The English Civil war is a Card game for 2 players simulating the British Civil Wars 1642-1649. One player is the Parliamentarians and the other is the Royalists. Simultaneous turns. The nature of confrontations are determined by whether players choose to attack or defend. Players accumulate troops counters and fight each other for territory tokens. Battles are resolved with dice and card play. Flavor is provided by the cards. A free copy of the rules is available at: http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/TECW.html