Across 5 Aprils

1992

Eric Lee Smith

BGG Geek Rating

5.8

based on 499 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.0

community average

BGG Ranking

#5036

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Players

2-2

Weight

2.34/5.00

Playtime

360 min

Age

12+

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Play Online

Available on multiple platforms

VASSAL

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Ratio / Combat Results Table Grid Movement Simulation Dice Rolling Zone of Control Chit-Pull System Hexagon Grid Movement Points

📂 Categories

Wargame American Civil War Civil War Post-Napoleonic

🎨 Artists

Charles Kibler Don Troiani

🏢 Publishers

Victory Games (I)

📖 About This Game

Across 5 Aprils is a two-player Tactical level board wargame covering five battles of the American Civil War: Bull Run, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Bentonville. Each battle is a separate wargame unto itself, with its own set of counters and map - however the basic system applies to all the battles. Players pull a chit to activate certain formations which can then move. If the "Combat" chit is pulled, then all combats are resolved. Formations and Unit size varies from game to game, ranging from division to corps for formations and regiment to brigade for unit.