
- BGG rank
- BGG #6,354
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Stonewall's Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain
- 1–2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2015

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Simple GBACW is an expansion for Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition released in 2026 for 1–2 players. It was designed by Nathan Mueller and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Chit-Pull System.
Simple GBACW is an alternative to the Series Rules of GMT’s acclaimed Great Battles of the American Civil War series. Now players can use the GBACW maps and counters to recreate Civil War battles with a shorter, 16-page rulebook, allowing them to play even the largest scenarios to conclusion in a fraction of the time. The rules retain the feel of linear combat in the Civil War while shifting the focus from the individual regiments to the brigades as a whole. Many of the concepts found in the Simple Version are similar to players familiar with GBACW, but the Simple Version is not necessarily intended as a gateway or a stepping stone to the Series Rules. Currently, the Simple Version rules are only available for 3 Days of Gettysburg – Deluxe Edition. The Simple GBACW 4-Pack (covering Cedar Mountain, Death Valley and expansion, Into the Woods, and By Swords & Bayonets) is being readied for the printers, as well as the Simple Version components for Stepping into Hell. The necessary Simple GBACW will be made available in all upcoming GBACW volumes.
Simple GBACW supports 1–2 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.
Simple GBACW belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game, Civil War, and American Civil War. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Chit-Pull System. 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 Simple GBACW are: Nathan Mueller. 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 Simple GBACW as an expansion for Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Three Days of Gettysburg: Deluxe Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.