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The Skirmisher #2
Strategist Pick

The Skirmisher #2

Requires:Grant Takes Command

Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Ed Beach

Published by Multi-Man Publishing

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Country: USA

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
180–600 min
8.5 on BGG (35)
Some text

Categories

American Civil War
Set during the US Civil War (1861–1865) — Union vs. Confederacy battles and campaigns.
Civil War
Themed around civil wars — internal conflicts, divided nations, and factional warfare.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

Rated 5.5 by the community, The Skirmisher #2 brings hexagon grid to 1–2 players in about 180–600 min.

How It Plays

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

About This Game

(from MMP website:) The Skirmisher #2 is the second support magazine for the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series of games by Joe Balkoski and Ed Beach. SK2 is 56 pages containing articles, a new scenario, two "extended scenarios" for the series (Rebels in the White House and Burnside Takes Command), and one-half a countersheet with new counters to play the extended scenarios. Second gamers guide to the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (GCACW) published by Multi-Man Publishing.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

1-2

Play Time

180-600 min

Complexity

3.3 / 5

Rating

8.5

Year

2003