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Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861

Published by	Mayfair Games	More info from BoardGameGeek Order quantity
Designed by	Martin Wallace
Players	2
Age	10 to adult
Playing time	45 minutes
RRP	Ł24.99
Price	Ł15.00

Contents

Game board
2 decks of command action cards
2 order cards
53 infantry units
4 artillery batteries
3 leaders
1 ford marker
12 six-sided dice
Rules

About the game

On July 21, 1861 the raw untried armies of North and South meet for the first battle of the American Civil War.

Will you take the part of General Beauregard of the Confederate States of America defending Virginia, or the part of Union General Irvin McDowell seeking to stop the rebellion of the south and re-unite the nation?

Simple game mechanics centre on a system where command opportunities are determined by dice and action cards, and the frustrations of command are eloquently portrayed.

Simply put, the Union Army of North-eastern Virginia must seize Manassas Junction or rout the Southern Army to achieve victory.

The Confederate Army of the Potomac and Confederate Army of the Shenandoah win by routing the Union army, avoiding rout, by seizing the Northern town of Centreville, or simply denying the Union victory.