Grant's Gamble: Wilderness Campaign of 1864 (2016)

About this game

A point to point block game that allows gamers to refight Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign from Culpepper to Petersburg. 1 to 2 gamers can refight the entire campaign in 2 hours or under. Low unit counts, and short turns create great tension, decision making, and high player interaction. Each game comes with a sturdy card stock map, blocks and labels, dice, short 8 page series rules, 2 page game specific rules. May be linked with Lee's Invincibles and Jackson & Sheridan to have a map from the VA/NC line to Harrisburg PA and the Shenandoah Valley. Volume I in the Blue & Gray Campaign Series of games from Worthington Publishing.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 1 to 2. It has a designed solo mode.
• Rules load. At 2.3/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 13 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.