TtS! “For King and
Parliament” is a simple set of wargames rules for the Civil Wars in England
(and Scotland and Ireland) of the mid-Seventeenth Century.
Written by myself and Andrew Brentnall, they use mechanisms that will be immediately familiar to
players of the popular “To the Strongest!” ancient and medieval rules. Using
For King and Parliament, a battle can be fought and won (or lost!) on a dining
room table in less than two hours. The same rules, however, also support huge
battles, involving thousands of miniatures and up to five players a side. The
use of subtle grids dispenses with the need for measurement- and consequently
play moves along at a cracking pace.
A unique activation system
driven by playing cards or numbered chits introduces uncertainty; in some turns
a regiment will fly across the battlefield; in others it will stubbornly remain
rooted to the spot. The same deck is used to swiftly resolve shooting and
melee; no dice, whatsoever, need be rolled! Special rules model the various
firing systems used by the foot, and the occasionally uncontrollable nature of
ECW horse.
The rules are written in
plain English, and illustrated with appropriate diagrams, photographs and
period images, sample army lists, examples of play and an introductory
scenario.
The rules are available as
a book (£19.99) and as a digital download (£9.99), or together for £24.99.
Along with various accessories, they are now for sale in the BigRedBatShop. We do hope you enjoy them
– and may none of your cards be Aces!
Hurrah! Well done Simon, it all looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your hard work, Andrew! It's been a great project - onwards to Salute!
DeleteHurrah indeed!
ReplyDeleteSmall, rivet counting note: description for FK&P chits- artillery ammo is almost the same as for FK&P chits- pistol ammo.
Well spotted, the text on Artillery ammo does indeed say pistol! Gold star and top the class!
DeleteThanks- fixed!
DeleteJust ordered and received my digital copy - at 11pm on a Friday night! Very impressed by your excellent service. The rule book looks to be clearly laid out and easy to read, but actually reading it will have to wait until tomorrow after work. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI do hope you enjoy it Arthur! I'll be off to bed in a tick, big trip to the Post Office tomorrow!
DeleteI buy. I read. You are great!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like them Alex! :-)
DeleteJust ordered - looking forward to receiving
ReplyDeleteWill come and say hello at Salute - ECW is now back on again in the shed and we will give these rules a trial in the coming weeks
cheers
Super- will be nice to put a face to a name!
DeleteWould these rules work for 6mm? They look great fun
ReplyDeletehttp://forkingandparliament.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/these-are-small.html
DeleteSome Bacchus minis based for FK&P
Oh yes- they are scale independant. :-) People often use a 7.5cm grid with 6mm, and the chits that I sell instead of playing cards. :-)
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ReplyDeleteAre the army lists in the main rule book?
ReplyDeleteThere are army lists for the Edgehill Campaign in the rule book, together with armies for the Battle of Montgomery 1644. We hope to produce more lists over the next few months.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reply Andrew
DeleteSo, since I'm a sicker for ECW rules, I am intrigued by your new ruleset. I have a couple of questions that I couldn't find answers to. It looks like models are based by unit and not individually, but does it support individually based models? And I know you've said that it works for all size games, but roughly what number is models/units do your feel is optimal?
ReplyDeleteHi Andrww, the glorious thing about grids is that one can pick a grid that fits you units- perhaps 15 or 20cm (I use 30cm). It absolutely supports individual minis. I think you'd want around 8 units a side for a modest game- perhaps 250-300 minis if using a 20cm grid- but one can play games with 50 units a side, or more. You can come and meet me and Andrew at Salute if attending, GG07, and even play in the game.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit at Salute, but that's be quite a trek from the USA 😓
DeleteThanks for the info though!
My pleasure. One day I'll make it to the US with a game!
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