"Rebel Fury by GMT and Mark Herman" Topic

"Recently I had a chance to open and play a recent tabletop game purchase, Rebel Fury: Battles of the American Civil War by legendary designer, Mark Herman, and published by GMT Games. It promises to be the first in a series of games using the same rules and mechanisms. It's a somewhat abstract game, at divisional scale, but with an interestingly fluid turn sequence rather than the traditional IGUGO approach.

I only had the chance to play the introductory scenario, Fredericksburg, using the solitaire rules, which is basically a chance to learn the basic game system and not have a good time as the Federal player.

Here's the initial setup. The glossy counters on the river are the pontoon bridges. Most of the Federal force is well back and the limited number of turns (four if I recall) mean that the Union divisions will be committed piecemeal. In the solitaire rules the Confederates don't move, they just sit in their entrenchments and blaze away. It's a stark realization of what a foolish battle plan this was…"

Mad Padre Wargames Blog

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Armand

Considering that you are getting three games. This is a good deal.

(smile)

Armand