First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas
(1989)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 14 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation, Variable Set-up und Zone of Control...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 480 |
| Minimum age: | 14 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Simulation Design, Inc. |
| Designers: | Richard H. Berg |
| Artists: | Peter Betancourt, Thaddeus B. Kubis |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight, Movement Points, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Simulation, Variable Set-up, Zone of Control |
"First Blood" brings two battles, both of which occured at Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, into the Great Battles of the American Civil War game system. The First Battle of Bull Run puts the green Union army on the road south to what everyone expects to be the only battle in a short war. But Major General Irwin McDowell's larger force meets the rebel army under General Pierre Beauregard, while General Joe Johnson's more seasoned rebels troops are also about to enter the fray. The Second Bull Run has the Union army commanded by General John Pope attempting to split Lee's Army and crush Stonewall Jackson's forces before Longstreet's wing can bail him out.
Alternative names:
First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas
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