American Civil War

Battle Hymn Volume 1: Gettysburg And Pea Ridge

Battle Hymn Volume One includes two games: Gettysburg: The Tide Turns and Pea Ridge: The Struggle for Missouri. Battle Hymn is a new brigade-level system based upon the latest research into Civil War combat.

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 300 minutes

Battle Of White Plains

Most authors relegate the Battle of White Plains to a short paragraph when recounting the New York Campaign of 1776. As the last field battle of that campaign, however, it deserves closer study. As it occurred, the Battle of White Plains could properly be called the Battle for Chatterton Hill. This  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 60 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Chancellorsville 1863

Lee's "perfect battle" because his risky decision to divide his army in the presence of a much larger enemy force resulted in a significant Confederate victory. Chancellorsville 1863 is the second game in our new Battle Formation series - an innovative card driven board game on the Battle of Chancellorsville,  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 45 to 90 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Clash Of Giants Board Game: Civil War

Clash of Giants: Civil War, takes the game system from Ted S. Raicer's popular and critically acclaimed Clash of Giants WWI series to two of the storied battles of the American Civil War: Second Bull Run and Gettysburg. CoG: Civil War uses a modified version of the chit-pull Activation system of  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Min. Age: 14

Death Valley: Battles For The Shenandoah

Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah contains eight battle games with multiple scenarios. They range from division level contests on half sized maps to two map battles between armies. Experienced players will be able to play many of the scenarios in one sitting. The rules compare the development  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Min. Age: 14

Death Valley: Battles For The Shenandoah Expansion

The Game: Battles for the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion contains four battle games with multiple scenarios. McDowell, May 8, 1862. 2nd Winchester, June 13, 14, and 15, 1863. Piedmont, June 5, 1864. Cool Spring, July 18, 1864.

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Min. Age: 14

For The People Board Game: 25th Anniversary Edition

For the People is a grand strategy game of the American Civil War covering the conflict from Texas to Pennsylvania, from the firing on Fort Sumter to the end at Appomattox Court House. You take the role of either President Lincoln or President Davis and command armies, promote and relieve generals,  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 360 minutes

Min. Age: 12

Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis 1860-1861

Fort Sumter is a two-player Card Driven Game (CDG) portraying the 1860 secession crisis that led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the American Civil War. The game pits a Unionist versus a Secessionist player. Each player uses the area control mechanic pioneered in the We The People design and  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 20 to 40 minutes

Min. Age: 10

Into The Woods: The Battle Of Shiloh

Into the Woods: the Battle of Shiloh includes ten scenarios. They range from division level contests on half sized maps to two-map battles depicting both the first and second day of the struggle. Experienced players will be able to play many of the scenarios in one sitting. The game reflects the  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Iron And Oak

Iron & Oak is game of ship-to-ship combat set during the American Civil War. As a tactical representation of naval warfare, each of the ships is accurately modeled for offensive capability including gunnery, ramming and spar torpedoes; for defensive capability including damage and five distinct armored  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Rebel Fury: Six Battles From The Campaigns Of Chancellorsville And Chickamauga

Rebel Fury, Volume I of the Civil War Heritage Series, uses the low-complexity Gettysburg system featured in C3i #32. The Battles featured are Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg (solitaire). This design features a new system on Civil War combat  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 60 to 120 minutes

Min. Age: 14

The Late Unpleasantness

In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy. Being a manufacturing powerhouse only 120 miles from Washington DC and the Confederate capital, it became the focus of Union attention. The threat of capture by Federal forces was constant.