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2020 Ranked #11,721

Shiloh 1862

Civil War wargame has brigade commanders maneuver forces, seize terrain, and inflict casualties at Shiloh. Leader proximity controls movement near enemies, making command position central to every battle plan.

Wargames American Civil War Civil War Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

1-2

Play time

90-180 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.57/5

Rating

7.62

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

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?

SHILOH 1862 is Volume II in the Civil War Brigade Battle Series from Worthington Publishing. The game is brigade level with 100 men per strength point.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
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.
Read the full game description

SHILOH 1862 is Volume II in the Civil War Brigade Battle Series from Worthington Publishing. The game is brigade level with 100 men per strength point. Hexes are 250yds from side to side. The game system uses command control for units within 4 hexes of their leader may move adjacent to enemy units. It is a ugo-igo system that follows a basic move-combat style system similar to the rules from Gettysburg High Tide of the Confederacy and Chickamauga River of Death by Phoenix Games. Victory is determined by terrain objectives and enemy casualties. Shiloh is playable by 1 to 2 players in 3 hours. 2 Scenarios (April 6, and April 7) plus the two day battle game. —description from the designer

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

4
American Civil War Civil War Post-Napoleonic Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

4
Country: USA Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦ Series: Brigade Battle Series (Worthingtonâ?¦ States: Tennessee

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
1
Play time
90–180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Grant Wylie Mike Wylie Mark Wylie

Artists

1
Sean Cooke

Publishers

1
Worthington Publishing, LLC

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