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Antietam: The Bloodiest Day, 17 September 1862

Antietam: The Bloodiest Day, 17 September 1862 1975

Design Tom Walczyk Art Edwin Forbes , Redmond Aksel Simonsen Publisher SPI (Simulations Publications , Inc.)
6.5 /10
BGG rating
#17464
BGG rank
2.1
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
240
Minutes
12
Age
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About the Game

Increasingly regarded as THE pivotal battle of the civil war, this "mini" game is based on rule systems from Borodino and Austerlitz; included in and shares basic rules with others in the SPI Blue & Gray Folio Series (Chickamauga, Gettysburg and Shiloh) Scale is 400 meters/hex. 1-2 hours per Game Turn. Union Movement Restrictions are used to reflect McClellan's lack of aggression.

Rigid Zones of Control, retreat and advance after combat, and Sequential Player Turns are common to these games, but a new concept, "Attack Effectiveness" is introduced. Surrounding to cut off retreat is a major strategy.

Fairly wide open terrain, defense specifics (like Bloody Lane) are not detailed but "Burnside Bridge" is.

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Categories
American Civil War Post-Napoleonic Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Line of Sight Movement Points Ratio / Combat Results Table Zone of Control
BGG ratings
86 · geek rating 5.53
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