Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command Union or Confederate formations across three days of battle using a lean action-point system and wooden troops.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Read the full game description
Martin Wallace’s Gettysburg recreates the 1863 battle with a deliberately streamlined command system and an unusual army of wooden infantry, cavalry, artillery, and order markers. Players spend action points to move formations, entrench, fire artillery, and launch attacks across a compact mounted map. Union command friction and unequal troop quality produce distinct problems for each side, while reinforcements and the three-day structure keep the battle moving without a dense traditional counter-and-chart burden.
