Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville
BGG rank
BGG #20,291
BGG rating
6.7

Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville

2013

Rules assistance for Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 60 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

Rules assistant for Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville

For 2 players

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Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville is a board game released in 2013 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Chris Perello and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Movement Points.

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About the game

As the battle of Chancellorsville raged, a Union corps was dispatched to hit the vulnerable Confederate army from behind. The flanking column was delayed by a single Confederate brigade at Salem Church. The battle grew as Confederate arrived first to firm up the front, then to turn the tables on the Federals. The flankers became flanked, then had to fight for their lives. Game Contents: • 11 x 17” map • 40 die-cut counters • Scenario Instructions • Four page rule booklet Scale: • Level: Brigade • Hex: 352 yards

Designers

Publishers

  • Decision Games (I)

Questions and answers

Salem Church: East of Chancellorsville 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.