The Kings Game (how to win it)

The English king wins when they can get the French parlement to vote to remove the French king and then vote to make the English king the king of France.  Conversely, the French can win by the reverse process.  At least three nobles of a nation must publicly call for the vote to remove their King. This is done by a message to ALL in the game. When three nobles have called for a motion, a Herald will enter the motion before Parliament in the next Winter season. A noble may withdraw his call any time before the motion is entered. Once the motion is entered, it cannot be removed, and the vote on it will count.

For definition sake, Arlesian nobles designated as Others may not call to depose the King of France. Arlesian nobles designated as French may. Some of those with Arlesian holdings are really French nobles and as such have all rights and privileges of the French court. Thus, any noble who can be outlawed by the French Crown may also enter a motion to depose.

After a King takes the opposing Crown via a vote in parlement, he must hold it for a specified period before the game ends. During those seasons after the one side has obtained the other kingdom's crown, the "Joan of Arc Rule" will be in effect. This means that as soon as the French or English king is removed, the Crown Prince is still in play as the "peoples heir" and, if French, gets double the Feudal Levy each year as well as all 9 top line stats for the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince can put one entire province into rebellion each season, if he has conquered at least one fief in that province. The Crown Prince gets the equivalent of a Church Tax for the duration of the sudden death period (one a year). Joan of Arc (or "Blanche of Castle Riding" NPC is createdl (designate your own and roleplay it.)

The French can also win by holding on to the French crown for the full 100 years (400 seasons) period. The game can end earlier resulting in a French win if

1. The French have taken the Aquitaine overlord titles (Gascony, Guyenne, and Ponthieu) back from the English King.
2. The English King dies by means fair or foul holding no titles (fiefs or overlordships) in France.

Under these circumstances the game ends (in a French victory) the season in which the English king dies. 

N.B. 'means fair or foul' includes natural causes,combat (army or personal), jousting,   assasination, and cursing.  But not execution as execution of kings is forbidden.

The English king starts the game with the overlord titles for Gascony, Guyenne, and Ponthieu as well as many of the fief therein, and he may acquire others.