{"title":"John Welch","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"cruel-necessity","title":"Cruel Necessity: The English Civil Wars 1640-1653","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n   \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/john-welch\"\u003eJohn Welch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/worthington-publishing-llc\"\u003eWorthington Publishing, LLC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e60-60 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e13 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n         \u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n         \u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e374507\/cruel-necessity-deluxe-edition-english-civil-wars\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/374507\/cruel-necessity-deluxe-edition-english-civil-wars\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n         \u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n   \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003eCruel Necessity is a solitaire game simulating the military, political, and religious struggles of the English Civil Wars. You attempt to stop the advance of four armies bent on destroying Parliament and Puritanism, whom you represent. Simply holding on to London is not enough; you must also suppress the enemies of Puritanism, Parliamentary Government, and English domination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are civil wars going on not just in England, but in Scotland and Ireland too; and each will have varying impact on the play of the game at different times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title comes from the purported response to the beheading of King Charles by his implacable foe, Oliver Cromwell, who remarked that this act of regicide was a “Cruel necessity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe edition changes:\u003cbr\u003eThis is a deluxe new edition of the classic solo game. It will be printed with super high quality components.  The box, board, and counters will be thick and mounted.  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Two titans will battle for this Nation, and they will not be, as the President had hoped, the “better angels of our nature.” Death will walk the land and not one of us will know peace, not even in the grave. -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate John Picket, in a letter home, Taunton, MA, June, 1861.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrom designer \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Welch\u003c\/strong\u003e comes your chance - with up to three additional friends to alter the course of a fractured United States, increasingly menaced by Confederate zombie soldiers (“Zebs”), and the dangerous Revenants and Glorious Dead that await you.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the alternate history of author \u003cstrong\u003eS.M. Cross’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe South Shall Rise\u003c\/em\u003e (pending publication), this is a game of tactical combat set during the American Civil War, where those within the Confederacy take a terrible risk to use the dead as reanimated soldiers. With four unique and challenging scenarios to choose from, crawl out of the trenches and rise to glory… or die (again) trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGood luck... you’re going to need it!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's in the box:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e• One 36-page full-color Rules booklet\u003cbr\u003e• One 11” x 17” map\u003cbr\u003e• 20 standees\u003cbr\u003e• 45 counters\u003cbr\u003e• 25 cards\u003cbr\u003e• Five scenario cards\u003cbr\u003e• One player aid \u003cbr\u003e• Two six-sided dice\u003cbr\u003e• One 11” x 17” mounted, jigsaw-cut game map \u003cbr\u003e• One bright red, 9 1\/4\" x 5 7\/8\" Standard cardboard VPG game box\u003cbr\u003e• One beautiful box cover sleeve\u003cbr\u003e• One \"Wipes-A-Lot\" napkin\u003cbr\u003e• One charcoal desiccant packet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victory Point Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":807050889,"sku":"VPG24003","price":28.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/The_South_Shall_Rise_Again.jpg?v=1578608922"},{"product_id":"keep-up-the-fire-the-boxer-rebellion","title":"Keep Up The Fire!: The Boxer Rebellion (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003ctable margin=\"1\" padding=\"1\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/john-welch\"\u003eJohn Welch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vaibhavhospital.com\/collections\/all\/worthington-publishing-llc\"\u003eWorthington Publishing, LLC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaying Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"display: none;\" id=\"bgg-row\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\" id=\"bgg-url\"\u003e99935\/keep-fire-boxer-rebellion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\" id=\"bgg-forum-url\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/99935\/keep-fire-boxer-rebellion\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1637434410584_243111\" data-block-type=\"2\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge hard mounted tactical game board of the Legation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmaller hard mounted strategic map for relief column\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeck of Action\/Event cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounter sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle Archive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTray for components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeve for box with alternate cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nStates of Siege Series #10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeep Up The Fire! is a solitaire States of Siege series game set in 1900 Peking (modern day Beijing), China where Foreign Legations (areas assigned to Imperial powers including ambassadors, business people, and a handful of troops to provide security) are besieged in their Compound by Chinese anti-imperialist forces. 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