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Estimated Retail Price: $160.00
Estimated Pledge Price: $120.00

Alamo to Appomattox. A2A is a grand strategy game of the American Civil War in the style of Krieg! Map includes terrain, strategic objectives, roads/rail, naval zones, navigable and non-navigable rivers, cities and locales, supply centers and other features affecting the game. Counters represent the corps and armies of the war. Cards provide the strategic-political-economic direction for each side. Strategies are many and varied but the ultimate goal is to demoralize the opposing faction's population through military, economic and political victories while sustaining your own population's will to continue the fight. The players each choose cards to play each turn. These cards lead to new units and result in events. The events include all of the key events such as the Emancipation Proclamation, election results, and possible intervention. Many scenarios will be included along with a Grand Campaign scenario.

Beyond the ACW proper, there are two introductory scenarios: Alamo, a mini-game of the War for Texas and Manifest Destiny, a Mexican-American War mini-game. These short campaigns will give new players an excellent place to start playing and veteran players will have two scenarios that can be finished in an evening. In addition, there will be a method for generating alternative starting times and situations for the Civil War. Scenarios will include start dates of 1853, 1857, and 1865 with the differences in population, manpower, industry, state and national politics, and technology factored into the conflict. Three maps, 560 counters, 200 cards, illustrated rules booklet, Campaign Analysis. Est. Retail: $160 (Est. Pledge $120).

This game is undergoing an update of rules and cards then continuing alpha testing. – contact Doc.