The Pike and Shot Society have published their long-awaited ruleset. Written by Tom Smith, they are a comprehensive set of rules for 15mm figures with modifications for 6-10mm figures and for 25mm figures. Ground scale is 20 yards = 1 centimeter. Units on the table represent infantry battalions artillery batteries, and regiments of horse. Each unit has from 2 - 6 stands with 2 to 6 figures on each stand depending on troop type. There are extensive Command and Control orders that replicate the difficulties of command during the period. The written orders are specified as to what they can be and under what circumstances that go a long way to avoiding the usual arguments that can arise from such. The game sequence is then Officer Replacement and returns; Command Phase; Declare Charges & Counter Charges; Fire: Melee; test for Office Casualties; and finally, Morale. I haven’t tried these as yet but the comprehensive nature of the rules and the clarity of the writing based on several reads suggest a fun, very playable set of rules. Available from The Pike and Shot Society c/o Steve Harding, 3 Heath Gardens, Coalpit Heath, Bristol, BS36 2TQ United Kingdom. Email: hadingsg@tinyonline.co.uk. These details can also be found on our web-site at www.pikeandshot.org. More Reviews Redoubt 28mm ACW Line Redoubt 28mm ACW Punishment Detail Black Tree Designs 28mm Zulus Front Rank 28mm 18th C. Civilians B&B Miniatures 20mm American Revolution Sash and Saber Prussian 25mm Seven Years War Redoubt 30mm Victoriana Artillery Crew Icon/Black Tree Design 25mm Spartan Hoplites Sash & Saber 28mm ACW Line Minifigs 12mm WWII Armor Black Tree Design 28mm U.S. Infantry BAR Gunners II Geppetto Productions 1/6th Grenadiers of the Guard Redoubt Enterprises ECW or 30YW Battalion Guns Column Line Square 3rd Edition Napoleonic Rules Gurps WW II RPG Rules Great War Spearhead WWI Rules Guts ‘N Glory WWII Rules Blue Seas/Blue Sky WWII Air Combat Rules: Med Comrades in Arms; Axis Allies on the Ostfront Battlefront WWII Late War Card Supplement Screaming GIs II WWII Rules Captain General Rules for 1660-1721 The Barrett Scale for Reviews Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #84 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com