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Gettysburg (game)
''Gettysburg'' is a board wargame produced by Avalon Hill in 1958 that re-enacts the American Civil War battle of Gettysburg. The game rules were groundbreaking in several respects, and the game, revised several times, was a bestseller for Avalon Hill for several decades. History ''Gettysburg'' was originally published in 1958, and was the first board wargame based on a historical battle. ''Gettysburg'' has game mechanics similar to Avalon Hill's ground-breaking ''Tactics II'' (1958). In particular, the combat results table favors attacking where one has a local superiority of numbers. Unlike ''Tactics II'', ''Gettysburg'' gives each unit an orientation, and an attacker can improve his odds by attacking a defender from the side or from the rear. The defender, meanwhile, can improve his odds by entrenching himself atop a hill. Charles S. Roberts, the founder of Avalon Hill, made the following comment about the game in 1983: In its original form, ''Gettysburg'' played somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gettysburg Board Game 1958
Gettysburg may refer to: Events * Gettysburg Campaign, a series of American Civil War military engagements in the Main Eastern Theater. ** Battle of Gettysburg, July 1–3 military engagements during the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign ** Retreat from Gettysburg, the Confederate and Union armies' return to the South following the Battle of Gettysburg * Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln's speech at the November 19, 1863, Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. Places ; Pennsylvania-related articles *Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ** Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District, of historic properties, buildings, and structures in Adams County, Pennsylvania ** Gettysburg National Military Park, protected by the National Park Service *** Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, the National Park Service's reception center *** Gettysburg National Cemetery, a district of the military park on Cemetery Hill *** Gettysburg National Museum, the 1921 museum used as the 1974-2008 NPS v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
