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1862

1862

Simulation Design, Inc. · 1990
2180 min12+ yrs2.3/5 complexity4.9 BGG#29.105 BGG212CouplesStrategy
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How do you play 1862?

"1862", the first wargame in Simulation Design's "Battles and Leaders" Series is a system that features four major battles of the Civil War from 1862 and uses rules that are easy and fast to learn allowing you to play a battle in less than three hours.

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official art · Simulation Design, Inc.

"1862", the first wargame in Simulation Design's "Battles and Leaders" Series is a system that features four major battles of the Civil War from 1862 and uses rules that are easy and fast to learn allowing you to play a battle in less than three hours. The system highlights the problems of command and morale.

Each battle has a 17" x 22" game map and there are 400 multicolored counters. Complexity on a scale of 1-10 is 4.0. It has very good solitaire playability.

The battles are Antietam, Seven Pines, Murfreesboro and Fort Donelson.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating4.9 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
180 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#29.105

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Q3How do you play 1862?
1862 is a american civil war game, for 2 players, taking ~180 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about 1862 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does 1862 support?
1862 is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of 1862 take?
A game of 1862 takes about 180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is 1862 for?
1862 is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is 1862?
1862 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.
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