Barnet is a refight of one of the battles of the Wars of the Roses. It is a game for six to eight players. Eight is the most fun. Each player has individual victory objectives. Some of these are determined by the player's own choice.
Higher points require taking greater personal risks.
Players who die collect no points. Both a team and an individual player may win. Barnet lends itself to this concept particularly well because of the alliance shifts that had occured shortly before the battle and the intricate relationships that existed between all the parties. On one side we have Edward IV recently returned to England from exhile in Holland with his reliable brother Richard Gloucester and best friend Lord Hastings. Also with them is their treasonous brother George of Clarence.