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1994 Ranked #7,716

No Better Place To Die: The Battle Of Murfreesboro

A historical wargame has Union and Confederate commanders fight the Battle of Murfreesboro through brigade formations. Half-hour turns and detailed rules recreate the struggle around the Tennessee town.

Wargames American Civil War Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

3.18/5

Rating

7.24

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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?

No Better Place to Die - The Battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 30, 1862 to Jan.

Core mechanisms

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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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No Better Place to Die - The Battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 30, 1862 to Jan. 2, 1863, is the eighth game in The Gamers Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers. It recreates the vicious struggle between Major General Rosecrans' Union Army of the Cumberland and General Bragg's Army of Tennessee from December 30th, 1862 to January 2nd, 1863 near the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Game Scale: Game Turn: 30 minutes Hex: 200 yards Units: Brigades Game Inventory: One 22 x 34" full color map One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters) One 32-page CWBS 2nd edition revised system rulebook One 12-page No Better Place to Die specific rulebook Two 6-sided dice Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium Players: 1 or more Playing Time: 2-30 hours

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
American Civil War Wargame

Mechanism

3
Hexagon Grid Simulation Zone of Control

Family

3
Cities: Murfreesboro (TN, USA) Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Civil War, Brigade (The Gamers)

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
360 min
Complexity
3.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Dean Essig David A. Powell

Publishers

1
The Gamers

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