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JW Boots started the topic Th battle of Moncontour – 1569 in the forum Pike & Shotte 2 years, 11 months ago
Last Friday, before the upcoming lockdown, we were able to get in a game of Pike and Shotte. The battle of Moncontour. More on my blog at: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2021/11/13/the-battle-of-montcontour-1569/
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JW Boots started the topic The battle of Jemmingen 1568 in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years ago
Yesterday another game evening at the BOD in Utrecht. We can play again, we can meet again. This time we played Jemmingen and rewrote history!
more at my blog at: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/the-battle-of-jemmingen-1568/
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JW Boots started the topic The battle of Amerongen 1585 in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 5 months ago
Another battle from the eighty years war. This time Amerongen featuring a tough fight and the possibility of in battle treason! More at my blog: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/the-battle-of-amerongen-1585/
Enjoy…
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JW Boots replied to the topic The battle of Fornovo – 1495 in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 11 months ago
Great question. Please see my experiences below…
First things first. The best tip is to just go do it. This is what we did. At first just Robert and me due to COVID. With the two of us not more than 26 km apart we normally visit each other for a game. But as we both regularly visit our mothers too we didn’t want to risk it. At some point t…[Read more]
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JW Boots started the topic The battle of Fornovo – 1495 in the forum Pike & Shotte 3 years, 11 months ago
My US based friend Rene with me and another friend based in NL played an online version of the battle of Fornovo. A truly wargames battje that, I think, is underrated… anyway. Please find the AAR here: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/the-battle-of-fornovo-1495/
Note that strictly speaking this is off period Pike & Shotte…[Read more]
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JW Boots started the topic The battle on the Hardenbergerheide – 1580 in the forum Pike & Shotte 4 years, 4 months ago
This time an on-line Pike & Shotte game linking the Netherlands with the US….
happy reading,
JW Boots
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JW Boots started the topic The battle of Heilgerlee 1536 in the forum Pike & Shotte 4 years, 4 months ago
This time Robert and I played the other battle of Heiligerlee… the one in 1536. More in my blog at: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2020/06/25/the-battle-of-heiligerlee-1536/
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JW Boots started the topic The battle of Dahlen – 1568 in the forum Pike & Shotte 4 years, 7 months ago
Last evening Robert and I played another game of Pike & Shotte by FaceTime. This time te poorly known battle of Dahlen that happened right at the start of the 80-years war. Happy reading at: https://janwillembootsblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/the-battle-of-dahlen-23-april-1568/
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JW Boots started the topic Hail Caesar for the socially distant in the forum Hail Caesar 4 years, 7 months ago
Can social distancing be combined with a good game of Hail Caesar? Absolutely!
Alexander against a local satrap of the Persian empire. The game table was at my friend Robert’s. Facetime allowed me to give orders and show my dice rolls in real time.
