Dixie: Shiloh Deck

Product Description

Replay the first major battle of the West during the American Civil War A battle that the Confederates could have won A battle that was Grant&s first great test Each Dixie Shiloh deck contains 30 USA & 30 CSA cards selected from the 400 different cards that accurately portray every general regiment battery river boat & significant terrain present at Shiloh The Dixie system is an expanded version of Columbia&s tactical battle board system used in such games as Napoleon The Waterloo Campaign 1815 Each unit card shows its unit ID its Combat value (CV--the number of dice rolled) & its Firepower (the number needed to hit a target) The game is played without a board; the table is divided into three battle line areas for each player (left center & right) Players deploy cards face down into their three battle line areas Player&s hands act as the Reserve area Each turn every unit may either move or fire Movement consists of advancing into the opponent&s battle line areas to engage Combat consists of rolling dice equal to the unit&s CV with hits occurring for each die that is less than or equal to the unit&s firepower For each hit taken a unit must make a morale check rolling equal to or less than their CV or "rout" (ie be discarded) Play continues until one side is able to occupy unopposed two of the three opponent&s battle line areas Rules are included for fighting a second day Please note
- you will receive 2 decks which total to 60 cards (this is not a complete set)