Firelock Games is now on Kickstarter with a new game, Blood & Crowns! Dive into 28mm Historical wargaming around the period of The Hundred Years' War with the armies of Europe.

Blood & Crowns Kickstarter // Firelock Games

The idea of Blood & Crowns is that it allows you to play out the various skirmishes, raids, sallies, acts of piracy and plunder and more that were fought in the shadows of some of the major battles of the period. You won't be commanding faceless hordes but instead individual warriors clad in armour, fighting heroically in the midst of bloody skirmishes.

The Hundred Years' War // Blood & Crowns

Blood & Crowns, much like other games from Firelock's collection, has been designed so it's open to those who love Historical wargaming and those who potentially have never touched a game like this. If you liked the idea of Medieval knights and chivalry from other games, maybe even Fantasy ones, this might appeal to you and could even get you interested in learning more about the period.

The book is aiming to bring you lists for running the forces of England, Ireland and Wales as well as Scotland, France, The Spanish Kingdoms and the Unaligned Free Companies and Pirates. You always need some miscreants to throw into the mix to do the dirty work!

Joan Of Arc // Blood & Crowns

There are some fun and unique mechanics in Blood & Crowns that are tied to the period. For example, there is a focus around capturing leaders and characters so that you may earn renown and perhaps even let your opponent regain their honour through rescues!

Games are played out over the course of six game turns using a variety of scenarios and the card-driven initiative system that Firelock Games are known for. You can win control of a round and determine the order in which players activate their units. The actions that a unit can do are determined by the cards used during the bidding phase alongside the unit's experience level and condition. You can move, make ranged attacks, charge and engaged in deadly melee combat.

Blood & Crowns Rulebook // Firelock Games

When battle is joined, players conduct six game turns consisting of several rounds during which they bid for control using a dynamic, card-driven initiative system. Winning control of a round allows a player to determine the order in which players will activate their units. Rounds are played until all units have activated, which ends a game turn.

Additionally, the rules from Blood & Crowns allow you to fight out skirmishes on land through rural environments on the continent. But, you'll also find rules for playing out fights on the sea in barges, cogs and more.

Blood & Crowns Pledge Options

There are a number of pledge options for you to choose from when it comes to Blood & Crowns including getting a digital version of the book and a physical one.

Knight Pledge // Blood & Crowns

Noble Pledge // Blood & Crowns

You can also go up a level and get yourself some new accessories to use alongside the rules for Blood & Crowns.

Magnate Pledge // Blood & Crowns

Going up higher with your pledge gets you the Rulebook plus Unit Deck, Token Set, Activation Deck and all of the stretch goals that get unlocked throughout the course of the campaign. The aim is that the book and more will come out around February 2024 so you've got plenty of time to collect your armies.

Blood & Crowns Kickstarter // Firelock Games

It should be noted that this campaign features no miniatures. You can get loads of figures from companies like Perry Miniatures, Claymore Castings and more in plastic and metal. You could also pick up miniatures from any number of 3D sculptors.

Are you going to be snapping up Blood & Crowns?