Scenario: The Winter of the White Rose
Current turn: May 1461
In play: Clamour for Parliament, Prestige Victory
| Noble Card | Historical Title / Award | Location and Cards | Points and Cards |
| Crescent | WYP | ||
| Percy | Earl of Northumberland Warden of the Northern Marches Edward of March Major Battle (Daventry) | Cockermouth Castle | 150(250) |
| Portcullis | NS | ||
| Beaufort | Duke of Somerset | Salisbury | 30 |
| Holland | Duke of Exeter | Salisbury | 40 |
| Stafford | Duke of Buckingham | Salisbury | 30 |
| Boars Head | DM | Free move | |
| Tudor (Grey) | Earl of Pembroke Lt of Ireland Bishop of Lincoln Flemish Crossbowmen Norwich Major Battle (Abington) Major Battle (Second Daventry) | Wakefield | 130 |
| Berkeley | Earl of Wiltshire Stewart of the Royal Household Bishop of Durham London Northampton King Richard III George of Clarence | Wakefield | 100 |
| Fitzalan | York Coventry Archbishop of York Scottish Exiles | Wakefield | 90 |
| Courtney | Warden of the Cinque Ports Trinity of Rye (Calais) George of Rye (Calais) | Wakefield | 80 |
| Knot | MR | Free move | |
| Richard Neville (the Kingmaker) | Earl of Warwick Constable of the Tower Major Battle (Weymouth) Major Battle (Preston) | Tickhil Castle | 100 (300) |
| Ragged Staff | JC | ||
| Stanley | Le Patrick of Douglas | Salisbury | 50 |
| Sun | BT | Free move | |
| Talbot | Earl of Shrewsbury Archbishop of Canterbury Chamberlain of Chester | Rhuddan | 80 (280) |
| Howard | Swiss Landsknechts | Salisbury | 40 |
| Devere | Hedingham | 30 | |
| Richard of Gloucester | Calais |
*moved this turn
The Political Situation
Neo-Lancastrians -Portcullis, Sun, Boars Head
Prestige Points
| Name | Current | To Win |
| Neo-Lancastrians | 4 | 16 |
| Kings Alliance | 16 | 14 |
| Crescent | 6 | 10 |
| Portcullis | 2 | 10 |
| Boars Head | 12 | 10 |
| Knot | 5 | 10 |
| Ragged Staff | 0 | 10 |
| Sun | 2 | 10 |
Order of turns
- Knot (MR)
- Ragged Staff (JC)
- Crescent (WYP)
- Sun (BT)
- Portcullis (NS)
- Boars Head (DM)
Cards
- Chancery
- Admiral of England (50+ships)
- Earl of Essex (20)
- Earl of Kent (30)
- Earl of Essex (20)
- Earl of Salisbury (30)
- Earl of Richmond (40)
- Captain of Calais 50 +300 in Calais
- Warden of the Cinque Ports – 50
- Chancellor of Lancaster – 50 – +100 in Wales
- Chancellor of England – 50
- Treasurer of England – 50
Royal Pieces:- King Richard III with Tudor (Boars Head)
- Edward, Earl of March: Cockermouth (Crescent)
- Edmund, Earl of Rutland: Tudor (Boars Head)
- Richard of Gloucester: Calais
Scenario Special Rules
- The Wakefield Trap: The Lancastrian nobles at Pontefract (Somerset, Clifford, Exeter) start within 1-2 squares of the Duke of York. Historically, York left the safety of Sandal Castle to fight them and died. Yorkist players should be wary of being outnumbered in Yorkshire early on.
- The Welsh March: Edward of March starts at Ludlow with Hastings. He must deal with the Earls of Wiltshire and Pembroke (Jasper Tudor) coming from the West (triggering Mortimer’s Cross) before he can march on London.
- The King’s Rescue: If a Lancastrian noble enters London while the Yorkists are absent, or wins a battle there, Henry VI is “Liberated.” If he is liberated, the Lancastrian player gains the Chancellor office immediately.
- Towton Weather: During any battle in Yorkshire or the North between Feb and March, all Archery fire (if using optional battle rules) is reduced in effectiveness to represent the blinding snowstorm of Towton.
- Henry VI does not need to be executed if the player also has Yorkist hiers in their control
Starting Alliances
Yorkist
- Ragged Staff and Sun
Knot may create one but does not start with it
Troop types
| Troop | Requirement |
| Royal Guard | Crowned heir must be on the field |
| Mounted men at arms | None |
| Currours | None |
| Dismounted men at arms | None |
| Retinue billmen | None |
| Retinue archers | None |
| Shire levy | None |
| Northern border horse | Percy, Warden Northern Marches |
| Welsh Spearmen | Tudor, Welsh card |
| Welsh Archers | Tudor, Welsh card |
| Irish Kerns | Irish card |
| French mercenaries | French infantry card |
| Mercenary Pikemen | Low countries infantry card |
| Bretons | Breton card |
| Handgunners | Handgunner card |
| Artillery | None |
| Fortified camp | Controlled town or city |
| Scottish Auxiliaries | Scottish Auxiliaries card, use them as a Scots Ally |
Mismatched battles
All battles will be scaled up/down to 100, 200 or 300 points based on the preferences of the players.
If the points do not match 5/4 or better select one of the options. If there is no consensus choose the Kingmaker card
- Kingmaker card resolution
- Weaker forces gets up to a 20% bonus in levies or mercenaries for this battle only. This cannot make them larger than the stronger force. Stronger force is only affected by a dead nobles card on a 4+
- Stronger force only fields the amount of troops the weaker force has and is only affected by the dead nobles card on a 5+
Scenario Bonus Prestige Points
- If you have the Yorkist King and Beaufort and Percy are not in play – 2 points.
- Eliminate the Duke of York and Edward of March are dead and King Henry VI is in London – 2 points