Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Lead a rival house through the Wars of the Roses, balancing armies, noble influence, Parliament, and three distinct paths to England’s crown.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Secret Unit Deployment
Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Read the full game description
Crown of Roses is a multiplayer block wargame about the dynastic struggle for fifteenth-century England. Each player directs a royal house, using multi-purpose cards to recruit nobles, gather supplies and prestige, influence the gentry, maneuver armies, and unleash events. Rotating blocks conceal strength and wear down in battle, while Parliament creates a political contest alongside the military campaign. Variable deployments and military, political, and economic victory routes make every struggle for the crown develop differently.
