Clash of Sovereigns (engl.)

December 1740: Young King Frederick II leads the army of upstart Prussia in a surprise invasion of Austrian Silesia. He hopes for an easy conquest of the rich province at a time when the Austrian Empire appears vulnerable following the death of Charles VI, King of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor. But despite internal opposition to the ?Pragmatic Sanction? that allowed a woman to inherit the throne, Austria?s new Queen, Maria Theresa, is cowed neither by Frederick, nor by France?s scheme to place a Bavarian puppet candidate on the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, nor by Spanish s on Austria?s holdings in Italy. Amid these conflicting dynastic ambitions, Frederick?s local territorial coup proves to be only the opening act in a major European war that none of the great powers had anticipated - but all wished to profit from. It would ultimately span eight years and half the globe.Clash of Sovereigns (COS), GMT?s 2-4 player card-driven game of the War of the Austrian Succession, has been 9 years in the making. It is a free-wheeling, faster-playing, stream-lined nephew? of the widely-regarded Clash of Monarchs (COM)."