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Movement of Union units on the first day of battle is restricted to roads an trails through wooded areas, reducing the Union player's ability to maneuver. On the second day, Union forces can enter forest hexes that are beside roads or trails. In contrast, Confederate forces travel on trails as if
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games, pointing out that the difference in Union and
Confederate mobility meant that Confederate forces could conduct surgical strikes on Union forces, which was quite unlike the historic battle, described by List as "an inchoate brawl that eventually died out due to mutual exhaustion." List
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features the only fluid situation, but even there the Union player must contend with movement restrictions imposed by the rules." Freeman concluded by giving the game an
Overall Evaluation of "Good", calling it "handy but not essential, and it's not as attractive as
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is a two-player wargame where one player controls the Union forces and the other player controls the
Confederate forces. With a small map and only 100 counters, the game has been characterized as "simple".
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cardstock folio. Linda Mosca, at the time, was the only woman in a creative role in the North
American board wargame industry, and with this publication, became the first woman to author a board wargame.
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battles: If an attacking unit receives an "Attacker
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