Cedar Mountain: Prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862 cover
1981BGG rank #7,988

Cedar Mountain: Prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862

by David Bush, Jim Simon, Anthony Williams · SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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Players2
Time360m
ComplexityMedium
Age12+

About the game

What is Cedar Mountain: Prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862?

Strategy & Tactics magazine #86. American Civil War battle of the same name. 'Stonewall' Jackson against political general Nathaniel Banks as a prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862. A meeting engagement, Banks launches a spoiling attack against a superior CSA force and then has to conduct a fighting withdrawal to survive. The game uses the Great Battles of the American Civil War system. Victory is determined by capturing and holding geographical objectives and killing units. Each Game-Turn represents 30 minutes of real time, and each hex covers about 125 yards from hex side to hex side. Each Strength Point is the equivalent of 100 men or 1 gun. This is Volume 4 of the original SPI Great Battles of the American Civil War series.

How it plays

Mechanics

Dice RollingHexagon Grid

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Categories

American Civil WarPost-NapoleonicWargame

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