{"product_id":"redsashrogues","title":"Parcel o' Rogues (Component Kit)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParcel O' Rogues\u003c\/em\u003e is a 2-4 player game of political sabotage. It covers the fledgling 1707 consolidation of Britain and Scotland as one government. It is the 15th installment in the \u003cem\u003eLace Wars\u003c\/em\u003e saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW COMPONENT KIT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Panther offers complete boxed copies of Red Sash Games in their first year of release. After that, Blue Panther offers ONLY Component Kits for all Red Sash Games.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComponent Kit\u003c\/span\u003e includes all countersheets and maps needed for the game, as well as cards, pawns and cubes for games that require them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eComponent Kits do NOT include: rulebooks, player aid sheets, scenario booklets, or historical commentaries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can purchase the Print And Play version of this game directly from Red Sash Games at \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redsashgames.com\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ehttps:\/\/redsashgames.com\/\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable Now | From Red Sash Games\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003ePOR can be played \u003cem\u003eCharlie's Year\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Highland Quorum\u003c\/em\u003e. POR is also compatible with \u003cem\u003eThe Jacobite Card\u003c\/em\u003e expansion pack (each game sold separately).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eParcel o' Rogues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003ePOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e) has been designated the fifteenth volume in Red Sash Games' Lace Wars series. Technically speaking, the game should not be part of the series. It is a completely different animal, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style164\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eno knowledge of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style308\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e Lace Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style164\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e series is required\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e. However, the package also contains a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eCharlie's Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e module, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eThe Jacobite Card (TJC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e part of the series and completes the Jacobite 'saga'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003ePOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e is a game for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style164\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e2-4 players\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e that covers the political struggle to pass the Act of Union of 1707 which brought England and Scotland under a single government. For a hundred years the two countries had been ruled by the same monarch, but with separate governments and laws. The Union was in keeping with the centralizing trend that could be found all over Western Europe. As might be expected, it was not universally acclaimed, especially in Scotland. Coincidentally, a Jacobite rising was being planned in coordination with the French, who were (of course) at war with England and hoped to create a diversion that would draw enemy troops away from their frontier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eThis plot played into the widespread discontent with the Union, so that when a French expeditionary corps was dispatched to escort the Old Pretender, James Francis Edward Stuart, to Scotland in March of 1708, the conspirators could count on a massive uprising in support of his claim to the Throne. Unfortunately for them, the plan quickly unravelled due to a variety of causes and the famous Rising of 1708 that restored Scotland's independence never happened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003ePOR,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e the object is to gain influence over the key political figures and institutions who can sway the vote for Union, or, if necessary, provide resources for a rebellion. Influence is claimed by the placing of cubes on a board, at locations representing the various personalities and institutions involved. The players are limited in what they can do on their turn by card play, which stipulates how many cubes are available and what sort of locations will accept them. Cards may instead allow players to remove some of their opponents' cubes. Periodically, event cards must be played that affect everyone; these cards also act as a timer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eThere are two scoring rounds. In the first, the players compare their influence for the Act of Union. If there is no Union, the game will be over, but usually, the Union does occur and the game continues to the second scoring. This one determines who has won the subsequent Rebellion and uses different criteria (but the same game mechanic).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"para203\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eIf desired, the results of the game can also be used to generate a scenario for the attached \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eLace Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e module, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style308\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003eThe Jacobite Card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e. The final state of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style244\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003ePOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Style147\" style=\"line-height: 17.5px;\"\u003e board will dictate the resources each player receives for that scenario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAYERS: 2-4\u003cbr\u003eTIME: 3 or more hours\u003cbr\u003eAGE: 14+\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 game board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e120 counter game pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e121 playing cards\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e400 wooden cubes (4 colors each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Rulebook\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA historical commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Red Sash Games.\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Blue Panther LLC under license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Sash Games","offers":[{"title":"Component Kit","offer_id":47366205341866,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/0313\/5146\/files\/ParcelORoguesShopifyCover-01.jpg?v=1686608599","url":"https:\/\/www.bluepantherllc.mom\/products\/redsashrogues","provider":"Blue Panther","version":"1.0","type":"link"}