Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.3/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
3.9/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.7/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.0/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Explore how Battle Of The Wilderness: Gaining The Initiative, May 5-6, 1864 plays, what makes it distinctive, and whether it suits your group.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Battle of the Wilderness is an operational level simulation of the battle between the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of the Northern Virginia, which took place during early May, 1864, in the area south of the Rapidan River in Virginia known as "the Wilderness." This game is part of the Quadrigame "Blue & Gray II: Four Civil War Battles"