Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Horse and Musket: Dawn of an Era is a simple tactical game system that covers the development of musket warfare from Vienna in 1683 and Sedgemoor in 1685 to Appomattox in 1865. Volume I will cover warfare in the west from 1683-1720, when the bayonet replaced the pike.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Line of Sight
Visibility between pieces determines valid targets, movement, or effects.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
Horse and Musket: Dawn of an Era is a simple tactical game system that covers the development of musket warfare from Vienna in 1683 and Sedgemoor in 1685 to Appomattox in 1865. Volume I will cover warfare in the west from 1683-1720, when the bayonet replaced the pike. The battles included are... Vienna - September 12, 1683 – “We came, we saw, and God Conquered.” Sedgemoor - July 6, 1685 – The Bloody Assizes Killiecrankie - July 27, 1689 – Slaughter at Sundown Fleurus - July 1, 1690 – The French Cannae Aughrim - July 22, 1691 – Bloody Hollow La Prairie - August 11, 1691 – Double Ambush Neerwinden - July 29, 1693 – Le Tapissier de Nôtre Dame Marsaglia - October 4, 1693 – The Massed Bayonet Charge is Born Narva - November 30, 1700 – Charles XII Smashes the Russian Army Chiari - September 1, 1701 – Catinat’s Last Battle Klissow - July 19, 1702 – Charles XII Invades Poland Blenheim - August 13, 1704 – “A Famous Victory” Fraustadt - February 13, 1706 – The Swedish Cannae Turin - September 7, 1706 – Eugene’s Greatest Victory Almansa - April 25, 1707 – Battle of the Exiles Poltava - July 8, 1709 – The Student Surpasses the Master Malplaquet - September 11, 1709 – Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough Villaviciosa - December 10, 1710 – A Bourbon on the Spanish Throne Sheriffmuir - November 13, 1715 – Confusion on the Moors Glen Shiel - June 10, 1719 – Rob Roy’s Last Battle