Scotland Rising

Historical Rules for Bannockburn

Summary of Changes 4. Place Axemen and Knight units on spaces marked

A and K respectively (do not ignore command).
Ignore the Battle Events Table it is no longer used.
5. All spaces with a setup letter must have a unit on them.
Initial setup is modified.
6. No spaces west of or on Bannock Burn can have a unit. 
Sequence of Play is simplified (see page 4).
7. All Scottish pikemen in the blue bar hexrow start
in Shiltroon formation. 
Combat mechanic is changed completely.
8. Give each player the VP counter from the game.
Victory Conditions are changed completely.
This is now an initiative counter that can be spent to
move two commands that turn.
Game length is now 12 turns.

New Terms Command and Movement

Command: Units are in the “Command” of the leader
Scottish player moves first.
listed on their counter. Each side has four commands. For
the Scots these are: R. Bruce, E. Bruce, Moray, Douglas.
On your turn you may move/attack with all of the units
For English they are: Edward II, Gloucester, Heresford
of any single command (but see exception below).
and Bourin.
On the first turn the Scottish player may move two
Formation Organization: Units are always in one of
commands.
three organizational orders: Shiltron (Scots only), Battle or
Disorder.
On any turn a side spends its initiative chit it may
move two formations that turn.
Setup
The English may not spend its initiative chit prior to
1. Place leaders in marked map spaces. turn 4.

2. Place archer/crossbow units in spaces marked L and
C (ignore command). There will be a few extra English
archers/crossbowmen.
3. Place pikemen and remaining archers/crossbowmen in
such a way that least one unit from the same command is
adjacent to at least one other unit from that command. All
Scottish units must be on the blue bar hexrow or north of
it. All English units except knights must be south of the red
bar hexrow. No pikemen may be in hexes labeled A or K.
Pikemen (only) may be in spaces with no setup letter.
A side can regain its initiative chit once per game if a
leader from that side enters the initial setup hex of an
enemy leader. If this occurs while a side still possess
its initiative chit there is no further effect.
Once a Scottish units attacks the Bourin unit that unit
may move on each English turn regardless of what
command is activated.
Once an English unit attacks a Douglas unit, Douglas
units may move each turn regardless of what
command is activated.

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 Charging
To qualify as charging a unit must have spent all its
movement allowance moving through clear hexes and be
in Battle formation.
Combat
Both sides roll dice for combat (At the same time! The
formations are clashing after all). The number of dice each
side rolls is as follows:
Attacker:
Number of dice equal to attack value of unit.
+1 if Charging a non-mounted unit (i.e. Movement
allowance 2 or less)
+1 if attacking Disordered formation
+1 if enemy is demoralized (see rule on Demoralization)
Defender:
Number of combat units in hex (this will always be one
unless stacked with a leader)
+1 No empty hex adjacent to defender
+1 if Pikemen vs. Charge
+1 if in Shiltroon
Combat results
Add up the total rolled by each side and apply results as
follows:
If tied there is no effect to either side.
If defender total is higher than attacker attacker
becomes disordered.
If attacker total 1 greater than defender, defender
becomes disordered only.
If attacker total 2 or more greater defender must
absorb all damage points.
How to Absorb Damage
A unit can absorb one ‘multiple’ of damage (round
fractions up) by retreating one hex or by flipping.
Leaders can only be flipped/eliminated if they are the
only available target.
Retreats are per stack, not per unit.
A ‘multiple’ of damage is equal to the units’ defense
strength.
Note that leaders only use their defense when alone, if
stacked use the non-leader unit’s defense strength.
All hits inflicted by archers/crossbowmen must be taken
as step losses instead of retreats.
Defending player chooses how to apply first hit,
then alternate between attacker and defender for
remaining hits.
EXAMPLE: A Scottish archer with an adjacent
empty hex is attacked by English knights.
The knights roll 4 dice since they have an
attack strength of 3 and are charging for +1 an
unmounted defender. The archers defend with 1
die since it is a single unit. English roll = 1, 2, 4,
4 for a total of 11. Scots roll a 6. Attacker wins
with a differential of 5.
Scot archers defense strength is 4 so there are two
hits to be absorbed since differential of 5 rounds up
(effectively to 8).
Scot player chooses how to absorb the first hit and
opts to retreat one space and become disordered.
English player chooses how Scots must absorb
second hit and he flips the unit (he could have
chosen to retreat it a second hex and if retreat
were not possible eliminated the unit).
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 Retreat & Formation
Units that retreat become disordered.
Retreating units can only enter each hex once.
Units may only retreat into empty hexes. If no empty hex
is available the unit is eliminated. Exception: Leaders may
retreat into hexes containing a friendly ground unit, but
this will disorganize the stack.
Disordered formations may recover Battle order the
next time their command is activated and they do not
move or attack.
Full strength Scottish pikemen that start an activation in
Battle order may form Shiltroon at the start of their move
and then move/attack normally.
Historical Rules
(Optional But Recommended)
On turn one the English player must activate
Gloucester’s command and his 3 knights must charge
Scottish units.
If archers fire ‘over” a friendly unit, including along
a hexside, they hit that friendly unit (determine
randomly if more than one) if the defender wins the
combat (i.e. defense roll is higher than attack roll).
Place the two Scottish Douglas units on the road
spaces labeled “Old Roman Road” (leaving the two
Scottish H spaces on the map empty).

Schiltroon’s may enter Battle order freely at the end of any

turn, even on turns they are not In Command.

Demoralization
The English become demoralized if Edward II is
eliminated or ever moves to a hexrow south of the one he
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Victory Conditions
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The Scottish player wins if Edward II is killed or he has disseminate.
eliminated 15 English formations by game end. English
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 Combat: Both Sides Roll a Number of D6s
Attacker: Number of dice equal to attack value of unit.

+1 if Charging a non-mounted unit (i.e. Movement allowance 2 or less)

+1 if attacking a Disordered formation
+1 if enemy is demoralized (see rule on Demoralization)

Defender: Number of dice equals number of units in hex.

+1 No empty hex adjacent to Defender

+1 if Pikemen vs. Charge
+1 if in Shiltroon

Combat result
Add up the total rolled by each side and apply results as follows:

If results are equal there is no effect to either side.

If defenders total is higher than attacker attacker becomes disorganized.

If attacker total 1 greater than defender defender becomes disorganized only.

If attacker total 2 or more greater defender must absorb all damage points.

Sequence of Play
1. Scottish Player Announces Commands to be moved. May play initiative chit.

2. Scottish Player Moves and Attacks with his In Command units. Disorder is
removed from In Command units that neither moved nor attacked at end of turn.

3. English Player Announces Commands to be moved. May play initiative chit.

4. English Player Moves and Attacks with his In Command units. Disorder is
removed from in Command units that neither moved nor attacked at end of turn.

5. Advance Turn Marker and Return to Step 1.