For the People is a grand strategy game of the American Civil War covering the conflict from Texas to Pennsylvania from the firing on Fort Sumter to the end at Appomattox Court House You take the role of either President Lincoln or President Davis & command the armies promote & relieve generals conduct amphibious assaults dispatch cavalry raids & even battle incompetency & political intrigue among members of your own cabinet For the People
Includes:: a deck of strategy cards for conducting campaigns & incorporating the many events & personalities of the war The Confederate player can build ironclads naval mines (torpedoes) submarines conduct overseas purchases & work towards foreign intervention The Union player can build up his naval blockade his ironclad fleet fight draft riots secure the Border States & issue the Emancipation Proclamation Relive the history of this exciting time when our nation was torn asunder