Cover of Terrible Swift Sword: Battle of Gettysburg Game

Terrible Swift Sword: Battle of Gettysburg Game 1976

Players
2–6
Play time
420–4200 min
Complexity
Heavy 4.2 / 5 (42 votes)

Description

Day gettysburg smallunit level include counter individual leader horse short scenario available appeal turn hour game inspiration great battle american civil war series gamesthe terrible swift sword take civil war era song battle hymn republic opening line he hath loose fateful lightning terrible swift sword from editionsoap box boxterrible swift sword day gettysburg grand tactical simulation decisive battle time gettyburgthree day cataclysmic combat see americans lostthe game utilize colourful cardboard play piece accurately represent size strength union confederate unit actually involve battlethe beautifully illustrate map effectively portray unusual wave ridge scatter forest crisscross battlefieldthe unit movepositionand engage battle map super impose hexangonal gridwhich function like chessboard squaressimple probability chart determine exciting confrontation outcomecontain page rule booklet x soft map section diecut cardboard play piece play aid.

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Year
1976

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