This week, we take a look at one of the great generals of the Thirty Years War – the fanatically religious Father Tilly! Johann Tserclaes was born in February 1559 to a devoutly Catholic Walloon family at Castle Tilly, Spanish Netherlands, in what is now Belgium. In his youth, he was raised with a deep-seated…
John’s mates over at the Friends of General Haig wargames club put together a truly extravagant Pike & Shotte game for this year’s Salute; Lutzen 1632! Lutzen was one of the decisive battles of the Thirty Years War, pitting the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus and his German allies against the forces of the Holy Roman…
Lead your forces into victory with Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Commander. View in Store Lennart Torstensson was a Swedish Field Marshal and military engineer. He was in the Battle of Wallhof in January 1626 and served during the Prussian campaigns of 1628 and 1629. After securing more victories, he was taken prisoner and held at…
Søren Ralph Christensen has a large Pike & Shotte 30 Years War collection, and after painting up his Gustavus Adolphus model decided to write up a short history. I wanted to complete my 30 Years War collection with some proper Commander in Chief figures, and when talking 30 Years War, who better to model than Gustavus Adolphus,…
By Robert Scicluna I started collecting pike and shotte miniatures seven years ago. I’ve been interested in The Thirty Years War (1618-1648) since a teenager, and with the release of the first box sets it was an opportunity too good to miss. So I started with just a single box and now I have a collection…
No town is set without its own townsfolk! Make them the objective of your game or make your town feel that bit more real, these townsfolk will always have a place in any collection! Townsfolk View in Store This set has a characterful bunch! Including: A fisherman A landlord A poor crippled beggar A floozy…
Pre-orders are piling-up for our forthcoming American Civil War supplement for Black Powder – and over the past few months, our ‘Free Plastic Kit with System Starter Sets’ offer (ends very soon!) has seen a huge groundswell of new players trying out some of our other game systems… So – over the past few weeks, Anna…
Dan Hoyt – from Redoverblue has been busy at the painting desk again. Stepping away from his usual WWII fare – this past week he showcased some of our Thirty Years War Swedish Infantry! If you’ve not yet delved into the world of Pike & Shotte wargaming, now’s the perfect time – with our recently released ‘The…
If you have even half an interest in the Thirty Years War you won’t want to miss out on this great value deal. Combining the new Pike & Shotte supplement, The Devil’s Playground with what has become known as ‘the bible for the Thirty Years War’, Eduard Wagner’s European Weapons & Warfare 1618-1648, it gives…
Last Friday, we released the Pike & Shotte Ordnance Battery set – offering some serious fire support for armies of the 1500 – 1700 period. The set contains three guns, and a host of resin defences to keep them safe from incoming fire… We thought we’d take the opportunity to look back through the Warlord…
Tom Mecredy
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