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Rules assistance for The Skirmisher #1
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- Complexity 3.2/5
Rules assistant for The Skirmisher #1
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The Skirmisher #1 is an expansion for Here Come the Rebels released in 1999 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ed Beach, Trevor Bender, Joseph M. Balkoski, and Chris Withers and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
(from MMP website :) The Skirmisher #1 is the premiere issue of the support magazine for the Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series of games by Joe Balkoski, Ed Beach and Chris Withers. The Skirmisher is [...] an occasional magazine that contains [...] new articles, scenarios, player aids, rules errata, and other helpful items have been collected [...]. Importantly, The Skirmisher #1 (published by MMP in 1999) includes: (1) a standardized GCACW Series Rules, to be used with all previous GCACW games published by Avalon Hill (Stonewall Jackson's Way, Here Come the Rebels, Roads to Gettysburg, Stonewall in the Valley, Stonewall's Last Battle, and On to Richmond!); and (2) a countersheet including new Leaders (with modified/new values) to be used along with the new GCACW Series Rules in all previous (Avalon Hill) GCACW games; it also includes replacement army unit counters in particular for Roads to Gettysburg. The Skirmisher #1 includes these GCACW Scenarios: Fourth Day - a Roads to Gettysburg scenario Bath - a Stonewall in the Valley scenario New Market - a Stonewall in the Valley scenario Gaines Mill - an On to Richmond! scenario.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Multi-Man Publishing
Questions and answers
The Skirmisher #1 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 The Skirmisher #1 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.
The Skirmisher #1 has a complexity rating of 3.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
The Skirmisher #1 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Expansion for Base-game, and Civil War. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid. 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 The Skirmisher #1 are: Ed Beach, Trevor Bender, Joseph M. Balkoski, and Chris Withers. 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 The Skirmisher #1 as an expansion for Here Come the Rebels. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Here Come the Rebels to use it. Check that your edition of Here Come the Rebels is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.