Lincoln

A two-player, card-driven strategic-level simulation of the American Civil War. Players move armies along a point-to-point map, contest area control, and conceal unit strengths while resolving operations through player-specific card decks rather than dice. Each side plays a distinct deck that provides command options and event effects; cards have multiple uses and some uses permanently remove them from future deck cycles. The Union must accumulate victory points by capturing Confederate areas and enforcing a naval blockade before the Union deck cycles for the third time, while the Confederacy aims to delay and frustrate those efforts. Deck composition changes as the game progresses, reflecting shifting relative strengths.

Players: 2
Playing time: 90–120 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 2.5 / 5

6.7 on LudoyaPost-NapoleonicWargameHand ManagementPoint to Point MovementArea Majority / Influence

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Design: Martin Wallace
Art: Peter Dennis
Publishers: PSC Games
Worthington Publishing, LLC

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Plays logged: 46
Players: 1h 8m
Average play: 37
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6.7/10

from 15 Ludoya reviews

BWizard7.4
[c] (15x) GAMING EXPERIENCE: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (5x) DEPTH / WEIGHT: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ (5x) LUCK: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ (10x) REPLAYABILITY: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (6x) MECHANICS: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (6x) PLAYER INTERACTION: ★★★★★★★★★★ (3x) SCALABILITY (PLAYER COUNT): ★★★★★★★★★★ (2x) LENGTH: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ (2x) CLARITY OF RULES: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ (6x) COMPONENT QUALITY: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ [/c] KS Need more experience to judge this game more precisely. :thumbsup: With translated, edited, printed rulebook.
First impressions · 1 play
T3NjYXI6.5
La mecánica es brillante, con tan poco material se consigue un juego de gran estrategia. El punto malo es que su desbalanceo entre las dos facciones puede resultar exasperante y acabar con las ganas de "pasarlo bien jugando" The mechanic is brilliant, with few components and a deeply strategic game. The counterpart could be the unbalanced factions, that can kill your "fun gaming experience"
Played it 7 times
franthic36.1
Diversión 3/5 · Interacción 4/5 · Atractivo 3/5 · Originalidad 3/5 · Rejugabilidad 3/5 · Accesibilidad 2/5
First impressions · 1 play