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Battles for the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion is Up for Preorder

Battles of the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion (GMT Games)GMT Games has an expansion to the American Civil War game Death Valley up for preorder. Battles for the Shenandoah features four battles and a variety of scenarios. The expansion is for two players, ages 14+, and plays in two hours or more. You can reserve a copy for $22.00 with an expected $35.00 MSRP.

From GMT:

Battles for the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion is the ninth installment of the Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW) series, published by GMT Games. Four full battles are included.

McDowell, May 8, 1862 McDowell is considered the first battle of Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign.

2nd Winchester, June 13, 14, and 15, 1863 2nd Winchester is the battle that cleared the way for Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg Campaign.

Piedmont, June 5, 1864 Piedmont was the first Union victory in the Valley since Kernstown in 1862.

Cool Spring, July 18, 1864 Cool Spring is a battle from Jubal Early’s 1864 Valley Campaign.

The Great Battles of the American Civil War Series: This series is one of the hobby’s longest-lived design concepts, springing from the legendary regimental level Gettysburg game – Terrible Swift Sword (SPI) – designed by Richard Berg in 1976. Under GMT Games, the rules system has remained stable but has shown remarkable flexibility to allow each game to smoothly incorporate additional rules to reflect the historical battles. The series relies on interactive chit-pull mechanics to simulate the oftentimes-chaotic nature of the 19th Century battlefield at the regimental level.

The Game: Battles for the Shenandoah: A Death Valley Expansion contains four battle games with multiple scenarios. Experienced players will be able to play many of the scenarios in one sitting. The game reflects the development of the cavalry and the changes in infantry and artillery organization and tactics from 1862 through 1864.

Jeff McAleer

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