Williamite Wars in Ireland

[Nellkyn]

Any suggestions for a ruleset for the Williamite Wars in Ireland other than Beneath the Lilly Banners?

Nothing wrong with BtLB but I was wondering if there was anything else out there.

[SJWi]

Hi, I asked a similar question about 6 weeks ago and my thread is still live. It was more aimed at Sedgemoor but also wider late 17th century. The only other late 17th century specific ruleset I found were "Twilight of the Sun King" published by the Pike and Shot Society for £12. There is a U-Tube video of how these work out there somewhere. Other recommendations suggested  using ECW rules, with Helion's "In Deo Veritas" and Simon Miller's "For King and Parliament" being particularly mentioned. I play ECW with FK&P and like them, but don't know enough about the late 17th century to know if they really capture the essence of the period.   

[has.been]

If you are looking for a lower figure count than say For King & Parliament,
I would suggest you take a look at Osprey's Pikemans Lament.

Personally I would modify Osprey's Rebels & Patriots

[SJWi]

 Nellkyn, what size battles/forces are you looking at? You could also look at 2FL's Sharp Practice for smaller scale games albeit you may need some adaptations.

[Rochejaquelein]

If you are looking for a lower figure count than say For King & Parliament,
I would suggest you take a look at Osprey's Pikemans Lament.

Personally I would modify Osprey's Rebels & Patriots

Not to derail the thread too much, but how exactly did you modify the R&P rules for melee only foot units? I know the native unit type has high melee values but they can shoot too. I'm not sure how many points each unit should be worth if you make them melee only. 

[has.been]

Not to derail the thread too much, but how exactly did you modify the R&P rules for melee only foot units? I know the native unit type has high melee values but they can shoot too. I'm not sure how many points each unit should be worth if you make them melee only. 

Simply improve their combat scores, that is how I would deal with melee only troops.
As to cost, that would depend on the opposition.
e.g. if the opposition is full of good quality long range missile troops...make them cheap,
as they will get shot to s**t.

[Nellkyn]

Nellkyn, what size battles/forces are you looking at? You could also look at 2FL's Sharp Practice for smaller scale games albeit you may need some adaptations.

Smaller battles, no more than a dozen units a side. I considered Sharpe Practice but it's for actions that are a smaller than I'd like to play.

[Nellkyn]

Thanks for the suggestions. Some interesting stuff to go and have a look at. Hadn't even thought of "For King and Parliament".

[Friends of General Haig]

Hi Nellkyn, just to throw another suggestion in to the pot; a couple of chaps at our club (The Friends of General Haig!) have been using Black Powder, with some modifications.

Wargames Illustrated have just featured their Battle of Aughrim game (video: ) and also published their rule amendments and unit stats for the battle here: https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/wi428-extra-the-battle-of-aughrim-black-powder-amendments-and-command-cards/