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Monjoie!

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Overview

The Monjoie! rules were developed for a participation game at the Jersey Wargames Society Siege 1999 weekend. They are intended to allow the players to take the part of Roland and his men fighting a desperate rearguard action. The rules emulate the style of the Song of Roland with the focus being on the key characters rather than the rank and file men. Each player takes the part of one or two of the heroes and the umpire of the waves of Saracens.

Players should bear in mind that the Song of Roland was essentially early Medieval propaganda. The Song bears little resemblance to the historic encounter at Rencevals. However, the game is intended to simulate the action as it would have been imagined by those hearing the Song before a battle or to encourage them to go on crusade. Accordingly a certain willing suspension of disbelief is required!

Features

The key features of the system are:

• Umpire Run - Monjoie! requires an Umpire to take the part of the opposition.
• Fast play - The rules are simple and can be picked up in a couple of minutes.
• User Friendly - Monjoie! uses a Status Monitor to reflect the current abilities of the individual characters. Capability reduces through combat as the heroes become exhausted but can be restored through resting.

The Rules

The rules are available as a native Adobe pdf file (265kb).

The status monitors are available as a native Adobe pdf file (8kb)

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