GETTYSBURG 1863 is Volume IV in the Old School Wargames Civil War Brigade Battle series. The game allows gamers 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 7 scenarios: July 1 - Meeting EngagementJuly 1 - Take That Hill (Can Ewell take Culp's Hill?)July 2 - The Fight for the FlanksJuly 2 - The Fight for Little Round TopJuly 3 - Lee's FollyJuly 4 - Should Meade Have Attacked?July 1 - July 4 (the full battle)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! Game Scale:Game Turn: 1 hourHex: 200-250 yards / 183-229 metersUnits: Infantry/Cavalry Brigades & Artillery Battalions Game Inventory:Two 22 x 34" full color mounted map boards (34x44" when combined for game play)Five dual-side printed countersheets (540 3/4" counters - including 4 extra Tide of Battle counters intended for the earlier Antietam & Shiloh games)Two 8-page Brigade series v1.4 rulebooksTwo 16-page Gettysburg playbooksOne Cavalry Battle Board Play AidTwo Order of Battle ChartsTwo Reinforcement/Casualty ChartsTwo dual-side printed Combat & Terrain ChartsTwo 10-sided diceOne Counter Tray Solitaire Playability: HighComplexity Level: MediumPlayers: 2 or morePlaying Time: 1-10 hours
