Competent royals? Shock and awe! In practice, I quite enjoy this one, with both the feeling of everybody actually working together and having a plan, and with the natural chain of events that occur when someone with a high position is problematic. It's a little passive compared to some, but it's still a satisfying conclusion.
For my reference, the best to worst so far:
1-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-2, 2-1, 1-4, 1-5, 1-3, 1-1