From the introduction: It's a fine day in the mid-9th century. Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, isn't happy. His grandfather Charlemagne made an empire. His dad Louis managed to keep it together. But now it's all falling apart. His oldest brother Lothar, that twat, inherited the empire. So Charles and his two other brothers (well, half-brothers, really - they all have the same mum, except for Charles) had to plot, scheme and declare a few wars to get their fair share. User summary: The PDF game document is distributed with a map / board in JPG format.