Medieval Footbal

[Crossedlances]

Hi all,

The Crossed Lance's team were given a set of medieval football rules recently.
At Vapnaratak the Lance and Longbow Society were very impressed with our jousting and mounted melee' game, we also explained the game we have coming out in April, which is a foot melee' and archery set which includes a crowd event game, this is for the eliminated knights to play on in as squires.

We have decided to give back to the community 50% of the profit from this game. This 50% WILL go to TROOP AID http://www.troopaid.info/ (a local charity in Solihull) for as long as the rules sell and will include any revisions.

We are aiming for August to release these football rules, as we need to adapt them to work in the same way as the current  Crossed Lance's rule sets. We will include a crowd event game to improve the game, as having played at Atherstone in the medieval football game played there, we have a pretty good insight into what we can add to the crowd events.

Martin

[orm1]

Sounds good, do you plan miniatures for Foot melee?

[Crossedlances]

We have some already for thee foote melee' and more due to be released. http://crossedlances.com/

The football game & figures should be fun to do, the designer could be very busy.

[orm1]

I'll keep my eye out for your medieval football rules and hopefully football figures.

[Crossedlances]

Well......As to figures. we will need Villains elbowing  , tripping up others  and running with the ball   most figures people have should fit in as is  .

[Patrice]

Interesting.

Perhaps these rules will be compatible with any skirmish rules! It could be funny to have villagers or soldiers playing when the enemy is late to come. 

[joroas]

Villains

Not Aston Villains? 

[Crossedlances]

Not Aston Villians that's for sure......

[dm]

Read about a yearly 18th Century 'football' match played in Lincolnshire where the object was to get the ball across the parish boundry of two close villages by any means and the teams were made up from anyone who wanted to have a bash...people were badly injured and a few were even killed in some years. The match was supposed to have had a very long history but was eventually banned. The Haxey Hood Game which is still played each year is said to have Medieval origins and the lunacy of it all can be watched if you wish to go along. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with

[Crossedlances]

Hi DM exactly the Atherstone one is 5 miles from me, as the crow flies, a manic day out but great great fun, too old to play now I hurt too much for too long,

[Atheling]

Hi DM exactly the Atherstone one is 5 miles from me, as the crow flies, a manic day out but great great fun, too old to play now I hurt too much for too long,

Sounds like a good laugh actually.... assuming there aren't too many of the bigger boys there 

Darrell.

[Crossedlances]

Well there are i'm afraid, and as a clue I used to get sin binned for when playing deck hockey in the Royal Navy and there only one rule you can't hit around the head..! So think of a Rugby scrum with no rules and your there.!

[Atheling]

Well there are i'm afraid, and as a clue I used to get sin binned for when playing deck hockey in the Royal Navy and there only one rule you can't hit around the head..! So think of a Rugby scrum with no rules and your there.!

I've seen TV footage of it. Not dissimilar to Murderball that we used tom 'play' at school 

Darrell.

[Atheling]

Well there are i'm afraid, and as a clue I used to get sin binned for when playing deck hockey in the Royal Navy and there only one rule you can't hit around the head..! So think of a Rugby scrum with no rules and your there.!

I've seen TV footage of it. Not dissimilar to Murderball that we used tom 'play' at school 

Darrell.

[Atheling]

I've seen TV footage of it. Not dissimilar to Murderball that we used tom 'play' at school 

Darrell.

Sorry for the double post- no idea what the hell happened..... 

Darrell.