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Drive On Washington: The Battle Of Monocacy Junction, July 9, 1864 box art
1980 Ranked #11,233

Drive On Washington: The Battle Of Monocacy Junction, July 9, 1864

This regimental Civil War wargame has Confederate and Union commanders fight for bridges leading toward Washington. The detailed battle scale makes each movement and defense decision matter during the Monocacy Junction confrontation.

Wargames American Civil War Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

7.06

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Teachability 2.1/5

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

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Regimental-level game of the battle of Monocacy Junction during the American Civil War. Part of the Great Battles of the American Civil War series.

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Regimental-level game of the battle of Monocacy Junction during the American Civil War. Part of the Great Battles of the American Civil War series. Late war attempt by Confederate forces under Jubal Early to overcome Union defenders led by Lew Wallace who are defending the bridges leading to Washington. Each game turn represents 20 minutes of real time, and each hex is 125 yards from side to side. Each strength point is 100 men or 1 gun. 200 counters This is Volume 2 of the original SPI / TSR Great Battles of the American Civil War series.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
360 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Thomas Hudson

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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