Never Mind the Matchlocks is a complete set of pike and shot rules for gaming small battles in the English Civil War (and thereabouts!) Although based on the popular Never Mind the Billhooks medieval rules, Matchlocks is a stand-alone game, published in a self-contained 32-page magazine style, full colour, booklet. Two armies of around 150 28mm figures are required for play, along with a handful of six-side dice, and tokens and cards - which can be downloaded. Players can use any basing system they prefer. The ability to remove individual casualties/figures is preferable, but casualty markers or dice can easily be used instead. For a standard infantry division of 12 figures a total frontage can be anywhere between 90 – 150mm. For cavalry squadrons of 8 figures a frontage of 160 – 200mm is ideal.

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