Cedar Mountain: August 9th 1862

The nineteenth battle in the American Civil Wargames in 3D series. The Confederate Army is countering an advance through Virginia by the newly formed Union Army of Virginia. Historically Major General Thomas J “Stonewall” Jackson attacked the centre of the advancing army and caught the Corp of Major General John Pope. Initially Pope was driving the Confederates back until reserves from Major General A P Hill arrived. Cedar Mountain initially has a time limit of 10 bounds in which the Confederates must attack disperse the Union forces, the game also comes with additional play options. The games design allows for a fast, fun and realistic game within a 2-4 hour period of continuous play. The game gives a flavour of the American Civil War period and a simple chain of command solution adds intrigue to the game. Combat is designed around the three factors that appear on the unit counters, these indicate the Range, Attack and Strength of the represented unit. You don’t even need any dice to play the game since a dice tile system is included with the game, but if you want to roll dice then it’s the simple six sided variety that you will require. The game board is designed to be used either 2 dimensionally as a straight print and play or 3 dimensionally. The final 3D game board gives you a realistic feel to the terrain and shows the tactical dispositions of all the game counters." - information from the Wargame Shop