Civil War Battlefields

Civil War Battlefields focuses on engagements during the American Civil War. It blends strategy and tactical thinking into an immersive experience where you can lead a Union or Confederate army in battles that will determine the fate of the nation.

A turn-based game where each player, or you can play on your own, is responsible for deploying their forces on a randomly generated battlefield. Using support elements such as artillery, calvary, irregulars, etc. the players will seek to complete a mission as set out at the beginning of the engagement.

The game also takes into account tactics that were used in the war and the generals who fought. This is my first game using the CHAOS system where even the best laid plans can be disrupted by the surprises of the battlefield. The unknown is a quantity of its own when it comes to Civil War Engagements.

Players will use support elements and tactical maneuvers to assault or defend various points of the battlefield. Formations will suffer losses and those losses will translate into lower effectiveness as the battle wears on. Reinforcements and reserves are limited so the player must make wise choices as to where they want to focus their strength and how they plan to wear down the enemy.

Engagements last from one to three days and at the end the winner is decided based on the number of forces that remain and the situational objectives. With territory cards that represent many of the most common grounds of the Civil War, players can develop battles that mirror those of history, from Gettysburg to the Fall of Richmond.