Bobby Lee

The Civil War in Virginia 1861-1865

A game by Tom Dalgliesh

2 Players 240 minutes Medium

Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment

Wargame, American Civil War

Source - BoardGameGeek

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Description

Bobby Lee: The Civil War in Virginia 1861-1865 is a strategic board game that drops you into the midst of the American Civil War, specifically in the eastern theater around Virginia. With a beautiful card-stock map of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Eastern Virginia, and heaps of wooden blocks to represent the North and South, you'll feel like you're right in the thick of it. The game combines a strategic layer of conflict with a more tactical layer of combat, using additional battle maps to allow for center and flank positions of specific units. This means you'll need to think carefully about your moves, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of your units, as well as the lay of the land. One of the unique features of Bobby Lee is its use of Columbia Games' Block system, where wooden blocks stand upright to represent units, with details only shown on one side. This creates a "fog of war" effect, where your opponent can't see the type or strength of your units, adding an extra layer of strategy and uncertainty to the game. The blocks also allow for easy tracking of unit strength, with four possible steps, making for a more nuanced and engaging gameplay experience. With its relatively normal complexity and 240-minute playtime, Bobby Lee is a great choice for fans of wargames and the American Civil War, and can even be combined with Sam Grant for an epic showdown across both theaters of the conflict.