[Consim-l] Re: best gettysburg game?

[Christopher Stimpson]

If you're thinking of the same 'Battle Cry' as I am (Milton Bradley?), it's a children's game of dice-rolling that supposedly covers the whole civil war (that is, the USA from New Orleans to Maine, East Coast to Kansas), and has no special connection with any single battle.  The only attempted chrome is railroad transport, and is done in such a way as to make rail transport less efficient in the North than inthe South.  Oh yes, and a concession to the existence of the Appalachian mountains.  For no reason I can think of, I have a copy (and will willingly sell it!)

Achilles

-----Original Message-----
>From: Aaron Silverman <nishiki at ix.netcom.com>
>Sent: Nov 20, 2006 12:23 PM
>To: consim-l at mailman.halisp.net
>Subject: [Consim-l] Re: best gettysburg game?
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>The "best game" on Gettysburg that plays in under 2 hours and is appropriate for non-gamer adults and children is Battle Cry (dunno how hard it is to find, though).  If you're looking for something with some semblance of simulation value, then it's going to be tough to come up with a title that meets those other criteria.  The Smithsonian Edition from AH is decent.  Markus mentioned Blue & Gray and Across Five Aprils already -- I'm not sure what else is out there that's worth playing.
>
>-Aaron Silverman
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