BLUE vs GRAY: THE CIVIL WAR CARD GAME
SAMPLE GAME
Using both USA & CSA decks, set up a playing area (see SETTING UP) and go through this sample game step by step.  The entire game is on this page so you can scroll down and get a feel for how things flow, or jump directly ahead to a specific section to answer a question. 
BATTLEFIELD INTELLIGENCE
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Both players get a decent mix of units and leaders in the Opening Draw. The South gets a LATE-WAR card right off the bat.
In the Opening Deployment the North wisely chooses not to deploy anything until after drawing cards during USA Turn One. That way the Northern player has a better idea of what cards to play. The South decides to concentrate it's forces in the EAST.
Turn one finds the USA being forced to counter the Southern forces in the East, allowing the CSA to gain the initiative in the West through Cavalry, and a bit of luck: playing Pro-South KENTUCKY before the North can play their Map Card C.
In turn two the Northern player covers the opening in the WEST, but fails in an attempt to gain some territory. In the East the Southern player draws a High-level Commander early on. This allows the creation of much more powerful forces.
Turn three finds the USA making two attacks, each successful in its own way. The CSA opts to forego attacking and declares a REORGANIZATION.
 
USA OPENING
USA TURN ONE
USA TURN TWO
USA TURN THREE
USA TURN FOUR
The fourth and final turn is a hectic one. The Northern player continues to press forward, including a successful INVASION of an Atlantic Port. The Southern player, upon drawing Partisan Rangers, seizes the opportunity and makes a bold move to win the game. If you want to know how it comes out, play it through.

KEY TO NOTATIONS
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BLUE type designates a specific Northern card, and BROWN type designates a specific Southern card. 
In each of our alternating turns, the following headings outline the actions in the sample game.
  • STEP 1: DRAW/REPLACE
  • STEP 2: DEPLOY/MOVE
  • HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
  • SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
  • EASTERN THEATER
  • WESTERN THEATER
  • STEP 3: COMBAT
  • CARDS IN CADRE
  • DEAD PILE
    • Please note that the photos show the game board at various stages. Each photo has an explanation attached above and/or below it.
     
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    OPENING DRAW
    (BOTH PLAYERS)
    USA OPENING DRAW:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
  • XI Corps (# 15)
  • Hooker (# 52)
  • XVIII Corps (# 42)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player receives 1 Supply.    		 .
    CSA OPENING DRAW:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
    • Cheatham's Div. (# 13)
    • S.D. Lee (# 76 Late-War)(replaced)(LATE-WAR cards are placed face-down on bottom of deck; except the first one drawn, which is placed face up.)
    • A.P. Hill (# 58)
    • D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22)
    • Pickett's Div. (# 7)
    • Bowen's Div. (# 55)
    • A.S. Johnston (# 14)
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    USA OPENING DEPLOYMENT
     STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws: None. Simply deploying.    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None. The USA player chooses not to deploy any units.
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Devil's Own Luck (# 3 AT START)
  • Dept. of Washington (# 4 AT START)
  • Porter (# 5 AT START)
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
  • XI Corps (# 15)
  • Hooker (# 52)
  • XVIII Corps (# 42)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    One

    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None
     WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING DEPLOYMENT
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CSA Opening Deployment Completed.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws: None. Simply deploying    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy into the East the following:
  • A.S.Johnston
  • Pickett's Division
  • A.P. Hill
  • D.H. Hill's Division
    		•
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Miracle From God (# 3)
  • Militia Div. (# 4)
  • Cheatham's Div. (# 13)
  • Bowen's Div. (# 55)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Zero
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • A.S.Johnston  (# 14) commanding Pickett's Div. (# 7) (both newly deployed)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • A.P. Hill  (# 58) commanding D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22) (both newly deployed)
    		•
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    USA TURN ONE
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    USA Turn One Completed.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • XIV Corps (# 18)
  • VI Corps (# 30)
  • Habeas Corpus (# 6)
  • XX Corps (# 37)
  • Howard (# 70 Late-War)(replaced)
  • Infernal Machines (# 68 Late-War)(replaced)
  • III Corps (# 25)
    • ~ ~ ~
    The USA player still has 1 Supply. (From the start of the game.)
    ~ ~ ~
    Player then spends that 1 Supply to draw 1 extra card.
  • Butler (# 32)
    		•  .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy into the East the following:
  • Porter
  • Dept. of Washington
  • Hooker
  • VI Corps
  • Butler
  • XX Corps
    • ~ ~ ~
    Play Habeas Corpus (# 6) (Goes to Dead Pile.)
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Devil's Own Luck (# 3 AT START)
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
  • III Corps (# 25)
  • XI Corps (# 15)
  • XIV Corps (# 18)
  • XVIII Corps (# 42)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Zero
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Porter (# 5 AT START) (newly deployed)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Department of Washington (# 4 AT START) (newly deployed)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Hooker (# 52) commanding VI Corps (# 30) (both newly deployed)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Butler (# 32) commanding XX Corps (# 37) (both newly deployed)
    		•
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA TURN ONE
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CSA Turn One prior to STEP 3.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Map Card C (# 31)
  • Van Dorn (# 48)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 2 Supply (The CSA player, satisfied by what was drawn, decided to takes the 2 remaining 'draws' as extra supply points).    		 .
     STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy Van Dorn to the West.
    ~ ~ ~
    ATTACH A.P. Hill's command to A.S. Johnston.
    ~ ~ ~
    Play Map Card C (The Cumberland Gap automatically turns Pro-South once Southern Map Card C, Pro-South KENTUCKY, is played.  A Control Token is placed there to note this.)
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Miracle From God (# 3)
  • Militia Div. (# 4)
  • Cheatham's Div. (# 13)
  • Bowen's Div. (# 55)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Two
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • A.S.Johnston  (# 14) commanding Pickett's Div. (# 7) with A.P. Hill (# 58) as a subcommander who still commands D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22) (newly ATTACHED)
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Van Dorn (# 48)(newly deployed)
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    HARPERS FERRY
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • A.S. Johnston's command attacks Harper's Ferry from Shenandoah Valley.
    • Butler's command defends.
    • CSA plays Militia Div. as RESERVE to A.P. Hill.
    • USA passes.
    • CSA plays Bowen's Div. as RESERVE to A.S. Johnston.
    • USA plays XIV Corps as RESERVE to Butler.
    • CSA WITHDRAWS Bowen's Div.
    • USA passes.
    • CSA WITHDRAWS D.H. Hill's Div.
    • USA passes.
    • CSA passes.
    • The battle commences.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    CINCINNATI
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Van Dorn attacks Cincinnati from Lexington.
  • USA defends with XI Corps (played from the hand.)
  • CSA passes.
  • USA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    Game Board just before the resolution of the Combat #1.
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    • Note that the two CSA units that were WITHDRAWN from combat are now flipped over.
    • Also note the XIV Corps which was added as a RESERVE to Butler's command in the defense of Harpers Ferry.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    HARPERS FERRY RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 3, White die = 5 That results in a GENERALS' BATTLE (which is a Stalemate for the two leaders involved) with Normal Losses. Johnston fails to takes Harper's Ferry.    		 .
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    CINCINNATI RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 5, White die = 2 (The roll totals SEVEN, which results in a USA Leader Loss Roll. But Leader Casualties do not apply as the USA lacks a Commander to lose.) The Defender is Defeated with Light Losses. Van Dorn takes Cincinnati.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    HARPERS FERRY CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 1 step; Pickett's Div., which is now considered to be Depleted.
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = 1 step; XIV Corps, which is now considered to be Depleted.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    CINCINNATI CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 0 steps.
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = 1 step; XI Corps, which only has one step to begin with, so it goes immediately to Cadre.
    Game Board just after the resolution of the Combat #2.
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    • Note that the CSA had to spend 2 Supply to make 2 attacks.
    • There is a new CSA Control Token on the city of Cincinnati.
    • Note the XI Corps in Northern Cadre.
    • Note that once the combat is concluded the two CSA units that were WITHDRAWN from the engagement are flipped right-side up again.
    • Note the Depleted units: XVI Corps & Pickett's Div.
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    		.
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    USA TURN TWO
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    Cincinnati
    		 .
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    USA Turn Two after the Combat at Manassas.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Map Card C (# 12)(replaced) (Goes to Dead Pile.)
  • 1864 Election Card (# 72 Late-War)(replaced)(A special card, it must be announced and placed on the bottom of the deck, sticking out, face up.)
  • XVII Corps (# 50)
  • Thomas (# 63)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 3 Supply.    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy into the West the following:
    • Thomas
    • XVII Corps
      • ~ ~ ~
      Deploy XVIII Corps into the East and Attach to Butler.
      ~ ~ ~
      RAIL TRANSFER the following to the West.
    • XIV Corps
    • XX Corps
      • ~ ~ ~
      FREE TRANSFER XIV Corps to Thomas.
      ~ ~ ~
      RESTORE XIV Corps (Uses the Free Step available to the USA.)
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Devil's Own Luck (# 3 AT START)
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
  • III Corps (# 25)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Three
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Porter (# 5 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Dept. of Washington (# 4 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Hooker (# 52) commanding VI Corps (# 30)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Butler (# 32) commanding XVIII Corps (# 42)
    		•
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Thomas (# 63) commanding XVII Corps (# 50) (both newly deployed)and XIV Corps (# 18) (Detached from Butler and RAIL TRANSFERRED to West, then using a FREE TRANSFER it is ATTACHED to Thomas and placed Face Down, since it can't attack this turn, having been RAIL TRANSFERRED.)
      • ~ ~ ~
    • Lone Unit: XX Corps (# 37) (Detached from Butler and RAIL TRANSFERRED to the West as a Lone Unit, it cannot attack as a Lone Unit, so it need not be flipped face down.)
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Hooker's command attacks Manassas from Washington.
    • A.S. Johnston defends.
    • USA plays III Corps as RESERVE.
    • CSA WITHDRAWS Pickett's Div.
    • USA passes.
    • CSA WITHDRAWS Bowen's Div.
    • USA passes.
    • CSA passes.
    • The battle commences.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    CINCINNATI
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Thomas' command attacks Cincinnati from Indianapolis.
  • The CSA does not oppose. (If a player chooses not to defend a city it automattically falls. Note that the attacker still spends the supply to make the attack.)
  • The USA controls Cincinnati.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 3, White die = 4 (The roll totals SEVEN, causing a USA Leader Loss Roll.) The result is a Generals' Battle, which Attacker Wins with Normal Losses. The LEADER LOSS roll is a 3, Leader Wounded, the USA Chooses. Even though battle was won, the city cannot be controlled because the victorious side lost its commander. USA fails to take Manassas.    		  
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    USA Losses = 0 steps; Hooker goes to Cadre (face down) and VI & III Corps are taken over by Butler.
    ~ ~ ~
    CSA Losses = 2 steps; distributed between D.H. Hill's Div. and Militia Div., both now considered to beDepleted.    		  
    Game Board just after Combat #1 at Manassas.
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • XI Corps (# 30)
    		•  .
    CARDS IN THE DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Habeas Corpus (# 6)
  • Map Card C (# 12)
    		•
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    		 .
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Map Card K (# 68)
  • Kirby Smith (# 39)
  • Robert E. Lee (# 38)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 1 Supply.    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy Robert E. Lee (# 38) into the East.
    ~ ~ ~
    Robert E. Lee ASSUMES COMMAND of A.S. Johnston's troops, therefore Johnston goes to Cadre, face down.
    ~ ~ ~
    Deploy into the West the following:
    • Kirby Smith
    • Cheatham's Div.
      • ~ ~ ~
      FREE TRANSFER Bowen's Div. to A.P. Hill.
      ~ ~ ~
      RESTORE Militia Div. (Uses the Free Step available due to the PARTIAL BLOCKADE.)
      ~ ~ ~
      Spend 1 Supply to RESTORE D.H. Hill's Div. and Pickett's Div. (1 Supply spent = 3 steps, but only 2 units are depleted, so the 3rd step is lost.)
      ~ ~ ~
      Van Dorn conducts a SUPPLY RAID. (Not a Combat, it does NOT cost 1 Supply and occurs in STEP 2. The raid reduces the USA Supply by one point.)
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Miracle From God (# 3)
    • Map Card K (# 68) (Cannot be played until an adjoining MAP CARD has been played.)
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Zero
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Robert E. Lee (# 38) (newly deployed) commanding Pickett's Div. (# 7) with A.P. Hill (# 58) subcommanding D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22) and Militia Div. (# 4) and Bowen's Div. (# 55) (FREE TRANSFERRED from A.S. Johnston)
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Kirby Smith (# 39) commanding Cheatham's Div. (# 13) (newly deployed)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Van Dorn (# 48)
    		•
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • A.S.Johnston  (# 14) (face down)
    		•
    DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    None
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    USA TURN THREE
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    		 .
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CSA Turn One Prior to Combat Phase.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Sherman (# 62)
  • McPherson (# 67 Late-War) (replaced)
  • Map Card G (# 45)
  • Wilson (# 47)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 2 Supply.    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy Wilson into the East.
    ~ ~ ~
    Deploy Sherman into the West.
    ~ ~ ~
    RAIL TRANSFER the III Corps to the Western Theater.
    ~ ~ ~
    XX Corps Attaches to Sherman.
    ~ ~ ~
    FREE TRANSFER the III Corps to Sherman.
    ~ ~ ~
    Play Map Card G.
    ~ ~ ~
    Hooker (currently in Cadre) is flipped up.
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Devil's Own Luck (# 3 AT START)
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Three
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Porter (# 5 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Department of Washington (# 4 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Butler (# 32) commanding XVIII Corps (# 42) and VI Corps (# 30)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Wilson (# 47) (newly deployed)
    		•
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Thomas (# 63) commanding XVII Corps (# 50) and XIV Corps (# 18)
      • ~ ~ ~
    • Sherman (# 62) (newly deployed) commands XX Corps (# 37) and III Corps (# 25) (Detached from Butler and RAIL TRANSFERRED to West then ATTACHED, face down, to Sherman with the FREE TRANSFER.)
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    LEXINGTON
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Thomas' command attacks Lexington.
  • Kirby Smith defends for the CSA.
  • USA passes.
  • CSA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    KNOXVILLE
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Sherman bypasses Cumberland Gap and attacks Knoxville.
  • The CSA does not oppose.
  • The USA occupies Knoxville.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    LEXINGTON RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 6, White die = 1 (The roll totals SEVEN, causing a USA Leader Loss Roll.) The result is the Defender is ROUTED with Light Losses. The LEADER LOSS roll is a 2, Leader Killed, the CSA Chooses. The CSA selects Thomas. The USA Player plays Devil's Own Luck to save Thomas. The USA takes Lexington.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    LEXINGTON CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    USA Losses = 0 steps.
    ~ ~ ~
    CSA Losses = 2 steps (USA makes the CSA take an extra loss); Cheatham's Division and Kirby Smith go to Cadre. (Because of his lack of units to lead, Kirby Smith is sacked. Smith's POLITICAL DISFAVOR causes him to be sacked permanently. His card goes into the Dead Pile.)    		  
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • XI Corps (# 30)
  • Hooker (# 52)
    		•
    DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Habeas Corpus (# 6)
  • Map Card C (# 12)
    		•
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    		 .
    USA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Lexington, Knoxville
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CSA Turn Three Completed.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Beauregard (# 6)
  • Map Card G (# 36)(replaced) (Goes to the Dead Pile)
  • Bragg (# 26)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 1 Supply.
    ~ ~ ~
    Draws Cheatham's Div. from Cadre (at cost of 1 Supply).    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player declares a REORGANIZATION (It occurs in STEP 4, no attacks can occur, and costs 1 Supply).
    ~ ~ ~
    A.S.Johnston (currently in Cadre) is flipped face up.
    ~ ~ ~
    Play Map Card K.
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Miracle From God (# 3)
  • Cheatham's Div. (# 13)
    		•
     SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Zero
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    (After REORGANIZATION)
    • Beauregard (# 6) commanding Pickett's Div. (# 7) and Bragg (# 26) subcommanding Bowen's Div. (# 55) and Cheatham's Div. (# 13) (newly deployed)
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    (After REORGANIZATION)
    • Robert E. Lee (# 38) commands Van Dorn (# 48) with A.P. Hill (# 58) as a subcommander who commands D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22) and Militia Div. (# 4)
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • A.S.Johnston  (# 14)
    		•
    DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Kirby Smith (# 39)
  • Map Card G (# 36)
    		•
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    		 .
    USA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Lexington, Knoxville
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    USA Turn Four Completed.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • IX Corps (# 36)
  • Farragut (# 35)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 3 Supply    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy IX Corps into the East.
    ~ ~ ~
    Deploy Farragut into the West.
    ~ ~ ~
    ATTACH Thomas' command to Sherman.
    ~ ~ ~
    Thomas absorbs III Corps.
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Freedom Sickness (# 65)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Four
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Porter (# 5 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Dept. of Washington (# 4 AT START)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Butler (# 32) commanding XVIII Corps (# 42) -depleted and VI Corps (# 30) -depleted
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Wilson (# 47)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Independent Unit: IX Corps (# 36) (newly deployed)
    		•
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Sherman (# 62) commanding XX Corps (# 37) with subcommander Thomas (# 63) (newly ATTACHED) commanding XVII Corps (# 50) and XIV Corps (# 18) and III Corps (# 25) (absorbed for free from Sherman)
      • ~ ~ ~
    • Farragut (# 35) (newly deployed)
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Butler's command attacks Manassas.
  • Beauregard splits off with Cheatham's Div. to defend.
  • USA passes.
  • CSA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    MANASSAS
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Wilson attacks Manassas.
  • Cheatham's Div. defends.
  • USA passes.
  • CSA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 3, White die = 6 The result is a Generals' Battle (a Stalemate for the two leaders involved) with Heavy Losses. Butler does not take Manassas.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    MANASSAS RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 4, White die = 4 (DOUBLES = CSA Leader Loss Roll) The result is a Soldiers' Battle (a Stalemate for the two sides involved) with Normal Losses. (As there is no CSA Commander, the Leader Loss roll does not apply.) Wilson does not take Manassas.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    MANASSAS CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    USA Losses = 2 steps; XVIII Corps and VI Corps are depleted.
    ~ ~ ~
    CSA Losses = 2 steps; Pickett's Div. and Bowen's Div. are both depleted.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    MANASSAS CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    USA Losses = 1 step; Wilson to Cadre.
    ~ ~ ~
    CSA Losses = 1 step; Cheatham's Div. is depleted.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #3
    INVASION OF SAVANNAH
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Porter's Naval Squadron leads IX Corps in an INVASION of Savannah.
    • The CSA does not oppose. (The CSA has no units in the East or in its hand to do so.)
    • The USA occupies Savannah.
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • XI Corps (# 30)
  • Hooker (# 52)
    		•
    DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Habeas Corpus (# 6)
  • Map Card C (# 12)
  • Devil's Own Luck (# 3 AT START)
    		•
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA TURN FOUR
    CSA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Cumberland Gap
    		 .
    USA OCCUPIED CITIES 
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Lexington, Knoxville, Savannah
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    CSA Turn Four Prior to Combat Phase.
    STEP 1: DRAW & REPLACE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Player draws:
  • Partisan Rangers (# 66)
  • Stuart (# 45) (Bonus Card drawn for Partisan Rangers)
  • Rebel Yell (# 62) (Bonus Card drawn for Partisan Rangers)
    • ~ ~ ~
    Player takes 4 Supply (Including 1 free Supply taken for Partisan Rangers).    		 .
    STEP 2: DEPLOY & MOVE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Deploy Stuart into the West.
    ~ ~ ~
    Detach Van Dorn and pair up with Stuart. Stuart attaches under Van Dorn.
    ~ ~ ~
    RESTORE Bowen (Free Step due to PARTIAL BLOCKADE).
    ~ ~ ~
    Play Partisan Rangers (Draw 2 cards and receive one free Supply).
    ~ ~ ~
    Pickett's Div. moves down the chain of command from Beauregard to Bragg.
    ~ ~ ~
    Attach Cheatham's Div. to Beauregard.
    ~ ~ ~
    Detach Bragg from Beauregard.
    HAND (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Miracle From God (# 3)
  • Rebel Yell (# 62)
    		•
    SUPPLY (AFTER STEP 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Four
    EASTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Beauregard (# 6) commanding Cheatham's Div. (# 13)
      • ~ ~ ~
    • Bragg commanding Pickett's Div. (# 7) and Bowen's Div. (# 55) (RESTORED for free.)
    WESTERN THEATER
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Robert E. Lee (# 38) commanding A.P. Hill (# 58), who subcommands D.H. Hill's Div. (# 22) and Militia Div. (# 4)
    • ~ ~ ~
  • Van Dorn (# 48) (newly detached) paired up with Stuart (# 77) (newly deployed). Van Dorn is in command.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    KNOXVILLE
    (WESTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Robert E. Lee's command attacks Knoxville.
  • Thomas splits off with XVII Corps and XIV Corps to defend.
  • III Corps splits off from Thomas as a Lone Unit which does not participate in the defense of Knoxville.
  • CSA passes.
  • USA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    SAVANNAH
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Van Dorn attacks Savannah across Theater boundaries.
    • IX Corps defends.
    • Porter provides NAVAL SUPPORT.
    • CSA passes.
    • USA passes.
    • The battle commences.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    KNOXVILLE RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 5, White die = 6 The Defender is Defeated with Heavy Losses. Lee takes Knoxville.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    SAVANNAH RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 4, White die = 5 The result is a Soldiers' Battle (a Stalemate for the two sides involved) with Normal Losses. Van Dorn does not take Savannah.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #1
    KNOXVILLE CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 1 step, D.H. Hill's Div. is depleted.
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = All forces lost due to being surrounded (XVII Corps and XIV Corps to Cadre, Thomas to Cadre-face down).
    STEP 3: COMBAT #2
    SAVANNAH CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 1 step, Van Dorn to Cadre. (Rember, cavalry has only one step.)
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = 1 step, IX Corps is depleted.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #3
    HARPER'S FERRY
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Beauregard's command attacks Harper's Ferry.
  • XVIII Corps defends.
  • CSA passes.
  • USA passes.
  • The battle commences.
    		•
    STEP 3: COMBAT #4
    HARRISBURG
    (EASTERN THEATER)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    • Bragg's command attacks Harrisburg.
    • Butler defends.
    • CSA plays Rebel Yell as a RESERVE.
    • CSA passes.
    • USA passes.
    • The battle commences.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #3
    HARPER'S FERRY RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 5, White die = 3 The result is the Defender is Defeated with Normal Losses.
    Beauregard takes Harper's Ferry.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #4
    HARRISBURG RESOLUTION
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Red die = 4 (+1 for Rebel Yell played, but the doubles counts) = 5,  White die = 4
    (The Doubles cause a CSA Leader Loss Roll) The result is Defender Defeated with Normal Losses. The Leader Loss roll is 2 (Killed, CSA Chooses). The Southern player plays Miracle from God, saving Bragg,enabling control of the city. Bragg takes Harrisburg, thereby cutting the USA railnet.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #3
    HARPER'S FERRY CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 0 steps.
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = 1 step, XVIII Corps to Cadre.
    STEP 3: COMBAT #4
    HARRISBURG CASUALTIES
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    CSA Losses = 0 steps.
    ~ ~ ~
    USA Losses = 2 steps, VI Corps and Butler-face down to Cadre.
    Game Board just after the resolution of the Combat #4.
    Blue vs Gray - Sample Game Photo
    The Confederacy Wins a Diplomatic VICTORY
    Results of the 4th battle: USA railnet is severed (falls below 9 cities). And the CSA Occupies 2 USA native cities: Harpers Ferry and Harrisburg. The Score is -3 = An Immediate CSA Diplomatic Victory. . Had the North completed the blockade instead of placing a naval squadron in the west, this result could have been avoided.  The score after CSA Turn Four would have been -2, not enough to win the game.
    CARDS IN CADRE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • A.S. Johnston (# 14)
    		•
    DEAD PILE
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • Kirby Smith (# 39)
  • Map Card G (# 36)
  • Partisan Rangers (# 66)
    		•
    USA OPENING
    USA TURN ONE
    USA TURN TWO
    USA TURN THREE
    USA TURN FOUR
    CSA OPENING
    CSA TURN ONE
    CSA TURN TWO
    CSA TURN THREE
    CSA TURN FOUR
    VICTORY FOR THE CSA
    .

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