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Brought to you by Robert W. Jones in association with Gripping Beast Écorcheurs! is a new set of skirmish rules developed to fight small actions between retinues in the Hundred Years War - the series of conflicts fought between England (and her allies) and France (and her allies) from 1337 to 1453, ostensibly over the right of the kings of England to the throne of France. • Ideal for smaller tables, and between 20 and 40 15mm to 28mm figures per side. • Scenario-driven and narrative in nature. • Focus on the leader’s ability to command, and the warrior’s prowess in combat. • Innovative melee rules that reflect the back and forth of medieval combat, the strength of armour, and the chaos of the field. • Rewards tactical thinking, and encourages a chivalric mindset. Rulebook will provide the rules, suggested retinues, as well as scenarios and a mini-campaign centred on Edward III's 1346 campaign, the one that led to the battle of Crécy. Every wargamer has a ruleset in them, just like everyone has a novel. What does the author, Rob W. Jones bring to these rules? "I’m a historian by trade and inclination, and I’ve been thinking about medieval warfare for a very long time now, especially the business of how medieval warriors thought as much as how they fought. I’ve published books and articles, taught courses, and given lectures on the subject. I’m also a living historian/costumed interpretor/reenactor and have my own fourteenth-century harness. If you’re interested you can find out more about me on my personal website [www.historianinharness.com] All of that reading, research, and thinking has gone into these rules, to create something that I think has a flavour of medieval warfare, at least as I understand it. However, I have been a wargamer longer than I have been a historian, and I am painfully aware that rules that strive to simulate a period’s warfare often does so at the cost of the fun of the game (and often falls short). I hope that I have balanced the