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Glory Road: The First Battle Of Bull Run box art
1986 Ranked #21,944

Glory Road: The First Battle Of Bull Run

Players command opposing forces in a Civil War battle game, using morale as the decisive measure of success. The first side to demoralize its opponent wins, making every clash part of a larger struggle to break enemy resolve.

Wargames American Civil War Civil War Hexagon Grid Zone of Control

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.43/5

Rating

5.45

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.9/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

This game, the first in 3W's 'North and South' Civil War battle series, was first published in The Wargamer Magazine (#52). The game recreates the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Zone of Control

Restrict or influence movement through areas controlled by nearby pieces.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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This game, the first in 3W's 'North and South' Civil War battle series, was first published in The Wargamer Magazine (#52). The game recreates the first Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War. Morale played an important part of every Civil War battle, and Bull Run was no different. The first player to demoralize their opponent, wins.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

4
American Civil War Civil War Post-Napoleonic Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Zone of Control

Family

3
Country: USA Magazine: The Wargamer Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Keith Poulter

Artists

2
Sidney E. King Rodger B. MacGowan

Publishers

1
3W (World Wide Wargames)

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