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Expansion for Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War
Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign
2016
Rules assistance for Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
Rules assistant for Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign
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Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign is an expansion for Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War released in 2016 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Greg Wagman and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Auction / Bidding, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
From the publisher: It is early May 1863. Ulysses S Grant and over 40,000 Union troops have crossed the Mississippi and now threaten both Vicksburg and the state capital of Jackson. Will Grant cut free from his river-side supply base? Can Pemberton unite with the relief army assembling near Jackson? "Gibraltar of the West" is a free campaign supplement, allowing players to re-fight the pivotal three weeks of the Vicksburg campaign. Players maneuver their divisions across a large theater map with the potential to fight a series of interconnected battles. Our simple rules are only 10 pages, but still include logistics, supply, weather, variable map movement, asymmetrical victory conditions, and historical random events. Did we mention it's free? A color copy of the theater map is included in the rules, spread out across two pages, which you can cut out and tape together into an approximately 10"x 15" map. The campaign requires the use of ten event cards, representing random events such as bad weather or new reinforcements. The cards are sized as standard poker cards, which could be slid into plastic protective sleeves if you so choose.
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Questions and answers
Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Auction / Bidding, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign are: Greg Wagman. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Gibraltar of the West: The 1863 Vicksburg Campaign as an expansion for Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War to use it. Check that your edition of Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.