Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York

[ulmont]

"Two Lancastrians and two Yorkists draft cards that give them control of major towns, nobles, bishops and royal castles. Income generated by these enables them to raise armies and to bribe nobles, bishops and ship captains to change allegiance. Players then use secret planning and simultaneous deployment to gain control of the six areas in England and Wales and, hopefully, enough votes in parliament to crown their royal heir as king."
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/58936/wars-of-the-roses-lancaster-vs-york


Anybody played this?  Opinions?

[Berkut]

I wonder if it is anything like Twilight Struggle.

Have you ever played that before ulmont?

[The Brain]

Looked at it a while back, didn't buy it. Don't know much about it.

[Octavian]

The war of the roses is such a rip off from A game of Thrones. Lannisters, Lancasters come on!

[frunk]

I've played it once.  It isn't bad, you are technically cooperating with one other player to improve your position.  In practice it's every man for himself, but trying to fight in different areas from your ally without really knowing where they will be fighting.

[Drakken]

I still prefer Kingmaker.

Speaking of which, I'd be up for a Languish game of Kingmaker.