Hammer of the Scots: An Alliterative Assessment

I've had a long-standing interest in the Scots Wars of Independence. They seem to me to be graced with more than their fair share of larger-than-life characters: the mysterious yet pivotal William Wallace, the brutal yet undeniably forward-thinking Edward Longshanks and the cunning and valiant James Douglas to name but a few. It go to the point where I actually found myself taking a biography of Robert the Bruce with me on holiday: got me a few strange looks round the pool, I can assure you. Given my interest in the subject, I've been playing Hammer of the Scots, one of the few games on the subject, on and off since it was released. Given that the game has just seen a reprinted third edition, it seemed like a good time to revisit one of my old reviews on the subject.