There are further supplements for other time periods also available.Ĭavaliers and Roundheads by Gary Gygax and Jeff PerrenĪ fascinating bit of wargaming history. The rules include army lists for 1648-78, a period that Wargamer have titled 'Republic in Flames'. The rules come in a hefty tome - but it is the sort of book that you should own, even if you will never play the game - it is stunning! The only ruleset to give Warlord a run for their money in terms of size, background content, and fabulous artwork. I'm already committed to 28mm, but if I was going for 15s then the figures look great. The figures and terrain are designed for 15mm. Wargamer sell everything for the game, including figures and terrain. If you are just getting in to this period then you should definitely check out the website. I hope to try the rules soon and see no reason why they will not work for battles further West. As you can see from the front cover, very much focused on the spectacular Polish armies of this period. The rule system is focused on 17th century battles in Eastern Europe. The rules are part of a whole game system produced by the Wargamer company in Poland. Firelock Games have done a lot to support the system and there are plenty of YouTube explanations of the game.īy Fire and Sword by Konrad Sosiński & Rafal Szwelicki Plenty of different forces, and a the rules blend naval and land warfare together very neatly. A definite pirate feel, but on the historical side of the Yo Ho Ho genre. There is a very interesting discussion about the wargames in the 17th century and the challenges it gives to rules writers and wargamers in Henry Hyde's BattleChat pod cast with Sir Sidney Roundwood here:īlood & Plunder is a 'whole game' system with figures, rules, dice, terrain, boats and ships to allow you to fight large scale skirmish actions in the Caribbean.
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It is worth remembering that we are, of course, free to amend how we use other people's rules and I suspect very few people play rules purely as they were written.
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Most sets provide the author's interesting take on what makes this period different, and how to present these as challenges to the toy solider general. I have become a bit of a rules collector for this period. I think the constant evolution of rules is good for the hobby as new sets of rules can provide a new way to look at the periods, and can provide new ways to enjoy our games with toy soldiers. Wells penned his Little Wars rules today's wargamer is spoilt for choice in wargames rules, even for slightly niche periods, like the 17th Century.
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