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1983 Ranked #12,921

Johnny Reb

Civil War miniatures rules have commanders lead regimental units as divisions or corps across historical battlefields. Different editions change scale and mechanisms, letting players choose how closely to model grand tactical command.

Wargames American Civil War Miniatures Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

3.71/5

Rating

6.91

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Johnny Reb is a set of miniatures rules from the American Civil War. Units are regiments of 15 to 30 figures divided into 5 bases, with players commanding a division or corps.

Core mechanisms

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Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Johnny Reb is a set of miniatures rules from the American Civil War. Units are regiments of 15 to 30 figures divided into 5 bases, with players commanding a division or corps. The first edition was published by Adventure Games in 1983. GDW released a 2nd edition with minor changes in 1988, with a scenario book "To the Sound of the Guns" the same year. Johnny Reb III: Regimental Grand Tactical American Civil War Miniatures Rules, published by John Hill in 1996 is a very different game, with major changes to the scale (1":50 vs 1":40 yards, 1:30 vs 1:20 men, artillery batteries vs sections) and games mechanisms.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
American Civil War Miniatures Wargame

Mechanism

1
Simulation

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Game and edition data

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Complexity
3.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
John Hill (I)

Publishers

2
Adventure Games Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

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