By Fire and Sword. 2nd Edition
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Realistic, playable and dynamic historical wargame set in the middle of 17th century.
Backers: 610
Average Pledge Per Backer: $149
Funded: $91,006 of $15,000
Dates: Mar 21st -> Apr 13th (24 days)
Project By: Wargamer Games Studio LTD
Backers: 610
Average Pledge Per Backer: $149
Funded: $91,006 of $15,000
Dates: Mar 21st -> Apr 13th (24 days)
Project By: Wargamer Games Studio LTD
$91,006
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 13 @ 18:03 -0400 GMT
606%
of goal
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Latest News
THANK YOU! 
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, What an amazing and exciting campaign! During the last day you pledged over $ 16 000 at Kickstarter. The result of campaign (over 166 000 on both platform together) is far beyond our expectation. We haven't expected such a great... (Read More)
REALLY-REALLY LAST STRETCH GOAL
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, What can we say? One more SG for you. Please note that below you see miniatures from Anno Domini 1666. By Fire and Sword version will be similar but not exactly the same. Still shocked Wargamer Team (Read More)
The last charge!
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Well, the jokes are over, because we have run out of Stretch goals ... Moldavia and Wallachia will be unlocked any moment. Ok, we have something else... This time, it's seriously the end. Koniec. Finito. Constantin I Șerban... (Read More)
Moldavia and Wallachia!
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, The year is 1648 A.D. Entire Central and Eastern Europe is covered in By Fire and Sword Army Creator. Well not entirely! Two small principalities: Moldavia and Wallachia still hold out againts Players and authors of By Fire and Sword.... (Read More)
New (last?) stretch on the horizon, last add-ons
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Last 12 hours of our campaign! Two additional scenarios for each level are almost unlocked. And you have a chance to capture Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł too! He is pictured straigth from the famous scene of "Deluge" movie by Jerzy... (Read More)
Terrains!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You did it again :) Another stretch goal unlocked! Soon we'll show you two more :) Terrains Our idea is always to deliver complete product. This is the reason our sets contain spears, bases, banners - everything what is required to... (Read More)
New Stretch Goals
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, As Military Advisor is almost unlocked so we shuold add more goals Let's start from someone for Lithuania Samuel Kmicic (1625/1630-1692), Lithuanian soldier and politician. Fighting against Muscovites in 1654, in 1655 leader of... (Read More)
Courland!
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You have just unlocked Arsonist 2 so let's add Military Advisor to queue But this update is focused on Courland. Army of the Duchy of Courland and Semigalia is made of 3 parts: duke's lifeguard (just two companies: one horse and one... (Read More)
Last 48 hours!
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You have just unlocked Engineer! We're approaching last 48 hours of our campaign. We're extremely happy what we have achieved so far with your amazing support but we believe in last-48-hours magic and have few more SG for you :) The... (Read More)
100 000!!!
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We've got it! Thank you! 100 000! Or - as you can see below - much more. And we believe that's not the end. We still have over 60 hours and we all know that last 48 hours are usually crazy. We're really excited! 100 000 means we have... (Read More)
Art of By Fire and Sword
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, During the many years of development of the game, By Fire and Sword has received over a hundred illustrations. Very different illustrations, painted by many artists. Scenes and individual characters. Graphics in color or black and... (Read More)
Royal City of Gdańsk
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We hope you enjoy Easter/spring holiday/weekend. Arsonist has been unlocked today, so here you have his rules. You may field up to 3 Arsonists and each of them costs 1 "bag". They can be used at Skirmish and Task Force Levels in each... (Read More)
Happy Easter!
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Your are unbeliveable! 4 new Task Forces have been added today to the Army Creator You have also unlocked and if you keep momentum Arsonist 1 should be unlocked tomorrow (or even today during the night) so we need to have something in... (Read More)
New stretch goals
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Our next Stretch Goal is just around the corner. Thank you very much for your amazing support! As 80k is just a matter of time (we hope very short time) we need to give you more goals. Here you are: Tatars and Ottomans missed their... (Read More)
Cossacks!
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Time for the last faction overview. Ok, maybe not last as there will be also an entry about Courland next week, but the last "regular" faction. The Cossack army excels in positional combat. With the ability to field Wagon Train (in... (Read More)
Special miniatures rules
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You have just unlocked another SG - Transylvanian commander Ferenc Istvan. It happened because in almost exactly the same time (less than 1 hour of difference) we have reach two important milestones: $ 50 000 on kickstarter and 100 000... (Read More)
The Spy who loved me ;)
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We have reached $ 70 000, thank you very much for your amazing support! 4 new Task Forces: Swedish Garrison Task Force Transylvanian Siege Task Force Danish Task Force in Hostein Tatar's Nuradyn's host Have been added to Army Creator... (Read More)
Imperial faction overview
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Today we'll be talking about one of the most popular armies of By Fire and Sword (at least in the 1st edition), The Holy Roman Empire. The core of the Imperial army is a typical for Western armies: good infantry, artillery and solid... (Read More)
Transylvanian army overview
April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Today something about Transylvania - one of the most colorful and interesting factions in By Fire and Sword, . Army has, in theory, everything to makes its general happy: many units of cavalry with lances, lots of dragoos and infantry... (Read More)
Danish faction overwiew
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, The Danish Army will be a challenge for its commander. Leading it into battle, you often get quite unique options, but you also usually have to face some difficulties. Armies using famous snapphanars (Danish partisans) are able to... (Read More)
Muscovite faction overview
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Muscovite's army is very diverse. Units of the old style units are usually bigger than units of different armies of the same size (so they can receive more D before are removed from the game) but their quality is often below avereage.... (Read More)
Brandenburgian faction overview
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Let's start from the excellent news: you have just unlocked 3 new Task Forces! Polish: Hetman's Task Force Lithuanian: Siege Task Force Ottoman: Anatolian Contingent They are already available in the Army Creator ! Now it's time for... (Read More)
Tatar faction overview
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You have unlocked another SG - Ottoman Messenger the next ones are new Task Forces and Brandenburgian commander Otto von Sparr Otto Christoph von Sparr (1599 or 1605 – 1668) – veteran of the Thirty Years War during which he served... (Read More)
Swedish faction overview
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Another day, another faction overview - today Swedes. Vivat Carolus Gustavus Rex! Let's start from good news: Swedish Garrison Skirmish Force and Swedish Field Task Force have been added to Army Creator :) The Swedish Army in By... (Read More)
Safer Giray unlocked!
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You did it again, another SG unlocked! Of course we have much more SGs waiting for you. Let's start from Ottoman messenger (don't worry - messengers can be used by all armies, we just thought that Ottoman version will be something... (Read More)
Ottoman faction overview
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Time for an update about Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman army is a huge conglomerate of units of different types and with very different combat utility. In its ranks you can find famous janissaries, numerous artillery, but above all... (Read More)
Courland unlocked!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We have reached important milestone - $ 50 000 and unlocked Duchy of Courland and Semigalia (and Prince Jacob Kettler too!). Courland will be available both on Skirmish level and on the Task Force level (allied with Lithuanians - even... (Read More)
Then the winged hussars arrived :)
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, We begin a series of updates presenting all armies featured in the game. The first one will be about Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. By Fire and Sword armies of the Commonwealth are characterized by a large participation of cavalry and... (Read More)
Duchy of Courland and Semigalia
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You have just unlocked another stretch goal - Priests. so it's time for something special :) If we reach $50,000, every backer will receive a model of Prince Jacob Kettler, and we will publish a free pdf with an army list of the Duchy... (Read More)
2-Player starter set upgrade
March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers Today we will tell you how to expand the content of the 2-player starter in the easiest way. The 2-player starter set contains two armies for the Skirmish level. This is the first level of the game, and while it is fully playable... (Read More)
Mercenaries in 2nd edition
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Today we will tell you about how mercenary units look like in By Fire and Sword 2.0. Looking at army lists in the Army Creator you could probably seen that Western armies have units with the same name: mercenary reiters, mercenary... (Read More)
What's in the box? 2-Player starter set
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Another Stretch Goal unlocked! Next SG in the line is Quartermaster (he will be special miniature). But the main topic of this update is 2-Player starter set. The most important part are obviously miniatures. The are two Skirmish Forces... (Read More)
Card pack update and another SG unlocked.
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Since we have among you not only fans, but even fanatics of the game who have all the armies released so far, you asked us for a pack of cards for all factions. Here it is - the discount compared to buying the packs individually is 24%.... (Read More)
Card packs (for 1st edition Players)
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, This update is for those of you who already have a collection of models and just want to buy cards for their Units and Groups. If you are just starting to play By Fire and Sword, you may simply skip this update as all second edition... (Read More)
Thank you for the first day of campaign!
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Thank you for amazing first 24 hours! Thanks to your support we have unlocked first few Stretch Goals. Obviusly we have much more of them. Let's show you first two. Jean-Luis Raduit de Souches (1608-1682) – son of a French Huguenot... (Read More)
New stretch goals on the horizon!
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, As you have unlocked Ivan Sirko We owe you more stretch goals. The first one is a Preacher It will be special miniature. Special miniatures are miniatures with rules who offers some small bonuses for your army (like messenger, medic or... (Read More)
Another stretch goal unlocked!
March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Another stretch goal is unlocked. Thank you! It seems we owe you the next one (we're quite close to reach it - less than $ 1000). This SG is for all backers with total support of $ 155 or more. Ivan Sirko (1610-1680), one of the most... (Read More)
Funded in 5 hours!
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, You are amazing! Our funding goal was reached in 5 hours! Thanks to your support 2nd edition of By Fire and Sword will happen :) Let's start unlocking long list of our stretch goals. The first one (not very distant - we need less... (Read More)
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