The Pikeman's Lament ─ Pike and Shot Wargaming Rules

The Pikeman's Lament is a skillful adaptation of the popular, Origins Award-nominated Lion Rampant skirmish rules. Where Lion Rampant focuses on bringing medieval combat to life on the tabletop, The Pikeman's Lament is aimed at re-fighting battles in the 17th Century (broadly 1611–1721). Among the conflicts from this period are the Thirty Years War, the English Civil Wars, the Franco-Dutch War, the Great Northern War and the Wars of the Spanish Succession.

Written as a collaboration between British Lion Rampant designer Daniel Mersey and Swedish Lion Rampant demonstrator and pike and shot gamer Michael Leck, the two authors combine the simplicity of the original medieval rules with an authentic feel for pike and shot battles. While the core rules are largely consistent with Lion Rampant, new troop types, additional special rules, scenarios and a small campaign system provide plenty of period flavor and ensure that The Pikeman's Lament is its own game.

Michael Leck is an experienced Swedish wargamer who runs the popular Dalauppror wargaming blog. He has been part of the playtest team on the Lion Rampant and The Men Who Would Be Kings rules, and has run demonstration and participation games of Lion Rampant in the UK and Sweden. He has contributed articles on Lion Rampant and other games to the major wargaming magazines, and has a growing international reputation as a 'wargamer who games'.

Daniel Mersey spent three decades leading miniature armies to defeat on ancient, medieval, and colonial battlefields. He has won no medals and his armies will never salute him. His previous games include Lion Rampant, Dux Bellorum, Song of Arthur and Merlin, and Glutter of Ravens.