Recon! Secession 1861 | Wargame | Boardgame | Solitaire | ACW | Preview

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This is an unboxing and preview of the solo war board game Secession 1861. Designed by Robert Phaneuf and published by Fortress Games. Secession 1861 is a solitaire effort to parry Abraham Lincoln and the powerful Union military and political efforts to subdue and defeat the Confederacy. You command the military, political and industrial forces of the South as you try to become the Confederate States of America, from Secession in 1861 to Appomattox Court House (or a different outcome?). You have a variety of tools at your disposal, including ironclads to challenge Union supremacy at sea, a qualitatively superior army (at least initially), and opportunities to flex some political and industrial potential. And Secession 1861's unique tactical battle system gives you an opportunity to re-fight the Civil War's decisive battles. The main action plays out on the 28" x 22" game board, where Union armies advance into the south, and various tracks tally Northern home front morale, abolition sentiment, the naval blockade, southern industrialization, ironclads and more. Battles are fought out on a separate 8.5" x 11" "Battle Board". Secession 1861 is a fun, three-part solitaire game: the Early War which leads to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, then the Mid War followed by Lincoln’s reelection effort, then the Late War. You win by having enough success that Lincoln is defeated in 1864, or holding out until an exhausted Federal government gives up its efforts. Oh, you could also seize Washington and dictate terms from the White House! The game comes with a 12 page, richly illustrated game manual (4 pages of “core rules”), a 8.5″ x 11″ card stock two-sided tactical “Battle Board”, with separate instructions, 89 two-sided, pre-rounded 5/8″ game counters representing the Northern armies and the storied brigades and divisions of the Union and Confederacy (the “Iron Brigade” rides again!), 3 decks of game cards for the Early War, Mid War, and Late War periods, and 2 dice – blue and grey, of course! A 12-page game manual walks you through how to play the game, starting with 4 pages of “Core Rules”. The way to learn the game is to simply familiarize yourself with the “Core Rules”, then reference the 8 pages of “Game Details” when the action dictates you do so. All Fortress Games are designed to ‘jump right in’, but undoubtedly none more so than Secession 1861. The game also comes with a a 4-page fold-out instruction on how to conduct battles on the tactical “Battle Board”, where the storied units of the war ride again, from “Hood’s Texans” to the “Iron Brigade”. There is no better way to race toward Victory than to triumph in the war’s big battles! Support me directly! Monthly: https://www.patreon.com/wargaminghansen One-time donation: https://paypal.me/wargaminghansen Shop for Wargames at Amazon (Affiliate Link): https://www.amazon.com/shop/waynehansen?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_7QA6E7NSZ70ZNE2E2KTN The game on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/447858/secession-1861 The game on the publisher's website: https://fortress-games.net/secession-1861/ Contact me: On BGG at username "wtjbatman", or via email at murdly@gmail.com Interested in providing review copies of your game(s)? Contact me at the above email. Can't get enough of me? Check out my Blog at https://www.substack.com/@wargaminghansen