Battles with model soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries. So if a 36 figure pike block has a stamina of 6, a 64 figure pike block would have a stamina of 6 x 64 36 which rounding down is 10. Pike and shotte wargaming rules for the english civil war. Up to one standard shot unit can withdraw into a pike block. Featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical. 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.
Things about the book i dont like as much is the explanation of formations in the beginning. Any special rules that you wish to add are used as per the rule book. A most unhistorical and convincing victory for the protestant cause. When in a hedgehog a pike block still has flanks and a rear, just like a normal pike block.
I cant comment on the rules section as i need to read the pike and shotte rules first. Mark and i were impressed with the pike and shotte rules and will no doubt be trying them out again soon. The thirty years war ravaged whole countries, as the first truly national armies marched over europe. Leith our commander of the right flank was also in charge of a pike and shotte brigade which advanced into musket range and began a firefight with the opposing royalists lined up on the road. Im still a little on the fence about this but feel free to use them as one formation. This lack of movement even extends to when a pike block looses a battle and would otherwise be pushed back in a break test. Here they have a strong statline which makes them more than a match for any single standard covenanter unit. Pike and shotte warlord game miniatures wayland games. Mar 01, 2012 buy pike and shotte wargaming rules for the english civil war battles with model soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries rulebook main rule book by morgan, steve, priestly, rick isbn.
See more ideas about gentleman, gentleman rules, gentlemans guide. Apr, 2017 im not an expert on the period but the lists looked good to me and more character, as you would expect for a period specific book, than rules ive used back in the 90s. The stamina of a unit is proportional to the number of men in the unit. Led by men of honour the wings of cavalry, tericos and divisions fought throughout europe for the control of the nation. Gentleman ofthearms i have only come across this rank in a book. Up to two small shot units can withdraw into a pike block. Confusingly these larger regiments are also occasionally called units in the book. The two main factors that i need to account for are the hand to hand dice and the stamina. Gentleman ofthearms i have only come across this rank in a book by peter young.
Italian wars hedgehog rule for pike and shotte college. The major problem i have with the rules is that pike and shot regiments are not single units but several. Large pike blocks in the pike and shotte rules college. Main rulebook the hardback rulebook for 28mm pike and musket wargaming. The game was played on an 8 x 6 foot table, with a river running down. They also have a few house rules, for example for war wagons, which arent covered at all in the main rules. A keen historian, pike man for the royalist cause and all round good sort.
Bolt action fits well with the tone and intent of warlord games other rules, hail caesar. Warlord games pike and shotte rulebook war and peace games. Good for conventions and game nights where the players want to get at each other quickly and have a quick game with lots of dice rolling in a shorter amount of time. Effectively, we spent the weekend fighting all across italy or rather most of it from the alps in the north to naples in the south. It was a fun and fast moving battle, as i know most of the rules from black powder already. Also a big thank you to leigh and ian for organising another great day of gaming at the club we even managed to raise some money for the salvos so well done to all concerned.
Sep 28, 2002 if a fellow community member is not following the forum rules, please report the post by clicking the report button the red yield sign on the left located on every post. They copped shooting casualties but passed their morale and were finally only disordered by the scots pike, who also ended up disordered. In the centre a battle royal between a german and scots pike blocks, with neither side gaining a decisive advantage. 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. Marston moor, using pike and shotte rules, was underway. For ecw the situation of having your pike run away while the shotte of a regiment carry on is the questionable bit. Dec 29, 2016 with pike and shotte i feel that the rules are for lighter, less intense games. The federals were also distracted by trying to man a long stretch of fencing in.
The 17th century hi michael, i will play about with the dbr convention mentioned above 10 man regiment on. I was going to start on the rupert figures, but a warlord games order of scots covenanters and another infantry regiment arrived today. Weapon type short range medium range long range melee factor rifled muskets 25 cms 60 cms 120cms muskets 10 cms 30 cms 70 cms dragoon musket bows 10cms 20cms 45cms carabin 10cms 25cms 60cms rifled pistols 10cms 25cms 50cms pistols 4 cms 8 cms 20 cms 2. Mar 27, 20 experimental rule for infantry a suggestion in order to reflect the much closer cooperation between pike and shot in the first half of the seventeenth century, remove the pikeman listing from the army list and add pike company special rule to musketeer listings. This is the ebook version which we are making available. The rule book s intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections of soldiers with friends where the emphasis. This enabled me to make a new regiment from the leftovers and the unit still has the right look. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tmp pike and shotte basing topic the miniatures page. The officer in blue is supposed to be leaning on the cannon. The regiments of strathbogie and monymore are regular highland regiments and can be fielded as basic scots infantry. Being one of the most destructive wars in history, the thirty years war had national armies march over europe.
Cavalier wargame rules for the pike and shot era rory crabb. Jan 19, 2010 great set of rules and probably the greatest looking rule book ever printed. The longtime favorite fistful of lead started as a wild west game with carddriven mechanics that created hollywood action. Apr 03, 2019 as the late afternoon sun lit up the moor, the shepherd whistled to his dogs, and saw two armies hove into view. Part 2 is all about using cavalry and mounted troops, so without further ado. Pike blocks in a hedgehog can move like normal pike blocks. Pike and shotte wargaming rules for the english civil. Large pike blocks in the pike and shotte rules college of kings. Just as with warlords two earlier rules sets, hail caesar. Pike blocks in a hedgehog can retire when losing a break test. In the game the ratio of pike to musket in a unit is shown by the armament of the. You start sounding negative then declare the rules are great fun. Meanwhile, royalists and parliamentarians fought for control of the nation in the english civil war. Presumably each division would be commanded by one of the three senior officers of the regiment colonel, lieutenant colonel and sergeantmajor.
Imho, warlord games will sell many, many of its rulebook for the ecw. The germans shotte units were disordered by scots musket and artillery fire and were kind of left behind when the pike decided to risk all and charge the centre of the scots line. Likewise a 196 figure pike block would have a stamina of 6 x 196 36 which rounding down is 32. Purists who like to count paces, and buttons may not like it much, but for those who want a game that is a balance between realism and playability i. My main issue with the way pike and shotte handles shot units in a hedgehog with pike blocks is that the resulting hedgehog is considered immobile. Some people dont like the fact that pike blocks and units of shot are separate units. The heavily anticipated core rule book from wiley games, makers of fistful of lead, is finally here. In our centre jon commanding the scots was tasked with pushing the royalists out of the village.
Shouts of theyre the traitorous dogs, and i just cant get the dice to do what i want assailed his ears. Italian wars hedgehog rule for pike and shotte college of kings. Grand divisions, tercios and wings of cavalry are yours to command, led by men of honour whose names are still remembered today. The rules cover the period of history from roughly 1500 to 1700 so there are lists for the italian wars, elizabethan. These charts are adapted from the warlord games pike and shotte rule set, with distances adapted to suit figures based on 40mm. Three accounts of the war against the turks 1588 1683.
Meanwhile, royalists and pariamentarians fought for control of the nation in the english civil war. From the early days i reduced the size of the shotte sleeves from 12 figures down to 8 and reduced the pike block to 12 men. I also plan to reduce the size of the horse units to 8 horse per regiment for the same reason. The european wars that devastated the continent in the 17th century were commanded by kings, nobles and the gentry, some of whom were well versed in the minutiae of battlefield strategy and tactics. It is a clean and easy ladys or gentlemens game where the objective is the. One per company who would carry the companys colour. As i assume the colours would be ammased in the centre with the pike block then he would not always be with the whole company companies would be a mixture of pike and shotte. Though it will play well for infantry clashes in north africa or the russian steppes, as in real life, the team with tank support will dominate the battle on open ground. Cavalier is a set of miniature wargame rules for fighting large skirmishes from the age of pike and shot covering the period from the mid 16th.
Mar 06, 2021 pike and shotte skirmish rules march 6, 2021 by the miniature wargaming editor richard bradley of the tyneside wargames club offers a set of free wargames rules for skirmishes in the english civil war. Grab a free royal horse artillery 9pdr cannon as part of this fantastic cavalry brigade bundle. These rules were designed to fight battles of the english civil war period using. Great game and many thanks to gerco, ivo, rob and patrick for participating in it. British cavalry waterloo, 1st household, somerset warlord. Cardinal richelieu, the red eminence 6,50eur 5,85eur. Any special rules that you wish to add are used as per the rule book and the. The saga core book contains rules for vikings, normans, anglodanes and welsh. Battles played by these rules will be quick and bloody as well as great fun. They were all fun to read but warlord games pike and shotte is the first set. Warlord pike and shot 15001700 public group facebook. Large pike blocks in pike and shotte it is one thing painting a deploying a large pike block, it is another making it function within the pike and shotte rules.
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