Cover art for Gaines Mill: The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1

Gaines Mill: The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1

1997 · BGG
Avg rating
7.26
Bayes rating
5.57
Weight
3.43 (Medium Heavy)
Players
1-2
Playtime
40 hr
Ratings count
102

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Description

Gaines Mill - The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1, is the eleventh game in the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers. It is the first game in
a set of three that will recreate the Seven Days’ fighting around Richmond. Gaines Mill recreates the fighting North of the Chickahominy River on June 26th and 27th, including the action at Mechanicsville and the Battle of Gaines Mill itself.

Seven Day's campaign: part one is Gaines Mill: The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1, part two Seven Pines and part three Malvern Hill: The Battles of the Seven Days, Volume III. All three games can be connected to recreate the entire campaign.

Game Scale:
Game Turn: 30 minutes
Hex: 200 yards
Units: Brigades

Game Inventory:
Three 22 x 34" full color mapsheets
One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters)
One 32-page CWBS 2nd edition, revised system rulebook
One 32-page The Seven Days: Gaines Mill specific rulebook
One Players Aid card
Two 6-sided dice

Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 1 or more
Playing Time: 4-16 hours



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid

Themes

American Civil War

Publishers

The Gamers

Designers

David A. Powell Dean Essig