Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
A game of the Battle of Gettysburg. A detailed tactical game of the battle with many of the intricacies of the Civil War including organization, command control, leadership, formation and position, mobility, firepower, ammunition and morale.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Line of Sight
Visibility between pieces determines valid targets, movement, or effects.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
A game of the Battle of Gettysburg. A detailed tactical game of the battle with many of the intricacies of the Civil War including organization, command control, leadership, formation and position, mobility, firepower, ammunition and morale. Historic Order Of Battle included. The rules cover all the key factors of the battle with line, column, prone and dismounted cavalry formations, routing and rally, leader effects, casulties, artilley capture, hidden units, ammunition supply, reserves and the importance of terrain.