Charge The Guns

Lovely stuff, RR.  I’m guessing that these forum entries have been “lost in the ether” for a while – good to see they are flowing through again.  I posted something last November that got lost so it could be another 5 months before that shows up.  I’d try re-posting, but I have forgotten what it was I posted !  😜

Possibly the largest wargame ever played was Waterloo last year at Glasgow University. Little Wars did a nice video about it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTlDWIYPDlg

They used a modified version of BP to run their game which I think sassy a lot about its suitability for such a big game.  I think in essence, the speed things up, they left out…[Read more]

Hi George,

If you want to stay and defend the field then the unit can stay ‘bent’ as long as it stays there.  As this is a non-standard situation then I suggest agree a suitable method to allocate dice with your opponent.  Perhaps randomise which side gets the extra dice each turn?  You could also consider using the rules for buildings for troops…[Read more]

That’s a really useful summary, Nat.  Thanks for sharing 👍

Hi George – I think that only the admins can delete posts.  It was a great question and I’m sure the answer will be useful for others in the future so probably worth letting it stand.

Hi Lewis,

When the lists mention “Skirmishers” in the special rules they mean that this unit is in a Skirmish formation and all of the rules for Skirmishers therefore apply.  This is a bit different to the items in the ‘useful rules’ section (see p100). The Skirmish rules are quite fundamental, and rules are spread through the book.  We are lucky…[Read more]

Worth remembering that skirmishes get a -1 on their ‘to hit’ dice in melee, and can also not be supported. This should be more than enough to tip the odds to the cavalry.

I would allow Cossacks to charge skirmishers from any angle!

I think that they will focus on periods that are popular and will sell well enough to justify the investment in plastics. ACW is a period for which there is an existing BP supplement and also no existing Warlord figure range.  I’m sure we’ve all got our favourite conflicts but I can’t see this happening for anything too obscure.

I’m glad IO has some ideas as I am a bit hazy on this part of the period.  I know that for late 15th century some of the WotR figures will work, but by Pavia they will not be right.  Those Steel Fist Gendarmes do look glorious.  Not sure what part of the Italian Wars they work best for.

As Big Al says, they are officially 13.5 mm. I have see some comparisons online which show them matching with Kallistra 12mm figs.

I don’t think they are intended to ‘mix’. I think they are intended to be their own size.  Once you get below the 15mm size I find mixing figures between ranges very tricky and rarely bother trying.

Interesting to see what you get in the box – thanks for sharing the video.

Hi George.  I have never tried this, but I imagine the approach suggested is to print your own ‘transfer’, at the appropriate size, and apply.  I think the varnish comes in as part of the transfer process.  I believe that before applying transfers it is recommended to gloss varnish the painted model, then once the varnish is dry, it is easier…[Read more]

Hi Marius, the period is probably not as popular as Napoleonic (Black Powder) or Roman Empire (Hail Caesar), but it has still has plenty of people playing it as evidenced by all of the different social media content I see.  Warlord are still selling the Pike and Shotte rules, still have a pretty vast stock line for the period, and have brought…[Read more]

That’s a great looking force, George.  Well done for getting it finished.  Look forward to seeing the Dutch completed to face off against them!

Hi Bolebg.  I will have a go at answering your questions.

a. Table size. Given the choice I would go for 8’ x 6’.  6’ x 4’ is ok, but perhaps better for smaller battles.

b. On a 6’ x 4’ I would go for something like 8-16 units per side on the assumption that your units are around 6” wide.  On 8’ x 6’ you can go for a much larger number of uni…[Read more]

Hi James,  looking in the Shieldwall supplement, Vikings can have some ‘Thrall’ Javelin armed skirmishers in small units which have the same stats. as just about everyone else’s javelin skirmishers.

Squeezing artillery on to bases that are too small should be considered ‘weaselly’ and something akin to bowlers tampering with the ball in cricket – not done by gentlemen / gentlewomen. 😀

Hi Rudedog – that shade looks pretty good to me. It looks just like the front cover of the Osprey Men-at-Arms on Gustav’s Infantry which features the Yellow Brigade.

I have plans for this regiment in the future. I’d love to hear your recipe?

Hi Craig,

I have just found this thread after wondering why I couldn’t post in Pike and Shotte 🙂

I have posted with a link and some pics. Sorry I posted it twice as I thought I had done something wrong the first time. I guess both are in the spam folder?

What is the suggested way to post pics in the forum now, or would you prefer posts without them?

Thanks, JWB. Very interesting to see how you managed the remote game. I will see if I can convince some of the club here to give it a go.