...a concise, well-written and very workable rules system ...a nice job and an affordable set.
"The Courier"
Game in the age of discovery and the three musketeers! Span
the world from China, Korea, and Japan to the Holy Roman Empire
and the new world. The Age of Gunpowder is
a fun, fast play rules set that takes about two hours to play
and allows the historical gamer to fight battles in every
corner of the globe. Complete army lists are included that
cover all major and many minor combatants in this fascinating
period. Be Cortes, Charles V, Cromwell, Moctezuma, Hideyoshi,
Suleiman, or Gustavus Adolphus and stake your claim to the
world!
The Age of Gunpowder offers the player of historical wargames the following:
- Fun, fast play rules for gaming in the age of discovery, 1500 - 1700AD
- Army lists for French, Holy Roman Empire, Polish, Turkish, Samurai, Ming Chinese, Aztec, Swedish, Royalist, Parliamentarian, and Conquistador armies.
- Rules allowing for playing:
- The English Civil War
- The Thirty Years War
- The religious wars in France and Northern Europe
- The Japanese wars of unification
- The Japanese invasion of Korea
- The Ottoman invasion of Europe
- The European conquest of the New World
- Inexpensive, easily painted armies (around 125 figures per army)
- 50 year rule segments that comprehend the changing roles of pike and musket infantry.
- A simplified, easy to learn movement system.
- A combat system that portrays the interaction of pike and musket during the period.
- Minimal equipment required to play: one six sided die (d6) per side, one ten sided die (d10) per side, a tape measure, and your armies
- Simplified basing - all bases are 1.5" square
The first AoG supplement, providing expanded army lists, is now available!
Army lists included are:
30 YW Catholic 1600-1650, 30 YW Protestant 1600-1650, Aztecs 1500-1550, Colonial 1500-1600, Condottieri 1500-1550, Danish 1600-1650, Dutch 1550-1650, English 1500-1550, English 1550-1600, English Parliamentarian 1600-1650, English Royalist 1600-1650, English 1650-1700, French 1500-1550, French 1550-1600, French 1600-1650, French 1650-1700, German 1550-1600, Huguenot 1550-1600, Hungarian 1500-1550, Imperial 1500-1550, Imperial 1550-1600, Incas 1500-1600, Irish 1550-1600, Irish 1650-1700, Mameluk 1500-1550, Maya 1500-1600, New World Spanish 1500-1550, Ottoman 1500-1700, Slavic 1600-1650, Spanish 1500-1550, Spanish 1550-1600, Spanish 1600-1650, Swedish 1600-1650, Swiss 1500-1550, Turkoman 1500-1550, Venetian 1550-1600. |
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