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1984 Ranked #12,171

South Mountain

Civil War hex wargame has Union and Confederate forces recreate the rearguard action at South Mountain. Tactical movement and combat focus on a single decisive day in 1862.

Wargames American Civil War Wargame Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.75/5

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Hex-based wargame recreating the rearguard action of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia against the Union Army of the Potomac on September 14, 1862.

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
360 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Richard H. Berg Jon Southard

Publishers

1
West End Games