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A House Divided: War Between the States 1861-65

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1981 · 2-2 players · 240min · weight 2.59 · 2,057 ratings

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ID
701
Name
A House Divided: War Between the States 1861-65
Year
1981
Rank
1099
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
240
Min playtime
240
Max playtime
240
Avg weight
2.5945
Num weights
254
Bayes avg
6.20402
Average
7.06514
Users rated
2057
Num owned
4293
Wanting
84
Wishing
393
Num comments
1019
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:16:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point MovementSimulation
Categories (4)
American Civil WarCivil WarPost-NapoleonicWargame
Description (1111 chars)

from Mayfair Games website: A House Divided simulates the epic struggle of the American Civil War that was fought over the twin issues of slavery and state's rights. The period from 1840 to 1861 saw these issues brought to a boil, and in 1861 the nation became tangled in a terrible war that lasted four long years. The game depicts the war between North and South from the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas Junction) to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse – or Grant's surrender at Harrisburg... Each player leads one of these two nations and makes the strategic decisions which determine the outcome of the war. The game board represents the United States, north and south and from the Atlantic coast to just west of the Mississippi. [...] The play map contains a number of boxes, each representing a city, town or locations important to the war. These boxes are connected by transportation lines – blue for rivers, tan for roads and black for railroads – which provide the paths to victory or defeat. Can you keep the Union whole or force the separation of the United States?

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