April's Harvest: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862
(1995)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 1 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Hexagon Grid...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 1200 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 1 - 2 |
| Publisher: | The Gamers |
| Designers: | Dean Essig, Alan Wambold |
| Artists: | Dean Essig, Thure de Thulstrup |
| Mechanics: | Hexagon Grid |
April's Harvest: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862, is the ninth game of the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers.
April 6, 1862: The Confederacy must strike back at a host of Union armies that have virtually captured vital Tennessee. The South masses its forces under charismatic Albert Sidney Johnston to strike Union troops encamped at Pittsburgh Landing, on the Tennessee River. These forces are commanded by the North's newest war hero: Ulysses S. Grant.
April's Harvest covers the resulting Battle of Shiloh, the largest bloodbath to that point on the North American continent. The game portrays the whole battle, from the initial Rebel drive through the camps of the surprised Union army, to the Grant's final counterstroke after receiving desperately needed reinforcements.
Special features cover the fighting at the Hornet's Nest, the uncertain arrival of Buell's Army of the Ohio, Union gunboats and Confederate looting. A host of options allow players to see how Shiloh might have been fought if Grant hadn't been surprised, or if the South had received additional men from Van Dorn's Army of the West
Game Scale:
Game Turn: 30 minutes
Hex: 200 yards
Units: Brigades
Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full-color mapsheet
One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters)
One 32-page CWBS 2nd Edition system rulebook
One 24-page April's Harvest specific rulebook
Two 6-sided dice
Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 1 or more
Playing Time: 4-20 hours
Alternative names:
April's Harvest: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862
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