A House Divided
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If you must have great attention to detail or realistic combat then perhaps this is not the game for you. However, A House Divided will provide a fast paced extremely entertaining afternoon or evening.
The concept touches on every major struggle that both Lincoln and Davis faced during the war. …
A House Divided plays out the epic struggle of the American Civil War
The American civil war was fought over the twin issues of slavery and states’ rights. The period from 1840 to 1861 saw the issues brought to a boil, and in 1861 the nation became enmeshed in a terrible war that lasted four long years.
This game covers the war between the North and the South from the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas Junction) to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox (or Grant’s surrender at Harrisburg). Each player becomes a leader of one of the two sides and makes the strategic decisions which determine the ultimate outcome of the war. Two sides fought the Civil War, and two sides play A House Divided. One player is the North – the Union, the original United States, the Northern player. The other player is the South – the Confederacy, the Rebels, the Southern player.
The game is played on a large mounted mapboard showing America, from the Atlantic coast on the east to Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana on the west. On the map are a number of boxes, each representing a city, town, or location important to the war. The boxes are connected by transportation-lines: rivers (blue), roads (beige), and railroads (brown).
This is the third edition of A House Divided, an award-winning classic strategy game. It features a fine mounted mapboard and nicely-designed playing pieces by German artist Franz Vohwinkel.
Box contains:
- 160 military units
- 3 stand-up leader pieces
- gameboard
- rules
- optional rules & scenarios booklet
