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River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863

River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863

GMT Games · 1999
2360 min14+ yrs3.6/5 complexity7.6 BGG#11.364 BGG488CouplesStrategy
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River of Death is the first game to take a regimental look at the last major Confederate victory, the Battle of Chickamauga -- September, 1863.

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River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 box art
official art · GMT Games

River of Death is the first game to take a regimental look at the last major Confederate victory, the Battle of Chickamauga -- September, 1863. Fought in dense, entangled woods, the battle was a microcosm of good plans going awry, individual units fighting away while not knowing what was happening 100 yards away, and remarkable heroic stands.

Regimental-level simulation of the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863, using the Great Battles of the American Civil War system. (Version 4.?)

The game scale is 140 yards per hex, and each strength point is 50 men or 1 gun. Elevations are 50 ft per level, and each turn is 1 hour of real time.

game anatomy
Complexity3.6 / 5
BGG rating7.6 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
2
Recommended age
14+ yrs
BGG rank
#11.364
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River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 is a american civil war game, for 2 players, taking ~360 minutes, featuring chit-pull system. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 support?
River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 take?
A game of River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 for?
River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863?
River of Death: Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.6 out of 5.
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