http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/ Avalon Hill's Kingmaker Club - For fans of "Kingmaker" by Avalon Hill Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:32 GMT derekqsc http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1157 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1157 Prussian, I believe certain Bishops _should_ be allowed provisional troops because of their roles. Durham, due to its Paletinate status; Carlisle and York, Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:22:28 GMT david rayner http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1156 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1156 Of course some important offices were held by Bishops, including many holders of the Chancellor and Treasurer positions. Theoretically, then, any Bishop might Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:34:42 GMT derekqsc http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1155 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1155 This is for the Prussian (and any one else who cares to chime in), Prussian, in your AdvKM Bishops set, why do you give more troops to Cantabury over York? I Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:28:07 GMT david rayner http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1154 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1154 Sheriffs were usually drawn from the local gentry, not the nobility.  However these gentry were usually retained by a local magnate, so the suggestion is Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:29:36 GMT Adrian Nelsen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1153 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1153 Curious because so many other Avalon Hill titles have been acquired or moved on to other publishers. [] Adrian Nelsen aka Rassilon [] "What appears to be Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:19:10 GMT Lewis Goldberg http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1152 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1152 Avalon Hill only owned the rights to Kingmaker in the US, and that was on license from a company in England. And it may not have been a unlimited license - it Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:14:18 GMT Rick http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1151 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1151 Avalon Hill still retains rights, but the company is owned by Hasbro which means don't expect any older titles to be released any time soon. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:34 GMT Adrian Nelsen http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1150 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1150 Who currently owns the rights to publish Kingmaker? [] Adrian Nelsen aka Rassilon [] "What appears to be coming at you is coming from you" Jack Flanders. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:07:28 GMT James Adlard http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1149 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1149 Pillaging was very bad polically speaking. You can do it, but you should lose cities and towns. Also, you should get a permanent minus to your Commons. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:14:39 GMT derekqsc http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1148 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1148 Prussian, Would like your opinion, as you are the only one to include County Sheriffs in KM. Should the Sheriff only be assigned to a Noble that has a holding Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:01:42 GMT Edward R. Stepans http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1147 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1147 Whether or not the opportunity to pillage was used by a particular leader as a recruiting tool, it was sometimes given in lieu of unpaid wages to the soldiers Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:45 GMT David Starr http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1146 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1146 A Nobles strength was usually seen by the amount of troops they were able to muster. The nobles troop number is already given. It is a very eloquent way to Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:51:11 GMT Edward R. Stepans http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1145 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1145 I think that bringing finances into Kingmaker would certainly reduce the abstractness of the game, but that is no reason to dismiss it.  The difficulty lies Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:48 GMT david rayner http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1144 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1144 My view on the troop strengths: Apart from the Calais garrison, the troops commanded by a noble would be retained by him under contract, so would be available Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:36 GMT Hans Smeets http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1143 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/avalonhillskingmakerclub/message/1143 Hello Derek, Thanks for your reaction. It will take me more time than expected to upload the cards. I made them, or in some cases remade them, in Photoshop. A