The game uses the divisional system for American Civil War operations introduced in Hampton Newsome's At all Hazards for a very small and quick simulation of the two-day 2nd Battle of Corinth. Like their real counterparts, units accumulate fatigue and disorder, and stop working long before they are eliminated by combat. Corps and armies are activated by...
Criminal Blunder is an ACW miniatures game featuring fivescenarios on the Battle of Pickett's Mill. The scenarios range from a full battle scenario to a quick playing abridged scenario. From the game's description: "This game plays out the Battle of Pickett’s Mill on a regimental level. It is the full historical scenario including such details as the...
Crucible of Courage introduces Richard Berg’s long-awaited Civil War Tactical System, The Rifled-Musket Game System Crucible of Courage emphasizes the limits of command, training, and discipline, all in the light of what soldiers will do despite what their leaders want. Yes, all the weapons are present, including artillery, but the fun is in getting your...
“I would fight them if they were a million.” - Albert Sidney Johnston on the eve of Shiloh “Take your damned regiment back to Ohio. There are no Confederates closer than Corinth.” - William Tecumseh Sherman to Jesse Appler of the 53rd Ohio, April 5 On April 5, 1862 the Confederacy appeared to be finished. Forts Henry and Donelson had fallen and a...
"On August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut led a flotilla of 14 wooden ships, four ironclads, and numerous gunboats into Mobile Bay to seal off the city of Mobile, one of the two remaining Confederate ports." "While entering the bay, the Union monitor USS Tecumseh struck a submerged torpedo and sank. Under fire from both the Confederate fleet and Fort Morgan...
Damn the Torpedoes is a fast-moving intuitive game of naval combat during the American Civil War. Players do not need to have a nautical background to maneuver their ships, and the do not need to have degree in algebra to fire their cannons—all they need are a few miniatures (or cardboard counters) a few dice (D6 through D20), a tape measure, and a...
On January 29th, 1863 the British blockade runner Princess Royal was pursued by USS Unadilla and run aground while trying to enter the harbor at Charleston, SC. Her cargo included arms and ammunition as well as an unrecorded number of large rifled naval guns and two powerful steam engines slated to be installed in Southern ironclads then under...
This battle pack expansion covers the famous duel between the USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama at the Battle of Cherbourg in 1864. Inside you will find: History & Maps of the Battle (3pgs) 1x Historical Scenario 1x General Play Mission (inspired by the battle) 4x Ship Cards (Including the CSS Alambama and her predacesor CSS Sumter, USS Hatteras, which was...
The attached battle pack expansion covers the Union dash up the James River during General George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign of 1862. The history and ships include the Battle of Drewry's Bluff, where the Union's most advanced ironclads found their limits against well fortified and determined Confederate batteries. Inside you will find: History & Maps...