Dec 13, 2013 |
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We added an
Excel
tool to create your own balanced GUISCARD scenarios. You
will also find the characteristics of all the characters. |
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Spirit Games in the UK just received its inventory of
GUISCARD sets, as well as a few maps. |
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Good news: Our order backlog is now cleared and we can ship
any new order within 24 to 48 hours again! |
Dec 5, 2013 |
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GUISCARD is finally available ! But if you
have not ordered it yet, you will
need to be patient as we have a huge shipment backlog to
clear. Our current delivery time is 12 days, but we expect
to be able to reduce it by the middle of next week. |
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To allow for a wider distribution of
GUISCARD, we have added 2 new reseller partners in addition
to Noble Knight for
the USA. Spirit
Games for the UK and
Hexasim for Continental Europe. They will receive their
inventory around December 10. |
November 9, 2013 |
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GUISCARD will go to print next week and will be available
early December. Its price in the Shoppe will be 64 €
(approx. £54 or $87). We will accept orders as soon as we
will know the weight of the box, which will determine the
shipping charges. |
Oct 5, 2013 |
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Guiscard is progressing... the
box artwork was completed by Massimo Predonzani.
The 14-scenario booklet is completed and its English
translation is being proofed as I type. Beta-tests will
start with the help of a Vassal module designed specifically
for this task. Should you be interested, please let me know
quickly as we need to finalize everything by October 20. The
Play
Sheets are still being modified based on valuable
feedback from community members. I also added a
third
overlay to cover the castle and convert the Eagle Nest
map into a simple terrain map named
The Overlook.
Finally, the presentation page of GUISCARD is now also
available in
Spanish. |
August 19, 2013 |
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The
German and
Italian
versions of the GUISCARD presentation page is on linem as
well as the 3 playsheets. A big thank you to Lutz
Pietschker and Giorgio Colonna for their help! I would love
to have a Spanish version as well, but I couldn't find any
volunteer so far. Please contact me should you be
interested. |
July 11, 2013 |
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Addition of the
Siege
Record Sheet for GUISCARD. The rules are an adaptation
of the original SIEGE rules, with some contents coming from
CROISADES and the addition of an Events Table (not shown on
the Record Sheet). |
July 9, 2013 |
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Preliminary versions of 2 of the 3
play
sheets for GUISCARD are available. You can discover the
major changes to the rules compared with the original game:
Fire is now resolved through 2 die rolls (one to determine
the impact hex and the other one to assess casualties).
Combats are resolved by the difference between the attack
and defense potentials of both parties. This will enable
one-to-one combat, something that was not possible before.
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July 1, 2013 |
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The
strategic markers for CROISADES are finally available
for download! |
June 9, 2013 |
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First overlay for GUISCARD: A
Lombard
Farm, with its barn overlooking the bailey. It will be
used for looting scenarios, which was Robert Guiscard's
primary activity during his first year in Southern Italy. |
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Important milestone: All
948 counters for GUISCARD are completed! I can now focus
on the various booklets and playsheets to get a full game. |
June 2, 2013 |
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Here are the first 4 scenarios for a new campaign called "Rolfr's
Saga". Other scenarios will be published in the future.
These scenarios use the 4 new maps that just got released in
the Shoppe last month, as well as
the Vikings and Saxons counters from the Fortified Harbor
(available in the Shoppe as well). |
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I completed 29 new counter stances for
GUISCARD, mostly Norman and Byzantine wounded
characters. As a result, the front of the first counter
sheet is now finished. Only 40 stances left and everything
will be done! |
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Thanks to Anders, the various rules and manuals of
Samurai
Blades are finally available. This was the only missing
set. |
May 16, 2013 |
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4 new maps and a new version of an old map are now available
in the Shoppe:
> The River and the
Hamlet, from the
HORSE RAIDERS
extension;
> The Cove and the
Beach, from the NEFS &
GALLEYS;
> The second version
of the
CARAVANSERAIL, which was updated with a new design and a
new regular hex grid.
We should get these maps from the print shop this afternoon,
and unless we find a last-minute quality issue, first
shipments should start by the end of the day or tomorrow
morning. |
May 13, 2013 |
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Counters for Guiscard are moving forward: I just completed
the
second countersheet which includes the Arabs, Lombards
and Germans. I "only" have 88 stances on the first
countersheet to design (out of the original 928, or less
than 10%). I should be able to meet my forecast of end of
June to complete all the counters. |
April 21, 2013 |
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Over 100 new characters for
GUISCARD :
> Arabs: 39 stun
characters, 4 dead North African cavalry, 13 dead horses, 8
horses ;
> Lombards: 9 dead
mounted characters, 9 dead horses, 6 dead archers ;
> Byzantines: 8 dead
horses ;
> Germans : 6 dead
knights, 3 dead horses.
From a countdown standpoint, there are still 202 characters
to design out of a total of 928, or a completion rate of 78%
as of today. |
Apr 12, 2013 |
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New map
The
Hamlet, by Philippe Gaillard. It can be used as a
substitute to the Village map of Cry Havoc. |
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The original Caravanserai map is now out of print. I
enhanced the design for its
second version
(New terrain, slope designs, new texts and font, new regular
hex grid). |
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Four new maps will go to print in May 2013:
The
Hamlet, The River,
The Cove, The
Beach and the new version of the
Caravanserai. |
March 26, 2013 |
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Yet another map for the
NEFS &
GALLEYS extension. It is named The Beach and represents a
small coastal valley, closed by a cape on one side. This map
should be available in the Shoppe with The River, The Cove
and the Hamlet maps in the spring. |
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The following pages were updated:
FAQ,
How Much,
Customer Feedback,
Work
In Progress |
Mar 3, 2013 |
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No less than 63 new character stances this week for
GUISCARD:
>
Germans: Ministerialis and Swabian knights stun; Swabian
knights killed; Ministerialis horses.
>
Lombards: All characters stun; Light and medium infantry
killed; Women stun. |
February 5, 2013 |
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A new map was created as part of the
NEFS &
GALLEYS extension. It is named The Cove and represents a
small village of fishermen by the sea and which is
overlooked by the lone tower of a local landlord. This map
should be available in the Shoppe with The River map and a
couple of others in the spring. |
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My rhythm slowed down a bit for the counters of
GUISCARD
due to intense (real) work activity. I still managed to
design the horses of all the Byzantine cavalry, the dead
horses of the Norman counts and the burnt face of the stone
thrower. |
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The technical issues on the SHOPPE are finally solved. If
you wanted to place an order, now is the time to do so. But
note that the Caravanserai map is out of print. A new
version will be available in the near future. |
January 13, 2013 |
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No less than 39 new character stances this week for
GUISCARD:
>
Normans : Counts, archers and middle infantry stun;
>
Slavs : Croatian mercenaries stun;
>
Byzantines : Koursores, horse archers
wearing the klava, psiloi and the 3 civilians stun;
>
Animals: Dead sheeps. |
January 6, 2013 |
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It is time for me to wish you a very prosperous year. 2013
should be the year of the release of GUISCARD, a project
that started already one year ago. I'm afraid Easter is no
longer a possibility, due to my slow pace in designing
counters. Let's say the summer then, and it's not even on
the safe side.
This doesn't prevent me from having ideas for the future,
with 2 extensions for GUISCARD.
> The first one will
be named MARE NORMANNORUM (The Sea of the Normans in Latin),
as this is the name it had in the early 12th Century when
Roger II of Sicily controlled all traffic between the East
and the West. I will include several scenarios and rules
combining the materials of GUISCARD with the FORTIFIED
HARBOR, the Saxons and Vikings counters and the ships of
NEFS & GALEYS. This will allow to really leverage all the
tactical possibilities of the fortified harbor, which is
almost impossible with the initial theme of a Saxon harbor
if we want to stick to a minimum of historical accuracy.
> The second
extension is specially intended to our English and American
friends who might not understand how we can play with
Normans without addressing the conquest of England in 1066 !
Its name will be DIEX AIE (God Helps Me in Latin), the
battle cry of the Duke of Normandy. |
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My
GUISCARD updates of the week include a series of Stun
and Dead Byzantine characters among the Kataphraktoi, the
Horse Archers, the Hoplites, Skutatoi and Peltastoi. |
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The CARAVANSERAI map is now sold out! We might run a new
print in 2013 with a few graphical enhancements. Note that
Noble Knight in the USA still have a few of them
available. |
December 12, 2012 |
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New and modified counters & maps for
GUISCARD
:
> The
Foot stances for the Norman counts;
>
The stance of Count Roger's arm was modified
for enhanced realism;
>
The Foot Healthy stances of all Arab
cavalrymen;
>
New variations for Arab foot soldiers to get
4 to 5 characters per type;
>
The new map
The
Lagoon is completed, as well as 2 junction maps names
The Jetty and The Staircase. |
December 2, 2012 |
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After a week end of work, here are the new
counters for
GUISCARD:
> A primitive
stone thrower (called Tribuque in the old texts) ;
> 5
Skutatoi, medium Byzantine infantry;
>
2 dogs of different breeds;
>
2 wild boars;
>
The Foot stances of all 6 Byzantine mounted archers (note
that I renamed the 3 archers with helmet to give them
Turkish names, which is probably more realistic);
>
The Foot stances of the Heavy North African cavalry, with
the addition of a 4th character;
>
The Foot stances of the Faris Arab cavalry;
>
Several ladder and Gate counters, which come
from HORSE RAIDERS and the MEDIEVAL SAXON HARBOR;
>
Formation markers for the Byzantine
hoplites. |
November 18, 2012 |
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New and modified counters for
GUISCARD
:
>
German knights, be it mounted Ministerialis or Swabian foot
knights who fought for the stake of the Holy Roman Empire
against the Normans ;
>
Slavs mercenaries from Croatia or Serbia ;
>
All 3 Nubian infantrymen are now complete,
including their Wounded stance ;
>
The Wounded stances of an Italian archer and
an Arab medium infantryman ;
>
I modified the names of the Lombard nobles,
knights and women to give them ... Lombard rather than
Italian names.
>
As a consequence, Duccio is no longer a
noble but a shepherd, which is probably a role he will
prefer! |
October 28, 2012 |
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An avalanche of new characters for
GUISCARD:
>
15 Lombard infantrymen using 4 types (with both normal and
wounded stances). One type of medium infantry is
brand new (and I'm very pleased with the result!). I
modified the shield of an existing type as it was not of a
shape in use during the 11th century;
> 2
new Norman knights that will represent the counts Robert &
Roger (I renamed both knights that were already using these
names);
>
2 horse-mounted emirs;
>
The first nubian infantryman;
>
3 Byzantine Koursores on foot ;
>
3 Lombard women: A nun, a peasant and a lady. |
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I also started the assembly of
both final counter sheets. They will use the standard
Cry Havoc dimensions (about 30cm x 40cm). GUISCARD will then
use about the same count of counters as OUTREMER. |
October 13, 2012 |
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The first
3
Byzantine civilians for GUISCARD: A noble, a lady (that
can be used as the Emperor and the Imperess) and a priest. I
designed a series of
Berber
light cavalry after
2 conversions of original illustrations. The wounded
stances of the Faris were added as well. |
October 3, 2012 |
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Two new series of Byzantine infantry for
GUISCARD:
The Peltastoi (Medium infantry) and the Psiloi (archers). |
September 29, 2012 |
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Yet a new map, suggested by one of the members of the
English community:
The
River, which can be used as a substitute to the Ford
map. This map will be available in the Shoppe by the end of
the year, along with a few other ones. |
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The strategic map
of CROISADES is finally available as a high resolution
download. This is the French version, and am not sure that
this map existed in other languages despite the extensive
use of texts on it. If anybody has an English (or German,
Italian, Spanish) version, please let me know. |
September 9, 2012 |
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Several updates for
GUISCARD,
including the foot versions for the Lombard cavalry and the
Byzantine Cataphracts, the Norman archers and the draft of
the future map The Lagoon . |
August 30, 2012 |
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A few bug fixes thanks to a new fan out of Oregon: The link
to the tactical rules of
Croisades (in
English) is restored. I added the TIFF version of the
Byzantines counters of
Basileus
that were never uploaded before.
I also realized that the English version of the
Magna Carta was
not known as many pages do not mention it in their
navigation within the Resource section. I took this
opportunity to upgrade the navigation of this section to
make it more consistent. |
August 15, 2012 |
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The
Norman
knight countersheet is completed, and I added the
dismounted versions of the 3 Lombard nobles. |
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I used Google Maps to provide a
visualization of the hundreds of Cry Havoc Fans across
the globe. You can now easily locate potential game partners
near you. |
August 11, 2012 |
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The front of the
Norman
knight countersheet for GUISCARD is completed. I redrawn
the first knights that I didn't like, especially the stances
on foot. The back sheet should be ready tomorrow. |
July 25, 2012 |
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The first 3 maps that will be included in
the future game
GUISCARD
are now completed and presented on this site. I also
included a couple of examples for assemblies. |
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The 4 maps and 4 overlays announced below are now shipping.
You can place your order in the Shoppe. |
July 4, 2012 |
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As promised at the beginning of the year (I know, it sounds
unbelievable...), 4 new maps and 4 A4 overlays can now be
ordered in the Shoppe. The maps
are: The Woods, The Sheephold, The Islet & the second
edition of Nefs & Galleys. The Overlays are: Trees &
Stockpiles, Houses & terrains, The Sea and The Sails. Should
the printing process goes according to plan, we should start
deliveries by mid-July.
One note about the price of the A4 overlays: They are
printed on the same "Cry Havoc-grade) thick paper as the
maps and their size is about one fourth of the size of a
regular map. At 4 Euros, their price is unfortunately not
one fourth of the price of the standard maps! Their printing
process is actually much more expensive by square inch and
this is really the minimum we can charge based on our
limited volumes. Despite a stiff increase in the price of
our signature paper since the opening of the Shoppe in 2005,
we have still been able to maintain the price of 7 Euros for
the regular maps, which is a performance by itself. |
July 3, 2012 |
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I added the first drafts of 3 maps that will be included in
the future game
GUISCARD.
The first one, named The Eagle Nest, boasts a Byzantine
tower protected by a wooden palisade and located on a rock
overlooking the nearby coast. The other maps are a duet of
junction maps similar to the Cape maps of the Vikings game.
They are named The Reef 1 & 2. I'm still trying to find a
way to depict olive trees to provide a Southern
Italian/Sicilian flavor of these maps! |
June 25, 2012 |
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Counter design for
GUISCARD is
moving on: I added new Norman foot soldiers and have added
their opposite sides. Many updates for the Byzantines, with
the wounded versions of the Hoplites, Kataphraktoi and
Koursores. I also added a new sheet with the horse archers
(only in a good shape at this time). |
June 19, 2012 |
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Here is the first presentation page of the future complete
game GUISCARD,
recounting the conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily by the
Normans of Robert Guiscard in the eleventh century. I
introduce the first counter sheets that I have assembled
these last few days. As you can see, there is still a lot of
work to get a complete game! I also opened a dedicated
section on the
Yahoo Forum so you can also participate in the
development of the game thanks to your advice and opinions. |
May 8, 2012 |
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You
may have the
impression that I've not been very
active recently should you only check this site.
It's actually
quite the opposite, with
frantic activity
since the beginning of the year
to design counters
for
my
future game Guiscard
(see
the
various threads related to characters of
the
eleventh century on the forum).
To make you wait,
here is an update
of the NEFS
&
GALLEYS
extension that was made necessary
as the first run
is almost
out of
print.
I took the opportunity
to redesign
the sails that
were pixelized
and add
sails to vary the
style and get
a more realistic
felucca. At the
same time, I made
a new map
entitled
The Islet,
which is a small
island off the coast.
It is possible
through an overlay
to cover the
island to play on
a plain sea map, hence
replacing the original map
of VIKINGS
which is now
out of
order.
These
maps
will be offered for sale
shortly. |
February 25, 2012 |
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I finally posted the
original rules & historic booklets of Siege! I also
scanned the original introduction papers that were displayed
at the rear of the boxes of Cry Havoc and Siege to convine
you to buy them. |
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Thanks to an Italian reader, I received the 3 booklets of
Cry Havoc in Italian. I created a
dedicated page
in Italian for this. If anybody has the booklets of the
other games in Italian (or in German), please contact me to
make them available to anybody. |
January 30, 2012 |
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More than 3 months without any new stuff! Yet the Fan is not
hibernating: Here is a preview of the new "The
Pass" map for the Horse Raiders extension. It displays a
small pass between 2 hills with an isolated sheepfold.
And there is more to come. I prepare a series of new maps
that should go to print by June. My focus is now on terrain
maps, with the possibility to revive sold-out official maps
without infringing any copyright laws. Here is what I have
in mind:
> A map named "The
Marches", representing these unused lands between 2
provinces. It will be a combination of marshes, woodland and
fords with trails.
> Another map named "The
Reef" (or another name that would be more appropriate
for the waters of the English Channel).
In a nutshell, a "Sea" map with a few emerging rocks to
avoid having a map that would be too similar to the original
"Sea" map. A few overlays will let you hide the rocks to
play on a plain sea map.
> A map "Sherwood",
which will be very close to the defunct "Forest" map but yet
different: There will be less trees, but you will be able to
add overlays to get closer to the original number of trees.
> A set of overlays
with various elements like hills, trees, buildings, etc.
> A new "Nefs &
Galleys" map with hand-drawn sails to avoid the current
display of pixels. The first print run is almost sold out
and I want to make this change before the next print job. |
Oct 20, 2011 |
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October is Scenario month on Cry Havoc Fan! Here are
two new
scenarios for Basileus as well as the translation of the
rules to use the specific counters created for this
extension. With 5 scenarios, counters, maps and rules, this
extension can now be considered (almost) complete...
finally! |
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Scenario galore! Here are 13 scenarios in various sections
of the Fan: A brand new one for the
Basileus
extension (2 more should be translated from French shortly)
and 12 others that were published in various French
magazines in the 80's and 90's. They were translated by Bob
Gingell a while ago but I reformatted them with my standard
layout for them to be better looking and easier to find: I
included the 4 scenarios of
Claymore 1, 4 others from
Claymore 2 and the 2 scenarios plus the special counters
and rules for the
Reconquista extension published in Claymore 9. Finally,
2 scenarios from
Casus Belli magazine. |
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Three new scenarios for the Montjoie extension featuring
Eleanor of Aquitaine and based on historical events. William
the Marshal is a special guest star in the first scenario
while the other two are linked and depict one of the rare
military action of John Lackland: The battle of Mirebeau. |
Sept 15, 2011 |
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Here is finally the new
Cry Havoc module
v3.1 for Vassal: It includes all the maps and counters
of the various games of the franchise including the latest
Saxon Harbor and most extensions published on this site
(including the 15th-century characters of Orleans, the wild
animals of Hallali and the Fort of Mont-Briton in Horse
Raiders). All tables have been revised and enhanced as well
and are fully compatible with the new
Magna Carta
rules. Sounds have been added to many actions: Check them
out, as they really add to the game play! |
Sep 11, 2011 |
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A few new 15th century counters for
Orleans 1429,
as well as rules to use the bombard, the arquebus or
handguns.
Note that a complete Vassal module for Cry Havoc will be
released in the coming days and will let you play with these
counters. |
August 29, 2011 |
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Three new
naval historical scenarios for NEFS & GALLEYS that will
rejoice the community across the Channel: These are 3
English victories over the French during King John's reign (Damme
1213 and Sandwich 1217) and King Edward's (Winchelsea 1350).
I like the latter two a lot: Sandwich 1217 will require the
best use of the sailing rules as taking advantage of the
windward position is critical. Winchelsea 1350 is original
as the King's nef is sinking and a 2-page game sheet is
provided to show the water limit for each of the 15 turns of
the scenario. Have fun, and remember that the French can win
these scenarios as well ;-) |
July 11, 2011 |
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The Magna Carta
is the compilation of (almost) all the rules published for
the Cry Havoc series so far in a 115-page document with
attractive, full color diagrams and explanation graphics.
This is still a beta version for your viewing pleasure and
to get your feedback. My intent is to go to print by the end
of the year. |
June 2, 2011 |
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The Templar Castle is now sold out and has been removed from
the Shoppe. |
June 1, 2011 |
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Another
scenario by Roger Deal set in the Second Crusade. |
April 4, 2011 |
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A
new scenario created by Roger Deal about an episode
during the Second Crusade. |
February 16, 2011 |
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The original playsheets for
Cry Havoc
and Siege
have finally been added. |
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We only have 2 of the 4 maps of the Fortified Town left,
therefore we decided to take it off the Shoppe. Our
inventory of the Medieval Ships and Walls under construction
"maps" is getting very low. You'd better order them now if
you want them as they will be sold out fairly soon. |
January 10, 2010 |
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All
Horse Raiders counters are available as individual GIF
files for an upcoming Vassal extension. |
January 7, 2011 |
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I just realized that their was no full screen view of the
maps of the original games. The mistake is now corrected. |
December 16, 2010 |
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Here is my Christmas gift: An interview with
Gary Chalk, the original
designer of Cry Havoc! Gary shared with me how he came up
with the various game concepts and elaborates a bit on his
future projects, that are tightly related to our favorite
game. |
December 13, 2010 |
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The following sold-out articles have been removed from the
Shoppe: The Coast 1 and the Dark Blades countersheet. I
should still get from Duccio Vitale a new inventory of the
maps The Ford, The Open Field, The Coast 1 & 2 sometime in
Q1/2011. |
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Stay tuned for a BIG surprise, hopefully by the end of the
week (or it will have to wait until early next year, as I
will be taking 2 well-deserved weeks of vacation with no
access to this site editing tool). |
October 6, 2010 |
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Updated scenario toolbox.
Version 3 adds the counters of Samurai Blades and Dragon
Noir 1, an Excel worksheet to automatically calculate your
point purchases and thumbnails of the Saxon Harbor map and
its variants. This toolbox can also be used as a source file
to get details about each character in the series. |
October 4, 2010 |
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A new
scenario freely adapted from the movie "The
War Lord" with Charlton Heston. It is an opportunity to
use both the Saxon Harbor and the Medieval Town in one of
the assemblies that were initially anticipated by the game
designers. |
October 3, 2010 |
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Slight modifications to the
Medieval Town
and Crusader Harbor
pages with links to full screen pictures of the various
terrain combinations. |
July 23, 2010 |
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More than 2 months without any updates! I'm actually in the
midst of multiple professional changes and relocations that
have been keeping me away from my favorite game. But I
should be able to resume normal operation in August. In the
meantime, I have updated the "About"
page with links towards the magazines that have commented on
CH Fan recently. |
May 19, 2010 |
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Slight modifications to the 3d scenario of the
Siege
of Lisbon campaign. |
May 1, 2010 |
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Following a remark by one of the members of the French
community, I edited the shooting table of the stone thrower
in the 3d
scenario for Nefs & Galleys as 2D10 will never result
into 1! |
April 21, 2010 |
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Here is an update that was long overdue: The rule booklets
and siege record sheets of the
Templars' Castle
and the Fortified
Medieval Town didn't exist in English. Bob Gingell made
a translation but he didn't have the tools (or the patience)
to format them in the same way as the French versions. Using
Bob's texts, I relayed out these new documents that now look
(almost) as if they had been produced by Eurogames. |
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I carried on and produced the
siege record sheets for both the Fortified Village and
the Fort of Mont-Briton. |
April 20, 2010 |
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Another scenario in the
Edward's Raids tactical campaign. I got the inspiration
from an excellent book about the Hundred Years War (in
French unfortunately) that focuses on the economic
whereabouts of the showdown. The setting is in the early
days of the war when Edward orders to seize the belongings
of French monasteries in England. This is the opportunity to
provide the first scenario using one of the maps of the
Orléans 1429 extension. |
April 19, 2010 |
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An interview with Tony
Webster who wrote the original rules of Cry Havoc almost
30 years ago. He comments on the genesis of the game, the
essential contribution of Gary Chalk and gets his point of
view on 2 rules that have been generating a lot of debates
from Day 1. |
April 8, 2010 |
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New 15th Century
counters for Orléans! A mounter archer and a couple of
arquebusiers. Feel free to share with me any idea you may
have for the use of these primitive fire arms. |
April 2, 2010 |
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The 3d scenario of the
Siege
of Lisbon campaign, using the belfry. I have also
slightly tweaked the 2nd scenario. |
March 27, 2010 |
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The original
Siege scenario booklet has been uploaded |
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The pages of the
website detailing the background of the fort of
Mont-Briton and the pictures of its scale model have been
translated into English. |
March 14, 2010 |
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At last the first
scenario using the new Viking/Saxon counters and the
Fortified Harbor map. After difficult researches on the web,
I found a very short account of the sack of Southampton in
980 by a Danish fleet. It gave me the opportunity to create
a pillage table that can be used in other similar scenarios. |
March 13, 2010 |
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Here are the first 3 scenarios using the new Saxon Harbor
map (yet none of them use the new counters: I'm still
struggling to find historic scenarios with Saxons and
Vikings in a harbor...). The first 2 scenarios are part of a
tactical campaign that will represent the various phases of
the
siege of Lisbon in 1147. I strongly recommend the second
scenario whose setting is very original, yet fully
authentic! The 3d scenario is part of the Basileus extension
and depicts the
conquest of Cyprus by Richard the Lionheart. I recently
created 4 additional Basileus scenarios that I will
translate shortly. |
March 3, 2010 |
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The maps of the Fortified Harbor and the Fort of Mont-Briton
have finally been delivered. Shipments have started today,
so if you were waiting for this announcement to place your
order, now is the time. |
January 29, 2010 |
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Revision 2.3 of the
Horse Raiders rules. They now include rules for the
batters at the base of the fort towers as well as their
wattle and daub walls. |
January 28, 2010 |
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The image of the Fortified Harbor that was posted on this
site so far didn't include the final texts, and the hex grid
was not perfectly adjusted. Here is the
final version, similar to what will be printed... soon. |
January 24, 2010 |
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Some news about the much anticipated new maps of the
Fortified Harbor (Eurogames) and the fort of Mont-Briton:
The first print run we received about 10 days ago had a
technical issue: Instead of one single vertical bending
mark, the print shop added another
horizontal one! We decided that this was not acceptable
from a quality standpoint and have asked the shop to launch
a new run. Second issue: the paper is now in backorder and
won't be available until another 2 weeks. That's why we
don't expect to be able to resume shipments until
mid-February. Sorry for these delays. |
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Slight homepage updates to highlight what people are the
most interested in: The Forum and On Line Games boxes have
been replaced with the Saxon Harbor and Horse Raiders. |
January 3, 2010 |
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All
4 Dolphin & Cross scenarios are now translated and
adapted to take advantage of the latest counters available. |
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The additional counter sheet for Vikings is now sold out. |
January 2, 2010 |
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Translation of one of the 4 remaining
scenarios created for Horse Raiders and part of the
Dolphin & Cross series. The 3 other ones should be
translated in the next few days. |
January 1st, 2010 |
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I wish you a very happy New Year! 2010 will be another great
year, with the imminent availability of the Saxon Harbor (it
is now printed and on its way to our garage. Shipments
should start mid-next week). There will probably be new
counter sheets as well, now that we have an economically
viable process in place. Foulque is completing its
collection of 15th Century characters and we have a lot of
11th Century Normans as well. Byzantines and Rus could also
be part of the release. Another project for this year is the
English version of the Magna Carta, the compilation and
consolidation of all Cry Havoc rules available so far: Only
120+ pages to translate... Anyway, lots of projects as you
can see; so don't forget to check this site frequently
during the year. |
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Eurogames unsold inventory is drying out quickly. The
following articles are now sold out: Dark Blades and Dragon
Noir 2 Rebel counters sheets, as well as the underground
maps of the Marsh and the Maze. |