
- BGG rank
- BGG #3,172
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Warhammer: The Mass Combat Fantasy Roleplaying Game (1st Edition)
- 2–4 players
- 240 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 1983

Rules assistance for Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground
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Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground is an expansion for Pike & Shotte released in 2015 for 2 players. It was designed by Rick Priestley and Steve Morgan and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts that ravaged large areas of Europe, especially the German provinces, from 1618 to 1648. These conflicts centred on the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperors, Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, and their opponents. Although viewed by many as a religious war between Catholic and Protestant nations, its roots and causes were also politically motivated. The combination of religious fervour and the political ambition of the European superpowers were to pit vast armies and mighty leaders against each other. The devastation caused by decades of fighting had truly turned Europe into the ‘Devil’s Playground’. This supplement for Pike & Shotte describes the history, armies, personalities and battles of the Thirty Years War. Included are scenarios based on some of the famous battles and army lists for the main protagonists.
Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground are: Rick Priestley and Steve Morgan. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Pike & Shotte: The Devil's Playground as an expansion for Pike & Shotte. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Pike & Shotte to use it. Check that your edition of Pike & Shotte is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.