2003
BGG rank #13767
Burnside Takes Command
2 players
120 min
Ages 0+
3.2/5 complexity
5.5/10 rating
About this game
One of the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series modules. This one covers Ambrose Burnside's attempt to cross the Rappahannock River in late 1862, a campaign which ended with the Battle of Fredericksburg. Necessary command counters are from The Skirmisher #2 and the maps from Stonewall's Last Battle: The Chancellorsville Campaign and Grant Takes Command. This module is found in The Skirmisher #2.
What it feels like
Simulation
Ratio / Combat Results Table
Hexagon Grid
Grid Movement
Zone of Control
Variable Set-up
Dice Rolling
Movement Points
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
Post-Napoleonic
American Civil War
Wargame
Expansion for Base-game
Civil War
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