Cedar Mountain: Prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Strategy & Tactics magazine #86. American Civil War battle of the same name. 'Stonewall' Jackson against political general Nathaniel Banks as a prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862. A meeting engagement, Banks launches a spoiling attack against a superior CSA force and then has to conduct a fighting withdrawal to survive. The game uses the Great Battles of the American Civil War system. Victory is determined by capturing and holding geographical objectives and killing units. Each Game-Turn represents 30 minutes of real time, and each hex covers about 125 yards from hex side to hex side. Each Strength Point is the equivalent of 100 men or 1 gun. This is Volume 4 of the original SPI Great Battles of the American Civil War series.
- Players: 2
- Play time: 360 min
- Complexity: 3.10 / 5
- Designers: David Bush, Jim Simon, Anthony Williams
- Year: 1981