The Civil War: The War That Pitted Brother Against Brother
1991
BGG Geek Rating
5.4
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BGG Average Rating
3.1
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BGG Ranking
#29050
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Players
1-4
Weight
3.11/5.00
Playtime
1200 min
Age
12+
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📖 About This Game
From the back of the box:
- Fifteen square feet of map area covering the conflict from Galveston, Texas to St. Joseph, Missouri and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Florida.
- Counters represent all of the land and naval units from armies to brigades and from fleets to river flotillas.
- Unique leadership rules: no leader is ever the same; their abilities change with every battle.
- Excellent tactical combat system; tactical combat chit selection and combat matrix combined with Combat Results Track to resolve combat.
Time Scale: One calendar week per game turn
Map Scale: 15 miles per hex
Unit Scale: Brigade to Army