Brandy Station: Clash of Cavalry

A simulation of the Battle of Brandy Station between the newly reorganized Cavalry Corps of the Union Army and the battle hardened veterans of J.E.B Stuarts Confederate Cavalry Division. The Battle of Brandy Station was largest cavalry battle in history.

The mapboard is a TIME/SPACE GRID map consisting of sectors (squares) with movement numbers printed on the boundaries and corners of each square indicating movement cost. Each sector represents about 650 yards.

All Cavalry and Infantry units are Regiments, 500 men strong, All artillery units are Batteries of 4-6 guns. There are about 140 unit counters in the game and 180 in total.

No indication of how much time a turn encompasses. Game length is 12 turns.

Turn sequence is a modified IGO-UGO with each player-turn consisting of 7 phases: Reinforcement Phase Movement Phase Enemy Mounted Cavalry Reaction Movement Phase Fire Combat Phase Melee Combat Phase Friendly Mounted Cavalry Exploitation Phase Disorganization Removal Phase