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?
Recreate the 1778 Rhode Island campaign through linked operational and tactical scenarios where weather, artillery, morale, and coordinated movement decide the outcome.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description
The Battles of Rhode Island & Newport is volume IX of GMT Games’ Battles of the American Revolution series. It examines the 1778 campaign through two distinct battles and scenarios that connect maneuver, timing, and battlefield command. Hex-based movement and combat model artillery, formations, morale, terrain, and the uncertainty of eighteenth-century operations without hiding the strategic situation. Players must coordinate attacks across difficult ground, preserve fragile units, and adapt when weather or command friction disrupts an otherwise sound plan.
