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4 to 6 hours. Chance. Medium. Age range. 12+. Skills. Tactics, strategy. Gettysburg is a board wargame produced by Avalon Hill in 1958 that re-enacts the American Civil War battle of Gettysburg. The game rules were groundbreaking in several respects, and the game, revised several times, was a bestseller for Avalon Hill for several decades.
A battle scene. The game allows the player to control either the Confederate or Union troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.It can be played as single scenarios, or as a campaign of linked scenarios, either recounting the original history or exploring alternative possibilities.
Gettysburg: The Turning Point is the first in a series of games about the American Civil War, and was the first game to make use of a random schedule for reinforcements on the order of battle. [2] Reception [ edit ]
Video games. North & South (1989) Take Command (2004) Forge of Freedom: The American Civil War (2006) The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided (2006) History Civil War: Secret Missions (2008) Darkest of Days (2009) Scourge of War (2010) Viet-Afghan (2011, Arsenal of Democracy add-on published by FRVP)
Players may try a variety of 25 individual scenarios, or refight the entire Battle of Gettysburg. A Fog of War option enhances playing against the computer, as it hides units that are not in direct view of the enemy. The game features video clips of battle reenactments, as well as Civil War music by folk singer Bobby Horton.
First regimental-level Gettysburg game. Terrible Swift Sword: Battle of Gettysburg Game (often abbreviated TSS) is a grand tactical regimental level board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1976 that simulates the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. A second edition was published by TSR in 1986.
Ultimate General: Civil War, unlike Gettysburg, offers a campaign system that covers the whole American Civil War from 1861-1865, including historical battles, units and events. The game was released on 16 November 2016 in Steam Early Access. [14]
Gettysburg is a block wargame based on the three-day battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. All three days of Gettysburg can be played separately or together. Players can change the entry roads of divisions to surprise opponents and must maintain division and corps organization to be successful. The game features a brigade level ...