This is the seventeenth battle in our series of the American Civil Wargames in 3D. The Confederate Army is continuing its attack on the Union army, who have stopped to defend Malvern Hill.
Historically General Robert E Lee managed to get all his commanders together, but they were faced with the largest concentration of artillery that the Civil War would see. Against the advice of his generals he sent numerous charges against the guns, all failed but could you do better?
Malvern Hill initially has a time limit of 9 bounds in which the Confederates must attack and gain objective ground, the game also comes with additional play options. The games design allows for a fast, fun and realistic game within a 2-4 hour period of continuous play. The game gives a flavour of the American Civil War period and a simple chain of command solution adds intrigue to the game, keep the chain of command together and everything is fine, lose it and it could cost you the game?
Combat is designed around the three factors that appear on the unit counters, these indicate the Range, Attack and Strength of the represented unit. You don’t even need any dice to play the game since a dice tile system is included with the game, but if you want to roll dice then it’s the simple six sided variety that you will require.
The game board is designed to be used either 2 dimensionally as a straight print and play or 3 dimensionally, this takes a little more time to construct but it is well worth the effort for the impressive game board you get at its completion. The final 3D game board gives you a realistic feel to the terrain and shows the tactical dispositions of all the game counters.
Included with the download is the 3D Game Board in four quarters, the Malvern Hill eight page Battle Report, the Gaming Counters, a simple guide on how to build a 3D Game Board, the Brothers At Arms twenty page Rules Booklet with Playsheet, a twenty four hour Timeline Table and finally a set of Tile Dice. The game rules are fast and easy to learn and will be the same throughout the full series of American Civil War in 3D.
This pack also contains a six page Rules Booklet that allows you to play the game of Malvern Hill using Tabletop Miniatures with the counters, see www.wargameshop.co.uk for more details about this.
Can you continue this great series of battles with another victory? Play North or South in this the seventeenth game of the American Civil War in 3D series of board games.
Retreat to Harrisons Landing” is next in the series and it comes with a continued play option that is dependent on the tactical objectives you win in this game.
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