The other monster game during 2014 was Here I Stand. We have been playing this card-driven game about the Religion Wars in Europe during several sessions. With four players, two of them were forced to play two different Major powers. our impressions is that it makes too strong blocs.
First game was mainly devoted to smooth the rules and getting used to the different mechanisms. Papacy and Hapsburg joined efforts against Protestants and Ottoman and crushed the match. Second play was more equilibrated.
One real interesting thing about this game is that each Power has completely different goals, objectives and VPs routes thus making HiS a real roleplaying-wargame-historical simulation perfect hybrid.
We are looking forward to play its continuation, Virgin Queen.
Some pics (courtesy of Ramon, I lost my pics)
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