Strategy/Tactical Battles in Tudor Period?

spelk · January 17, 2018, 07:36:26 AM

I've been watching The White Queen and The White Princess, covering the goings-on in Tudor times. Then I realised, I don't really know what wargames cover that period that would allow me to sample some of the era in terms of Strategic or Tactical level combat, manoeuvre or logistics. (I presumed something along the lines of Paradox/AGEOD would have something... possibly PIke & Shot custom stuff?)

Does anyone have any suggestions for a game that would give me specifically the Tudor era, from about Henry VII through the Elizabeth I? (approx 1485-1603?)

Gusington · January 17, 2018, 08:38:05 AM

Defintely Pike and Shot, and there's also an English Civil War mod for Medieval 2 Total War still available called For King and Country, but that may be a bit to late for you.

Toonces · January 17, 2018, 12:44:01 PM

Late-era CK2 or early-era EUIV must cover that, right?

CJReich46 · January 17, 2018, 01:18:38 PM

Quote from: Toonces on January 17, 2018, 12:44:01 PM
Late-era CK2 or early-era EUIV must cover that, right?

Yeah. Definitely EU IV.

Pike and Shot recommended.

glen55 · January 17, 2018, 01:54:29 PM

Not really what you're looking for, but I'll give a shout out to Kingmaker, an excellent Diplomacy-like multiplayer board game covering the War of the Roses (i.e., the genesis of the Tudors).

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/987/kingmaker

SirAndrewD · January 17, 2018, 03:20:22 PM

Quote from: glen55 on January 17, 2018, 01:54:29 PM
Not really what you're looking for, but I'll give a shout out to Kingmaker, an excellent Diplomacy-like multiplayer board game covering the War of the Roses (i.e., the genesis of the Tudors).

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/987/kingmaker

There was a PC version of that one in the 90's that I played a lot. Too bad there's no modern equivalent.

Toonces · January 17, 2018, 03:44:00 PM

^ I have that installed somewhere still. It's fun, but the graphics are hella-bad on the eyes. I could never quite get past that unfortunately.

Gusington · January 17, 2018, 08:07:31 PM

I wish they would remake that.

Steelgrave · January 17, 2018, 08:47:18 PM

Ditto.

mikeck · January 17, 2018, 09:24:35 PM

Pike and shot for tactical definitely
AGEOD makes "Thirty Years War" and "the English civil war". Both are 50-100 years past your period but it's the best i got!

MengJiao · January 18, 2018, 05:37:14 PM

Quote from: Gusington on January 17, 2018, 08:38:05 AM
Defintely Pike and Shot, and there's also an English Civil War mod for Medieval 2 Total War still available called For King and Country, but that may be a bit to late for you.

In Pike and Shot there is a Flodden even. Maybe its a user-built mod. I lost.