Whoever meets the condition on one of their own Strategy cards wins instantly. The American starts with 8 Independence markers and wins once they're all placed on the map; the British win if every Continental is off the board. Other Strategy cards in the War deck add alternative routes to victory. If both players win at the same time, the British win.

You need to be able to read English, as this is the English edition and the cards have written effects. Many effects also use symbols explained in the table at the back of the rulebook, but War, Leader and State cards carry text you'll need to understand during play.

The turn is clear, but there are plenty of exceptions. There are four phases (Action, Battle, Loyalty, Draw), but you need to remember rules such as hidden Militia, pinning units, movement along Fleets and the American Benedict Arnold, who must be activated every turn. The rulebook has a section devoted to commonly forgotten rules.

Yes, because part of the setup changes every game. The order of the State deck changes, and with it the available cards and Loyalty markers, as does each player's War deck: per side, 1 Strategy, 2 Events out of 5 and 2 Leaders. Playing both sides gives you two different ways to wage war.

No, there are no dice. Battles are resolved by adding up the Strength of the units, the Leaders and one card played face down by each player; ties go to the defender. Luck comes only from card draws and the State deck.

No, the game is for 2 players only. One leads the United States in blue, the other the British Empire in red, and there's no solo mode.

A game lasts 45 to 60 minutes. It can end sooner, as victory is immediate the moment a player meets a condition on one of their Strategy cards.

The recommended age is 14 and up. The game asks you to manage your deck, committed cards, units on the map and various exceptions, as well as reading English.

There's a game board, 76 cards and 33 wooden units. The cards are 48 Action cards (20 basic and 28 State) and 28 War cards; the units are 10 Militia, 7 Continentals, 12 Redcoats and 4 Fleets. It's rounded off by 8 Independence markers, 1 Storm marker, 10 wooden Loyalty markers, 8 Activation markers and two player aids.

The two sides move and win in different ways. The Americans have mobile units and Militia that can hide to avoid battles; the British have Redcoats that are slow overland but carried along the coast by chains of Fleets. The American spreads Independence, while the British aim to eliminate the Continentals.

They're the most powerful cards in the game. You pay for them by removing cards committed to the War from the game, you can play at most one per turn, and they bring historical Events, new Leaders or new Strategies with alternative victory conditions.

The game is by Mariusz Rosik and Łukasz Włodarczyk, published by PHALANX in 2026. The artwork is by Mihajlo Dimitrievski and Bartłomiej Jędrzejewski, with historical consultancy by Jason Matthews.