Note: A copy of at least one of the following games is required to use the Simple GBACW 4-Pack: Cedar Mountain, Death Valley, Battles for the Shenandoah, Into the Woods, By Swords & Bayonets. The Simple GBACW 4-Pack is not a stand-alone game but uses the map, counters, and other components found in the above games as published.
Simple Great Battles of the American Civil War (Simple GBACW or the Simple Version), introduced in the soon to be published Three Days of Gettysburg – Deluxe Edition, allows players to fight many of the battles of the American Civil War covered by GMT’s Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW) series using a faster playing, more accessible ruleset. The 16-page Simple Version rules are an alternative to the GBACW Series Rules and are designed both for players new to GBACW who do not want to commit to mastering the Series Rules and for GBACW grognards looking to play and finish the larger scenarios in a quicker time. The Simple GBACW rules have been designed for smooth gameplay without sacrificing the fidelity to history or the game experience.
This Simple GBACW 4-Pack extends Simple GBACW back through several of the previously-published GBACW games: Cedar Mountain (included in Twin Peaks), Death Valley, Battles for the Shenandoah, Into the Woods, and By Swords & Bayonets. The Simple GBACW 4-Pack allows players access to over 50 new Simple Version scenarios, in addition to the eleven included in Three Days in Gettysburg – Deluxe Edition.
Key Simple GBACW rule features include:
- Chit-pull activation, streamlined from the Series Rules.
- Detailed weapons effects at different ranges.
- March and Reserve Orders to model troops’ actions outside of combat.
- The merging of Shock Combat and Fire Combat together.
- Eliminating the effects of stacking order.
- Non-phasing reaction movement and facing changes.
- Infantry and cavalry Charges.
- Brigade and Division Combat Ineffectiveness.
- Breastworks Construction.
- Abandoned Guns for artillery.
- Additional optional rules to add further historical flavor as players wish.
Included in the Simple GBACW 4-Pack are six Simple Version Battle Books replace the Series Rules’ Battle Books for Cedar Mountain, Death Valley 1862, Death Valley 1864, Battles for the Shenandoah, Into the Woods, and By Swords & Bayonets. Each Simple Version Battle Book contains all of the set up and game specific information required to play with the Simple Version rules; there is no need to consult the Series Rules’ Battle Books. The Series Rules’ Battle Book rules are converted to the Simple Version rules to retain the history that each designer included to give each battle its own unique feel.
Simple Version Player Aid Cards (PACs) are included to replace those found in the original games. Each 8.5”x11” doubled-sided PAC contains all of the charts and tables needed to play Simple GBACW, keeping all of the relevant information at the players’ fingertips. Two copies of each PAC are included for convenience during face-to-face play.
Marker use is kept to a minimum in Simple GBACW. SP Losses are tracked at the brigade level, allowing players to accurately assess the on-map situation at a glance. A few other markers may also be stacked with leaders, but markers for units are removed at the end of their activation.
Simple Version, homogeneous artillery battery counters give players the option to play with single gun type batteries instead of the multi-counter batteries often present in the battle. This option simplifies play and reduces the number of tall stacks of counters.
Bonus counters include Simple Version brigade and division leaders with only the relevant leader rating and additional unit counters for Death Valley so units do not have to be shared among multiple battles.
- One 16 page Rulebook
- One 20 page Death Valley 1862 Scenario Book
- One 36 page Death Valley 1864 Scenario Book
- One 24 page Battles for the Shenandoah (Death Valley Expansion) Scenario Book
- One 40 page Into the Woods Scenario Book
- One 24 page By Swords & Bayonets Scenario Book
- One 20 page Cedar Mountain (from Twin Peaks) Scenario Book
- One 32 page Players’ Guide
- Two 8.5×11″, 2-sided Death Valley 25ft contour PACs
- Two 8.5×11″, 2-sided Death Valley 50ft contour PACs
- Two 8.5×11″, 2-sided Into the Woods PACs
- Four 8.5×11″, 2-sided By Swords & Bayonets PACs
- Two 8.5×11″, 2-sided Cedar Mountain PACs
- Four Countersheets
- One 11×17″, 2-sided Mini Map (Rutherford’s Farm/Getty’s Stand 1864)
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