Manufacturer:
Worthington Publishing
Gettysburg 1863 is Volume IV in the Old School Wargames Civil War Brigade Battle series. Gamers get to refight the historic and pivotal battle of Gettysburg in 1863 using a large mounted map board, large pieces, and a streamlined set of series rules that is just 8 -12 pages long. The Battle Booklet will give you historical details, design, notes and 6 scenarios:
July 1 - Meeting Engagement
July 1 - Take That Hill (Can Ewell take Culp's Hill?) (one map)
July 2 - The Fight for the Flanks
July 2 - The Fight for Little Round Top (one map)
July 3 - Lee's Folly
July 1 - July 4 (the full battle with an optional July 4th day for gamers)
The single day scenarios should take between 1 to 3 hours to play with the full battle taking 6 - 10 hours to play.
Special rules for early or late arrival of reinforcements, follow up attacks, new terrain rules for multi level hex changes, a new rout rule, and more!
Gettysburg 1863 is easily playable by teams of 3 or more with each player taking command of a corps in either the Union or Confederate armies.
Contents:2 Hard Mounted 34" x 22" Game Boards (Combined to Make 34" x 44" Battlefield)
5 Counter Sheets with 3/4" Counters
2 Full Color Double Sided Player Aids with Large Readable Font
2 d10 Dice
2 Sets Of Full Color Series Game Rules
2 Full Color Battle Booklets with Scenarios, Historical Commentary, and Design Notes
1 Counter Tray
Ages: 13+
Players: 1-2 (or 1-2 teams of up to 3 players each)
Game Length: 120-600 minutes
Mechanisms:
• Dice Rolling
• Hexagon Grid
• Multiple Maps
• Ratio / Combat Results Table
• Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
• Simulation
• Zone of Control