The Battle of Shiloh (1984)

About this game

The Battle of Shiloh is two-player game recreating what US Grant called the severest battle fought in the western theater during the Civil War. This two-day action (April 6-7, 1862) was the Confederacy's great attempt to reverse two months of defeat and recapture western Tennessee. It is an interesting game, with an intriguing system in which the Union force is alerted and pushed into combat slowly. It is almost as if you can feel the soldiers getting up and emerging from their tents. As many games of West End Games, this one is not well known, which is a shame really. Each copy should contain: one rules book two die-cut sheets of 300 counters (total) one 22"x33" mapsheet Cover Art: Ray Sternbergh Graphics Design: Larry Catalano Art Production: Melanie Gottlieb, Carolyn Edelstein (from the rulebook and user's description)

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 3.1/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.