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Battle Cry

Battle Cry

Avalon Hill · 1999
245 min10+ yrs2.1/5 complexity7.2 BGG#1.430 BGG4,5 KCouplesStrategy
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A low complexity game of a variety of civil war battles.

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official art · Avalon Hill

A low complexity game of a variety of civil war battles. Modular terrain through the use of hexagonal tiles allows for the setup of several famous civil war battle fields and a plethora of plastic civil war miniatures are used to represent the various forces during the conflict (infantry, cavalry, artillery and leaders). Players manage a hand of cards that provide different orders to your troops in the right flank, left flank and center position of the battlefield.

This game is the first to use what would evolve into Richard Borg's Command and Colors system.

The game rules include the following scenarios: First Bull Run--21st July, 1861 Pea Ridge--7th March, 1862 Kernstown--23rd March, 1862 Shiloh--6th April, 1862 Gaines Mill--27th June, 1862 Brawner's Farm--28th August, 1862 Antietam--17th September, 1862 Fredericksburg--13th December, 1862 Murfreesboro--31st December, 1862 Chancellorsville--3rd May, 1863 Gettysburg--2nd July, 1863 Gettysburg--3rd July, 1863 Chickamauga--20th September, 1863 New Market--15th May, 1864 New Hope Church--25th May, 1864

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.1 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
45 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#1.430

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Battle Cry is a american civil war game, for 2 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring command cards. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Battle Cry — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Battle Cry support?
Battle Cry is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Battle Cry take?
A game of Battle Cry takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Battle Cry for?
Battle Cry is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Battle Cry?
Battle Cry has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.1 out of 5.
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