What follows is a detailed, turn-by-turn actual two-player game pitting the Here I Stand game designer Ed Beach as the Papacy player against a collective group of other skilled players playing the Protestant side. This group included several HIS playtesters and a number of ConsimWorld Forum members. The ConsimWorld forum board was used to debate each Protestant move within the group and to reach consensus for the best choice. Play was accomplished by PBEM using Cyberboard. This PBEM game started August 18, 2007 and ended October 22, 2007, going 7 turns before a victor was declared.
It is best to play out this recorded game with an actual game board (or Cyberboard) with the HIS Rules and HIS Two-Player Variant Rules at hand. If you are new to HIS, read the Rules Book and Scenario Book first. Stepping through this game can be helpful in learning the game and rules. The game perspective is from the Protestant players eyes and the Papacy player’s cards are not known ahead of time. Simply pull the appropriate card from the main deck (or diplomacy deck) when the Papacy card played is revealed.
Click the image below to read the full 18-page game example of the Here I Stand Two-Player Variant:
Author: Jerry Black
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