Brandy Station: Clash of Cavalry
1976
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6.2
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Players
2-3
Weight
2.57/5.00
Playtime
120 min
Age
14+
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A simulation of the Battle of Brandy Station between the newly reorganized Cavalry Corps of the Union Army and the battle hardened veterans of J.E.B Stuarts Confederate Cavalry Division. The Battle of Brandy Station was largest cavalry battle in history.
The mapboard is a TIME/SPACE GRID map consisting of sectors (squares) with movement numbers printed on the boundaries and corners of each square indicating movement cost. Each sector represents about 650 yards.
All Cavalry and Infantry units are Regiments, 500 men strong, All artillery units are Batteries of 4-6 guns. There are about 140 unit counters in the game and 180 in total.
No indication of how much time a turn encompasses. Game length is 12 turns.
Turn sequence is a modified IGO-UGO with each player-turn consisting of 7 phases:
Reinforcement Phase
Movement Phase
Enemy Mounted Cavalry Reaction Movement Phase
Fire Combat Phase
Melee Combat Phase
Friendly Mounted Cavalry Exploitation Phase
Disorganization Removal Phase