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Fredericksburg: The Union Repulsed, Dec. 13, 1862 box art
1975 Ranked #17,508

Fredericksburg: The Union Repulsed, Dec. 13, 1862

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames American Civil War Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.25/5

Rating

6.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.7/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

Fredericksburg is a tactical level simulation of the battle between Ambrose E. Burnside's Army of the Potomac and Robert E.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Zone of Control

Restrict or influence movement through areas controlled by nearby pieces.
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Fredericksburg is a tactical level simulation of the battle between Ambrose E. Burnside's Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. During the bloody battle, 114,873 soldiers took the field and were hurled against 74,867 well-fortified Confederates. The result was predictable: an easy victory for the Confederacy. This game is part of the Quadrigame Blue & Gray II: Four Civil War Battles. Can be combined with Hooker and Lee: The Battle of Chancellorsville, May 2-3, 1863 to play Grand Chancellorsville.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
American Civil War Wargame

Mechanism

3
Hexagon Grid Simulation Zone of Control

Family

3
Country: USA Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦ Series: Blue & Gray (SPI)

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1–2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joe Angiolillo

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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