1066 Tears to Many Mothers Board Game
Description
Recreate the infamous Battle of Hastings! A promise has been broken an evil omen is in the sky a crown is at stake and history is about to be made 1066 Tears to Many Mothers is an asymmetric competitive tactical card game in the style of Magic the Gathering but non-collectable Each player as either Normans or Saxons musters troops and resources to overcome the various obstacles in their way before the two armies clash on the battlefield at Hastings Every card in the game is inspired by a real person or event from the time With a focus on quick tactical play and a thematic reimagining of the events of the time there is no deck building required each player simply grabs their deck and shuffles then play begins Honours 1066 Tears to Many Mothers was a runner up in the Golden Geek Awards and was nominated in the Origins Awards for &39;Best Historical Board Game&39; Note on title In April of 1066 Halley&39;s Comet was in its perihelion orbit and writers at the time said it was four times the size of Venus and shining with a light equal to a quarter of that of the Moon Many thought it was an evil omen or even the end of the world - the monk Eilmer of Malmesbury Abbey wrote about the event "You&39;ve come have you? – You&39;ve come you source of tears to many mothers It is long since I saw you; but as I see you now you are much more terrible for I see you brandishing the downfall of my country"
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