Pike & Shotte Rules

Pike and Shotte Wargaming Rules by Warlord Games is the third rulebook publication. 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 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 hearty publication and not for nitpickers or miseries. There are some good gags in it, but it also plays well and enables players to conduct a very big battle in a reasonable period of time, leaving them more time to chat about the highs and lows and what ifs...

Pike & Shotte Supplements

Pike & Shotte, To Kill A King Supplement

168 pages of colour rich information with an introduction by writer Charles Singleton, this supplement for Pike & Shotte describes the history, armies, personalities and battles of the English Civil War. Included are detailed scenarios based on some of the most famous battles, complete with maps and orders of battle/army lists for the main protagonists.

Crammed full of detailed background information, including:

• The Early Reign of Charles I
• The Bishops’ Wars and the Short Parliament
• Rebellion in Ireland
• The First Civil War
• The Second Civil War
• Another War with Scotland

Plus a comprehensive Civil War Timeline and detailed look at the armies of the civil war who were the infantry, the cavalry and artillery, how were they organised and fielded.

The author then takes you on through the tactics of the Civil War and the military revolution of the period where the Dutch and Swedish systems were learnt and employed, and indeed explained here in detail along with more Civil War tactics.

• Profiles of the Royalist and Parliamentarian Commanders.
• Full colour guide to the colours used by participants in the Civil War.
• Early war army lists for the Scots Covenanter Army of the Bishops’ Wars.
• Bishops’ Wars Scots Royalist and English Pre Civil War Army.

The Royalist Army Lists

• The Early Royalist Army
• The King’s Oxford Army
• The Early Oxford Army
• The Late Oxford Army
• The Royalist Cornish Army, 1643
• The Royalist Western Army, 1644
• The Royalist Northern Army
• Welsh Marshes and the Anglo-Irish
• Royalist Army

Battle Scenarios include:

• The Battle Of Brentford 12 November 1642
• The Battle Of Chalgrove Field 18 June 1643
• The Battle Of Adwalton Moor 30 June 1643
• The Battle Of Lansdown Hill 5 July 1642

plus a battle report for the battle of Nantwich 24 January 1644

The Parliamentarian Army Lists covering:

• The Army under Lord Essex
• The Armies of Sir William Waller
• Fairfax’s Northern Army
• The Army of the Eastern Association
• Clubmen Army
• The New Model Army

Specific Battle Scenarios include:

• The Battle Of Cheriton 19 March 1644
• The Battle Of Omskirk 20 August 1644
• The Battle Report Of The Second Battle Of Newbury 27 October 1644
• The Battle Of Wistanstow 8 June 1645
• The Battle Of Torrington 16 February 1646

The Scottish Army Lists include:

• Scots Covenanter
• The Scots Royalist Army of the Marquis of Montrose
• The Scots Royalist Army of 1644
• The Scots Royalist Army of 1645
• The ‘Traditional’ Montrose Army

Further battle scenarios look at:

• The Battle Of Aberdeen 13 September 1644
• Battle Report For The Battle Of Inverlochy 2nd February 1645
• The Battle Of Benburb 5 June 1646
• The Battle Of Winwick Pass 19 August 1648

The Irish Army Lists Include:

• The Irish Catholic Confederate
• Anglo-Scots Army
• Ormond Irish Royalist Alliance Army

Plus

• Special 'Period’ specific rules
• ’Late Misery of War' 8 pages of detailed campaign rules
• 10 pages of glorious siege rules

Concluding with the storming of Cirencester

And for everyone who purchases this fantastic tome of Civil War knowledge from the Warlord webstore there is the fabulously characterful FREE miniature of Lord Minimus... we'll find out more about him from our illustrious commander later!

Pike & Shotte, The Devil's Playground Supplement

The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts that ravaged large areas of Europe, especially the German provinces, from 1618 to 1648. These conflicts centred on the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperors, Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, and their opponents. Although viewed by many as a religious war between Catholic and Protestant nations, its roots and causes were also politically motivated. The combination of religious fervour and the political ambition of the European superpowers were to pit vast armies and mighty leaders against each other. The devastation caused by decades of fighting had truly turned Europe into the ‘Devil’s Playground’.

This supplement for Pike & Shotte describes the history, armies, personalities and battles of the Thirty Years War. Included are scenarios based on some of the famous battles and army lists for the main protagonists.

Pike & Shotte Downloads

1. Pike & Shotte rules summary.

Other Peoples Black Powder Downloads

Great Northern War: Stats & Special Rules For Black Powder/Pike & Shotte

Attached to this post are the unit stats for Swedes and Russians, plus mods and notes.
They are designed for Warlord Games Pike & Shotte, but can also be used with Black Powder.

1. Great Northern War: Stats & Special Rules For Black Powder/Pike & Shotte

Sources

Jason Temple
Warlord Games