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Jul 19, 2025·Unboxing·12:15·3127·Watch on YouTube

Gettysburg The First Day | American Civil War | Board Game | Blind Swords System

Zilla Blitz

Zilla Blitz

Watch “Gettysburg The First Day | American Civil War | Board Game | Blind Swords System,” a board game unboxing for Gettysburg: The First Day on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Zilla Blitz on YouTube:

I take a look at Gettyburg The First Day. This game, designed by Steve Carey, is Volume 12 in Revolution Game's Blind Swords series of American Civil War games. It covers the action on the first day of this epic battle in American History. If you'd like to support my work, here are some ways: Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/zillablitz Buy a boardgame on Noble Knight Games store with this link: https://www.nobleknight.com/?awid=1430 Buy me a coffee via Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/zillablitz Thanks as always! Revolution Games website: https://www.revolutiongames.us/index.html Revolution Games at Noble Knight: https://www.nobleknight.com/MC/WarGames?publisher=publisher__%23__revolution_games/?awid=1430 Gettysburg the First Day at Noble Knight: Not Yet Gettysburg the First Day on Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439426/gettysburg-the-first-day Gettysburg Cube4Me Storage Solution (get 5% off with this link): https://cube4me.com/product-tag/revolution-games/?r=zb Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Overview 02:29 Documentation 06:03 Counters 08:04 Player Aids 09:25 Maps 11:40 Wrap The game shown in this video has been provided by Revolution Games. #wargaming #revolutiongames #gettysburgthefirstday —---- My Current Wargaming Tools- • Oregon 2.0mm Counter Clipper: https://amzn.to/3SUyDX7 • Oregon 2.5mm Counter Clipper: https://amzn.to/3SzYJPs • Bent Tip Lighted Tweezers: https://amzn.to/3CqYmAU • Long Tweezers (for bigger counters): https://amzn.to/45Oaw3Y • Dice Tower #1: https://amzn.to/3EcoQHU • Dice Tower #2: https://amzn.to/3RweSDS • Black Dice: https://amzn.to/3dXLd92 • White Dice: https://amzn.to/3rmQcn1 • Laser Line Sight: (out of stock) • Logitech Webcam #1, C922: https://amzn.to/44ZDnSD • Logitech Webcam #2, C920: https://amzn.to/4dPlY2Z Amazon links are affiliate links. If you’d like to help the channel, you can use those to purchase. — Gettysburg The First Day | American Civil War | Board Game | Blind Swords System

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Gettysburg: The First Day

Gettysburg: The First Day

2025·Steve Carey

1 - 2 players
60 - 360 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Gettysburg: The First Day, from BoardGameGeek:

Volume 12 in the Revolution Games American Civil War Series. Simulates the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg: The First Day is an historical portrayal of one of the most monumental engagements of the entire American Civil War. It was a pivotal battle where leaders on both sides had to constantly grapple with a plethora of command and control challenges. Revolution Games' highly-popular “Blind Swords” system is perfectly suited to depict the extreme chaos of that fateful day. This is a two player game where one side plays the Union and the other the Confederate. Using the 'Blind Swords' chit pull mechanic to activate brigades randomly. The game also handles very well for players who play both sides as solitaire. Gettysburg: The First Day adds to the 'Blind Swords' system by adding situational innovations such as; Artillery Barrages, Union temporary CIC's, Rebel Sharpshooters, Buford's dismounted cavalry, and Union breech-loading rifles. Also included is an optional variant for a variable march of two powerful formations, Confederate R.H. Anderson's Division and Union Slocum's 12th Corps. This is not a so-called "monster" game; instead, Gettysburg: The First Day was designed to be readily accessible for all players whether they are familiar with the game series or not. Tense and comparatively quick-playing, varied strategy options offer excellent opportunities for replayability.

Designer

Steve Carey

Artists

Edmund Hudson, Charles Kibler, Mark Mahaffey

Publisher

Revolution Games (II)

Categories

American Civil WarCivil War

Mechanics

Chit-Pull SystemHex Grid
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