Cover art for Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864

Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864

1988 · BGG
Avg rating
7.17
Bayes rating
5.69
Weight
3.12 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2
Playtime
2 hr
Ratings count
300

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Description

This game simulates the decisive 1864 spring campaign in Virginia during the American Civil War, nicknamed The Wilderness Campaign.

Players control the Union and Confederate armies which took part. The game is played in turns that represent five days. A unit's strength point represents approximately 2,500 men commanded by a leader. The map is a 1:200,000 representation of an area between Fredricksburg and Petersburg.

The game is split into two: Basic and Advanced. The basic game introduces players to the concepts of movement and unit activation. The advanced game adds sea movement, supply, and additional leader rules. Victory conditions depends on the scenario being played.

Lee vs. Grant is arguably the first game in the GCACW series by the same designer albeit from a different (though related) publisher and with a different map art style.



Mechanics

Hexagon Grid Simulation

Themes

American Civil War

Publishers

Victory Games (I)

Designers

Joseph M. Balkoski