Command the Union or Confederate forces in grand tactical, regimental-level simulations of key American Civil War battles. This strategy game draws from classic board games like Terrible Swift Sword, offering 10 scenarios such as Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, and Monocacy Junction with variants like historical or breakthrough setups. Players face authentic challenges through three difficulty levels, five unit quality categories, varied formations, and advanced tactics including map zoom, strategic movement, flank attacks, low ammo, and unit disruption.
Detailed combat analysis and reference charts enhance every engagement. Test generalship with historically accurate units and gameplay. Strategy enthusiasts who relish precise, regimental command simulations will find rigorous tests here.
Great Battles of the American Civil War is based on the ‘Great Battles of the American Civil War’ board games, which started with the classic game ‘Terrible Swift Sword’. This game recreates the significant battles of the American Civil War. Each scenario in this game is a grand tactical, regimental-level simulation of a single battle, enabling players to test their generalship under the same challenges faced by the Union and Confederate commanders.
Key Features:
- Historically accurate game play.
- Accurate Civil War units.
- Play as either the Union or Confederate side.
- 10 scenarios.
- 3 levels of difficulty.
- Five categories of unit quality.
- Different types of formations.
- Detailed combat analysis.
- In-depth reference charts.
- Advanced tactical features including:
- Map zoom.
- Strategic movement.
- Flank attacks.
- Low ammo.
- Unit disruption.
Scenarios:
- Wilson's Creek
- Pea Ridge
- Kernstown 'Historical' Scenario
- Kernstown 'Breakthrough' Scenario
- Shiloh
- Shiloh 'Confederate Attack' Scenario
- Shiloh ''The First Day' Scenario' Scenario
- Cedar Mountain 'Control' Scenario
- Cedar Mountain 'Offensive' Scenario
- Pleasant Hill
- Monocacy Junction 'Delayed Arrival' Scenario
- Monocacy Junction 'Prompt Arrival' Scenario
