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Thunder on the Mississippi

By: Multi-Man Publishing

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (Multi-Man Publishing)

MSRP old price: $120.00

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Product Info

Title
Thunder on the Mississippi
Category
Sub-category
Author
Joseph M. Balkoski, Chris Withers
Publish Year
2024
Dimensions
9.5x12x2"
NKG Part #
2148183341
MFG. Part #
MMPTOTM40
Type
Boxed Game
Series
#14
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
2 - 4 Players
Game Length
60 - 600 Minutes

Description

Thunder On the Mississippi is the latest design in the award-winning Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (GCACW) series. It depicts Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 1863 campaign to capture Vicksburg. The game is designed by Joe Balkoski (the original GCACW series creator) and Chris Withers. The game map will adhere to the accuracy and high graphic standards of its predecessors, with map design executed by artist Charlie Kibler—whose work on the series dates to its creation in 1992.

Thunder On the Mississippi uses the latest version of the GCACW Standard Basic Game Rules, which also apply to all other games in the series. After more than a quarter-century of refinement, these rules are extremely well organized and relatively easy to learn, even for series newcomers. Two new terrain features unique to the Vicksburg region are also introduced: loess hills and coastal bluffs. The Advanced Game rules cover situations specifically applicable to this unique campaign starting with an amphibious invasion, followed by sweeping cross-country movement ending in siege warfare.