War of 1812 (1973)

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Designer	Tom Dalgliesh Lance Gutteridge
Artist	Eric Hotz
Publisher	Columbia Games Gamma Two Games
Year Published	1973
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (6 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 to 2 (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (5 voters) [poll]
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Category	Wargame
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Point to Point Movement Secret Unit Deployment
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Family	Block wargames
Primary Name	War of 1812
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War of 1812 Depicts the American-British struggle for control of the Great Lakes 1812-14. The roles of navies, infantry and cavalry are depicted. Uses the "block" system for hidden units / fog of war.

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50 wooden blocks (20mm)
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Mapboard (11 x 34 inches)
4 6-sided Dice

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War of 1812

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Columbia Edition

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Year: 2008

Product Code: 3002

Size: 12.13 x 9.06 x 2.05 inches

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Gamma Two Edition

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Year: 1973

Size: 17.00 x 11.00 x 1.50 inches

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0	General reason warship movement	2012-03-20	criss_mcs3	1
0	General Map Scan	2011-12-22	agripa	0
0	Rules Simultaneous order selection... why write down Indian, artillery and dragoons?	2011-12-08	kalevi1999	3
0	General question about unit set up	2011-09-26	buseyhead	1
2	Rules Amphibious movement question	2011-08-31	cnmrun	4
0	General Removing old stickers	2011-08-13	GeoMan	7
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1	General Converting 2nd edition to 3rd edition?	2011-07-26	Lightstorm	1
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1	Rules stupid question... can warships be built in enemy occupied naval bases?	2011-05-11	kalevi1999	7

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Historical Rules

Rules for historical set up and unit abilities.

gittes

2012-01-24

War_of_1812_Tabla_Comparativa

Tabla comparativa de las reglas de las dos versiones (Gamma Two y Columbia Games) del juego War of 1812.

InigoMontoya

2010-11-25

War_of_1812_Columbia_Español

Traduccion al español de las reglas del juego War of 1812 en su version de Columbia Games.

InigoMontoya

2010-11-25

War_of_1812_Gamma_Two_Español

Traduccion al español de las reglas del juego War of 1812 en su version de Gamma Two.

InigoMontoya

2010-11-25

War of 1812 BattleBoard( (leagl size)

This file contains a "colorful" Battleboard for Columbia Games' "War of 1812." The battleboard is based on version 3.0 rules and contains embedded "rule aids" within the battleboard itself.

jgblaine

2010-10-15

War of 1812 (2d ed.) One Rules Summary

Version 1.1 of the file. Updated to add a couple of minor rules missing from v1.0 (dragoons retreat two spaces, militia rule inapplicable to amphibious movement), but still kept it to one page. Please let me know if you see anything missing or wrong.

Hobbes

2010-08-22

Player aid War of 1812

I simplified player aide with some reminders of the basic gameplay.

charlescab

2010-04-09

War of 1812 Simultaneous Movement Plotting Aid - 2010

Greetings Fellow Wargamers!! If you haven't played War of 1812, you've clearly missed out on an exciting game. I have made these Simultaneous Movement Plotting Aids to enhance your gaming experience. I hope you enjoy them! Epp

VonEpp

2010-02-16

vassal tutorial on War of 1812 game

Install vassal, and download the 1812 module and load the game, and press step to see the lesson For more information and instructions go to http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/48890/wargame-training-learning-new-games http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/vassaltraining

charlescab

2010-01-25

Achival file: rules for "v2" of War of 1812

Columbia games recently released the third edition of their game War of 1812, and at the same time removed the rules for the second edition from their web page. I am posting the 2nd edition rules here for archival purposes. Special thanks to Grant @ CG for sending me this file and giving permission to post.

kostek

2008-07-22

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A gamebox cyberboard	http://pagesperso-orange.fr/cyber.bubulle/	2010-04-08
English Session Report at Pawnderings	http://pawnderings.blogspot.com/2010/01/game-exped...	2010-02-01
Video review of War of 1812	http://www.columbiagames.com/resources/3002/warof1...	2009-10-09
Deer Valley Games, new rules, counters, battleboard	http://www.dvgc.com/gamekits.html	2006-02-27
Columbia Games' page	http://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/zoo...	2005-02-23
Session Report on Chris Farrell's weblog	http://homepage.mac.com/c_farrell/iblog/C209722158...	2004-06-29