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2010 Ranked #6,612

Germantown

This historical battle wargame recreates the American Revolution’s Battle of Germantown, with opposing forces contesting the field outside Philadelphia. Scenario-driven maneuver and combat focus on the choices that shaped this pivotal 1777 engagement.

Wargames American Revolutionary War Wargame Hexagon Grid Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

7.44

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

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?

The Battle of Germantown took place on October 4, 1777, outside the city of Philadelphia and less than a month after the British victory at the Battle of the Brandywine Creek (September 11.) GMT is pleased to offer the latest in Mark Miklos' popular and critically acclaimed Battles of the American Revolution Series: Volume VII, Germantown, 1777.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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The Battle of Germantown took place on October 4, 1777, outside the city of Philadelphia and less than a month after the British victory at the Battle of the Brandywine Creek (September 11.) GMT is pleased to offer the latest in Mark Miklos' popular and critically acclaimed Battles of the American Revolution Series: Volume VII, Germantown, 1777.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Age of Reason American Revolutionary War Wargame

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

4
Country: USA Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Battles of the American Revolution (GMT) States: Pennsylvania

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
180 min
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Bill Madison Mark Miklos

Artists

2
Alonzo Chappel Rodger B. MacGowan

Publishers

1
GMT Games

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