http://www.full-moon.info/ 2026-04-08T23:00:56+00:00 http://www.full-moon.info/ http://www.full-moon.info/lib/exe/fetch.php/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png text/html 2007-03-19T21:29:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/jamesvii Letter of King James VII to the Scottish Convention March 1, 1689 King James VII wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the way to Ireland. It was alleged that Melfort intercepted the letter that Viscount Dundee and other Privy Council members had asked him to send and substituted this less than helpful version in its place. It was delivered to the Scottish Convention on March 16, 1689, by a certain Mr Craine. Before opening the letter, the Convention voted an act declaring i… text/html 2007-03-29T11:59:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/structure The Three Estates The members were collectively referred to as the Three Estates (Middle Scots Thrie Estaitis), or 'community of the realm' (tres communitates), composed of: * the first estate of prelates (bishops and abbots) * the second estate of lairds (dukes, earls, parliamentary peers and lay tenants-in-chief) * the text/html 2007-03-30T21:47:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/brief Orange or Lemon? - General Briefing Recent Events Towards the end of last year (1688) the wife of King James VII and II gave birth to a son. This brought home to those that he had upset with his toleration of Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters that this policy would continue. Accordingly a number of English nobles and bishops invited his son-in-law, Prince William of Orange, to come to England and replace James as King text/html 2007-04-10T12:00:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention Orange or Lemon? This is a working title for a game about the Scottish Parliament's convention in the Spring of 1689. The game has been play-tested once at the 2007 CLWG Games Weekend, refinements to the game mechanisms have been included on the relevant pages. More detailed specific player briefings text/html 2007-03-26T17:09:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/design Orange or Lemon? - Design Notes Player Roles Players would be the leaders of the two main factions plus a couple of other key protagonists (notably the catholic Duke of Gordon who was constable of Edinburgh Castle). There is a four player version with one umpire that doesn't worry about the rabble rousing in the streets overmuch. It focusses on the deals being made in the Convention and the efforts of text/html 2007-04-01T20:49:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/rules Orange or Lemon? - Game Mechanics Each complete game turn represents one day of the sitting of the Convention. Each of the phases represents a period of up to six hours. Turn Sequence * Morning (i.e. before the Convention sits) * Arriving/leaving Edinburgh text/html 2007-03-19T21:20:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.full-moon.info/doku.php/rules/clwg/1689/convention/william Letter from Prince William of Orange to the Scottish Convention March 16, 1689 ---------- This letter was presented to the Scottish Convention, March 16, 1689, by the Earl of Leven. ---------- My Lords and Gentlemen, We are very sensible of the kindness and concern that many of your nation have evidenced towards us and our undertaking for the preservation of religion and liberty which were in such eminent danger. Neither can we in the least doubt of your confidence in us, after having seen…