{"product_id":"1066-tears-to-many-mothers","title":"1066: Tears to Many Mothers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOutwit your enemy \u0026amp; recreate the Battle of Hastings in this multi-award winning, non-collectable card game. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e1066, Tears to Many Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e is an asymmetric, competitive, tactical card game in the style of Magic the Gathering, but non-collectable. Each player, as either Normans or Saxons, musters troops and resources to overcome the various obstacles in their way before the two armies clash on the battlefield at Hastings.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEvery card in the game is inspired by a real person or event from the time. With a focus on quick, tactical play and a thematic re-imagining of the events of the time, there is no deck building required, each player simply grabs their deck and shuffles, then play begins.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHonours: \u003cem\u003e1066, Tears to Many Mothers \u003c\/em\u003ewas a runner up in the Golden Geek Awards, and was nominated in the Origins Awards for 'Best Historical Board Game'.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eNote on title: In April of 1066 Halley's Comet was in its perihelion orbit and writers at the time said it was four times the size of Venus and shining with a light equal to a quarter of that of the Moon. Many thought it was an evil omen, or even the end of the world - the monk Eilmer of Malmesbury Abbey wrote about the event: \u003cem\u003e\"You've come, have you? – You've come, you source of tears to many mothers. It is long since I saw you; but as I see you now you are much more terrible, for I see you brandishing the downfall of my country.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HOLDSON","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":58255932883247,"sku":"PR1062560","price":148.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/9159\/9663\/files\/rs_w_1184_h_1184_3__TSCICVT9W0PX.jpg?v=1785075569","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxstore.com.au\/products\/1066-tears-to-many-mothers","provider":"SmartfoxAU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}