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Across A Deadly Field: The War in the West
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Across A Deadly Field: The War in the West

Requires:Across A Deadly Field: Regimental Rules for Civil War Battles

Designed by John Hill (I)

Published by Osprey Publishing

Expansion
Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach
Country: USA

Players

2

Play Time

120 min

Complexity

2.0 / 5

Rating

6.8

Year

2015

Community Snapshot

Medium-Light complexity
~120 min
6.8 on BGG (4)
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Categories

American Civil War
Set during the US Civil War (1861–1865) — Union vs. Confederacy battles and campaigns.
Book
The game itself is a book or uses book-based components — gamebooks, choose-your-own-adventure.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Miniatures
Features detailed miniature figures — often with painting and tactical positioning.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

Designed for 2 players and playable in ~120 min, Across A Deadly Field: The War in the West delivers a medium-light experience that earned a 6.8 on BGG.

How It Plays

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Line of Sight

Your units can only interact with what they can directly see on the board — positioning matters a lot.

Variable Player Powers

Each player has unique abilities that make their experience different — finding the best way to use yours is half the fun.

About This Game

The War in the West, the new supplement for Across A Deadly Field brings to the tabletop the bitter struggles of the Western Theatre of the American Civil War. The special rules and scenarios included in this volume give players everything they need to recreate the battles, both great and small, of this theatre of the war. Battles such as Shiloh, Stone River, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Atlanta are presented in great detail, offering players of Across a Deadly Field not only a range of scenario options, but the ability to play through a full campaign.

Source: BoardGameGeek

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