Aug 20, 2012 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. Warlord games historical tabletop wargame pike and shotte. Apr 26, 2017 purchase a rule book and get a box of choice for free. Oct 16, 2016 after one more game ill lend the rule book to peter and graham for them to read. Cavalry versus pike blocks rule changes for pike and shotte. Oct 06, 2016 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 use the pike and shotte rules for my italian wars games and there are a few useful items that make the game go easier. Purchase a rule book and get a box of choice for free. For ecw the situation of having your pike run away while the shotte of a regiment carry on is the questionable bit. I have for a while been looking at getting into the ruleset pike and shotte by warlord games which is a rule set that basically covers 1500 to 1700 a. Warlord pike and shot 15001700 public group facebook. 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.
Pike and shotte by rick priestley and steve morgan 2012. 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. However im a serial rules purchaser and im happy to try just about any. Hardback rulebook you also get the free miniature based on the ensign of the kings guard on the front cover. They dont have any renaissance stuff so will not be buying their own copies anytime soon. Battles with model soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, 208 pp hard cover, warlord games, nottingham, 2012 rick priestley, of games workshop fame, is a games designer and the author of rogue trader and many other titles. It will use quite a lot of the possible italian wars troop types, and plenty of them. In fact, i sorta have been waiting for the designer to bring out his pike and shotte set baroque impetus for ages. Pike and shotte wargaming rules for the english civil war. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the worlds foremost collections. This edition contains the usual warlord games format of historical overview, army lists containing rule additions and an aar of. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photos of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the worlds foremost collections. 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. My favourite rules are still warmaster and all its derivatives i.
In this scenario part of the swedish army is sent to chase down the rear guard of the catholic army. Rules for pike and musket wargames during the 16th and 17th centuries. This would also appear to be a trend in the hobby with high production values being high on the list of priorities, coupled with lots of nice pictures and set ups, scenarios and ideas, the rules set out to be a hobby book rather than just a rule set in the old sense. Armenia, bermuda, british virgin islands, cayman islands, cuba, republic of, djibouti, dominican republic, ecuador, french. 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 steve morgan, rick priestly isbn. Pike and shotte useful items for game play college of kings. Oct, 2016 a second italian wars battle using pike and shotte, plus italian wars army list thoughts for our second battle, using pike and shotte, im going to be ambitious. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of color photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken. Shotte is warlord games third rulebook publication. The emphasis is not on individual miniatures, their arms and armor or the head count. 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. Pike and shotte by steve morgan meet your next favorite book. Pike and shotte useful items for game play so once the armies are assembled and the terrain is constructed it is time to get down to gaming.
It focuses on warfare in europe from the italian wars in the 15th century up through the thirty years war, english civil wars and the wars of loius the xiv in the 17th century. A 28mm historical tabletop wargame covering the thirty years war, english civil wars, italian wars and wars. A second italian wars battle using pike and shotte, plus. The rule books 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 box good sturdy box, nice pictures and details around the side however no overall picture on the back to get an idea of what the end result should look like. Apr 26, 2012 the trend for hard cover rules, coming from the rpg genre, makes this rule set almost a coffee table book for wargamers. Meanwhile, royalists and parliamentarians fought for control of the nation in the english civil war. The trend for hard cover rules, coming from the rpg genre, makes this rule set almost a coffee table book for wargamers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The rule book s intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections of soldiers with friends where the. The thirty years war ravaged whole countries, as the first truly national armies marched over europe.
So i decided the best way to proceed was to give peter and graham a side and let them go at it. Pike and shotte is a table top game for 6mm to 25mm miniatures. These continue reading cavalry versus pike blocks rule changes for pike and shotte. 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. The rule books intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly. Having read them again i realise there are quite a few changes. After one more game ill lend the rule book to peter and graham for them to read.
I thought id take a minute to give my views on a couple rule books im reading. 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. Some people dont like the fact that pike blocks and units of shot are separate units. This edition contains the usual warlord games format of historical overview, army lists containing rule additions and an aar of a wargame fought and how it played using the rules. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the. Things about the book i dont like as much is the explanation of formations in the beginning.