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Expansion for "Almost a Miracle!": The Revolutionary War in the North
A Royal Pain: The Siege of Boston, 1775-1776
2026
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A Royal Pain: The Siege of Boston, 1775-1776 is an expansion for "Almost a Miracle!": The Revolutionary War in the North released in 2026. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Simulation.
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About the game
A Royal Pain: The Siege of Boston, 1775-1776 is a minigame expansion for Almost a Miracle (ATO #51) that expands on events that would normally be played on the first turn of Almost a Miracle. A Royal Pain can be played by itself or as part of a larger Almost a Miracle campaign.
Mechanics
Publishers
- LPS, Inc.
- Against the Odds
Questions and answers
A Royal Pain: The Siege of Boston, 1775-1776 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Expansion for Base-game, and Age of Reason. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists A Royal Pain: The Siege of Boston, 1775-1776 as an expansion for "Almost a Miracle!": The Revolutionary War in the North. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need "Almost a Miracle!": The Revolutionary War in the North to use it. Check that your edition of "Almost a Miracle!": The Revolutionary War in the North is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.