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War Along the Great Lakes
Head-to-Head Duel

War Along the Great Lakes

Designed by Mike Wylie, Grant Wylie

Published by Worthington Publishing, LLC

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

1-2

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium-Light complexity
90–120 min
7.8 on BGG (23)
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Categories

Napoleonic
Set during the Napoleonic era (1799–1815) — grand battles, European campaigns, and empire.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

At its best with 2 players, this medium-light game offers dice rolling gameplay in 90–120 min.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Dice Rolling

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

Point to Point Movement

You move between connected locations on the board — the map's layout decides your travel options.

Secret Unit Deployment

You place your units face-down so opponents don't know what you've got — the reveal is always exciting.

About This Game

War Along the Great Lakes is Volume III in Worthington Games War of 1812 series. The game uses blocks and point to point movement to recreate the fighting along the Great Lakes during the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. A British loss in the Great Lakes could have easily meant Canada would be part of the United States today.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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🌿Medium-light board games for 2 players⏱️Board games under 120 minutes

Play Time

90-120 min

Complexity

2.0 / 5

Rating

7.8

Year

2019

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