Going to give Witchfinder General, Days of Revelation a whirl ...

[Pijlie]

Several things actually. Pikes are essentially an effective short-range weapon in open terrain (strike first/push back) so can actually prevent enemies attacking reloadng musketeers in close combat like they are supposed to. Especially against fast-moving opponents like cavalry or hellhounds.

They can act simultaneously with the shot but are not obliged to do the same thing, so they can maneuver in concert with- or separately from the shot. The dual-action mechanism enables them to interact. They can easily form formations with the shot but do not need to. They are quite invincible en masse but easily outflanked when alone and a pike in close combat becomes a liability once passed-by. Pikes in confined spaces like houses and woods are useless and here is where shot can be very effective. Like the pikemen they can maneuver with them, for example fire and retreat among the pikes or other cover.

The shot is lethal at short range but slow to reload, especially when you need to do more than just stand, shoot and reload. And you usually do.

Usually the game stands or falls with a desperate last salvo followed by an all-out charge with pike and sword. Or at least mine do  

Did I mention I really love this game?  

[Elk101]

Sounds interesting. We've tended not to use pike in our skirmish ECW games because they seem so ineffectual at the small skirmish scale.

[whill4]

NPC = non player character. There was a seventh group that the game master was controlling. The seventh group was a group of wives and women from the nearby village that the three groups of witches were trying to recruit from. The other three groups consisted of a group of husbands, a group of clubmen and a witch hunter. These latter three groups were trying to prevent the witches from accomplishing their goals. As the wives were swayed one way another, control of the wife went to one of the six players.

[Pijlie]

Sounds interesting. We've tended not to use pike in our skirmish ECW games because they seem so ineffectual at the small skirmish scale.

Four pikemen supporting four musketeers with some terrain in their backs -say a gateway- can be quite strong in this game. But we rule that (and I think it is in the rules as well) that pikes and other polearms cannot be used in houses and wooded areas.

[H.M.Stanley]

A couple of Vampires and their true form in the shadows ...

[H.M.Stanley]

Where wolf?

[H.M.Stanley]

Witchfinder, Preacher, Apothecary and Leader

[H.M.Stanley]

Blinder Captain

[H.M.Stanley]

Witchfinder Musketeers

[H.M.Stanley]

Angry Villagers

[luidinuovo]

nice.

[H.M.Stanley]

There be witches hereabouts.

[a poor photo of the Hag and her daughters vamping it up - i think that they look better in the flesh, the gloss varnish and flash doesn't help. I need to Dull them down)

[H.M.Stanley]

The Summoning with the Coven (Angry Villagers) in support as the Mob close in

[H.M.Stanley]

Too Late!! The Great Beast, he is here ...


Now i just need to game this

[H.M.Stanley]

nice.

Thank you. It's been fun rifleing through my other projects to see what i can use for WG