American Civil War

Battle Hymn Volume 1: Gettysburg And Pea Ridge

Battle Hymn Volume One includes two games: Gettysburg: The Tide Turns and Pea Ridge: The Struggle for Missouri. Battle Hymn is a new brigade-level system based upon the latest research into Civil War combat.

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 300 minutes

Clash Of Giants Board Game: Civil War

Clash of Giants: Civil War, takes the game system from Ted S. Raicer’s popular and critically acclaimed Clash of Giants WWI series to two of the storied battles of the American Civil War: Second Bull Run and Gettysburg. CoG: Civil War uses a modified version of the chit-pull Activation system of  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Min. Age: 14

Death Valley: Battles For The Shenandoah

Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah contains eight battle games with multiple scenarios. They range from division level contests on half sized maps to two map battles between armies. Experienced players will be able to play many of the scenarios in one sitting. The rules compare the development  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Min. Age: 14

For The People (Reprint)

For the People is a grand strategy game of the American Civil War covering the conflict from Texas to Pennsylvania, from the firing on Fort Sumter to the end at Appomattox Court House. You take the role of either President Lincoln or President Davis and command the armies, promote and relieve generals,  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis 1860-1861

Fort Sumter is a two-player Card Driven Game (CDG) portraying the 1860 secession crisis that led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the American Civil War. The game pits a Unionist versus a Secessionist player. Each player uses the area control mechanic pioneered in the We The People design and  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 20 to 40 minutes

Min. Age: 10

Iron And Oak

Iron & Oak is game of ship-to-ship combat set during the American Civil War. As a tactical representation of naval warfare, each of the ships is accurately modeled for offensive capability including gunnery, ramming and spar torpedoes; for defensive capability including damage and five distinct armored  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Lincoln's War

Lincoln’s War is a two to four player, “broad strokes” political approach to the Civil War, covering the 1861 call to arms through the fateful 1864 Presidential election. Political but no less combative, Lincoln’s War offers a unique, dice-less combat system, the introduction of 132 military and  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 120 to 180 minutes

Min. Age: 12

The Late Unpleasantness

In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia became the capital of the Confederacy. Being a manufacturing powerhouse only 120 miles from Washington DC and the Confederate capital, it became the focus of Union attention. The threat of capture by Federal forces was constant.

The War For The Union

The War for the Union is a strategic level simulation of the American Civil War. It is the long awaited 2nd edition of the game originally published in 1992. Players command the Union and Confederate forces that fought from 1861 to 1865. The map runs from southeastern Texas to the Atlantic and from  ...More...

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is the seventh installment in the Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW) series, published by GMT Games. Two full battles are included:

Cedar Mountain - August 9th, 1862. With the Peninsular Campaign winding down, Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Maj. Gens. Stonewall Jackson and  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 4

Into The Woods: The Battle Of Shiloh

Into the Woods: the Battle of Shiloh includes ten scenarios. They range from division level contests on half sized maps to two-map battles depicting both the first and second day of the struggle. Experienced players will be able to play many of the scenarios in one sitting. The game reflects the  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

The US Civil War Board Game: 2nd Printing

The U.S. Civil War is a 2-player strategic-level war game of the American Civil War. The game covers the entire war from 1861-65 on a large 30” x 44” map area (2 mounted maps) of the Southeastern United States. Turns represent 3 months during the winter and 2 months during the summer, with four Action  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 150 to 360 minutes

Min. Age: 14