| cturnitsa | 26 Mar 2017 4:51 p.m. PST |
I have played George Gush (off and on for several decades), and I own Pike and Shotte, as an example of some more recent. But I am looking for rules recommendations for Thirty Years War in 15mm. What are some people's favorites, and recommendations? |
DisasterWargamer  | 26 Mar 2017 5:29 p.m. PST |
I use a slightly modified Cavaliers and Roundheads and By Fire and Sword |
| cturnitsa | 26 Mar 2017 6:36 p.m. PST |
I had thought By Fire and Sword was mostly Eastern Europe, I guess I have to look closer. |
| DisasterWargamer | 26 Mar 2017 7:06 p.m. PST |
They are expanding it a bit – but I modify it as well to make it work But yes focused on the east |
| Henry Martini | 26 Mar 2017 7:16 p.m. PST |
Baroque: the Renaissance variant of Impetus. |
| Allen57 | 26 Mar 2017 11:47 p.m. PST |
"Renaissance Principles of War" or "De Bellis Renationis (DBR)" |
| Dexter Ward | 27 Mar 2017 1:50 a.m. PST |
Field of Glory: Renaissance is pretty good – better than the ancients set. |
| Kadrinazi | 27 Mar 2017 5:39 a.m. PST |
By Fire and Sword can be easily adapted for later stages of war, there's enough 'Western' armies there to choose from :) |
| mad monkey 1 | 27 Mar 2017 5:50 a.m. PST |
Liber Militum; Tercios.
elkraken.es/released/en/tercios One base is a unit, card activation, eight or less dice for resolution of combat or morale. Covers the TYW, with it's companion book, "Kingdoms", expanding the game to ECW and Eastern Europe. |
| corona66 | 27 Mar 2017 6:04 a.m. PST |
DBR is by far my favorited, and I play a lot of ECW. |
| cturnitsa | 27 Mar 2017 8:00 a.m. PST |
Any comments on Father Tilly or Warfare in the Age of Discovery? |
John Leahy  | 27 Mar 2017 11:28 a.m. PST |
Father Tilly had a following. But haven't heard anything about it in years. I REALLY wanted it to be a game I could play for the period. Just way too much math as I recall. There was the odd bit here and there as well. But the math stands out. I have used Chipco's Age of Gunpowder to refight Lutzen. I like them. Thanks. |
| boy wundyr x | 27 Mar 2017 11:38 a.m. PST |
Father Tilly also had a bunch of versions, the last one, which I think is still available as a pdf from Wargames Vault, was at a smaller scale than the free versions, so you'd have to break big battles into separate games. The last free version (v.3 or 4) was one I thought had a lot of good things going for it and worked for large scale battles, but I'm not sure if it's still available. |
| cturnitsa | 27 Mar 2017 12:13 p.m. PST |
Of course, there is always Cavaliers & Roundheads (with TYW mods)… (just thinking out loud) |
| Phillius | 27 Mar 2017 2:33 p.m. PST |
I have played Swedes and Poles in 15mm using – Renaissance Principles of War I thought it worked really well for that period and would work well for the whole of the TYW. |
| Shagnasty | 27 Mar 2017 7:12 p.m. PST |
We use FoG-R for our TYW games.. They allow for some of the variation in unit size and tactics. Our main complaint is that the artillery is too weak for the TYW but that can be changed with some home mods. |
| 10mm Wargaming | 28 Mar 2017 2:12 a.m. PST |
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| cae5ar | 09 Apr 2017 7:08 p.m. PST |
Pity there isn't a Command & Colors variant for renaissance. It seems like the perfect engine for the period. |
| Marcus Brutus | 10 Apr 2017 10:33 a.m. PST |
I too am very curious about Tercio. It shows Impetus influences but has some interesting departures from that system. Anyone played it yet? |
| cae5ar | 19 Apr 2017 6:59 p.m. PST |
Where can I get the free Tercios brief rules in English, in order to see if this game is my cup of tea and worth further investment? The only downloads I can find are in Spanish. |
| SteveTheTim | 20 Apr 2017 1:35 a.m. PST |
link It took less than one minute to find this from a standing start. Are you sure the Internet is for you? |
| cae5ar | 28 Jun 2017 4:55 a.m. PST |
I am a caveman and only come out to play soldiers :-) |
