Pike and shotte rule book vs rule book

Pavia refight today i went up north to my mate robbies for a game of pike and shotte. Failure to comply with the rules will count against your entry but will only result in disqualification as delineated below. Here is a quick look at a great rule set for historical gaming in the black powder era from warlord games. With over 30 years of games industry experience feel free to ask us advice on anything from painting tips, building an army or rules questions or tips on fielding. Hi guys, i wanted to write a post about old and new colour plates from various books and illustrators of this part of history. I played the roundheads while rob tookm command of the royalists. The original intention was for them to be a supplement for black powder, much in the same was as the last argument of kings, but they grew too large to be a simple supplement and so became as set of rules in their own right.

The rule book s intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections of soldiers with friends where the emphasis. Picture from the book lexington concord battle road. Judges will take any rule infractions into consideration in their final rankings. We had both played a couple of games of pike and shotte and a game of black powder at historicon back in july, and had enjoyed the rules, so we were keen to try them out with our own toys. The more i hear about pike and shotte the more i fear it will prove to be a great disappointment to me and from the sound of things so far seperate pike and shot units and now prescriptions for number of ranks etc. With 208 pages in the book youll be kept busy for some time digesting the rules or drooling over the photographs or beautifully painted miniatures. The first edition of the rules was released in 2007 and the second edition in june 2009. Im still a little on the fence about this but feel free to use them as one formation. Warlord games pike and shotte rulebook war and peace games. A 28mm historical tabletop wargame covering the thirty years war, english civil wars, italian wars and wars of religion. Pike and shotte differences from black powder when i originally read pike and shotte i thought that there were very few significant changes in the rules from bp and probably not enough to justify it being a complete rule book. If need be the mauritian battalions can be represented by small units operating in pairs and assigned the odd special rule such as firelocks or.

It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of color photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the worlds foremost collections. It focuses on warfare in europe from the italian wars in the 15th century up through the thirty years war, english civil. The pike and shotte rules, from warlord games, are an adaptation of their. A violation of any of the rules stated in this contest rule book. Part 2 is all about using cavalry and mounted troops, so without further ado. Hi jim, no mods for the warlord pike and shotte rules, play straight from the book, but we do have a set for wab, let me know if youre. On our easy and secure web site you will find everything to do with wargaming from tabletop wargames, miniatures, paints and terrain. This 320page hardback book contains background and rules for warhammer age of sigmar.

Pike and shotte useful items for game play college of. Some people dont like the fact that pike blocks and units of shot are separate units. Having read them again i realise there are quite a few changes. The book is very well presented with each aspect of the rules easy to find when gaming. Pike and shotte wargaming rules by warlord games is the third rulebook publication. I use the pike and shotte rules for my italian wars games and there are a few useful items that make the game go easier. Confusingly these larger regiments are also occasionally called units in the book. As with all the warlord games rules it is full of colour photos and diagrams. It has several similarities with the classifications in the master rules but, i have added and changed. In this scenario part of the swedish army is sent to chase down the rear guard of the catholic army. In this short blog post i will list the tools that continue reading pike and shotte useful items for game play. I have gone with the english civil war and will use the pike and shotte rules.

The rule books intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their. Thats a real pity as i still havent found a set of ecw rules. The rule book s intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections of soldiers with friends where the emphasis is on the spirit of the period, not the letter of the rule. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the world s foremost collections. As the units are much reduced in size and of course, the table is also very small, i shall measure in cm rather than inches for both movement and firing etc. It only provides a rule of thumb list for my games and is by no means exhaustive. Earlier this year warlord games published the pike and shotte rule book a modified version of black powder to cover the 16th and 17th centuries. It is a hearty publication and not for nitpickers or miseries. Pike and shotte by steve morgan goodreads share book. So once the armies are assembled and the terrain is constructed it is time to get down to gaming. This game is all about morale and troop quality, and less about actual casualties. There are many parts to the book in addition to the rules, including an introduction to the civil war written by linda doyle, and a section detailing troop types and uniforms. While i can stomach 5060 on books, itd be great if i could have a. I played with found these rules easy to understand by the 2nd or 3rd turn of the game.

Another excellent set of rules from the people at warlord games. Italian wars unit characterisation for pike and shotte. I have recently tweaked my master table for characterising units for pike and shotte games set in the earlier part of italian wars between charles viiis 1494 invasion of italy and the sack of rome in 1527. This is the ebook version which we are making available as a pdf download. You should consider any change in this rulebook or on the charts. Warlord games pike and shotte rulebook the combat company. Small table 28mm setting up just a short entry to show my first attempt with reduced sized units in 28mm. Founded in 1973, the pike and shot society is an international organization that promotes interest in the warfare of the early modern period, a time that saw radical change in the way in which wars were fought worldwide. So i decided the best way to proceed was to give peter and graham a side and let them go at it.

It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of color photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken. Billy set up forces to accommodate 56 players but in the end just billy, shane and i controlled the hordes. During a campaign the decisive battles can be fought with any tabletop rule set. Pike and shotte first battle aar and post battle conclusions about the rules peter and graham, like myself, had not played pike and shotte rules before wednesday and only i have read them. I agree with your observations on the table being too cramped. The rule books intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games. My biggest objection to the rules had been the pike and shot elements acting independently. The morale is far more indepth than the combat rules which are based on donald featherstones tyw rules speaking of which, heres a great featherstone book, with many historical rulesets. Hardback rulebook you also get the free miniature based on the ensign of the kings guard on the front cover. Welcome to war and peace gameswe have wargames miniatures, rule books, paints and terrain. Pike and shotte is a table top game for 6mm to 25mm miniatures. These plastic 28mm miniatures are suitable for royalist or parliamentarian cavalry during the english civil wars or as one of the many and varied regiments of the thirty years war.