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The Cause
2026
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The Cause is a board game expansion released in 2026. It was designed by David Jones (III) and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Simulation.
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About the game
The Cause is an expansion set (from the ATO 2024 Annual) for combining "Tarleton's Quarter!" (ATO #28) together with "Almost a Miracle!" (ATO #51) to cover the overall British attempt to win the American Revolutionary War.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- LPS, Inc.
- Against the Odds
Questions and answers
The Cause 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 credited designers of The Cause are: David Jones (III). These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists The Cause as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.