32 - 2nd Newbury

2nd Newbury
27 October 1644
Parliamentarians
Cards 207A – 211A
Morale: 1
Tactical Victory: 16
Royalists
Cards 212A – 216A
Morale: 2
Tactical Victory: 16
Attacked from opposite directions and outnumbered more than two to one, the King appeared to be doomed. But the enemy just couldn't coordinate; stubborn Royalist resistance denied Essex anything more than a tactical victory.
32
Manchester
4
Doubles
Attack
Astley, Blagge
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Astley
If there are dice on this card, all other friendly Formations inflict one extra hit when attacking.
207A
♠
Skippon
8
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Cornish Foot
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Cornish Foot
1 hit.
208A
♣
Balfour
4
( 3 / 4 )
Attack
Maurice, Blagge
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Screen
Pair
Maurice
209A
♣
Waller
6
3 / 4
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Skippon
Suffers hits.
Command
Full House
Cromwell
210A
♠
Cromwell
6
1 / 2
Attack
Maurice, Goring
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Screen
Goring
An obscure back-bencher who no one ever heard of again.
IN RESERVE (Commanded)
211A
♣
Cornish Foot
4
6
Attack
Skippon
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Skippon
1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit.
212A
♥
Maurice
4
Doubles
Attack
Balfour
1 hit.
Screen
Skippon
RETIRE
213A
♥
Goring
4
5 / 6
Attack
Cromwell
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Absorb
Any friendly formation
Suffers 1 less hit per die.
214A
♦
Blagge
4
3 / 4
Attack
Balfour
1 hit plus 1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Balfour
1 hit. Suffers 1 less hit.
IN RESERVE (Maurice or Astley)
215A
♦
Astley
4
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Manchester
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Manchester
Never gonna give you up.
216A
♦