rliament of Scotland was unicameral, all members sat in the same [[wiki>Chambers of parliament|chamber... ascended to the English throne. It was believed that the universities were affected by the decisions o
ical campaigning: either
* rabble rousing (at -10 to IRE score for newly generated mobs); or
... e Convention meeting
* those not sitting treat this as a morning phase
- Convention receives... er not attending the Convention personally may treat that phase as if it were a second morning phase for them. However they may not vote or speak to the C
estates of the kingdom of Scotland held and begun at Edinburgh, the 14th day of March, 1689, Edinburgh... , they before opening thereof declare and enact that, notwithstanding of anything that may be contained in that letter for dissolving them or impeding their procedure, yet that they are a
====== The Other Side of the COIN ======
Or what makes people become insurgents?
This is a game first played on Sunday 5th September 2010 at CLWG, and had a second outing on Saturday 1st October. It is due for a third run at CLWG on Sunday 1st January 2012. If you want to ... the general background briefing on this page (or at least as a link from here).
Background for the
Tribes have existed for millennia in the area that is present-day Afghanistan. They emerged over cen... ly anachronistic, sexist and corrupt — a system that further undermines the already extraordinarily di... c, merit-based national institutions. They warn that the country would be thrown into the hands of myriad tribal militias that the central government could never control. A war
e are very sensible of the kindness and concern that many of your nation have evidenced towards us and... curring with us in our endeavours, and desiring that we should take upon us the administration of affa... ant religion, the ancient laws and liberties of that Kingdom, which accordingly we have done.
Now it ... eneral interest and inclinations of the people, that after so much trouble and great suffering, they m
net in William of Orange's guards. He was present at the Battle of Seneffe and rescued the young Princ... ss conventicles (Lowland Presbyterian meetings) that the king deemed seditious. His reputation for rel... the country he was required to watch were too great for the leader of a small body of cavalry, and in... June 1679 the Covenanters routed him and his army at the Battle of Drumclog, whereupon he fled to Glas
gave birth to a son. This brought home to those that he had upset with his toleration of Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters that this policy would continue. Accordingly a number ... he relevance of this to Scotland is, of course, that both Kingdoms share a King. When Prince William of Orange landed at Torbay in the extreme South West of England the S
rhouse", Andrew Murray Scott, ISBN 0859765326)) that [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:Melfort]] intercepted the letter that [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:dundee|Viscount Dundee]... s and Gentlemen,
Whereas we have been informed that you the peers and representatives of the shires and boroughs of that our Ancient Kingdom who are to meet together at o
Unhappy with the Scots Parliament's declaration that James VII had forfeited his Crown Viscount Dundee returned home to his heavily pregnant wife at Dudhope just north of Dundee. After a few weeks h
[[wp>1689]]. The game has been play-tested once at the 2007 [[http://www.clwg.org|CLWG]] Games Weeke... . More detailed specific player briefings((note that the player briefings aren't on the wiki as these have player-specific objectives that work best of the other players haven't read them)... =====
some historical background (in the order that the Convention dealt with its business):
* [[:r
There is a four player version with one umpire that doesn't worry about the rabble rousing in the str... e if a vote is called to depose King James VII. What it represents is how those NPCs appear when they
fficient players for all roles to be filled for that player group.
A minimum of four players are req... d. Preferably the uncommitted players should have at least two of the four positions in a minimum size
