Description

April 6, 1862: The Confederacy must strike back at a host of Union armies that have virtually captured vital Tennessee. The South masses its forces under charismatic Albert Sidney Johnston to strike Union troops encamped at Pittsburgh Landing, on the Tennessee River. These forces are commanded by the North's newest war hero: Ulysses S. Grant.

April's Harvest covers the resulting Battle of Shiloh, the largest bloodbath to that point on the North American continent. The game portrays the whole battle, from the initial Rebel drive through the camps of the surprised Union army, to the Grant's final counterstroke after receiving desperately needed reinforcements.

Special features cover the fighting at the Hornet's Nest, the uncertain arrival of Buell's Army of the Ohio, Union gunboats and Confederate looting. A host of options allow players to see how Shiloh might have been fought if Grant hadn't been surprised, or if the South had received additional men from Van Dorn's Army of the West

Game Scale:
Game Turn: 30 minutes
Hex: 200 yards
Units: Brigades

Game Inventory:
One 22 x 34" full-color mapsheet
One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters)
One 32-page CWBS 2nd Edition system rulebook
One 24-page April's Harvest specific rulebook
Two 6-sided dice

Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 1 or more
Playing Time: 4-20 hours