'61-'65 is a fast play, company-level American Civil War game based on the popular Song of Blades mechanics. Playable with 40-100 miniatures per side in less than two hours, '61-'65 puts you in command of a Union or Confederate company with a Captain and several Lieutenants, Sergeants, and Corporals. Send your skirmishers ahead, keep a tight formation, and wait to see the white of your enemy's eyes before firing your volley!
- Three scenarios included, one for each main period of the War (1861-62, 1863, 1864-65)
- Simple rules that require decision making and encourage keeping a chain of command
- Playable in any scale, with single based models
- Profiles for Officers, NCOs, skirmishers, and enlisted men for each major period
- Easy measuring system, no bookkeeping, minimal amount of markers
- Rules for multiplayer battles and for playing the game as a Song of Drums and Shakos variant with as few as 6 to 15 figures (SDS required)
- Optional rules for Cavalry and Artillery
- Quick rules for setting up a table in pickup games
- Sgt. O'Reilly hints on play, formations, combat, and much more . . .
Written by Sergio Laliscia