The Road to Gettysburg
Description
The Road to Gettysburg is a corps level game simulating the week surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg.
The game features 2 separate scenarios: June 28 - July 4, 1863: The Confederate army is trying to live off the land while avoiding combat unless an opportunity for a major victory presents itself. July 1 - July 3, 1863: With the accidental meeting of Heth's and Buford's divisions outside Gettysburg, battle is forced upon the Confederate army. Lee must strike quickly and win the battle on the first day, or face a united Union army larger than his own.
On a hexagonal field, each player receives only limited knowledge of his own and his enemy's troops. The player is only able to exert immediate control over units within a 5-hex radius of the commanding unit. The player then receives and sends regular dispatches relating the movements of his own troops further afield, which are then interpreted by the individual corps' commander. The player received regular messages regarding enemy troop positions, but cannot see them unless within 5 hexes of the commanding unit.
