Cover art for First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas

First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas

1989 · BGG
Avg rating
7.04
Bayes rating
5.53
Weight
3.67 (Heavy)
Players
2
Playtime
8 hr
Ratings count
53

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Description

"First Blood" brings two battles, both of which occured at Bull Run/Manassas, Virginia, into the Great Battles of the American Civil War game system. The First Battle of Bull Run puts the green Union army on the road south to what everyone expects to be the only battle in a short war. But Major General Irwin McDowell's larger force meets the rebel army under General Pierre Beauregard, while General Joe Johnson's more seasoned rebels troops are also about to enter the fray. The Second Bull Run has the Union army commanded by General John Pope attempting to split Lee's Army and crush Stonewall Jackson's forces before Longstreet's wing can bail him out.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Dice rolling Resource & economic management

Game type

Wargame Campaign / legacy game Board game

What it’s about

History, politics & real-world conflict

Publishers

Simulation Design, Inc.

Designers

Richard H. Berg