No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro cover
1994BGG rank #9,164

No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro

by Dean Essig, David A. Powell · The Gamers

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Players2
Time360m
ComplexityMedium
Age0+

About the game

What is No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro?

No Better Place to Die - The Battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 30, 1862 to Jan. 2, 1863, is the eighth game in The Gamers Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers. It recreates the vicious struggle between Major General Rosecrans' Union Army of the Cumberland and General Bragg's Army of Tennessee from December 30th, 1862 to January 2nd, 1863 near the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Game Scale: Game Turn: 30 minutes Hex: 200 yards Units: Brigades Game Inventory: One 22 x 34" full color map One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters) One 32-page CWBS 2nd edition revised system rulebook One 12-page No Better Place to Die specific rulebook Two 6-sided dice Solitaire Playability: High Complexity Level: Medium Players: 1 or more Playing Time: 2-30 hours

How it plays

Mechanics

Hexagon GridSimulationZone of Control

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Categories

American Civil WarWargame

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