OPTIONAL RULES: 

1. (10.31 Addition) An enemy raid marker placed within a Department
immediately causes a step loss to one militia unit in that Department
(owner's choice). 

HISTORICAL NOTE: This represents the effect of population flight from
threatened areas. 

2. (5.21 Addition) The cards #67 WILLIAM PITT and #69 DIPLOMATIC
REVOLUTION, if one has been played as an event and the other is in the
discard pile, the player who could play the second as an event
automatically receives it as one of his cards in the next deal. 

HISTORICAL NOTE: This represents the interlinked escalation of the war
between Britain and France. 

3. (12.0 Victory Point Table Addition) When BRITISH REGULARS or FRENCH
REGULARS events are played in 1755 or 1756, the other side receives 1
VP. 

HISTORICAL NOTE: This represents the political and resource cost of
committing European units to the New World before general war is
underway. 

4. (Card Addition) Event #66, ACADIANS EXPELLED, can be played by either
side (the effects are the same). 

HISTORICAL NOTE: This represents that fact that pro-French guerilla
activity in Acadia played a roll in inspiring the British evacuation of
the French-speaking population. 

5. (Card Addition) Event #7, SURRENDER!, can be played by either the
sieging or besieged side (the requirements and effects are the same). 

HISTORICAL NOTE: This represents that fact that local commanders might
grant an enemy more generous surrender terms than his distant superiors
might have desired.