
- BGG rank
- BGG #14,032
- BGG rating
- 8.2
One-hour Wargames
- 1–2 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.2/5
- 2014

Expansion for Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures
1996
Rules assistance for Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide is an expansion for Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures released in 1996 for 2–12 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by George Anderson and Ryan Toews and its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
This booklet is designed to help an umpire put together a historical and realistic campaign for any number of players for the Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign. Adaptable to multiple rule systems.
Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide supports 2–12 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide 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.
Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide are: George Anderson and Ryan Toews. 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 Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern Campaign: Umpire's Guide as an expansion for Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures to use it. Check that your edition of Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.