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1977 Ranked #11,052

War Between The States 1861-1865

This operational Civil War simulation has players direct land, rail, and naval forces across the full conflict. Grand strategy and tactical choices interact over a sprawling map, with production systems supporting each side.

Wargames American Civil War Economic Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

3.5/5

Rating

6.93

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 3.9/5

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?

Operational level simulation of the American Civil War 1861-1865. Players encompass elements of both grand strategy and tactics.

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

Operational level simulation of the American Civil War 1861-1865. Players encompass elements of both grand strategy and tactics. Units cover land, rail and naval. 1,200 die-cut counters, 3 map sections, many charts including Confederate and Union production spirals. This is one of SPI's monster games!

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
American Civil War Economic Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
360 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Irad B. Hardy

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)