BVG Rules 18

THE CIVIL WAR CARD GAME 1
BLUE vs GRAY: THE CIVIL WAR CARD GAME and the term ENIGMA are TM Evan Jones.
RULE BOOK
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
1. Introduction ............................................... 2 13. Regroup Step............................................. 13

2. Setting Up the Game ................................. 2 14. Railnets ..................................................... 14
3. Card Types ................................................ 2 15. CSA Production ........................................ 14
4. Leadership ................................................. 4 16. Kentucky ................................................... 14
5. Turn Sequence Outline ............................. 5 17. Late War & End of Game ......................... 14
6. Draw/Replace Step ................................... 6 18. Victory Conditions .................................... 15
7. Deploy/Move Step .................................... 6 Optional Rules ................................................. 15
8. Combat ...................................................... 8 Card Clarifications ........................................... 17
9. Naval Operations ...................................... 11 Historical Scenario .......................................... 18
10. Cavalry ...................................................... 11 Gettysburg Scenario ........................................ 18
11. Supply Lines ............................................. 12 4-Player Game ................................................. 19
12. Reorganization Step .................................. 13 Strategy Hints .................................................. 20
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2 BLUE vs. GRAY
1. INTRODUCTION cards to replace them (see 17.1). You can put these cards in any
order you choose, with the uppermost turned face-up (the1864
Blue vs Gray™ is a two-player division/corps level card game Elections Card is turned face-up and turned sideways if drawn
covering the Civil War from start to finish. To win as the USA, at this time).
you must occupy the vital centers of the South. To win as the
CSA, you must invade the North or survive the Yankee on- 2.2 Arrange Map Cards
slaught. Both sides have a roughly equal chance to win. Arrange the four AT START map cards as shown below, with
cards A and B towards the USA player (if playing with the play
The game is divided into two theaters: East and West. East is mat, these cards are not necessary).
the Atlantic seaboard, east of the Appalachians, including the
Shenandoah and Savannah. West is everywhere else. Look on
the map for a black line along the Georgia border.
A complete game of Blue vs Gray contains:
• 2 dice (one red and one white).
• 2 decks of cards:1 CSA deck, 1 USA deck.
• 1 Play Mat
• 24 USA tokens and 6 CSA tokens
NOTE. The map is used to show the geography of the area, and
• 1 Player Aid Card
to record which side controls each city. It does not show the
• This rules booklet
location of particular units and leaders. These are simply lo-
GMT VERSION: This version differs only from the original by cated in one theater or the other, and may fight in any city (sub-
the inclusion of a play mat, dice and this rules booklet. All rules ject to the rules on Supply Lines [11.1]).
of the original game remain the same.
2.3 Your Cadre Pile
Each player should establish some space for your Cadre pile.
This is a discard pile that you can get cards back from. Any unit
2. SETTING UP THE GAME that loses its last step, or any leader wounded, dismissed or
Decide who will play the USA (North), and who will play the sacked is placed in Cadre.
CSA (South). 2.4 CSA Pre-Action
2.1 Prepare Decks and Initial Hand Before the first turn of the game, the CSA player may (and
USA: Remove all the rules cards (#R1-#R44) from your deck, should) play some cards (units and leaders) from his hand to
along with the two map cards marked DO NOT PLAY (included the board so that he has units in position to respond to possible
in the original game so each player could view the entire map). USA attacks.
These cards are not used in the game, and should be set aside. You are now ready to begin the game. The USA has the first
You now have a deck of 76 playable cards numbered #1–#76. turn.
Find the five cards (#1–#5) marked AT START. Two of these
cards are map cards (A and B): place these face up on the play
mat. Keep the other three cards in your hand. Shuffle the re-
maining 71 cards, let your opponent cut, and place the deck
3. CARD TYPES
face-down on your side of the board. Then draw the top four 3.1 Types of Cards
cards, and add them to your hand. Place a token on the “1” There are six types of playable cards in the game:
circle of your Supply Track (on the play mat), to show that you
start the game with one supply point. • Map Cards (3.2)
• Leaders (3.3)
CSA: Remove all the rules cards (#R1–#R34) from your deck, • Infantry Units (3.4)
along with the three map cards marked DO NOT PLAY. These • Cavalry Units (3.5)
cards are not used in the game, and should be set aside. You • Naval Squadrons (3.6)
now have a deck of 80 playable cards numbered #1–#80. Find • Enigma™ Cards (3.7)
the four cards (#1–#4) marked AT START. Two of these cards
are map cards (D and E): place these face up on the play mat.
Keep the other two cards in your hand. Shuffle the remaining 3.2 Map Cards
76 cards, let your opponent cut, and place the deck face-down The War is fought on a map, which, at the beginning of the
on your side of the board. Then draw the top six cards, and add game, consists of the four AT START map cards (A, B, D, E).
them to your hand. Place a token on the “0” circle of your Sup- Additional map cards are added to the map by players during
ply card, to show that you start the game with zero supply points. the course of the game. The entire map consists of 11 cards
lettered A-K (see play mat).
LATE-WAR: If you (CSA or USA player) draw any cards
marked LATE-WAR, place these on the bottom of your deck 3.21 CITIES: Ports, forts and pestholes are all types of cities.
(the first card face-up, the others face down), and draw new
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When the rules refer to “cities,” these other types are included. 3.3 Leader Cards
See the Map Key on card E.
3.22 ROADS AND RAILROADS: Cities are connected by roads
(dotted red lines), railroads (solid red lines) and rivers (blue A D
lines). Roads and railroads are treated as identical in the game,
B E
and are referred to collectively as “railroads.”
3.23 ADJACENT CITIES: Any two cities are considered adja- F
C
cent if they are connected by railroad or river with no interven- A: Strength
ing city. As soon as the USA deploys a naval squadron in the G B: Initiative
West (9.5), then two cities connected only by river are no longer C: Capacity
considered adjacent for the CSA (even if the USA doesn’t yet H D: Leader Name
have a connection to that part of the river). E: Leader Nickname
F: Command Level
3.24 THEATERS: The map is G: Special Rule
divided into two theaters of op- H: History
erations, Eastern and Western. I: Card No./Theater
I
The boundary between the the-
aters is shown by the Appala- D
chian mountains in the north
and by a black line marked C B A
EAST/WEST in the south (see
picture to the left). The STRENGTH: A leader’s strength is used in combat, along with
westernmost cities of the East- the strengths of the units he commands.
ern Theater are Harrisburg, INITIATIVE: A leader’s initiative (0, 1 or 2) is also used in
Harper's Ferry, Shenandoah Valley, Lynchburg, Greensboro, combat. Some leaders, such as the one shown here, have two
Columbia and Savannah. initiative values. The top one is used when attacking, and the
3.25 MOUNTAIN RANGES: Mountain ranges have no other bottom one when defending.
effect on play, except that some railroads which cross moun- CAPACITY: A leader's capacity is the number of divisions (xx),
tains are marked NO ATTACKS, and, as you would expect, no corps (xxx) or armies (xxxx) that he can effectively command.
attacks may be made along these lines. State boundaries (green The sample leader has two different capacities shown. The one
lines) and swamps (gray areas) also have no effect on play. near the top of the card (5xxx) indicates that he can command
3.26 NATIVE CITIES: Cities named in blue are initially con- five corps when acting as a commander (with no superior leader).
trolled by the USA, and are referred to as “native USA cities.” The one near the bottom of the card (2xxx) shows that he can
Cities named in brown are initially controlled by the CSA, and command only two corps when acting as a subordinate leader.
are referred to as “native CSA cities.” COMMAND LEVEL: A leader is either a Corps Commander
3.27 NEUTRAL CITIES: Cities named in black (on a white (CS only), Army Commander, or Army-Group Commander (US
background) are initially neutral. Neutral cities may be attacked only).
by either player. As soon as a player announces an attack on a SPECIAL: A leader’s directive and special rule (if he has them)
neutral city, his opponent places one of his tokens on that city, describe any special restrictions or abilities that he has.
and may defend it immediately.
POLITICAL LEADERS: Some leaders are marked POLITI-
3.28 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SAME MAP CARD: CAL FAVOR or POLITICAL DISFAVOR. Political disfavor is
With the exception of the four AT START map cards, each map important if the leader is sacked. Political favor is only relevant
card comes in two different versions (or three in the case of if you’re playing Optional Rule 6.
Map Card C). For example, on the USA version of Map Card
H, New Berne is a native USA city, while, on the CSA version, CARD NUMBER: The card number is only used if you’re play-
it’s a native CSA city. Whichever version of the card is played ing the Historical Scenario (usually you won’t be).
first will remain in use throughout the current game. Other ver- HISTORY: The leader’s history is for interest only, and has no
sions of the same map card are then useless, and must be dis- effect on the game.
carded from your hand (removed from the game). You may draw
a replacement card from your deck (but you don’t have to). 3.4 Infantry Units (Corps and Divisions) Cards
All USA infantry units are corps, while all CSA infantry units
PLAY NOTE: Your own version of a map card is always more are divisions. These cards can be identified by the word CORPS
favorable to you than your opponent’s version, so it pays to get or DIVISION in the name. An infantry unit can be attached to a
your own card down first! leader, or can operate on its own. A lone infantry unit cannot
attack, and defends with an initiative of 0.

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STRENGTH: The main attribute of an infantry unit is its strength • Single unit. A single infantry or cavalry unit on its own. A
(shown inside the bullet symbol). unit cannot be attached to another unit (exception: cavalry
pairs [10.2]).
DIRECTIVE: An infantry unit may also have a directive (such
as a deployment restriction or other special rule). See 2.1, 7.3 • One leader. The leader must have one or more units under
and optional Rule #1. him (attached to him). He is referred to as the “Commander.”
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: The card also gives bio- • Multiple leaders. One leader is the commander. Attached to
graphical information about the men who commanded the unit. him are one or more “subordinate” leaders, each of which
This is for interest only, and has no effect on the game. has one or more units attached to him. The units attached to
one subordinate, together with the subordinate himself, are
TWO STEPS: An infantry unit has two “steps.” That means
referred to as a “subcommand.”
that, after taking one step loss in combat, it becomes depleted.
After taking a second step loss, it goes to cadre (2.3). • Cavalry pair (10.2).
DEPLETED STRENGTH: A depleted USA corps has two EXAMPLE: In the picture below, Lee (commander) has two sub-
strength points. A depleted CSA division has one strength point, ordinates (Jackson and Longstreet). He also has a cavalry unit
unless its full strength is only one point, in which case its de- (Stuart) and a division directly attached to him. Jackson has
pleted strength is 0 points (but it still can fight). three divisions under him, and Longstreet has two.
3.5 Cavalry Cards
Cavalry units have similar properties to infantry units, but there EXAMPLE OF A MULTIPLE LEADER COMMAND:
are some significant differences too (see 10.0). Cavalry units
can be identified by the word CAVALRY under the name, and Army
by a crossed sabers symbol. Commander
3.6 Naval Squadron Cards
Naval squadrons are identified by the word SQUADRON un-
Cavalry,
der the name, and by an anchor symbol. Only the USA has na- attached to
val squadrons. Naval Squadrons have many uses (see 9.0). Lee for free.
3.7 Enigma™ Cards
"One of those little things in war..." —Lincoln. Attached to
Lee in lieu
Enigma™ cards represent unique political, social and techno- of a corps.
logical events. Each one has a different effect, as described in
its special rule. Enigma™ cards can be played any time, in- Corps
cluding your opponent’s turn, unless the rules on the card say Commander;
otherwise. Sometimes the effect of an Enigma™ card can be Lee's
subordinate.
felt for many turns (e.g. CSA Ironclads and USA Monitor). Place
these cards in a convenient place on the board, and put one of
your tokens on top to remind you that it's still active.
Some Enigma™ cards are marked “Play as a reserve.” These
are played in battle, in lieu of adding a reserve card.
SPECIAL RULES: Many cards have special rules printed on
them. When these rules conflict with the standard rules, the spe-
cial rules take precedence.
DISCARDED: When Enigma™ cards are discarded, they’re Attached to
removed from the game. Longstreet.
4.0 LEADERSHIP
4.1 Commands Longstreet’s
Every unit and leader which is in play must be part of a “com- Corps
mand.” A command consists of one or more unit cards and/or a Subcommand of
leader cards, which attack and defend together as a group. On Jackson’s Lee’s Army
Corps
the board, show that cards are in the same command by arrang-
ing them together, overlapping, with the commander at the top. a Subcommand of
Lee’s Army
Four different command structures are possible:
SUBORDINATES: A subordinate is not considered to be a Com- in two places on his card, and these are sometimes different.
mander. A subordinate leader cannot be attached to another sub- When he’s a Commander, use the value shown near the top of
ordinate leader—only a high-level leader (4.2) can have subor- the card. When he’s acting as a Subordinate, use the value at
dinate leaders attached to him. the bottom of the card.
4.2 High and Low-Level Leaders DIRECT ATTACHMENTS: When individual unit cards are di-
HIGH: For the USA, high-level leaders are classified as “army- rectly attached to a high-level leader, they count against his ca-
group commander” on their card; for the CSA, high-level lead- pacity as if they were larger formations. For example, R.E. Lee
ers are classified as “army commander.” (CSA) has a capacity of 3xxx (3 corps); each division directly
attached to him counts as a corps.
LOW: For the USA, low-level leaders are classified as “army
commander” on their card; for the CSA, low-level leaders are CAVALRY ATTACHMENTS: Any leader who is a Commander
classified as “corps commander.” (not a Subordinate) may have one cavalry unit attached to him
for free (it doesn’t count against his capacity). A high-level
4.3 USA Leaders
leader may have additional cavalry units attached, with each
The USA player has army-group and army leaders. His indi- one counting against his capacity as if it was an army (USA)
vidual units are corps. or corps (CSA).
ARMIES: An army consists of a leader plus one or more corps 4.6 Leaders Without a Command
(and/or possibly a cavalry unit). An army may be an indepen-
A leader may never be alone, he must always have units at-
dent command or it may be a subcommand attached to an army-
tached. A leader without attached units is sacked (8.6).
group commander (providing his card isn’t marked WON’T
SUBORDINATE). A USA army can be commanded by a high
or low level leader.
5. TURN SEQUENCE
ARMY-GROUPS: An army-group consists of an army-group
commander plus one or more armies (subcommands), corps and/ OUTLINE
or cavalry units. Only army-group commanders may command Players alternate taking turns, starting with the USA. Each
army-groups. An army-group leader may act as a Subordinate, player’s turn consists of five possible Steps.
providing his card isn’t marked WON’T SUBORDINATE. When
acting as a Subordinate, an army-group leader is treated as an 5.1 USA Player Turn
army commander (so he can’t have Subordinates of his own). 1: DRAW / REPLACE STEP
The USA player performs the following in any order:
4.4 CSA Leaders • Draw cards (6.2).
The CSA player has army and corps leaders. His individual units • Take supply points (6.3).
are divisions. • Take cards from cadre (6.4).
CORPS: A corps consists of a leader plus one or more divi- • Cash in supply points (6.5).
sions (and/or possibly a cavalry unit). A corps may be an in- • Restore depleted units (6.6).
dependent command or it may be a subcommand attached to • Replace useless (duplicate) map cards (6.7).
an army commander. A corps can be commanded by a high or At the end of this Step, turn up any face-down cards in cadre
low level leader. (6.8).
ARMIES: An army consists of an army commander plus one or 2: DEPLOY / MOVE STEP
more corps (subcommands), divisions and/or cavalry units. An The USA player performs the following in any order:
army commander may act as a Subordinate, providing his card • Play map cards (7.2).
isn’t marked WON'T SUBORDINATE. When acting as a Sub- • Deploy units, leaders and naval squadrons from hand (7.3).
ordinate, the army commander is treated as a corps commander • Transfer units within commands (7.4).
(so he can’t have Subordinates of his own). • Detach/attach subcommands and individual units (7.5).
• Dismiss/replace leaders (7.6).
4.5 Leadership Capacity • Move forces by rail movement (7.7).
Each leader has a capacity shown inside a flag on his card. This • Move naval squadrons between theaters (7.8).
is the maximum number of formations that he can effectively
lead. A leader is free to exceed his capacity—however, at the 3: COMBAT STEP
start of a battle, excess cards must be turned face-down (they The USA player performs the following in any order:
become inactive) and play no part in the battle. • Make attacks (8.2).
• Make a cavalry raid (10.3).
FORMATIONS: The possible formations are divisions (xx), • Check for Automatic Surrender (8.8).
corps (xxx) and armies (xxxx).
4: REORGANIZATION STEP
EXAMPLE: 5xxx means that he can lead up to five corps. This costs you a supply point, and you can't attack or raid in the
COMMANDER/SUBORDINATE: A leader’s capacity is shown same turn. You may freely rearrange any of your cards in play.

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5: REGROUP STEP 6.6 Restore Depleted Units

The USA player may now Restore depleted units in the same You can restore depleted units to full strength at a cost of one
way as he did in the Draw/Replace Step (see 6.6)—one supply supply point for each three units (or part thereof) restored. The
per three units. The USA player’s turn is now over. During your reverse is not true: if you’re entitled to restore three depleted
opponent’s turn the only things you can do are: units for free, you may not take a supply point or card instead.
• Defend against your opponent's attacks and cavalry raids. FREE RESTORE:
• Play Enigma™ cards, if applicable. • The USA player may always restore one depleted corps to
full strength for free each turn.
5.2 CSA Player Turn
• The CSA player gets one free restore during a Partial Naval
Same as the USA player turn, except exchanging USA for CSA. Blockade (9.7).
• The CSA player gets one or two free restores (but loses a
supply) when he loses Production (see 15.3 for full details).
6. DRAW/REPLACE STEP 6.7 Replace Useless Cards
6.1 In General If you have a map card in your hand which is useless, because
During your Draw/Replace Step, you are entitled to a certain another version of the same card has already been played, you
number of card draws. The USA player is entitled to five (this must remove it from play. You may draw another card to re-
may be reduced by a severed railnet [14.3]), the CSA is entitled place it.
to four (this may be reduced by the loss of production [15.3]).
A player may add one supply point or take one card from his 6.8 Turn Over Face-Down Cards
cadre for each card he doesn’t draw. However, the USA must At the end of your Draw/Replace Step, turn up any face-down
always draw a minimum of two cards, and the CSA a minimum cards in your cadre.
of one card (except, of course, when the player’s deck is empty).
In summary:
• draw a card, or
7. DEPLOY/MOVE STEP
• add one supply point, or 7.1 In General
• take any face-up card from your cadre (into your hand) During your Deploy/Move Step, you can take any or all of the
6.2 Draw a Card following actions. You can take any number of these actions, in
any order you like, as long as each action is legal at the moment
After drawing each card, a player may look at it before decid-
it’s taken.
ing whether to draw any more cards.
7.2 Play a Map Card
EXAMPLE: The USA badly needs a leader; he draws cards un-
til he gets one (and has drawn at least two cards) and then You can only play a map card if it fits onto the existing map.
takes the remainder of his draw as supplies. The CSA must play all playable map cards in his hand. For the
USA, playing map cards is optional.
DEPLETED DECKS: After a player’s deck runs out, he must
take all his draw entitlement as supply points and/or cards from EXAMPLE: You can’t play Map Card K until one of Map Cards
cadre. G, H or J has been played.
6.3 Add Supply Points 7.3 Deploy

For each card draw spent to add a supply point, adjust the token Deploy a unit, leader or naval squadron from your hand to the
on your Supply Track one space to the right. There is no limit to board in either theater (East or West). This card forms a new
the number of supply points you may accumulate. command (except naval squadrons, which are never part of a
command). If you want to add a unit to an existing command
FREE SUPPLY: you must first deploy it and then attach it (see below).
• The CSA player gets one free supply point each Draw/Re-
place Step while the Naval Blockade (9.7) is not in effect. Important: Cards with the directive WESTERN THEATER
• During USA Late-War, USA gets one additional supply point ONLY or EASTERN THEATER ONLY must deploy and re-
(17.3). main in the indicated theater, regardless of whether you’re play-
ing Optional Rule 1.
6.4 Take Cards From Your Cadre
7.4 Transfer Units Within Commands
For each card draw spent for cadre, you may take any face-up
card from your Cadre pile (2.3) and place it in your hand. Within a given command, units may be transferred up or down,
but not both in the same Deploy/Move Step. In other words,
6.5 Cash In Supply Points you may transfer a unit up, from a subordinate to a commander,
You can take additional cards from your deck or cadre by “cash- or down, from a commander to his subordinate. A unit may not
ing in” saved supply points, one point for each extra card taken. be transferred directly from one subordinate to another, or from
one command to another.

EXAMPLE: Lee has two subordinates, Jackson and Longstreet. 7.6 Dismiss a Leader
Jackson transfers one division up to Lee. That division cannot The dismissed leader goes to cadre (face-down). You must deal
then be transferred down to Longstreet in the same turn. with the leader’s former command or subcommand in one of
7.5 Detach/Attach the following ways:
DESIGN NOTE: When you want to move a unit or subcommand • Replace him from your hand. The replacement leader now
from one command to another, you basically have the following leads all units and/or subcommands that the old leader did.
options: Use your free transfer (7.51), but this is limited to one No cards are considered to have been attached or detached,
unit or subcommand per turn; or detach the unit on one turn and the command is still considered to be the same one as
and attach it in your next turn, but this takes two turns and your before, not a new one.
units are scattered in the interim.
• Replace him with another leader from the same theater (per-
The following Detachments and Attachments are legal: haps one of his own subordinates, if eligible). This is the
• Detach a unit or subcommand to form an independent com- same as above, except that now you need to deal with that
mand. leader’s former command or subcommand as if he too had
• Attach an existing command to a leader in the same theater. been dismissed.
When one leader attaches to another (as a subordinate), the
• Don’t replace him. If he was a commander, his command is
newly attached leader may absorb units directly from other
broken up. Each of his directly attached units and/or
subordinates in the same command.
subcommands becomes an independent command. If the dis-
RESTRICTIONS: missed leader was a subordinate, his units must be transferred
• A leader with a subordinate may not attach to another leader. to other leaders in the same command. For this purpose, the
• No command may be detached and then attached (or vice units may be transferred directly to other subordinates (con-
versa) in the same Deploy/Move Step except when using the trary to the usual transfer rule). In any case, no cards are con-
Free Transfer (7.51). sidered to have been attached or detached.
7.51 FREE TRANSFER: As an exception to the rule above, in FORCED DISMISSAL: During the course of the Deploy/Move
each Deploy/Move Step, just one unit or subcommand may de- Step, a leader may temporarily be left with no cards attached.
tach and then attach again (or vice versa). It could detach in one However, at the end of this Step, any leader who still has no
theater, move to the other theater by rail movement (see be- cards attached is automatically dismissed (placed face-down in
low), and then attach to another leader there. cadre).
7.52 CAVALRY: If a leader with cavalry units attaches to an- 7.7 Rail Movement
other leader, the cavalry units must automatically transfer up to Leaders and units may be moved from one theater to the other
the commander (even if that commander has already transferred by rail movement. During each Deploy/Move Step you can se-
a unit down to another subordinate). lect one command for rail movement. That command and/or
The example above shows a typical layout. The deck is used to the West has three separate commands while the East only has
separate the western commands from the eastern commands. two. Cards that have taken a step loss have been tilted 90
The player has placed his Cadre pile above the deck. Note that degrees. Discards are placed to the side.

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any cards that subsequently detach from it may then be moved INITIATIVE: If the attacking commander has an initiative of 0
by rail. or 1, then the target city must be adjacent (3.23) to the jumping-
off city. If the attacking commander has an initiative of 2, then
EXAMPLE: At the start of the Step, Lee is in the Eastern The-
there may be one intervening enemy city. Exception: the inter-
ater commanding three corps (led by Jackson, Ewell and Long-
vening city may not be a CSA-controlled pesthole (USA at-
street). The CSA player attaches another corps (led by
tacks only).
Pemberton) to Lee (exceeding Lee’s capacity, but that doesn't
matter), and then selects Lee’s command for rail movement. He PLAY NOTE: A command attacks or defends using the initia-
wants to keep Lee in the East, but he detaches Jackson’s and tive rating of its commander. The initiative of any subordinates
Pemberton’s corps, and moves them to the West (using his free is irrelevant.
transfer to detach Pemberton).
RESTRICTIONS:
EFFECTS: Cards moved by rail arrive immediately, but may • A single command may only attack once per turn, and no unit
not attack in the same turn. If they attach to a leader in their or leader may be involved in more than one attack per turn.
new theater, they must be turned face-down until the end of the
• An attack is not allowed if any part of the connection be-
following Combat Step, to show that they are inactive.
tween the jumping-off city and the target city is marked NO
7.8 Move Naval Squadrons (USA player only) ATTACKS.
Move any number of naval squadrons between theaters. Con- • SUPPLY LINE: The attacker must be able to trace a supply
trol of the Mississippi River is not required. These naval squad- line (11.3) from the jumping-off city to a supply base (11.2).
rons are then inactive (turned face-down) and have no effect on The attacking command must be located in the same theater
play, until the end of the following Combat Step. as this supply base.
SUPPLY COST: Each attack costs the attacker one supply point.
8. COMBAT He may not attack if he has no supply points remaining.
MULTIPLE ATTACKS: You can attack until you run out of
8.1 Sequence of Combat
supply or commands. The same city may be attacked more than
In your Combat Step, you can attack one or more enemy cities, once per turn (by different commands).
in an attempt to capture them. Each attack follows this basic
sequence: NO REORGANIZATION IN COMBAT STEP: The attacker
may not detach or otherwise reorganize any commands during
STEP 1: The attacker (the player whose turn it is) expends a the Combat Step, except when required by the loss of a leader
supply point, announces which command is attacking, and which (8.6). If, for example, he wants a command to conduct a Naval
enemy city is the target of the attack (8.2). Invasion (9.6), he must ensure in the Deploy/Move Step that
STEP 2: The defender announces which command (if any) will the command meets the necessary conditions (maximum of two
defend the city (8.3). corps and one leader).
STEP 3: Both players have the opportunity to withdraw units 8.3 Defending
and/or add reserves (8.4). ABANDON CITY: The defender may choose to abandon the
STEP 4: The combat is resolved (8.5). city and offer no defense. In this case, the attacker immediately
captures the target city, and the attack is over. The attacker still
STEP 5: Check for Leader Loss (8.6). expends one supply point.
STEP 6: If the attacker succeeded in capturing the target city, DEFEND: If the defender does not abandon the city, he an-
the defending force must retreat. If unable to do so, it is elimi- nounces which existing command will respond to the attack, or
nated (8.7). he forms a command by playing one unit (infantry or cavalry)
STEP 7: Turn Up Inactive cards if applicable (8.9). from his hand. If it’s an existing command, he may detach one
or more units and/or subcommands from this command. Units
8.2 Launching an attack may be detached from the commander and/or from his subordi-
Each attack is made by a single command against a single tar- nates. No other adjustments (attaching or transferring) may be
get city, with the aim of capturing that city. Each attack has a made. The defender must then select one of these newly de-
jumping-off city (the friendly city from which the attack is com- tached commands, or the remainder of the original command,
ing). Although the attacker doesn’t usually need to name the to defend.
jumping-off city, he must do so if the defender asks him.
EXAMPLE: Lee's army responds to a USA attack. Lee has two
See Supply (11.0) to determine which commands may attack subordinates (Jackson and Longstreet) each with 3 divisions.
(and from which theater). Usually, a command that is attacking The CSA detaches one of Jackson's divisions to form a second
(or defending) a city in the Western theater comes from the command, and detaches Jackson with his other two divisions to
Western Theater, but there are exceptions (Cross-Theater At- form a third command. The CSA can now defend with Lee's
tacks/Defense, 11.4 & 11.5, Naval Invasions, 9.6). command (including Longstreet), Jackson's command (with two

divisions), or the lone division. The two unused commands could wish to affect the die roll, you must play the card before the dice
defend later in the turn. have been rolled.
RESTRICTIONS: PROCEDURE: Roll two dice (one red, one white) and consult
• Only one command can defend against each attack. It must the Combat Table. Modify the red die roll as set forth above. If
be located in the appropriate theater (see 11.5). the modified die roll is greater than 6, treat it as a 6. If less than
1, treat it as a 1. All applicable die roll modifiers are added
MULTIPLE BATTLES: A unit or leader which has already de-
automatically; you may not choose to ignore them.
fended in the current turn may defend against another attack,
providing one of the following applies: RED DIE: The red die roll tells you who won the battle (the
side which was not defeated or routed was the winner). In the
• the target city is one which it defended earlier in the same
case of a Generals’ Battle or Soldiers’ Battle, the result may be
turn; or
a stalemate (no winner or loser).
• the jumping-off city of the attack is one which it defended
earlier in the same turn; or WHITE DIE: The white die roll tells you the general casualty
• the attacker’s supply line is being traced through or to a city level (light, normal or heavy) applicable to both players. Each
which it defended earlier in the same turn (see Supply Lines). player then consults the Casualties Table independently, to find
out exactly how many steps he must lose.
SUPPLY COST: The defender never expends any supply points.
APPLYING STEP LOSSES: Each player decides which of his
8.4 Reserves and Withdraw
own units will take losses (attacker first). Losses must be taken
8.41 ADDING RESERVES: Both sides “take turns” adding
from active units first. Losses are taken in “steps.” Infantry units
cards from their “hand” to the battle. The players alternate, play-
have two steps; cavalry units have one. A 2-step unit which
ing one card at a time, starting with the attacker, and continuing
takes one step loss is “depleted.” Show this by rotating the card
until both players “pass” consecutively. Cards added must con-
90º. A 1-step unit or depleted 2-step unit which takes a step loss
form to the Leadership rules, and may not exceed a leader’s
is placed in the owner’s cadre pile. A 2-step unit may lose both
capacity. Leaders can’t be added as reserves.
its steps in one battle. If all active units involved in the battle
A cavalry unit can be added as a reserve to another, lone cav- are lost, then any remaining losses must be taken from inactive
alry unit, to form a cavalry pair (10.2). Exception: this cannot (face-down) units in the command (if any).
be done if the lone cavalry unit was just played from your hand 8.6 Leader Losses
to defend against the current attack. If both players have at least one active leader in the battle, a
8.42 WITHDRAW: When it’s your opportunity to play a card, leader may have been killed, wounded or sacked (do not use
you may instead withdraw a unit from your command, by turn- the leader loss table if only one player has an active leader). If
ing it face-down. Withdrawing a unit frees up some leadership you rolled a total of 7 (red die + white die), a USA leader is
capacity, so you can add more reserves. It can also reduce the affected; if you rolled doubles (red die = white die), a CSA
casualties suffered by your force. leader is affected. For this purpose, ignore any die roll modifi-
ers. In either case, roll one die again and consult the Leader
Once you withdraw a unit, it remains face-down (inactive) un-
Losses Table, to see whether the leader was killed, wounded or
til the end of the battle. You cannot add it back again.
sacked, and which player chooses the affected leader (if there is
If, at any time, a subordinate leader has no active units attached more than one to choose from).
to him, he is also turned face-down.
KILLED: Remove permanently from game.
You must always leave at least one active unit in the command.
WOUNDED: Discard face-down to Cadre.*
8.5 Resolving Combat
SACKED: Discard leader face-down to Cadre.* If politically
Add up the strength of all active units and leaders (including disfavored, remove permanently from game. A leader (com-
subordinates) involved in the battle on each side. The CSA mander or subordinate) is also sacked if he is left with no units
adds an additional five strength points if defending a pest- or leaders under him (active or inactive) at the end of a battle.
hole. The USA adds the strength of any naval squadrons he
has in support. *PLAYER NOTE: Only face-up cards may be drawn from your
Cadre during your Draw/Replace Step. The face-down cards
DIE ROLL MODIFIERS TO THE RED DIE: are flipped face-up at the end of that Step. This procedure en-
All modifiers are cumulative sures that the leader cannot be drawn next turn, but can be
–1 If defending in a fort. drawn thereafter.
+/– Any applicable Enigma™ cards. DISGRACED: A leader marked Political Disfavor is disgraced
+1 For every 10 points more the attacker has than the defender. (permanently removed from the game) if he is routed while a
–1 For every 10 points more the defender has than the defender. commander (not a subordinate), or if he is sacked at any time.
PLAY NOTE: Once a card has been played, any indicated modi- REPLACEMENT LEADER: If a leader is killed, wounded,
fiers must be used; you can’t choose to ignore them. Also, if you

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sacked or disgraced, treat his command or subcommand as if Two cities are considered to be within two moves of each other
he had been dismissed (7.6). Any new commands created by if it’s possible to trace a line by railroad and/or river between
the breakup of a command may be immediately attached to other the cities, with not more than one intervening city. Note that,
leaders in the same theater. In this case, they become inactive for this purpose only, the CSA can ignore riverine interdiction.
(turned face-down) and may not take part in any further combat Also, it doesn’t matter if neither city can trace a supply line—
in the current turn. The remainder of the command to which as long as they both remain under friendly control, they pro-
they are now attached may still attack or defend, providing it is vide moral support for each other!
otherwise eligible to do so.
This rule does not apply to USA-controlled ports, CSA-con-
EXAMPLE: Lee is wounded while successfully defending Ma- trolled pestholes or neutral cities.
nassas. He is not replaced, so his subordinates, Jackson and
8.9 Inactive Cards
Longstreet, split up. J.E. Johnston, another commander in the
A card (unit or leader) is inactive when it’s turned face-down.
same theater, takes over Longstreet’s corps, but decides not to
This can happen for any of the following reasons:
take Jackson’s. The USA attacks Manassas again. Jackson can
defend again, but Longstreet may not, because he is now at- A. If a leader is exceeding his leadership capacity when he en-
tached to Johnston. Johnston could defend (if otherwise eli- ters combat, excess units (owner’s choice) must be turned
gible), but not using Longstreet. If Longstreet had not been at- face-down (4.5).
tached to J.E. Johnston, any of Longstreet, Jackson or Johnston B. Cards which use rail movement and then attach to a leader
could defend. in their new theater are turned face-down to show that they
can’t attack in the same turn (7.7).
INACTIVE LEADERS: Inactive leaders are ignored when de-
C. Naval squadrons which change theater are turned face-down
termining leader losses, as are cavalry units and naval squad-
to show that they have no effect on play during the subse-
rons (despite their limited leadership ability).
quent Combat Step (7.8).
PLAY NOTE: A leader may be sacked due to loss of all his at- D. When it’s his turn to play reserves, a player may instead
tached cards, or be disgraced due to a rout, even when the choose to withdraw a unit from the command, turning it face-
Leader Loss Table is not used. down (8.42).
8.7 City Capture & Retreat E. When a leader is lost in battle (killed, wounded, sacked or
disgraced), this may result in cards being moved from one
The attacker captures the target city if he wins the battle or if
command to another. If any such cards have already attacked
the defending command is eliminated (i.e. there are no units
or defended, they are turned face-down to show that they
remaining in the defending command, active or inactive, after
can’t attack or defend again in the same turn (8.6).
taking casualties). Exceptions:
In case A and D, the cards are turned face-up again at the end of
• The city is not captured if the attacking commander is killed,
the current attack. In the other cases, they aren’t turned face-up
wounded or sacked, even if he wins the battle. (But a cavalry
until the end of the Combat Step.
pair whose leading unit went to cadre still takes the city.)
COMBAT LOSSES & INACTIVE UNITS: Inactive cards are
• The city is not captured if the attacking command is wiped
ignored when resolving battles. However: If losses exceed the
out, even if the attacker wins the battle and the defending
active units available, the excess is taken from inactive units
command is wiped out too.
(but inactive leaders are always ignored for resolving leader
CITY CONTROL: The captured city is now controlled by the losses).
attacker. Mark it with one of his tokens. It may be used as a
MISCELLANEOUS:
jumping-off city for further attacks in the same turn.
• If at any time a leader has only inactive cards attached to
ELIMINATION DUE TO A RETREAT: When a city is cap- him, he becomes inactive too.
tured, the defender must retreat. Retreating doesn’t involve any • If a leader becomes inactive, then so do all cards attached to
movement. However, if the defender is unable to retreat (11.4), him (8.42, 8.6).
his entire command is eliminated: all units go to cadre and lead- • Inactive cards are still considered to have taken part in the
ers are sacked (exception: Pestholes). Attacking commands are attack or defense, for the purpose of determining whether they
never required to retreat. can attack or defend again in the same turn (8.3).
PESTHOLES: A CSA army that retreats from a Pesthole is never • If a defending command is unable to retreat when required,
eliminated by having no retreat route. inactive units go to cadre and inactive leaders are sacked (8.7).
• Whenever the rules limit the size of a command that may be
8.8 Automatic Surrender used in an attack or defense, the limit includes inactive cards.
If a city has no other friendly city within two moves of it, it
EXAMPLE: The USA is attacking from Pensacola to Montgom-
surrenders immediately.
ery, supplied by sea. The attacking command is limited to one
EXAMPLE: The USA holds New Orleans, Jackson and Mem- leader and two corps. He cannot use a command with 3 corps,
phis. It then captures Vicksburg. The USA gains control of Port even if one is inactive. He would need to detach the excess corps
Hudson the instant Vicksburg falls. during his previous Deploy/Move Step.
9. NAVAL OPERATIONS • An invading command is limited to a maximum of one leader

and two corps (no cavalry).
9.1 Naval Squadrons
LEADERLESS INVASIONS: An invasion may be made by a
Naval squadrons are not units and never form part of a com-
single corps without a leader—the naval squadron is consid-
mand. Naval squadrons can never take losses, be sent to cadre
ered to be providing leadership. In this case, any Soldiers’ Battle
or eliminated. Naval squadrons are useful for Naval Support
or Generals’ Battle is automatically a stalemate.
(9.3 & 9.4), Riverine Interdiction (9.5), Invasions (9.6), and
creating a Partial or Full Blockade (9.7). 9.7 The Naval Blockade
9.2 Naval Support in General The Naval Blockade affects CSA supply and is a victory objec-
tive for the USA player. Naval squadrons are free to perform
Naval squadrons can add their strength to any applicable battle,
other activities while enforcing the blockade.
this is called naval support. A naval squadron can give naval
support to any number of attacks or defenses in one turn, and NO BLOCKADE: This is the condition at the start of the cam-
all naval squadrons in the appropriate theater can be used in paign game. If there is no blockade in effect, the CSA gets one
each attack. Since naval squadrons are not units, they don’t count free supply point.
for calculating losses in battle.
PARTIAL BLOCKADE: A partial blockade eliminates the free
9.3 Coastal Naval Support supply point for the CSA player. However, the CSA player may
Naval squadrons in the Eastern Theater can add their strength restore one extra depleted unit for free. A partial blockade is
into a battle whenever the USA is attacking or defending a port, automatically in effect whenever the USA fulfills one of these
whether on the Atlantic Coast or the Gulf Coast. two conditions:
Exception: Naval Support may only be used at Mobile if Ft • There is a USA naval squadron in the Eastern Theater.
Morgan is USA-controlled, and at Pensacola if Ft Pickens is • The USA controls all Atlantic Coast ports (Savannah, Charles-
USA-controlled. ton/Ft Sumter, Wilmington, New Berne, Norfolk, Ft Monroe
and Baltimore) or all Gulf Coast ports (New Orleans, Ft
9.4 Riverine Naval Support Pickens, Pensacola, Ft Morgan and Mobile).
Naval squadrons in the Western Theater can add their strength
into a battle whenever the USA is attacking or defending a city FULL BLOCKADE: If the USA fulfills both conditions or has
on a river, provided that city is connected to a native USA city two naval squadrons in the East, then a full blockade is in ef-
by river with no intervening enemy or neutral cities. fect. A full blockade eliminates the free restore of the Partial
Blockade, and is one of the USA victory objectives (18.2).
EXAMPLE: If the USA attacks Corinth before taking Fts Henry
& Donelson, he cannot use naval support. PLAY NOTE: Players may use the Naval Blockade Track on
the play mat to record the Blockade Level.
9.5 Riverine Interdiction
If the USA has a naval squadron in the West, then two cities
connected only by river are not considered adjacent for the CSA,
even if the USA doesn’t yet have a connection to that part of the
10. CAVALRY
river. This applies for all purposes except for avoiding auto- 10.1 Cavalry in General
matic surrender (8.7). Each cavalry unit has an intrinsic leader, and the card is named
after this leader. Like a leader card, a cavalry unit has an initia-
9.6 Invasions
tive rating. Nevertheless, the cavalry card is not a leader and so
An invasion is an attack on an enemy port without a conven-
may not be killed, wounded, sacked, disgraced or dismissed.
tional jumping-off city (the attack is made from the sea). No
supply line is needed and all naval squadrons in the East can EMPLOYMENT: A cavalry unit can be attached to a leader,
give naval support to the invasion. operate on its own or pair up with another cavalry unit. Unlike
infantry, a cavalry unit can attack on its own (thanks to its in-
POSSIBLE TARGETS: An invasion may be made against any
trinsic leader). The first cavalry unit attached to a commander
CSA-controlled port, whether on the Atlantic Coast or the Gulf
doesn’t count against the command limit. Any other cavalry
Coast.
you add counts against the commander’s command limit as if it
Exception: Mobile may only be invaded if Ft Morgan is USA- were a Corps (CSA) or an Army (USA).
controlled, and Pensacola may only be invaded if Ft Pickens is
MAY NOT BE ATTACHED TO A SUBORDINATE: A cavalry
USA-controlled.
unit may never be attached to a subordinate. If a cavalry unit is
RESTRICTIONS: attached to a leader who joins another as a subordinate, the cav-
• Only one invasion may be attempted per turn. alry is automatically transferred to the higher-level commander.
• Only the USA may make invasions, and only if it has a naval
ATTACHMENT RESTRICTION: A low-level leader may never
squadron in the Eastern Theater.
have more than one cavalry unit attached—there is no limit to
• The attacking command must be located in the Eastern The-
the number of cavalry units a high-level leader may have (4.2).
ater, regardless of where the target port is.

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STRENGTH: Cavalry units (except Forrest) have only one step EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Augusta to Atlanta, tracing its
each, and go to cadre as soon as they take a step loss. supply line back to Washington. This is an attack from the East
(even though Augusta and Atlanta are both in the West).
10.2 Cavalry Pairs
Two cavalry units can pair up to form an independent com- 11.2 Supply Bases
mand, called a “cavalry pair.” Designate one as the leading cav- USA: For the USA, a supply base is any Native USA city, ex-
alry unit and the other as an attachment. The leading cavalry cept Ft Pickens, Pensacola and New Berne.
unit in the pair is considered the commander, and uses its initia-
CSA: For the CSA, a supply base is any Native CSA city adja-
tive in combat.
cent (by railroad or river) to another friendly city (but see Riv-
COMMAND: A Cavalry Pair must constitute the entire com- erine Interdiction). The other friendly city doesn't need to be a
mand—a Cavalry Pair may not be attached to a leader. This is Native city or in the same theater.
the only way a command can contain more than one unit with-
11.3 Tracing a supply line
out a leader.
A supply line is traced from a friendly city back to a supply
BREAKING UP A CAVALRY PAIR: The Cavalry Pair is bro- base, through a chain of adjacent friendly cities, by railroad
ken up only when the attached unit is detached, or when either and/or river (however, see 9.4). The USA can also trace a sup-
unit is sent to cadre. ply line by sea (11.6). You can use a Supply Base from either
10.3 Cavalry Raids theater, but you can’t trace through a friendly Supply Base—
the supply line must stop in the first friendly Supply Base it
The object of a cavalry raid is to reduce your opponent’s supply
reaches.
point total. If he has no supply points, there’s no benefit in raid-
ing. A cavalry raid is not a form of combat, and does not cost a NOTE: It’s possible for both sides in a battle to be using the
supply point, but it takes place at any time during the Combat same stretch of railroad or river.
Step. You can only raid once per turn—after a unit has raided or
EXAMPLE: USA controls Columbia and Charleston. CSA at-
defended against raiding, turn it face-down until the end of the
tacks from Augusta to Columbia. USA may trace a supply line
Combat Step.
from Columbia to Charleston. In reality, the attack is not nec-
RESTRICTIONS: essarily following the route of the railroad.
• Cavalry units may only raid, or defend against a raid, if they
SUPPLY LINE RESTRICTIONS:
were unattached to a leader at the start of the Combat Step.
• A supply line may not be traced through an enemy controlled
Cavalry pairs are considered unattached to a leader.
city or an unoccupied Neutral city.
• No cavalry unit may raid, or defend against a raid, and be • You may not trace a supply line through a friendly supply
involved in combat (attack or defense) in the same Combat base. In other words, you can’t refuse supply and thus extend
Step. your supply line to another Theater.
• If the jumping-off city is a supply base, then it must be in
PROCEDURE: To resolve a cavalry raid, each player adds the
supply, itself.
strengths of all the applicable cavalry units that he wishes to
commit to raiding or defense against raiding (ignore theaters). EXAMPLE: USA is attacking from Cairo to Memphis. The at-
Then subtract the defender’s cavalry strength from the Raider’s tack must be supplied from Cairo.
cavalry strength to determine the difference.
11.4 Supply Lines for the Defender
• The raiding player has at least one free cavalry and the de- In general, the defender does not need a supply line, but he will
fender doesn’t = Destroy one supply point. be unable to retreat if he doesn’t have one. The defender can
• The raiding player has at least a 4 strength superiority in free only retreat if he can trace a supply line (before the battle) to a
cavalry, total (including both fronts): supply base in the theater from which he is defending. Excep-
4–7 point superiority = Destroy one supply point. tions: the CSA can always retreat from a pesthole; the USA
8+ point superiority = Destroy two supply points. cannot retreat from a native USA city unless he has an adjacent
friendly city or the target city is a port.
11.5 Cross-Theater Attacks
If the attacker is able to trace a valid supply line to a supply
11. SUPPLY LINES base in each theater, then he may choose which theater to attack
from. When attacking or defending cross-theater (from one the-
11.1 Purpose
ater to the other), the commands involved always remain in their
The attacker may only attack if he can trace a supply line from
theater of origin. Commands never change theater during the
the jumping-off city back to a supply base. The attack must
Combat Step (see Optional Rule 18).
then be made from the theater containing the supply base. In
most cases, the supply base will be in the same theater, but not Normally the defender defends from the theater containing the
always. This procedure is used for each battle to determine which target city. However, there are two situations in which the de-
commands (East or West) can be used for that battle. fender can defend from the other theater:

Situation 1. If the defender can trace a valid supply line from supply base in the East. Any attack or defense which is sup-
the target city to a supply base in the other theater, then he can plied by sea must use a command in the East, regardless of
defend from the theater of his choice. where the target city is located.
EXAMPLE: CSA attacks from Atlanta to Chattanooga. USA can EXAMPLE: CSA attacks from Decatur to Corinth. USA con-
trace supply lines from Chattanooga to Washington (via Knox- trols Grenada, Jackson and New Orleans. USA can choose to
ville and Lynchburg) and to Cincinnati. USA can choose to de- defend from the East (supplied by sea) or the West. Either way,
fend from either theater, and can retreat in either case. he can retreat.
EXAMPLE: CSA attacks from Columbus to Atlanta. USA has a SEA SUPPLY RESTRICTION: Attacks and defenses supplied
supply line from Atlanta to Washington, but not to any supply by sea are limited to a maximum of one leader and two corps
base in the West. USA can choose to defend from the East (in (no cavalry). Exception: in USA Late War, all sea-supplied at-
which case he can retreat), or from the West (in which case he tacks and defenses (but not invasions) can be of unlimited size.
can't). [Rationale: if USA defends from the West, where he
11.7 Attacking a Port
doesn't have a supply line, his command is assumed to be oper-
A CSA attack on a USA-controlled port is limited to a maxi-
ating behind enemy lines.]
mum of one leader if the defense is being supplied by sea. When
Situation 2. If the attacker is making a cross-theater attack (i.e. the CSA announces an attack on a port, the USA must announce
using a command in one theater to attack a city in the other whether he will supply by sea, before the CSA announces which
theater), then the defender can defend from the theater of his command will attack.The USA still has the option to abandon
choice, even if he cannot trace a supply line to that theater. Fur- the city without a fight after the CSA has announced which com-
thermore, for purposes of retreat, the defender can ignore the mand will attack.
usual rule which forces a supply line to stop in the first supply
EXAMPLE: CSA attacks from Pensacola to Ft Pickens. USA
base it reaches.
can choose to defend from the East, supplied by sea (in which
EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Atlanta to Macon, using an East- case he is limited to two corps and one leader, unless it's Late
ern command (tracing supply via Chattanooga, Knoxville and War, but he can retreat), or from the West, unsupplied (in which
Lynchburg to Washington). Since this is a cross-theater at- case he is not limited, but he can't retreat). The USA must say
tack, CSA may defend from the East. If Savannah is CSA-con- whether he's supplying by sea before the CSA decides who will
trolled, CSA can trace a special supply line to the East, and so attack (since, if the USA is supplying by sea, the CSA can only
may retreat if necessary. If Savannah is USA-controlled, then attack with one leader).
CSA cannot trace a special supply line to the East, and there-
11.8 Ft Monroe
fore will be unable to retreat if he chooses to defend from there.
[Rationale: as the attacking command is marching to Macon Ft Monroe is a USA supply base, so does not trace supply by
from the East, the defending command also has time to march sea. Therefore, attacks from or against Ft Monroe are not re-
from the East; if defeated, it must retreat all the way back to stricted in size. USA may retreat by sea from Ft Monroe, if
the East.] necessary.
EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Atlanta to Macon, using a west-

ern Command (tracing supply to Cincinnati). This is not a cross-
theater attack, so the CSA supply line must stop in Macon. There-
12. REORGANIZATION
fore CSA can only defend from the West. STEP
Exception to Situation 2 above: if the USA is invading a city in If you didn’t attack or raid in this turn, you may now reorga-
the West, or is attacking a city in the West and can trace a sup- nize all your cards in play, at a cost of one supply point. Dur-
ply line out to sea through a port in the West (see Supply by ing reorganization, you can freely rearrange all your com-
Sea), then the CSA may not defend from the East. mands, and move any number of cards between theaters. You
can also play cards from your hand. You may not put cards
EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Montgomery to Selma, tracing
back in your hand.
its supply line by sea through Pensacola. Even though USA is
attacking from the East, CSA must defend from the West. [Ra- At the end of this Step, any leader who has no cards attached is
tionale: since the attacking command is arriving by sea, CSA automatically dismissed (placed face-down in cadre).
does not have time to march a command from the East.]
EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Montgomery to Selma, tracing
its supply line overland to Savannah and then out to sea. In this 13. REGROUP STEP
case CSA may defend from the East. In your Regroup Step, you may restore depleted units to full
11.6 Supply by Sea strength at a cost of one supply unit for each three units (or part
The USA can trace a supply line out to sea via any friendly thereof) restored (just as in the Draw/Replace Step).
port. The supply line is assumed to be going to some off-map

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14. RAILNETS LOSE TWO: Same as in Lose One except no Restore (reduces
the CSA draw to three cards).
14.1 Purpose
LOSE THREE: The loss of any three Production reduces the
The USA’s card draw is reduced by one if his railnet is severed
CSA draw to two cards, but the CSA player may restore two
(14.3). Severing the CSA’s railnet does not reduce CSA card
extra depleted units for free during the CSA Draw/Replace Step.
draw, but is one of the victory objectives for the USA player
(18.2) and also one of the conditions for loss of CSA Food pro- 15.4 Regaining Production
duction (15.2). The CSA regains the appropriate production as soon as the con-
14.2 Definition ditions are no longer met.
A railnet is a network of friendly cities, each of which is con- EXAMPLE: The CSA regains its industry production if it re-
nected to each of the others by a chain of adjacent friendly cit- captures either Richmond or Atlanta.
ies. Despite the name, the cities may be connected by railroad
and/or river (but see Riverine Interdiction).
14.3 Severed Railnets
16. KENTUCKY
"I hope that God is on my side. However, I must have Ken-
USA: The USA railnet is considered severed if no railnet con-
tucky."—Lincoln.
tains at least nine native USA cities. For this purpose, only the
12 cities north of the original border are counted: Washington, 16.1 Three Kentucky Cards
Baltimore, Harper's Ferry, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, There are two versions of Map Card C in the USA deck, and
Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Centralia and one in the CSA deck. The three versions represent a pro-USA
Cairo. Note that, until Map Card C has been played, Centralia Kentucky, a neutral Kentucky and a pro-CSA Kentucky.
and Cairo are not available, making the USA railnet particu-
16.2 Four Kentucky Cities
larly vulnerable at this time.
There are four cities in Kentucky: Louisville, Lexington, Bowl-
CSA: The CSA railnet is considered severed if no railnet con- ing Green and Cumberland Gap. The first three are on Map
tains as many native CSA cities as there are map cards in play. Card C, and will be native USA cities, neutral cities or native
All native CSA cities can be counted, including those in a pro- CSA cities, depending on which version is played. Cumberland
CSA Kentucky. Gap is on Map Card D, and is therefore on the map right from
the start.
16.3 The Cumberland Gap
15. CSA PRODUCTION If Cumberland Gap is still neutral when Map Card C is played,
15.1 Purpose proceed as follows:
The number of cards allowed to the CSA player in his Draw/
• PRO-USA: If the pro-USA version is played, place a USA
Replace Step is tied to his Production. If he loses Production,
token on Cumberland Gap.
he loses cards.
• PRO-CSA: If the pro-CSA version is played, place a CSA
15.2 Three Types of Production
token on Cumberland Gap.
The CSA has three types of production: Food, Industry and Con-
traband: • NEUTRAL KENTUCKY: If the neutral version is played,
Kentucky is now neutral. If any of the four cities is subse-
• Food. This is lost if the USA controls the Shenandoah Valley, quently attacked, the attacker's opponent places his tokens
and the CSA railnet has been severed (14.3). on all four cities.
• Industry. This is lost if the USA controls Richmond and At- NO CARD C: If Cumberland Gap is attacked when Map Card
lanta. C has not yet been played, the attacker’s opponent places one
• Contraband. This is lost if the USA controls all cities on the of his tokens on Cumberland Gap. If, subsequently, the neutral
Mississippi (Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, Port Hudson and Map Card C is played, the attacker’ s opponent places his to-
New Orleans). This is only possible when map cards C, F kens on the other three cities. If either of the other versions is
and I are all in play. (The USA does not need a naval squad- played, these cities are controlled as shown on the card.
ron in the West to meet this condition).
15.3 Effects of Lost Production
The CSA is entitled to four cards/supply in his Draw/Replace
17. LATE WAR & END OF
Step if he has not lost any type of production. Otherwise, the GAME
following apply: 17.1 To the Bottom of Your Deck
LOSE ONE: The loss of any one Production reduces the CSA Cards with the directive LATE-WAR can only be played in the
draw to three cards, but the CSA player may restore one extra final stages of the game. Each time you draw a Late-War card,
depleted unit for free during the CSA Draw/Replace Step. you must place it on the bottom of your deck, and draw another
card to replace it. Place the first Late-War card on the bottom of 18.4 Automatic Victory
your deck face-up, and the rest face-down (exception: the 1864 USA: The USA player wins and the game ends immediately
Elections card is always placed face-up). This is mandatory, when the Objectives Total reaches +6. If this occurs before the
and failure to comply is cheating. Both players are entitled to 1864 Election, it is considered an Operational Victory (Malice
look at face-up cards in the deck, but not at face-down cards. towards none and charity towards all ); if this occurs after the
17.2 Late War Begins 1864 Election it is considered an Attritional Victory (Occupa-
tion. Reconstruction. Jim Crow).
When you draw the first face-up card, your Late-War begins.
From then on, treat Late-War cards just like any others, i.e. put CSA: The CSA wins and the game ends immediately when any
them in your hand when you draw them; don't put them on the of the following occurs:
bottom of the deck again. Each player has his own Late-War,
• the CSA player captures Washington (Strategic Victory).
which may start at a different time from the opponent's.
• The Objectives Total is reduced to –4 at any time (Strategic
17.3 Other Effects of Late War Victory).
During USA Late-War, the following special rules apply: • The Objectives Total is reduced to –3 before the Emancipa-
• USA gets one additional supply point or card (each turn) in tion card has been played (Diplomatic Victory*).
his Draw/Replace Step. * The British intervene, break the blockade and threaten to bom-
• USA attacks and defenses supplied by sea are no longer lim- bard USA ports. Hail Britannia!
ited to two corps and one leader (but invasions still are).
18.5 The 1864 Elections
17.4 USA Bonus Turn & End of Game
The 1864 Election is usually the watershed; read the 1864 Elec-
When the USA deck runs out, this signals the end of the game. tions card (USA deck) carefully. The USA player must reveal
The USA completes his current turn, the CSA takes his turn, this card as soon as he draws it. The CSA player wins an Opera-
and the USA then has one final turn. Then the game ends, and tional Victory if the Objectives Total is +3 or less at the time
Victory Conditions are checked. the1864 Elections card is played. (McClellan is elected on the
platform of “peace on the basis of separation.”)
18. VICTORY CONDITIONS If the Objectives Total is +4 or +5 the war continues.
18.1 How To Win 18.6 End Game Victory

You win the game by achieving your objectives and/or stop- The CSA player wins an Attritional Victory if the Objectives
ping your opponent from achieving his. The number of USA Total is +5 or less after the USA has used up its deck and bonus
objectives currently achieved minus the number of CSA objec- turn (17.4). (Excessive losses destroy the USA will to continue.
tives currently achieved is called the Objectives Total. Players Border States remain in the USA — “Yankee Go Home!”)
should keep track of the Objective Total on the Objective Total
Track on the player mat.
PLAY NOTE: Objectives which have been achieved and then
OPTIONAL RULES
lost again do not count. These rules increase both the realism and the complexity of the
game. Use only if both players agree. (N) = helps the USA; (S)
18.2 Eight USA Objectives = helps the CSA; + = helps a lot. The game is finely balanced
• Control the Mississippi. To control the Mississippi, the USA when using all of the optional rules. The “designer’s storyboard”
must control Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburg, Port Hudson and assumes use of all optional rules.
New Orleans, and have a naval squadron in the West. This is
not possible until map cards C, F and I are all in play. 1. Theater Deployment.
• Establish a Full Blockade (9.7) . Strongly recommended. You can only play a unit to its home
• Control Richmond. theater, as indicated by the word EAST or WEST next to the
• Control Atlanta. card number. (Units marked EAST-WEST can be played to ei-
• Control the Shenandoah Valley. ther theater.) Once played, a unit can move between theaters
• Sever the CSA railnet (14.3). normally. When taking a card from cadre, you can ignore this
• Control all Atlantic ports. rule, providing you play it in the immediately following De-
• Control all Gulf ports (including New Orleans). ploy/Move Step.
2. Cumberland Gap. (S)
18.3 Thirteen CSA Objectives
If any city in neutral Kentucky (including Cumberland Gap) is
• Control any native USA city north of the original border
attacked, roll a die. 1–3: USA gains control of Cumberland Gap,
(Washington, Baltimore, Harper's Ferry, Harrisburg, Pitts-
4–6: CSA gains control. On a roll of 4–6, repeat the die roll at
burgh, Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapo-
the start of the attacker's next turn (do not roll more than twice).
lis, Centralia or Cairo). Score one objective for each of these
Whatever the result, the other cities of Kentucky still join the
cities controlled.
attacker’s opponent. Regardless of how Kentucky enters the war,
• Sever the USA railnet (14.3).

16 BLUE vs. GRAY
Cumberland Gap always surrenders immediately if Knoxville 10. Political Generals. (N)
and Lexington are both enemy-controlled. USA can buy corps out of cadre (for one supply point each)
3. Fort Monroe. (S+) during the Regroup Step of his turn, providing these corps are
immediately attached to McClellan or Banks. For this purpose,
USA can’t attack from Ft Monroe unless there are no CSA-
you can deploy and attach the corps in the Regroup Step, con-
controlled cities adjacent to Washington.
trary to the usual turn sequence, and can ignore the theater de-
4. Cavalry Losses. (N) ployment restrictions of Optional Rule 1.
Until Late-War, all cavalry units go to cadre face-down. Turn
11. Deathride.
them face-up on your next turn.
If the combat result is Defender Routed and the attacking com-
5. Trans-Mississippi. (N+) mander is not sacked, the attacker takes the city, even if the
Control of the Mississippi is worth two objectives to the USA, commander is killed or wounded.
instead of the usual one, unless the CSA has sent two leaders
12. The Atlantic “Theater.” (S+)
and one undepleted infantry division to the “Trans-Mississippi
Forces fighting in a sea-supplied bridgehead cannot be instantly
Theater” (i.e. removed them from the game permanently). The
transferred to other parts of the Eastern Theater.
CSA may only do this in his Deploy/Move Step, and only while
the USA does not control the the Mississippi. Both leaders must If a USA command attacks while supplied by sea (or from Ft
have an initiative of 2 in both attack and defense, but one of Monroe), then, on the following CSA turn, that command can
them can be taken from cadre (face-up only). [Historically, the only defend cities which are connected to the port (or Ft Mon-
leaders were Price and Kirby Smith.] roe) from which the attack was supplied.
6. Political favor. (N+) EXAMPLE: Banks attacks from Pensacola and takes Montgom-
Recommended. No leader with political disfavor may have as ery. During the next CSA turn, Banks can only defend Pensacola,
many cards under him at any time as any leader with political Montgomery or Ft Pickens. He could not defend, say, Harper's
favor in the same theater. For this purpose, count all a leader's Ferry or New Berne that turn.
subordinate leaders and units (including units under his subor- If a USA command makes a successful invasion, then, on the
dinates), active or inactive. You may never deliberately violate following CSA turn, that command can only defend the invaded
this restriction. Should it be violated by events outside your port or cities which are connected to it. If the invasion was un-
control (e.g. casualties in battle), then excess cards must be successful, then the command cannot defend at all.
immediately detached from the disfavored leader or his subor-
dinates. [This rule can (and should) complicate Stonewall If a USA command defends while supplied by sea (or from Ft
Jackson’s role in the game. Normally, he can attach at leisure Monroe), then, on the following USA turn, that command can
to any eligible army, but this rule can prevent Jackson from only attack a city connected to the port (or Ft Monroe) from
joining disfavored leaders in many cases.] which the defense was supplied.
7. Isolation. A city is considered to be connected to the port in question if

If the defender in a battle cannot trace a supply line to a supply they are connected by a chain of adjacent, friendly cities at the
base in the theater he is defending from, then he can’t add any start of the turn.
reserves. If the attacker is bypassing an enemy city (using an To remind you that a command is subject to one of these re-
initiative 2 commander), then he can’t add any reserves. In ad- strictions, place a token on it.
dition, the USA can't add reserves to any battle (attack or de-
13. Change of Base (N)
fense) that is supplied by sea (including invasions), even dur-
ing Late-War, and can’t defend from his hand. However, in these If you make a Cross-Theater attack and capture the city, you
situations players can still withdraw cards, and can still play can transfer the victorious command to the other theater, pro-
those Enigma cards that must be played as reserves. vided the city you just captured can trace a supply (including
by sea) to a supply base in that theater.
8. The Middle Dept. (N)
EXAMPLE: Sherman Attacks Savannah (Eastern Theater) from
During USA Late-War, USA VIII Corps, if not attached to the
Atlanta (Western Theater), bypassing Macon, and capturing Sa-
Dept of Washington, may add its strength to any command's
vannah. Savannah can trace (by sea) back to an Eastern USA
attack against or defense of the Shenandoah Valley. VIII Corps
supply base, so Sherman may immediately transfer to the East-
is attached to the command for the duration of the battle, and
ern Theater.
counts against a leader's capacity. After the battle, VIII Corps
returns to being a lone unit. If (and only if) you transfer, the enemy may also transfer the
cards that defended to the other theater as well (assuming he
9. Garrisons. (S)
was defending across theater lines).
USA VII Corps can’t attack. It may only defend. USA IV Corps
can't attack until USA Late-War. [Use them to defend your ports.]

14. USA Strategic Victory. roll on one attack vs an occupied native USA city. The USA gets
Upgrade a USA Operational Victory to a Strategic Victory if an +1 to the red die if he attacks a native USA city currently con-
Operational Victory (18.4) is achieved without having played trolled by the CSA.
the Emancipation card. “Liberation without compensation is tyr- 48. Old Abe: Western Theater Only. This card may be played if,
anny!” and only if, the target city is in the West, regardless of which the-
ater the attacking and defending commands are in.
15. Western Theater Dispersion. (N)
The CSA may not defend a Western Theater city solely from 49. XVI Corps: Acts as cavalry for preventing supply raids if de-
his hand ployed alone in the Western Theater. (In this role, it can "pair up"
with one other cavalry.) In a cavalry pair, the XVI Corps may be
either the leading unit or the attached unit. In either case, it acts
just like a cavalry unit, so it can attack (with an initiative of 0),
CARD CLARIFICATIONS raid, etc. While alone, the XVI Corps cannot attack or raid; it counts
The special rules on individual cards are mostly self-explana- as infantry for all purposes except defending against raids. two
tory. But here are some additional details for those cards that steps but only one combat value if depleted. It has one strength
need them. point if depleted.
NOTE: The special abilities of Bragg, Hooker and Grant are 51. Emancipation Proclamation: Play any time after a Rebel force
only used when they are acting as commanders, not subordinates. is defeated (or routed) in a battle with at least five participating US
infantry corps. Once such a battle has occurred, the card may be
USA Cards played at any later time. Losing a Generals' or Soldiers' Battle counts
4. Dept. of Washington: May (temporarily) combine strengths with as being defeated. Inactive USA corps are not counted. Wheeling
one other (eligible) command. The other command does not actu- and Kentucky go pro-North if still neutral. If this is played before
ally become attached to the Dept. of Washington (or vice versa). Map Card C, Cumberland Gap remains neutral until Map Card C
The two commands add their strengths for the current battle only, is played (unless attacked). When Map Card C is subsequently
and both are subject to losses. The commander of the other com- played, the USA places tokens on any Kentucky cities which are
mand is treated as the commander of the combined force for all still neutral.
purposes (e.g. Grant’s special ability). It doesn't matter if the other 58, 76. Reserve Corps/Provisional Corps: Does not require lead-
command has defended already, as long as it's still somehow eli- ership. If attached to a leader, does not count against his capacity.
gible to defend Washington (see 8.3, Multiple Battles). May not attack without leadership. If the corps survives....restore
13. Banks: You can place this card back in your hand during Step up to three....corps at the end of your turn. If you play the card
1 or 2 of your turn. Treat his command as if he had been dismissed during your opponent's turn (as a reserve or defense from hand),
(see Deploy/Move Step). You can play him again on your next then it's discarded at the end of his turn, so you don't get to restore
turn. You don't have to play him on the very next turn. Any subse- any corps.
quent turn will do. 60. Blue Mountain Boys: You may play this card the turn you
16. VIII Corps: May only be assigned to the Dept of Washington draw it, but Emancipation must have occurred no later than the
or must remain alone. While alone, it can still receive naval sup- end of the last CSA combat phase. Applies to all attacks against
port from a naval squadron and make an invasion led by a naval the listed cities in the current turn. May be played the same turn as
squadron, since it won't be attached to the squadron. Freedom Sickness.
19. Grant: If combat result is Soldiers’ Battle, Grant always takes 61. Swamp Angel: amphibious attack = invasion.
(or holds) his city, even if he doesn't win the battle. If Grant is lost 65. Freedom Sickness: Play once, before announcing attacks, then
(killed, wounded or sacked) while attacking, he does not take the discard. Must be played before any attacks have been announced
target city, but, if he's lost while defending, he still holds the target in the current turn.
city on a Soldiers’ Battle. Capacity: 2xxxx + 1xxx. Grant may lead
two armies, a corps and a cavalry unit. He may not lead two armies 68. Infernal Machines: Additionally, opponent must deplete or
and two cavalry units, since each cavalry unit after the first counts eliminate one involved division of his choice. A full strength divi-
as an army against a USA leader’s capacity. sion is depleted; a depleted division is placed in cadre.
23. Monitor: Nullifies CSA Ironclads card. Nullifies Ironclads re- 69. Sheridan: Sheridan can command three infantry corps. In this
gardless of which card is played first. Norfolk is automatically oc- role, Sheridan is still a cavalry unit, and not a leader. For example,
cupied by USA forces. Simply place a USA token on Norfolk (if he cannot be killed or dismissed. While commanding infantry, he
there isn't one there already). Can be used as a blockading naval cannot have a cavalry unit attached to him.
unit. Counts as a naval squadron in the East for purposes of the block-
ade, but has no other abilities of a naval squadron. CSA Cards
6. Beauregard: You can place this card back in your hand during
38. John Brown’s Body: Play any time. May be played during a Step 1 or 2 of your turn. Treat his command as if he had been
battle, but only up until the time the dice are rolled. dismissed (see Deploy/Move Step). You can play him again on
41. Special Orders No. 191: Play just after a CSA attack on native your next turn. You don't have to play him on the very next turn.
Northern soil. This means an attack on any native USA city. Play Any subsequent turn will do.
after the attack has been completed. Next turn, +1 to combat die

18 BLUE vs. GRAY
19. Ironclads: Discard if nullified by Monitor (USA). If Monitor

is played first, Ironclads is discarded as soon as it's played, and the
CSA receives no free steps. It still has the effect of stopping Moni-
STRATEGY HINTS
tor counting as a naval squadron for blockade. Restore one free Northern Strategy
step per turn. Restore one extra depleted unit for free any time You bear the burden of the attack, so here is some friendly
during your turn. This may be during a battle, but only up until the
advice. If the front lines don’t change, you lose. The ques-
time the dice are rolled.
tion is where to attack? Your best bet is usually Winfield
20. The Slows: Play against any Union commander when he an- Scott’s “Anaconda Plan,” which drew scorn but in the end
nounces an attack. This reduces his initiative by 1 (for purposes of proved to be the winning strategy.
combat die roll, this combat, only). In other words, his initiative is
reduced for purposes of resolving a Generals’ Battle (it doesn’t For the first several turns, draw lots of cards until you have
effect the die roll). If his initiative goes below 0, the attack is can- a considerably bigger army than the Rebels. Then pour on
celed. For this purpose, a naval squadron leading an invasion is the pressure. Move forward, especially in the West. Drive
considered to have an initiative greater than 0, i.e. it can still at- down the Mississippi to cut Rebel production, then move
tack, but remember that invasions led by a naval squadron always on Atlanta. Once this is accomplished, cut the Southern
result in a stalemate on a Generals’ or Soldiers’ battle. railnet. If the Rebels concentrate on one theater, seize the
21. Jackson: Can rejoin a command to defend. Jackson may at- ports in the other. In the East, seize the Shenandoah if you
tach to any defending commander in the same theater (subject to can, to avoid Belle Boyd and protect your railnet. Try to
normal leadership restrictions), but only if he is still eligible to take the Wilderness to cover Washington, and Lynchburg
defend the target city. This happens before adding reserves. to “fork” Richmond and Petersburg.
40. Copperheads: CSA gets a free turn (with no attacks allowed). Do not get distracted. Concentrate on your objectives and
CSA may not raid during its free turn. on the clock. Strangle the CSA sea lanes; occupy its ports
if the opportunity presents itself. When you gather and
44. Forrest: 2-step cavalry unit (like infantry). When depleted,
organize sufficient might, rend the South asunder and
Forrest has a strength of one, like a CSA division.
dance on her grave. Vast resources (despite ineffective
50. Pemberton: Cannot be replaced from cadre. If he would nor- leadership) give you an even chance of winning, but the
mally go to cadre, put him in the dead pile instead. pressure of the offensive must continuously dominate your
61. Draft Riots: Play just after any battle in which there are four thinking. You’ve got to push, push, push!
or more total Northern losses. This means four or more steps actu-
ally removed. If the combat result called for four losses but there Southern Strategy
were only three steps in the command, the condition is not met. On account of the Yankees outnumber you, here's some
The card may be played in either player’s turn. Union must perma- friendly advice. Time is on your side. You must seize the
nently discard an undepleted corps of at least three strength from opportunities the Yankee presents. Counterattack, disrupt
his hand or the board (his choice). If the USA has no such corps his communications, raid his supply lines. Hang in there.
available, he ignores this instruction. The corps cannot come from Seriously consider invading the North (hint: think “Harris-
cadre and may not be XXII Corps (which must be attached to Dept burg”) if at any time your foe is disorganized and weak-
of Washington). ened. Do not be deceived by the greater number of cards in
66. Partisan Rangers: Draw two free cards and get one free sup- your deck. The weakest Yankee corps are as strong as your
ply. Play any time. If you have less than two cards remaining in finest divisions. However, you will probably need less sup-
your deck, the excess draw(s) are wasted. You may not take supply than he will and that is an advantage. Don’t put all your
plies or cards from cadre instead. forces in one theater—he’ll just seize the empty ports and
67. Digging For The South: Restore, for free, one unit at the start you can't afford that. Your cutting edge is superior leader-
of each turn (starting now). Restore a depleted unit for free at the ship. Your secondary advantage is cavalry. Use it.
start of your own turn only (not USA turn, too). Don't restore a unit Eastern Theater: Dominate the Wilderness if at all pos-
for free on the turn you play this card, unless you play it at the very sible. Not only is it your route to the Shenandoah (and points
start of your turn (before drawing cards). Replace this card if you north), but the Federals might get behind Richmond. If
can’t use it. If Freedom Sickness has already been played, discard Richmond does fall, you can afford to trade space for time.
this card from your hand and draw another one; you don’t get con-
trol of Wheeling. Western Theater: Defend western Tennessee (but don't
make a cult of it). Fight him for Grenada and Jackson. Try
71. Degataga: Divert one undepleted Union corps (USA choice)...
The corps must be one in play, and not XXII Corps (which must to hold Chattanooga, at least until the locals turn surly. Then
remain attached to Dept of Washington). If the USA has no such slam shut the true gateways to the South: Vicksburg and
corps available, he ignores this instruction. Atlanta. Better yet, kill him before he multiplies.
Soft Route North: play or seize Kentucky and strike at his
soft underbelly, avoiding Cairo.

GETTYSBURG CSA Western Theater:

HISTORICAL SCENARIO
BRAGG (#26)
Wheeler (#51)
SCENARIO Gettysburg is popularly regarded as the
Van Dorn [his men] (#48)
Hardee (#23)
As an alternative to the standard rules, you high-water mark of the Confederacy. In xx Cleburne (#15)
can play “historically.” Both players ini- the East, Lee had invaded the North. The xx A.P. Stewart (#28)
tially deploy their cards as shown in the ANV had routed USA VIII Corps at 2nd Polk (17):
table below. Winchester and cut off Harper’s Ferry xx Cheatham (#13)
Special Rules (Lee didn’t physically occupy it, but he xx Hindman [Withers] (#24)
effectively controlled the area): Lee was
• The USA player may not play any cards
poised to strike at Harrisburg, and blow J.E. JOHNSTON (#8):
(including reserves) on his first turn and
the Iron Bridges, cutting the North in two. xx Breckinridge (#29)
must make an attack.
Success would bring relief to the Western xx Loring (#53)
• The CSA player may not attack on his Theater, where the Confederates were xx French (#59)
first turn. divided and under heavy pressure: Bragg xx W.H.T. Walker (#60)
was pulling back in Tennessee, Grant was Pemberton (#50)
• Each card is numbered. Instead of shuf-
besieging Pemberton in Vicksburg. J.E. xx Stevenson (#42)
fling, arrange both decks in numerical
Johnston’s forces were preparing to strike xx M.L. Smith (#52)
order!
Grant, but the prospects were poor. xx Forney (#54)
• Don't put Late-War cards on the bottom (Johnston occupied Jackson, Mississippi, xx Bowen (#55)
of the deck when you first draw them. proper, but his position was untenable and
Instead, Late-War starts immediately he failed to break the siege, so for game Lone Units:
(for your side) when you draw your first purposes, the USA controls Jackson.) xx Militia [Gardner] (#4)
Late-War card. xx Buckner (#16)
It is the summer of 1863. Will Meade halt Forrest (#44)
USA PLAYER Lee’s invasion of the North? Will Grant xx Maury (#49)
prevail at Vicksburg? Or will the South
USA Eastern Theater: hunker down and defend rather than CSA Map Cards in Play:
invade? It’s all up to you. Map Card D (#1)
DEPT. OF WASH. [#4] Map Card E (#2)
McDOWELL [#8] Both sides deploy as below and place any Map Card G (#36)
leftover cards in numerical order—use
I Corps [#9] Occupied: Harper’s Ferry, Cumberland
Historical Scenario rules regarding Late-
War & Emancipation. The game begins Gap
PORTER [#5]
on Step 3 (Combat) of the CSA turn. (In Hand: Draft Riots (#61)
USA Western Theater: game-terms, the actual battle lasted for 2
FOOTE [#7] CSA turns.) Victory is determined as in a Cadre:
normal game. xx Pillow (#12)
USA Hand: Buckner (#18)
Devil's Own Luck [#3] Confederate Order of Battle Magruder (#32)
Habeas Corpus [#6]
CSA Supply Level: 2 Discard:
USA Supply = 1 Miracle from God (#3)
CSA Eastern Theater:
“La Belle Rebelle” (#5)
R.E. LEE (#38) xx Lovell (#11)
CSA PLAYER Longstreet (#41)
A.S. Johnston (#14)
CSA Eastern Theater: xx Pickett (#7)
Ironclads (#19)
xx McLaws (#30) The Slows (#20)
BEAUREGARD [#6] xx Hood (#35)
“Stonewall” Jackson (#21)
Pickett's Div [#7] Ewell (#56)
Map Card H (#25)
Ewell's Div [#10] xx Stonewall [Johnson] (#9) Map Card F (#27)
J.E. JOHNSTON [#8] xx Ewell [Early] (#10)
Map Card C (#31)
The Stonewall Div. [#9] xx D.H. Hill [Rodes] (#22)
Map Card I (#37)
A.P. Hill (#58) Kirby Smith (#39)
CSA Western Theater: (None) xx R.H. Anderson (#33)
Copperheads (#40)
xx A.P. Hill [Pender] (#34)
CSA Hand: Price (#43)
xx Heth (#46) Map Card J (#57)
Miracle from God [#3]
Tidewater Militia [#4] BEAUREGARD (#6)
La Belle Rebelle [#5] xx Ransom (#47) UNION Order of Battle
Lone Units: USA Supply Level: 0
CSA Supply = 0
JEB Stuart (#45)
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20 BLUE vs. GRAY
USA Eastern Theater: Buell (#17) Discard: Special Orders No. 191 (#41)
DEPT. OF WASHINGTON (#4) IV xxx (#27) Habeas Corpus (#6) Map Card G (#45)
XXII xxx (#55) VIII xxx (#16) McDowell (#8) Emancipation Proclamation (#51)
Meade (#56) Butler (#32) Monitor (#23)
Stoneman [Pleasanton] (#53) Hooker (#52) Pope (#34)
I xxx (#9)
II xxx (#24)
III xxx (#25)
V xxx (#28)
VI xxx (#30) 4-PLAYER RULES FOR BvG
XI xxx (#15)
XII xxx (#10) You can play 3-player, as well, with one side commanders!) go to the Eastern Theater
Banks (#13) played by two players. All normal rules apply player, who may dole them out to the Western
XIX xxx (#33) with the following exceptions: Theater player at his own discretion!
6. The Eastern Theater player allocates all
Lone Units: 1. One player plays Eastern Theater, the other supply for both attacking and restoring
Porter [S.P. Lee] (#5) plays Western. They maintain separate hands. depleted units.
X xxx (#40) 2. Use Optional Rule #1 (Theater 7. Players may give cards to each other freely,
XVIII xxx (#42) Deployment). but neither one has to cough up a card once it
VII xxx (#44) 3. The Eastern Theater (the "prestige" theater) is in his hand.
player draws the cards, has the final word on 8. Spies get to look at both enemy hands.
USA Western Theater: how much supply to take, whether or not to
GRANT (#19) draw units from cadre, and which units to There you have it. The Western player does
XIII xxx (#20) restore (if applicable). most of the work, and the Eastern player gets
XV xxx (#21) 4. Any card which specifically says "WEST" most of the glory! Also, if it is necessary for
XVI xxx (#49) on the bottom or can be used only in the one player on a split side to leave the game,
XVII xxx (#50) Western Theater (e.g., "Old Abe," "Blue he just hands his cards over to his partner and
Rosecrans (#43) Mountain Boys") goes to the Western player. the game continues.
Wilson [Stanley] (#47) 5. All other cards (yes, including all
XIV xxx (#18)
XX xxx (#37)
XXI xxx (#39)
Burnside (#46)
IX xxx (#36) CREDITS
Lone Units:
Photo/Art Credits: (see card #R34)
Foote [Porter] (#7)
Farragut (#35) Blue vs Gray: The Civil War Game™ Credits:
Grierson (#54) Game Design and Development: Evan Jones
USA Map Cards in Play: Historical Consultant: Albert A. Nofi, Ph.D
Map Card A (#1) Chief Playtester: Jeffrey Lee Simons
Map Card B (#2) Associate Playtester: Chris Harrington
Map Card C (#12)
Playtesters: Andrew Gister, Adam Blumenfeld, David J. Kahn, Dan
Map Card F (#26)
Map Card H (#22) Weeks, Mike Rocamora, Phil Taylor, Dan Gelber, Lori Walls
Map Card I (#29)
Q.E.D. Games, Inc. Staff:
Map Card J (#31)
Layout and Design: Stacey Simons
Occupied: Cool Head Under Fire: William J. Watt II
Wheeling, Manassas, Norfolk, Fts Special thanks to: Jim Krueger and Bill Jemas
Henry & Donelson, Nashville,
Corinth, Memphis, New Orleans, 2nd Edition:
all 4 cities in Kentucky, and 2nd Edition Rules: Richard Wein and Mark Simonitch
Jackson
2nd Edition Special Advisor: Rob Winslow
Hand: 2nd Edition Art Director and Package Design: Rodger MacGowan
The Devil’s Own Luck (#3) 2nd Edition Rules Layout, Player Aids, and Play Mat: Mark Simonitch
Pauline Cushman (#38)
2nd Edition Production Coordination: Tony Curtis
“Old Abe” the Battle Eagle (#48)
John Brown’s Body (#57) 2nd Edition Producer: Gene Billingsley
2nd Edition Proofreading: Kevin Duke, Paul Bean, Ellis Simpson, Bob Titran,
Cadre: Rob Winslow,
McClellan (#11)
Halleck (#14)

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THE CIVIL WAR CARD GAME 1

1. Introduction ............................................... 2 13. Regroup Step............................................. 13

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5: REGROUP STEP 6.6 Restore Depleted Units

6.3 Add Supply Points 7.3 Deploy

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9. NAVAL OPERATIONS • An invading command is limited to a maximum of one leader

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EXAMPLE: USA attacks from Atlanta to Macon, using a west-

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18.1 How To Win 18.6 End Game Victory

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7. Isolation. A city is considered to be connected to the port in question if

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19. Ironclads: Discard if nullified by Monitor (USA). If Monitor

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GETTYSBURG CSA Western Theater:

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