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"We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies.” (Cardinal Richelieu – French Statesman)

Back in October, Pike & Shot grabbed the attention of both specialized press and fans of wargames due to its streamlined game mechanics and its rich, yet rarely used historical background. From a strategic point of view, the period presents a brilliant evolution of military units and approaches thanks to the development of new technologies. Integrating firearms and artillery into an army is not an easy task, and only the most flexible commanders will be able to combine them perfectly!

And today we are pleased to announce that the iPad version is available! This mobile adaptation required a couple of months of work to optimize the game for this device and fine-tune the touch controls. All of the elements that made this wargame successful on PC have been implemented for a unique historical experience in the tablet world.

3 massive solo campaigns, a random map generator, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a unique skirmish mode that allows you to generate an infinite number of customized scenarios will all come together for a glorious journey in the pike and shot era! On top of this is the cross platform multiplayer that means you already have an established community and can jump into a one-on-one challenge in no time!

Pike & Shot features 30 historical scenarios that cover the main battles of three of the most important conflicts of the 16th and 17th centuries:

• The Thirty Years’ War (1616-1648)
Pilgram-Lomnitz, 1618; White Mountain, 1620; Wimpfen, 1622; Lutter, 1626; First Breitenfeld, 1631; Lutzen, 1632; First Nordlingen, 1634; Wittstock, 1636; Second Breitenfeld, 1642; Roccoi, 1643

• The English Civil War (1642-1651)
Stratton, 1643; Adwalton Moor, 1643; Edgehill, 1642; Storming of Bristol, 1643; Nantwich, 1644; Cheriton, 1644; Marston Moor, 1644; Lostwithiel, 1644; Second Newbury, 1644; Naseby, 1645

• The Great Italian Wars (1494-1559)
Seminara, 1495; Fornova, 1495; Ravenna, 1512; Novarra, 1513; Marignano, 1515; Bicocca, 1522; Pavia, 1525; Ceresole, 1544; St. Quentin, 1557; Gravelines, 1558.

Get more information on Pike & Shot from its official iTunes pages.

Played first tutorial and routed my enemy. Yay! Looks like a good game!

I've been waiting so long for this- and the wait was well worth it! I bought some complementary 17th century marches on iTunes to play in the background and add to the "authentic" feel.

If you enjoy the game then please take some time and post a review on iTunes - good reviews help other people feel more comfortable picking up a game they know nothing about

Cheers

Pip

Submitted a review- good luck with the sales! You guys are so awesome for bringing this to iPad.

Hilarion wrote:Submitted a review- good luck with the sales! You guys are so awesome for bringing this to iPad.

Of course, the game was designed from the ground up to work equally well on PC and iPad.

Hi,

Any Android prospects?

JocaRamiro wrote:Hi,

Any Android prospects?

Sorry - no plans to currently.

Cheers

Pip

It is out, it is good, and I'm glad of it. Thank you for continuing to port the good stuff to iPad.

Will this also run on a Mac, or is it iPad only?

Marc

babyshark wrote:Will this also run on a Mac, or is it iPad only?

Marc

This is for PC and iPad.

@Marc. This thread (viewtopic.php?f=299&t=53485&hilit=Pike+and+shot+wine) discusses some of the ways the PC version of Pike and Shot can be run on a Mac using WINE. Singleplayer works very well. But, for loading MP turns using bootcamp and running Windows is still probably the best bet.

JocaRamiro wrote:Hi,

Any Android prospects?

Hi Joca, Don't know if you have checked out John TIllers games that he's ported to Android or checked out Autumn Dynasty or Star Command. There's others if you search Google Play.

Slitherine/Matrix support of Android is poor to say the least so your best bet is to look elsewhere for Android games. Small General is pretty good and it was added to the store in 2013 and Frontline: The Longest Day may have potential but seems there are people having problems with it.

If your into Star Wars KOTOR is out as well.