Gettysburg: Badges of Courage cover
2004BGG rank #8,348

Gettysburg: Badges of Courage

by Tom Dalgliesh, Grant Dalgliesh · Columbia Games

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Players2
Time180m
ComplexityMedium
Age12+

About the game

What is Gettysburg: Badges of Courage?

Gettysburg: Badges of Courage employs a game system developed for tactical combat. Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry are led by Division, Corps and Army commanders in a struggle to control terrain features like Little Round Top and Cemetery Ridge All three days Gettysburg can be played separately or together in battle-long scenario. Players have some control of which roads and at which time new Divisions and Corps arrive throughout the battle. Gettysburg: Badges of Courage features a Brigade level order of battle with historical units and leaders. The game system rewards players who maintain division and corps integrity.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

On the shelf

Categories

American Civil WarPost-NapoleonicWargame

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