Stonewall's Sword: The Battle Of Cedar Mountain

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Stonewall's Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers a moderate level of easiness to learn while providing room for improvement in strategy. The player interaction score is average. Overall, the game offers a fresh and engaging experience with a high replayability factor.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Stonewall's Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, and the game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Stonewall's Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain is a two-player wargame on The Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9th, 1862. One player commands Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Confederate troops and the other controls Nathaniel Banks' Union troops. Players win by controlling key areas of the map and by earning victory points by eliminating enemy units. There are two scenarios available, each with their own victory conditions, length, and aspect of the battle that is focused on. Stonewall's Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain also features the Blind Swords chit-pull system which emphasizes the three “FOW’s” of military conflict: fog-of-war, friction-of-war and fortunes-of-war. With each chit pull, players will be challenged to make tough decisions based on their assessment of the current situation. Unlike traditional chit-pull mechanisms, the Blind Swords system ensures that no combat units can be counted on, or conversely, counted out. This yields an environment of tense action and constant surprises – an environment that will challenge each player. Charles Kibler created the artwork for the counters and Rick Barber is the artist for the map.

Mechanism

4

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Events Hexagon Grid

Family

4

Country: USA Players: Two Player Only Games Series: Blind Swords System States: Virginia

Type

1

Wargames

Media