By Fire and Sword

[nikharwood]

Christian (Serotonin) put me on to this one - the English version of the rulebook is available at Salute...certainly looks lovely enough - and would look beautiful in 10mm methinks...

Anyone seen it / played it / looking forward to it / building armies as I type? 

http://www.fireandsword.wargamer.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=58

[Nosher]

Going to be having a look at salute as it might give me some gaming out of my polish-Lithuanian commonwealth goodness from Pendraken!

There isn't too much info on the rules on the website so I have been holding off for that sole purpose

[Ferb]

Check out Anatoli's Game Room he's done a bunch of AAR's and other articles on the rules. Plus it's also worth checking out as it's a great wargaming blog that's updated daily.

Ferb

[Steve J]

Sounds interesting but I'm really limiting the number of games I play simply due to limited time. The time I do have I prefer to play the game rather than trying to remember the rules!

[Steve J]

BTW the battle do look rather lovely on Anatolis Games Room .

[nikharwood]

Check out Anatoli's Game Room he's done a bunch of AAR's and other articles on the rules. Plus it's also worth checking out as it's a great wargaming blog that's updated daily.

Ferb

BTW the battle do look rather lovely on Anatolis Games Room .

Certainly do - his review is useful too - sounds like some interesting mechanisms - direct links:
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2011/12/with-fire-and-sword-rules-review-part-1.html
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2011/12/by-fire-and-sword-rules-review-part-2.html
http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.se/2011/12/by-fire-and-sword-rules-review-part-3.html

[OldenBUA]

An interesting period for sure.

From the interview with the game authors:

Of course you can play in 28mm or 10mm scale but there may be a problem with the availability of figures. The army lists for our game are very rich. This is the result of the fact that we analyzed the historical sources very precisely and dug out any information we were able. The figures available on the market often do not fit the game's requirements.

So a couple (or lot!) more figures from Pendraken could be what is needed! The matching 15mm ranges are very well researched and quite extensive.

[Steve J]

Thanks for the links Nik. The rules do look good and beautifully produced. Nice to not needs loads of figures per base as well .

[nikharwood]

Sounds interesting but I'm really limiting the number of games I play simply due to limited time. The time I do have I prefer to play the game rather than trying to remember the rules!

BTW the battle do look rather lovely on Anatolis Games Room .

Thanks for the links Nik. The rules do look good and beautifully produced. Nice to not needs loads of figures per base as well .

Cor - you started with such strong resistance...for an hour and a quarter!

Do you want to ask Chris to pick you up a copy at Salute?  

I'll send the nurse over  

[Aart Brouwer]

Thanks, Nik. This whole thing looks too good to miss. Even if the rules are just the umpteenth book on the shelf, the army lists, oob's and background information are very interesting.

Cheers,
Aart

[maciek]

Even if the rules are just the umpteenth book on the shelf, the army lists, oob's and background information are very interesting.

These rules are not the best one can find, but I can assure everybody that all the information about armies, tactic etc. are very well researched.

[Steve J]

Thanks Maciek. Anyone know the price of the book as I couldn't see anything with regards to it? Not that I'm planning on buying it of course .

[OldenBUA]

Around 40 Euros for the Polish edition, but the English edition may be differently priced?

Also (from the facebook page) "yes it would be presale of the book. We would have limited quantity to sell only during Salute."

[Nosher]

Anyone know the price of the book as I couldn't see anything with regards to it? Not that I'm planning on buying it of course .

Yeah, right, whatever!!

As Tommy Cannon used to say... You lickle LIAR Bobby!!

[Nosher]

Thanks for the links to the reviews - very helpful.

What attracted me to these initially was Northstar will be stocking the rules at some stage and there was a suggestion in the marketing material that it was a skirmish level game

I'm now really confused because Anatolis review talks about regiments, brigades divisions etc

He also mentions they are written in a Battlefront/GW style... 

Glad I am going to Salute so I can thumb them in the flesh before parting with cash