Shot and Shell: Naval Combat in the Civil War

1987 · American Civil War

Shot and Shell: Naval Combat in the Civil War

Tactical naval and naval-land warfare in the US Civil War. Includes 27 scenarios across six maps, with naval-only, combined land-sea, and land-warfare situations. The game uses a scale of 100 yards per hex and three minutes per turn, with each counter representing one ship, infantry regiment, or equivalent cavalry or artillery unit. Rules cover naval combat, expanded land warfare, and combined fire from multiple same-caliber guns. It includes everything needed to play as a standalone game.

Players
1–4 best 2
Playing time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5 / 5
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