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Post by noggy on Aug 31, 2019 9:23:10 GMT -6
Hello Anyone come across this or even tried it? From a description: "The Sioux and Cheyenne Indians were increasingly hostile to the prospectors pouring across North and South Dakota. Chief Sitting Bull gathered a force, by the Little Big Horn river, just north of the Montana-Wyoming border, ready to strike. Three columns of US Cavalry were dispatched to subdue the Indians. Now you can re-live this historic battle, and you can plan your own strategy. Can you find a way to get Custer, or at least his flag, clear of the battlefield? This game is based on the well known battle of Little Big Horn, where some united Native Americans won against General Custer's 7th cavalry. A simple game combining luck and strategy with different mechanics for different units. Movements and terrain effects are similar to wargames. Horses move faster than foot units and wearing a gun enables some ranged attacks. Winning conditions are different for the 2 opponents: Custer's men can either eliminate all Native American riders or cross the Little Big Horn River and try to reach one of 2 winning spaces on the board, the Native Americans must eliminate general Custer and his 2 officers. It was published by Rojas y Malaret in Spain, as the 3rd game in the GBM series at the end of 1952. The game was licenced and published by Hausser (Germany) in 1963. Later, the Waddington's Games, Inc. (UK) version in 1964 and the CapiƩpa (France) version in 1965 could be non-authorized versions. " Many pictures here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5321/battle-little-big-horn All the best, Noggy
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Post by tubman13 on Sept 17, 2019 18:14:19 GMT -6
Noggy, if GAC crosses the river at Ford A as a follow up to Reno's attack, veers left and drives the horse herd into the village, with a Benteen follow up you win the game, Interesting.
Regards, Tom
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Post by noggy on Sept 21, 2019 3:19:29 GMT -6
Noggy, if GAC crosses the river at Ford A as a follow up to Reno's attack, veers left and drives the horse herd into the village, with a Benteen follow up you win the game, Interesting. Regards, Tom I`ll go on twitter and ask Cornut if he wants to join us for a game All the best, Noggy
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Post by mikerobel on Nov 27, 2020 21:34:05 GMT -6
I heartedly recommend these four games and own all four. Have played more of Little Bighorn than I have custer's last stand, but are good. www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268221/custers-last-standCovers both LBH and the Rosebud. Fast Playing, big pieces (good for old guys), easy to learn. Does not include the Gibbon Colum, so it limits some hypothetical approaches. Has a mounted board with each side having one of the maps. www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20774/battle-little-bighornwww.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26945/battle-rosebud-creekwww.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29376/battle-adobe-wallsA series of 3 games. Somewhat more complicated than the first one, but still playable. Little Bighorn includes both the Terry and Gibbon Columns. You can just play the LBH or you have Gibbon/Terry come down from the north to try and trap the Indians. Many what if excursions. Rosebud is a larger battle. Sadly, there is no map linking the LBH with the Rosebud, but one could contrive a scenario in which Crook comes up for the dance. Adobe Walls is much smaller and in the Southern Plains, so is not related, but does include Kit Carson. If one is a completionist, you should get it.
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