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?
“Musket and Pike is a simulation of the art of warfare in Europe from the introduction of manageable individual-man firearms to the introduction of the socket bayonet in the late Seventeenth Century.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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“Musket and Pike is a simulation of the art of warfare in Europe from the introduction of manageable individual-man firearms to the introduction of the socket bayonet in the late Seventeenth Century. The game presents the tactics and possible results of many of these battles during this period. These battles are shown as scenarios giving a mix of units which are moved and engage in combat on the mapsheet.” --from the Introduction of Musket & Pike Contents one 22" by 29" mapsheet one set of game rules 400 die-cut counters one box one die Scenarios Included Mookerhyde -- 14 April 1574 Coutras 20 -- October 1587 Nieuport -- 2 July 1600 White Mountain -- 8 November 1620 Fleurus -- 29 August 1622 Breitenfeld -- 17 September 1632 Lutzen -- 16 November 1632 Nordlingen -- 6 September 1634 Dunkirk Dunes -- 3 June 1658 Brentford -- 12 November 1642 Grantham -- 13 May 1643 Staverton -- 4 July 1643 Marston Moor -- 1 July 1644 Aberdeen -- 15 September 1644 Naseby -- 14 June 1645 Dunbar -- 3 September 1650 Szentgotthard -- 1 August 1664 Killiecrankie -- 27 July 1689