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From Here’s the Ruckus Designer, Mike Peters, Assassins and Templars: A Ruckus Game uses micro-skirmish to its full potential, leading to action-packed games set during the Crusades!
Assassins and Templars is Mike Peters’ follow-up to Ruckus. Using the same basic micro-skirmish, highly entertaining rules engine to play low-figure-count, action-packed skirmish games set during the crusades.
Assassins and Templars: A Ruckus game is a self-contained 32-page rules booklet for playing games involving (typically) 12-figure per side. Assassin and Templar Heroes and Retainers take to the tabletop to play narrative-driven wargames on a scenery-heavy board.
Your retinue awaits, and your adventures are about to begin…
Order your copy from Wargames Illustrated's website here
Update: We now have a limited amount of copies of the rulebook instock HERE (might not be in stock still at time of reading this)
Below are some photos and links to the products featured in the November 2025 edition of Wargames Illustrated!
Here are some more links that you might find useful in creating your retinues:
(we have used figures from most of the packs below to create the retinues above, check the retinue descriptions and photos)

Plastic Arab Spearmen and Archers

The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ

Military Order Sergeants (Hand Weapons)
Figures for Assassins & Templars: A Ruckus Game
Figures for retinues for Assassins & Templars: A Ruckus Game









