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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…
Tim Greene, who, as a keen historical gamer and prolific rules writer, has penned a fantastic army list for the Pike & Shotte rules allowing you to field Japanese Samurai armies. We know lots of players enjoy collecting historical Japanese forces, so we were very happy to publish Tim’s list so that anyone who wants…
Lord Thomas Hawksby’s regiment is a fictional English Civil War Parliamentarian Infantry Regiment of Pike, Shotte and an attached Company of Firelocks created by the very skilled ‘Mikeland’. Mikeland’s OldEnglandGrownNew blog tells of the daring tales, adventures and characters of his regiment in 28mm miniatures, words, photos and pictures. Here’s just a taste: Where are your old…
Pike & Shotte musketeers The musket – the mainstay of your army – was first invented by the Spanish in the early 16th century – and were originally designed as a much heavier weapon intended to be mounted upon fortified walls. However they were soon adapted to be used with a simple forked rest which…
The illustrious Steve Morgan author of Pike & Shotte has been sharpening his pikes once again to take us through his English Civil War Edgehill Project: Before starting an English Civil War army it’s important to decide what force you want to head and why. Many of my gaming friends base their ECW armies on…
Have you ever thought about replaying the grand battles from the English Civil War? We’ve a fantastic range to help you start using the Pike & Shotte rules system; Covering the Italian Wars, Tudor Wars, Thirty Years War, English Civil Wars, and The War of the Grand Alliance Firstly the Pike & Shotte rules….
Our mate Paul McDonagh from Paul’s Modelling Workshop has been hard at work making his new and upgraded, battle-ready Star Fort! Ideal for use in games set in the Pike & Shotte era (and into some early Black Powder conflicts), this provides a great centrepiece, objective or defensive position to fight over. View in…
With our new Thirty years War supplement for Pike & Shotte, The Devil’s Playground, proving a hit with many of you we’re further reinforcing your armies! This week we’re bringing you a new Command Group, and more Musketeers in the form of the Veteran Storming Party Musketeers, and Pike & Shotte Veteran Musketeers! These are good…
Today sees the launch of a new range of metal models for Pike & Shotte – the Wars of Religion spanning the years from 1524 to 1648. The 16th Century was a period of conflict and discovery. All across Europe armies were formed to extend Empires and consolidate power. Pike blocks held the balance of…
Armies of the Pike & Shotte era were centred around blocks of Pikemen flanked by detachments of Musketeers. The Musketeers would pour fire onto the enemy from afar, to cut-down as many of the enemy as possible before retreating behind the wall of pike tips or flipping their weapons around and clubbing the enemy when…
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