Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.0/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.6/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.0/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.5/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Stars and Bars is a wargame that recreates on an operational scale this Civil War battle [Oct 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Union Gen.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Stars and Bars is a wargame that recreates on an operational scale this Civil War battle [Oct 8, 1862, the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky. Union Gen. Buell against the Confederate Army of Mississippi and Gen Bragg]. Historically this was a victory for the South, although at a price of very heavy casualties. Published in The Wargamer Magazine # 30 with Lesnaja: 'The Mother of Poltava' September 29, 1708.