Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles

Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) · 1986

2–4240–1500 min12+ yrs3.2/5 complexity7.1 BGG#17.327 BGG384Strategy

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How do you play Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles?

Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles recreates four battles fought almost entirely between cavalry forces.

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Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles recreates four battles fought almost entirely between cavalry forces. Built on the Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW) system, Rebel Sabers provides definitive cavalry rules for the series, rules which can be grafted onto and used with previous games in the GBACW_Series. The system itself, for the unfamiliar with it, enables players to recreate, on a regimental level, virtually any battle in the American Civil War.

Scenarios:

Kelly's Ford
Brandy Station
Trevillians Station
Dutch Roads (Side Battle During Gettysburg).

Also has link map to join with Terrible Swift Sword: Battle of Gettysburg Game.

Game Scale:

Game Turn: 30 minutes (Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station & Trevilians Station) 20 minutes (Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg)

Hex: 180 yards / 165 meters (Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station & Trevilians Station) 120 yards / 110 meters (Horse Soldiers at Gettysburg)

Units: Battery to Regiment

Game Inventory (3W): Two 22 x 34" dual-side printed full color mapsheets One 11 x 22" single-side printed full color mapsheet One dual-side printed folded countersheet (400 1/2" counters) One 48-page Rebel Sabers rulebook Two 6-sided dice

Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 or more Playing Time: 4-25 hours

game anatomy

Complexity3.2 / 5

BGG rating7.1 / 10

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Strategy

Language dependence

Moderate text — a crib sheet helps

Play time

240–1500 min

Players

2–4

Recommended age

12+ yrs

BGG rank

#17.327

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Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles is played by 2–4 players.

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A game of Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles takes about 240–1500 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

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Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles is recommended from age 12.

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Rebel Sabers: Civil War Cavalry Battles has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.2 out of 5.

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