BATTLE CRY ***The 150th Civil War Anniversary Edition***



In 1961 the MB published "Battle Cry", a game where two players re-enacted American Civil War of 1861-1865 tactical battles and skirmishes. In 1999 Avalon Hill released a renewed version of “Battle Cry”. In 2010 Avalon Hill under Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro released the American Civil War’s 150 years anniversary edition.




The Game
The Battle Cry was created by Richard Borg. This game is for two players over the age of 12. It contains a total of 30 historical battles and skirmishes of the American civil war. The game emphasizes on the terrain where the battles took place here. The deployment of the forces, both Union and Confederacy, is historically accurate.

The winner is the player who implements his battle plan, makes correct usage of his strategic cards, and of course, maximizes his dice rolls.




Let's unbox "Battle Cry ***150th Civil War Anniversary Edition***". The box contains:

Rulebook with 30 scenarios
Terrain Reference Sheet
Flag Label Sheet
The Game Board


Game Board
The game board represents the battlefield. It is made out of hard cardboboard.


Tiles and Tokens
Tiles and Tokens
There are 46 double-sided Terrain tiles, 9 double-sided entrenchment/fieldworks tokens, 14 double-sided flags




Command Cards


Command Cards
There are 60 Command Cards, divided in Section Cards and Tactic Cards.



Dice

Dice
There 8 unique 6-sided dice




Figures
The game contains 122 plastic figures. Each army has its distictive colour; blue for the Union and Grey for the C.S.A. Each army has:

 3 Generals with Flags
3 Artillery with Flags
3 Cavalry with Flags
6 Artillery with crewmembers
6 Cavalry
30 Infantry
10 Infantry with flags




https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5pshadeo7flobu/Battle%20Cry-FAQ.pdf?dl=0

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