This ruleset by BelloLudi simulates battles in the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, a period with no shortage of gruelling military engagements throughout the war-torn United States. Often described as the first modern war, the Civil War heralded in a new kind of warfare due to increased firepower. When playing this game, you will have to drill your troops to fight formed up into line formation and to march in columns. They will need to display iron disciplie to simultaneously fire a musket volley at the same target. Will you be succesful in firing off volley after volley, and emerge victorious on the battlefield?

BelloLudi Big Battle games are designed for multiplayer battles using a large amount of miniatures. They are designed to be fast and fun and easy to learn for non-wargamers. BelloLudi designed these rules especially for team-building purposes.