Gettysburg

Description

Military Strategy Board Game of the battle of Gettysburg;  the turning point battle of the American Civil War.  -Shall I Advance?

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In this game, you will lead an army through a key historical battle in the musket era.  Unlike most games, you won’t have God like knowledge and control of everything.  Like real generals, you will often not know what the enemy has, where they will attack from, when they will move or even when your own troops will move. 

How do you win?

You win by sacking one of the enemy’s baggage trains or by inflicting 50% losses on their army first. 

How does it work?

As you fight, your units take hits, fall back and become ‘Spent’.  Spent units are vulnerable and easy to kill.  You can unpack a baggage train to rally them back to Fresh, but unpacked baggage trains can no longer move.  If the enemy sacks one or your baggage trains, you lose!

What makes this fun and very tense, is that all the pieces remain hidden on upright blocks.  You can’t be sure which ones are fresh or spent, elite or poor grade troops.  Where are the baggage trains?

Each command moves in random order by chit pull.  This is very chaotic, just like real war.  Who will move first?  You can use your HQs to try to jump ahead or delay your move.  Is it better to move first or last?  It depends.  Do you need to plug critical holes in the line or seize key terrain before the enemy does?  Do you want the enemy to go first so that you can fall back and delay their advance?  Or do you want the enemy to attack first so that you know where to commit your reserves?  All combat is saved till the end of the turn.  So movement during the turn is very fluid and up for grabs.  Timing is everything.

In this battle, both sides are roughly equal.  The Confederates arrive sooner, so they have a concentration advantage early on.  The Union must delay and hang on to the good terrain before the rest of their army arrives.

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Before Pickett’s disastrous charge, he turned to Longstreet and asked,

“General, shall I advance?” Longstreet looked away. 

 

Pickett asked again, “General, shall I advance?” Longstreet, unable to speak, bowed his head with a nod. In the next 30 minutes, the Confederates lost nearly 9,000 men.

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Includes: 

•  The East Cavalry Field.
• Optional Scenario & blocks for Stonewall Jackson being there.  
• Optional Scenario for JEB Stuart being there at the start of the battle.

Rated Most Realistic & Accurate for:

• Command & Control limitations
• Fog of War -hidden units and chaotic move order
• Logistics -deployment crucial to victory and keeping your forces able to fight.

Used to train officers in the US military and in military academies around the world.

What the Professionals Play

Great for teams and solitaire play.

• Period style map.
• Kriegsspiel style, hardwood pieces.

Options

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Divisions:  Much faster setup and play time.  Great for playing out at restaurants or pubs:  Pub Battles!     

Brigades:  More precision and accuracy for troops & terrain.  Playing with brigade blocks will take about 2-3 times longer.

Brigades blocks Only:  Optional upgrade for players with Divisions.  Includes updated rules & scenario.        

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Paper:  A great way to get started on a budget.  Folded and in a box.   

Canvas:  Real maps of the period were printed on canvas.  This authentic, premium map is tough, durable and beautiful.  Printed on 100 year, museum quality, archival canvas.  It is water resistant, spill proof and lays flat and smooth.  Truly a work of art.  Canvas map games come rolled in a tube.

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Our map covers the surrounding area, allowing you more freedom to explore alternate strategies and maneuvers.