Across 5 Aprils

1992 · BGG

Avg rating

7.03

Bayes rating

5.78

Weight

2.34 (Medium Light)

Players

Playtime

6 hr

Ratings count

492

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Description

Across 5 Aprils is a two-player Tactical level board wargame covering five battles of the American Civil War: Bull Run, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Bentonville.

Each battle is a separate wargame unto itself, with its own set of counters and map - however the basic system applies to all the battles. Players pull a chit to activate certain formations which can then move. If the "Combat" chit is pulled, then all combats are resolved. Formations and Unit size varies from game to game, ranging from division to corps for formations and regiment to brigade for unit.



Mechanics

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Movement Points Ratio / Combat Results Table Simulation Zone of Control

Themes

American Civil War Civil War Post-Napoleonic

Publishers

Victory Games (I)

Designers

Eric Lee Smith