Warlord Pike & Shotte Rules

[Parus Ater]

Hey Guys! My friends have just received emails from amazon saying their pre ordered 'Pike and shotte rules' will be released on the 17th of march. Is there any truth behind this or should i save my money?

Seems Amazon will do everything they can to get you to part with your hard-earned.

March 17th is NOT the release date.

We'll be bringing you more details about the rulebook in the next couple of weeks. Until you hear it on the Warlord newsletter it's scurrilous rumourmongering!

i pre-ordered Borderlands 2 on the 360 in January because Amazon said it was out in April.

September is when it's out. Cancelled.

[Paul @ Warlord Games]

Besides Amazon won't have access to the front cover artwork miniature - you'll only receive that directly from us here.

The artwork is done and Wojtek starts work on the miniature next week...

[Evil Monkey]

Are those new model army pics giving any clues as to unit/basing arrangements in the new rules? Or am i merely clutching at straws as i patiently anticipate?!

[Chilledenuff]

Are those new model army pics giving any clues as to unit/basing arrangements in the new rules? Or am i merely clutching at straws as i patiently anticipate?!

I was about tto ask the same thing Looking forward to the book!

[hywel dda]

Link
Try this site, it has (some) information on the 3 systems. I'm sure there are better sources out there but this probably covers the basics reasonably.

I did read the information at the link, but I don't see that is says that the English had abandoned the formation which saw a central block of pikemen flanked by "sleeves" of firearm armed troops. The post above by Chriss Ginn says that had been abandoned by the Civil Wars in favor of a deployment that distributed pike in "stands" along the line interspesed with shot.

I'm not saying he is wrong--just that I've never read that and so am wondering where I can learn more about it.

Thanks.

as a WECW player am interested in trying these. Have to say that the tactics link page doesn't support the assertion that pike with sleeves of shot were abandoned at all and the person who says they were does not seem to have been back to post anything that clarifies his assertion (as that link doesn't) so not overly helpful (and as above not something I have read in the various ECW books I have read too)

[Chilledenuff]

A member of my local club just spotted this on an online supplier,

Pike and Shotte rulebook by Warlord Games out 7/4/12, £30

Hope it's true!

[Big Al]

Just thought it worth mentioning again

Paul @ Warlord Games wrote:

Seems Amazon will do everything they can to get you to part with your hard-earned.

March 17th is NOT the release date.

We'll be bringing you more details about the rulebook in the next couple of weeks. Until you hear it on the Warlord newsletter it's scurrilous rumourmongering!

[jazbo]

"We'll be bringing you more details about the rulebook in the next couple of weeks." Posted on 9th march.

Not being impatient or anything (!) but that two weeks is up on Friday

[2close2theflame]

im really looking forward to this book,i haven' t actually played a game in years and have been waiting for this one to hopefully get me hooked again!

[Big Al]

"We'll be bringing you more details about the rulebook in the next couple of weeks." Posted on 9th march.

Not being impatient or anything (!) but that two weeks is up on Friday

Same day as the Newsletter is released! Something to look forward to, perhaps? Then again, the newsletter is always something to look forward to!