Watch “Gettysburg 1863 (Worthington) - Unboxing & Overview,” a board game unboxing for Gettysburg: July 1-3, 1863 from KilroyWasHere on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by KilroyWasHere on YouTube:
GETTYSBURG 1863 uses the largest mounted game board Worthington/Old School Wargames has ever made. The reason this is the largest game board we ever created is because we wanted to use large thick counters with large hexes- 3/4" thick counters with large hexes - which at this scale creates the need for a large game board.
Scale: Each hex equals 200-220 yds per hex with 35' - 40' elevation changes. Each strength point equals 100 men per strength point or 1 to 3 cannons per strength point. Each turn equals 1 hour.
GETTYSBURG 1863 is Volume IV in the Old School Wargames Civil War Brigade Battle series. Gamers get to refight the historic and pivotal battle of Gettysburg in 1863 using a large mounted map board, large pieces, and a streamlined set of series rules that is just 8 -12 pages long. The Battle Booklet will give you historical details, design, notes and 6 scenarios:
July 1 - Meeting Engagement
July 1 - Take That Hill (Can Ewell take Culp's Hill?) (one map)
July 2 - The Fight for the Flanks
July 2 - The Fight for Little Round Top (one map)
July 3 - Lee's Folly
July 1 - July 4 (the full battle with an optional July 4th day for gamers)
The single day scenarios should take between 1 to 3 hours to play with the full battle taking 6 - 10 hours to play.
Special rules for early or late arrival of reinforcements, follow up attacks, new terrain rules for multi level hex changes, a new rout rule, and more!
Gettysburg 1863 is easily playable by teams of 3 or more with each player taking command of a corps in either the Union or Confederate armies.
Mainly unboxings. Gettysburg: July 1-3, 1863 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 3 unboxings, and 1 other video.
2 players
120 - 600 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Gettysburg: July 1-3, 1863, from BoardGameGeek:
GETTYSBURG 1863 is Volume IV in the Old School Wargames Civil War Brigade Battle series. The game allows gamers to refight the historic and pivotal battle of Gettysburg in 1863 using a large mounted map board, large pieces, and a streamlined set of series rules that is just 8 -12 pages long. The Battle Booklet will give you historical details, design, notes and 7 scenarios:
July 1 - Meeting Engagement
July 1 - Take That Hill (Can Ewell take Culp's Hill?)
July 2 - The Fight for the Flanks
July 2 - The Fight for Little Round Top
July 3 - Lee's Folly
July 4 - Should Meade Have Attacked?
July 1 - July 4 (the full battle)
The single day scenarios should take between 1 to 3 hours to play with the full battle taking 6 - 10 hours to play.
Special rules for early or late arrival of reinforcements, Follow up attacks, new terrain rules for multi level hex changes, a new rout rule, and more!
Game Scale:
Game Turn: 1 hour
Hex: 200-250 yards / 183-229 meters
Units: Infantry/Cavalry Brigades & Artillery Battalions
Game Inventory:
Two 22 x 34" full color mounted map boards (34x44" when combined for game play)
Five dual-side printed countersheets (540 3/4" counters - including 4 extra Tide of Battle counters intended for the earlier Antietam & Shiloh games)
Two 8-page Brigade series v1.4 rulebooks
Two 16-page Gettysburg playbooks
One Cavalry Battle Board Play Aid
Two Order of Battle Charts
Two Reinforcement/Casualty Charts
Two dual-side printed Combat & Terrain Charts
Two 10-sided dice
One Counter Tray
Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 2 or more
Playing Time: 1-10 hours
