Cover art for Murfreesboro: A Game of the Battle of Stones River December 31, 1862

Murfreesboro: A Game of the Battle of Stones River December 31, 1862

1979 · BGG
Avg rating
6.51
Bayes rating
5.51
Weight
3.29 (Medium Heavy)
Players
2
Playtime
5 hr
Ratings count
39

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Description

A game of the Battle of Stones River. In a bitter cold Tennessee December, the Union Army of the Cumberland under Major General W.S. Rosencrans faced the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Braxton Bragg. Both generals decided to fall on the enemy's left flank, and the confused battle that followed was one of the most desperate and savage of the Civil War. To recreate this fierce encounter, Murfreesboro provides an innovate brigade level simulation that reflects the difficulties involved in moving and fighting on battlefields of the period. Each counter occupies two hexes, and, coupled with rules for leadership, morale, routing, capturing artillery, exhaustion, and ammunition depletion, the game becomes a vivid representation of the actual event.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management
Show all
Roll / flip & write

Game type

Wargame Family / kids game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Yaquinto

Designers

Richard H. Berg