Captivating tactical game with broad appeal – Musket Smoke Review

This is a great game. This is one of those games that when you stop playing, you wonder where the time went. The rules are fairly simple, it is easy to learn, but the tactics and strategy involved on these small maps is satisfyingly rich. It is a bit like a chess game with cannon balls and gore piles. It is also a game that I suspect would have broad appeal--I can see board gamers or general iPad gamers feeling comfortable with the basically straightforward four unit types, and finding themselves very much enjoying an engaging introduction into hex gaming. But I can also see wargamers (who haven't seen a lot of tactical games to really get excited about on the iPad yet) loving the subtle nuances in the tactics involved with the four units types and the tweaking you can do with your force's composition. I have played a lot of games on the iPad that have caught my attention for a couple of hours to a couple of days, but this one is different. I can tell that I am going to be happily gore piling folks for some time. Five stars all the way for this gem.
Review by Philo32b on Musket Smoke.