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I am starting a new campaign based on the Habsburgs in both Austria and Spain during the period covered by "the age of Machiavelli" section of these rules.

There will be 2 sides a) the Habsburgs
b) their enemies, mainly France. i am taking suggestions for the name of this side

There will be either 6 or 7 players on each side, but there will be 6 rounds of battles, each round you will play a different member of the other team.

The current campaign (30 years war) has 12 players all of whom have played the entire campaign and fought their battles in a timely manner. So those 12 have first dibs on taking part in the new campaign.

Each round will be a different year starting in 1494 ending in 1557. Players will only be able to use armies from that year.

So expressions of interest and suggestions for a name for the antis are most welcome.

awesum4 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:55 pm I am starting a new campaign based on the Habsburgs in both Austria and Spain during the period covered by "the age of Machiavelli" section of these rules.
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So expressions of interest and suggestions for a name for the antis are most welcome.

I'll partake Andre
Charles VIII, King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498 was called the Affable. So, the Affabilists, or perhaps the Affabilians, or after his death perhaps...The Affable Sons of Anarchy

Andre, that sounds like an excellent idea. I will be happy to join in, with no particular preference between the Hapsburgs or their Aunties,

Thanks for organising this and putting time into it.

ahuyton wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:36 am Andre, that sounds like an excellent idea. I will be happy to join in
Thanks for organising this and putting time into it.

Hear Hear !!!

A change is said to be as good as a rest, so I shall take to the field once again, this time in loyal support of the Holy Roman Emperor please.

[It's not you Gavin - honest!]

GentlemanRanker wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 8:29 pm A change is said to be as good as a rest, so I shall take to the field once again, this time in loyal support of the Holy Roman Emperor please.

[It's not you Gavin - honest!]

Hey, I resemble that remark! The Holier than thou Romans must be quivering in their codpieces. No offence taken Nick

Sign me up if there is space. Doesn't matter which side. I need to get revenge from the terrible drubbing I'm getting in SJ.

Please count me in, either side,
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Thanks for organising another tournament Andre. Count me in please, I would prefer the anti Habsburgs (Habsburg's NMEs?) purely because I was a Holy Roman last time, but I prepared to take it on the chin and be a Habsburg.

Cheers I'm in

awesum4 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:55 pm So expressions of interest and suggestions for a name for the antis are most welcome.

Habsburg–Valois Wars

Sounds like a good period for a campaign. Like the idea of commanding a Spanish army of that period. Hapsburg is my preference.

In answer to the question:- What did the Habsburgs do for us? "Well, rather a lot actually, as Alexander Faludy's two recent books show

• 1. Ethnic fragmentation was contained because the emperor “became the almost exclusive focus of loyalty and symbol of an idea that transcended nation.”

• 2. Domestic super-piety put something numinous at the heart of the “Holy Roman Empire”, over which the imperial family presided

...or as the French-side says... BOLLOCKS!