During a campaign the decisive battles can be fought with any tabletop rule set. Pike and shotte useful items for game play college of. With over 30 years of games industry experience feel free to ask us advice on anything from painting tips, building an army or rules. The game ended at 11 pm so we didnt have chance for a group rules autopsy. Ive played the pavia scenario from the book and several skirmishes. In fact, i sorta have been waiting for the designer to bring out his pike and shotte set baroque impetus for ages. In the pike and shotte rules, if cavalry charge a pike block that is not either disordered or already in combat, they will loose all charge bonuses and the pike unit will get double the number of attack dice. Using the convention that the pike and shotte operate as distinct units, that meant each commander had 9 units. She was funny, cute, sarcastic, passionate, and very honest, loved her. It also helps new players easily see how there units compare to other units on the table. I had thought that these rules were intended to cover the thirty years war and the english civil war but according to warlords announcement they have been expanded to include the italian wars, the tudor wars in the. Warlord games pike and shotte rulebook the combat company.
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. 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. Rule book last updated on april 1, 2016 the rules contained in this rule book were in effect as of the above date. It only provides a rule of thumb list for my games and is by no means exhaustive. Hardback rulebook you also get the free miniature based on the ensign of the kings guard on the front cover. 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. It has several similarities with the classifications in the master rules but, i have. The rule books intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections 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. Consequently, this opinion of pike and shotte rules is largely just my own. The trend for hard cover rules, coming from the rpg genre, makes this rule set almost a coffee table book for wargamers. 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.
As with all the warlord games rules it is full of colour photos and diagrams. 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. Pike and shotte by rick priestley and steve morgan 2012. Armenia, bermuda, british virgin islands, cayman islands, cuba, republic of, djibouti, dominican republic, ecuador, french. It concerns historical research, wargaming rule mechanisms and miniatures wargaming the three late seventeenth century campaigns fought by william of orange from. 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. 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. 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. Sculpted by our own wojtek, hugo raleigh is supplied with a steel banner pole and fullcolor paper kings guard colors.
A 28mm historical tabletop wargame covering the thirty years war, english civil wars, italian wars and wars of religion. In this scenario part of the swedish army is sent to chase down the rear guard of the catholic army. My interest was held all throughout the book, i enjoyed watching lainey get past brogans rules and break down his walls. 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. The emphasis is not on individual miniatures, their arms and armor or the head count. We have use pike and shotte for several games and have enjoyed every one. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photo of. Jul 04, 2017 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. 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. Pike and shotte by steve morgan meet your next favorite book. Pike and shotte wargaming rules for the english civil war. 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. Things about the book i dont like as much is the explanation of formations in the beginning.
The rule book was a fun, sweet and entertaining read. The first edition of the rules was released in 2007 and the second edition in june 2009. On our easy and secure web site you will find everything to do with wargaming from tabletop wargames, miniatures, paints and terrain. Im still a little on the fence about this but feel free to use them as one formation. Once the walls started coming down we saw a sweet and. The rule book s intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly. It took me a while to realize, but every distance in pike and shotte is a multiple of 3 this applies to ranges, moving. 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. Its here the long awaited rulebook covering the italian wars, tudor wars, thirty years war, english.
These continue reading cavalry versus pike blocks rule changes for pike and shotte. 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. If you want to find out more on landsknecht, there is this osprey book on that topic. It concerns historical research, wargaming rule mechanisms and miniatures wargaming the three late seventeenth century campaigns fought by william of orange from 1672 to 1698. Cavalry versus pike blocks rule changes for pike and shotte. 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. Battles played by these rules will be quick and bloody as well as great fun. To add spice to the game the catholics have stored the imperial war chest in one of 3 locations. Having read them again i realise there are quite a few changes. Apr 26, 2017 purchase a rule book and get a box of choice for free. For warlord games he developed black powder and hail caesar. 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.
Oct 06, 2016 the game ended at 11 pm so we didnt have chance for a group rules autopsy. 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. They dont have any renaissance stuff so will not be buying their own copies anytime soon. Details about pike and shotte rule book warlord games renaissance rules ecw 30yw twy.
Rules for pike and musket wargames during the 16th and 17th centuries. 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. Bob laid out the blood on the danube scenario from the pike and shotte rule book for a thirty years war game using the rules. 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 is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photos of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken. I had thought that these rules were intended to cover the thirty years war and the english civil war but according to warlords announcement they have been expanded to include the italian wars, the tudor wars in the british isles and the war of the grand alliance. Dec 27, 2012 in fact, i sorta have been waiting for the designer to bring out his pike and shotte set baroque impetus for ages.
Italian wars unit characterisation for pike and shotte blogger. These rules make it a very bad proposition for cavalry to charge a pike block. Some people dont like the fact that pike blocks and units of shot are separate units. Warlord games pike and shotte rulebook war and peace games.
The book is very well presented with each aspect of the rules easy to find when gaming. The infantry commanders had 3 unitsregimentsbrigades each of 2 shotte units and and a pike. Pike and shotte rulebook 1617th century battles war game book warlord games new. Oct 16, 2016 after one more game ill lend the rule book to peter and graham for them to read.