Gettysburg: Lee's Greatest Gamble
1992 · BGG
Avg rating
6.56
Bayes rating
5.55
Weight
2.71 (Medium)
Players
2
Playtime
3 hr
Ratings count
130
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Description
This game is a simulation of the battle which took place between Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Meade's Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the first four days of July 1863. Included in the game are a 22 x 34" mapsheet, 200 counters, and 18 pages of rules. To win the game, the Confederate player must inflict heavy casualties on the Union army and/or move his own train off the map to the southwest. The Union player must resist the Confederates drive while inflicting heavy losses on the Confederates.
Mechanics
Hexagon Grid Simulation
Themes
American Civil War Civil War Post-Napoleonic
Publishers
Designers
Chris Perello