabel II and the regent María Cristina de Borbón, whose government was in the modest absolutist origins and eventually became liberal to obtain greater popular support.

Although the war spanned most of Spain, mainly in the Basque Country, Navarra, Catalonia, Aragon and Valencia, in this game only the fighting in the North is represented. It has gameplay mechanisms similar to Sekigahara and Granada, last stand of the Moors.

—description from the designer

Con mecánicas similares al aclamado Sekigahara y Granada. El Rey en el Norte es un juego para 2 jugadores que representa la primera Guerra Civil llamada Guerra Carlista que tuvo lugar entre 1833 y 1839, entre los Carlistas, partidarios del Infante Carlos María Isidro de Borbón y de un régimen absolutista, y los Isabelinos, defensores de Isabel II y de la regente María Cristina de Borbón, cuyo gobierno fue en los orígenes absolutista moderado y acabó convirtiéndose en liberal para obtener mayor apoyo popular. Aunque la guerra se desarrolló en varias regiones de España, País Vasco, Navarra, Cataluña, Aragón y Valencia, en este juego sólo se representa la que tuvo lugar en el Norte. Un jugador llevará el bando Isabelino formado por cinco facciones: Guardia Real, Ejercito Regular, Milicias, Chapelgorris y Legión Extranjera. Y el otro jugador llevará el bando Carlista formado a su vez por cinco facciones: Álava, Castilla, Guipuzcoa, Navarra y Vizcaya.

—description from the designer (Spanish)

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Also known as
El Rey en el Norte
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44 · geek rating 5.54
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