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Strike Them A Blow: 1864 North Anna River

Strike Them A Blow: 1864 North Anna River , is the fifteenth entry in the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from MMP. This is #15 in the series and covers the North Anna Campaign in 1864 and finally takes the system to the late Civil War period. As Robert E. Lee, can you keep the Un...

Players

2-4

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

3.27

Rating

7.45

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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The player interaction score is average, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, it has a strong replayability score of 7.85 out of 10.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River is 5.33. 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. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

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Strike Them A Blow: 1864 North Anna River , is the fifteenth entry in the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from MMP. This is #15 in the series and covers the North Anna Campaign in 1864 and finally takes the system to the late Civil War period. As Robert E. Lee, can you keep the Union forces at bay, as they probe the length of the North Anna River, and the Pamunkey River? Will Cold Harbor be the pit of despair that it was in 1864? Or. as Grant, will you be able to outmaneuver Lee, and breach the outerworks of Richmond ending the war early? Only your skills will be able to dictate the course of The Civil War. Solid game system with excellent components. Components: 2 1/2 inch countersheets 2 34x22 map sheets.

Category

3
American Civil War Dice Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

1
Series: Civil War, Brigade (The Gamers)

Type

1
Wargames

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Designers

2
Dean Essig Bob Munns

Artists

2
Nicolás Eskubi Dean Essig

Publishers

1
Multi-Man Publishing

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