Great find IL, is it available for purchase now or only pre-order?
looks promising
I bought 4 copies ( free shipping because its pre order) They said it will be on its way. I own all but 2 of their other games and they are all playable. The Barbarossa game and the Civil War game being the best.
They finally decided to go big time so we should all support that right?
@Imperious:
They finally decided to go big time so we should all support that right?
You can count me in.
Here is the link to their website.
Hopefully they will redo their old games with new pieces,
I just ordered my copy Warlords of Europe and I am looking forward to playing it.
Is there a online rulebook. The pieces look nice!
http://www.gametrademagazine.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=58&s=591&ai=87079&ssd=
here is a write up on the game.
Looks great
I can’t wait to get this game!
Looks good, but the latest word seems to be “not until January…”
Here is a link to the rulebook:
www.conquestgaming.com/warlords/Warlords_Rules_Final.pdf
This game looks great!
Good find!!!
Now I want the game even more
Would be nice to use 1/72 figs; like these Moors:
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1451
But I’ll just have to do a map with authentic heraldry and England represented correctly…
The rules are very like Samurai Swords, especially pieces and combat; but it needs more political rules. Even in this period you simply didn’t just march into a neighbour’s territory and grab his lands.
Maybe a map covering the entire Mediterranean coastline, with the crusades in progress. Christians and Moslems get a bonus attacking each other?
What’s really needed however is a new version of Blood Royale.
But I’ll just have to do a map with authentic heraldry and England represented correctly…
But why? This game covers a huge period of History including the war of the roses and many others. I do like the molds and i guess you can make Rio De Oro and the correct roundels for 1066-1300 and even change them every year as it was accurate.
I read and understand the rules. It is a very innovative system. I was going to add some leaders for each fief and some replacement mercenaries using Zveda 1/72 knights. Currently the game uses the spearmen/pikemen for these and they cost +1.
I would like to add siege machines and some other finished castle defenses that can be upgraded and technology, but i will have to see the cards that may address these concerns first. I want to introduce the plague in the game somehow as part of some special event.
I got 4 on pre-order. I really think it will be one of the years best new games of its type.
@Imperious:
I got 4 on pre-order. I really think it will be one of the years best new games of its type.
Damn IL, Where do you keep all of your games?
I got a large downstairs bedroom filled with them including walk in closets filled to the top. It is hard to get too.
Strelets figs have character, but the arms are too short.
I’m thinking that for the 13th century you really need the Crusades, so I’ve a map in mind which includes the Holy land, and maybe with Morocco, Egypt and Anatolia (Seljuks) as Muslim “Kingdoms”.
Maybe a card allowing a player to convert a newly acquired population to his own faith? (Christians get +1 fighting Muslims).
There might also be a Mongol “event”, with a horde of these guys appearing on the eastern edge of the map. Players can bid for control of the Mongols on a turn to direct them towards the lands of their enemies…
(Mongol pieces from Hasbro History of the World?)
Britain should be:
Ireland only 1 fief (plains)
Scotland (mountains), border further north
Wales (mountains)
England divided into:
Northumbria (forest)
Mercia (farmland)
Wessex (farmland), extending to the north sea and including London.
Can’t see the map in detail, but am I correct that Sicily and southern Italy are joined in to ONE feif? Very weird.
Players really should have to build ships to make attacks by sea, and there’s scope for developing the Warlord pieces; perhaps in the manor of Shogun where winning battles gains them extra movement points.
