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Reply To: War of the Roses rulesets and scale

May 15, 2023 at 1:30 pm #1818158

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Billhooks seems to be very popular at the moment. It plays quite fast, so is likely a good fit for 2 hour club sessions, but is designed for 6×4 tables and focuses on smaller actions rather than sweeping battles. Table size can be mitigated by going for the smaller scale models of course.

A couple of nice 15mm ranges for WotR are Khursan and Peter Pig (although I think the former are more like 18mm). Peter Pig do have a few character models within their range.

https://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/late-fifteenth-century.html

https://www.peterpig.co.uk/23%20Wars%20Of%20The%20Roses.html

One usual question I have for anyone starting historicals is to ask about what type of game do they want to play – big battles or smaller engagements? As a sweeping generalisation, a lot of the differentiation between rulesets comes from the level of battlefield scale they focus on. If you have an idea of what scale of battles you’re interested in, that can refine rule choice, whilst also helping with decisions on figure scale (particular when combined with space restrictions – epic battles in 28mm need big tables).