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The Civil War: The War That Pitted Brother Against Brother
1991 FGA RMW GAMES THE CIVIL WAR GAME - THE WAR THAT PITTED BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER
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The Civil War: The War That Pitted Brother Against Brother (1991)

Players
1–4
Best: 2
Playing time
1200–1200 min
Age
12+
3.18
Average rating
54
Ratings
3.11/5
Weight
#30745
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Mike Crane
Artist:Terry R. Shrum
Publisher:Fresno Gaming Association History Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 6.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity6.2
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameAmerican Civil WarCivil WarPost-NapoleonicHexagon GridSimulationDice Rolling

Overview

From the back of the box:

- Fifteen square feet of map area covering the conflict from Galveston, Texas to St. Joseph, Missouri and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Florida.

- Counters represent all of the land and naval units from armies to brigades and from fleets to river flotillas.

- Unique leadership rules: no leader is ever the same; their abilities change with every battle.

- Excellent tactical combat system; tactical combat chit selection and combat matrix combined with Combat Results Track to resolve combat.

Time Scale: One calendar week per game turn Map Scale: 15 miles per hex Unit Scale: Brigade to Army

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