1975Edward Curran, Frank Davis, Irad B. Hardy, David C. Isby, Tom Walczyk
- Videos
- 13
- Creators
- 6
Mainly playthroughs
2 players90 minLight weight
Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition
2025Kip Allen, Edward Curran, Irad B. Hardy, Tom Walczyk, John Young
- Videos
- 12
- Creators
- 5
Mainly playthroughs and unboxings. Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 2 players
60 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict and a defining event in the history of the United States. The tragedy of the conflict was amplified by the fact the battles were brutally fought with Napoleonic tactics while using new and more lethal weaponry. As a result, over the course of nearly four full years of war, roughly 700,000 Americans were wounded or killed in battle along with another 400,000 soldiers dying from disease. Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition consists of the original eight games from the SPI Blue & Gray I & II Quadrigames. The battles depicted are among the most important of the American Civil War: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (Hooker & Lee), Gettysburg (Cemetery Hill), Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and The Battle of the Wilderness. The game mechanics used in this series are based on the well-received Borodino/Napoleon at Waterloo system. Terrain is a significant factor, with everything from rolling farmland to untracked wilderness represented. Battles will often see a back-and-forth struggle for control of critical terrain. Rules for night turns are also provided. A standard set of rules are used, common to all eight games, while each game also has its own set of exclusive rules, historical set-ups, and player and design notes-all from the original SPI games. Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition features new artwork, double-sided mounted game boards, enlarged counters, player aid cards, numerous optional rules gleaned from other game editions, and new variant counters and markers for use with several variants from Moves and Strategy & Tactics magazines. Reintroduce yourself to these classic games from SPI's golden era and refight some of the best-known battles of the American Civil War which decided the fate of a nation at war with itself. -description from the publisher
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Which Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition video should I watch?
Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition has 12 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2025 to July 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition: Is It Still Relevant?" by Seek Out and Play, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition (Decision) - Review" by Hexed And Countered. To see it played, watch "Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition (Decision) - Antietam Gameplay 2" by Hexed And Countered, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Napoleon at War: Four Battles, Dreadnought: Surface Combat in the Battleship Era, 1906-45 and Wagram: The Peace of Vienna, 5-6 July 1809, also by Irad B. Hardy, or Frederick the Great: The Campaigns of The Soldier King 1756-1759, also by Edward Curran.
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About Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition
From BoardGameGeek:
The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict and a defining event in the history of the United States. The tragedy of the conflict was amplified by the fact the battles were brutally fought with Napoleonic tactics while using new and more lethal weaponry. As a result, over the course of nearly four full years of war, roughly 700,000 Americans were wounded or killed in battle along with another 400,000 soldiers dying from disease. Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition consists of the original eight games from the SPI Blue & Gray I & II Quadrigames. The battles depicted are among the most important of the American Civil War: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (Hooker & Lee), Gettysburg (Cemetery Hill), Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and The Battle of the Wilderness. The game mechanics used in this series are based on the well-received Borodino/Napoleon at Waterloo system. Terrain is a significant factor, with everything from rolling farmland to untracked wilderness represented. Battles will often see a back-and-forth struggle for control of critical terrain. Rules for night turns are also provided. A standard set of rules are used, common to all eight games, while each game also has its own set of exclusive rules, historical set-ups, and player and design notes-all from the original SPI games. Blue & Gray Deluxe Edition features new artwork, double-sided mounted game boards, enlarged counters, player aid cards, numerous optional rules gleaned from other game editions, and new variant counters and markers for use with several variants from Moves and Strategy & Tactics magazines. Reintroduce yourself to these classic games from SPI's golden era and refight some of the best-known battles of the American Civil War which decided the fate of a nation at war with itself. -description from the publisher
Designers
Kip Allen, Edward Curran, Irad B. Hardy, Tom Walczyk, John Young
Artists
Kurz and Allison, Joe Youst
Publisher
Decision Games (I)
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