Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg (1976)

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Designer	Richard H. Berg Craig A. Brosius George E. Deutsch
Artist	Tom Darden Larry Elmore Ivor M. Janci Redmond A. Simonsen The West Point Museum Show More »
Publisher	SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.) TSR
Year Published	1976
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (3 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (2 voters) [poll]
Honors	1976 Charles S. Roberts Best Tactical Game Winner 1976 Charles S. Roberts Best Tactical Nominee
Subdomain	Wargames (1 voter) [vote]
Category	American Civil War Wargame
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Hex-and-Counter
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Family	Great Battles of the American Civil War
Primary Name	Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg
Alternate Names	Terrible Swift Sword: The Three Days of Gettysburg
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Three full days of Gettysburg at a small-unit level including counters for individual leaders and horses. Many short scenarios are available but its appeal is the 125-turn 60+-hour full game. Inspiration for the Great Battles of the American Civil War series of games.

The name Terrible Swift Sword is taken from the Civil War era song "Battle Hymn of the Republic," which has in its opening lines "He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword."

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Campaign Article Index:

Number 82, November-December 1977
- Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg - "The First Day of Gettysburg" (History), Tom Dworschak

Moves Article Index:

Number 25, February/March 1976
- Panzergruppe Guderian /Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg / Kasserine: Baptism of Fire, February 1943 / Supercharge / War in the West / Breitenfeld / Napoleon's Art of War: Eylau and Dresden - "Desinger's Notes" (Design Notes), Various
Number 26, April/May 1976
- Firefight / Kasserine: Baptism of Fire, February 1943 / Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg / Panzergruppe Guderian / Outreach: The Conquest of the Galaxy, 3000AD / Napoleon's Last Battles / Conquistador / Highway to the Reich / Minuteman: The Second American Revolution / Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo - "Designer's Notes" (Design Notes), Various
Number 30, December/January 1977
- Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg - "Terrible Swift Sword: Authentic Quality" (Review), James F. Epperson
Number 32, April/May 1977
- Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg - "TSS: The First Day" (Strategy), Jerrold Thomas

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Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg

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Second Edition

Publisher: TSR

Artist: Tom Darden, Larry Elmore, Ivor M. Janci

Year: 1986

Product Code: Stoch No. 3017

Size: 11.70 x 9.05 x 2.05 inches

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Terrible Swift Sword: The Three Days of Gettysburg

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Publisher: SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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Year: 1976

Size: 11.80 x 9.20 x 3.00 inches

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A Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam	Cedar Mountain: Prelude to Bull Run, August 9, 1862	Pea Ridge: The Gettysburg of the West March 7-8 1862	Wilson's Creek: The West's First Fight, August 10, 1861

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A variant rule for TSS1. This rule varies the times of arrival of reinforcements in a historically rational manner. The intent is to create uncertainty on the part of both players regarding when reinforcements will arrive and thereby possibly vary the character of the battle. Though designed for TSS1, with minor modifications it is also usable with other Gettysburg games.

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Errata from the 2nd edition of Terrible Swift Sword.

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Tracker

Excel spreadsheet to keep track of losses, ammo, BCE VPs. Artillery OB is based on a variant I researched but can easily be amended for the OB as per the game

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GBACW Training Module 9 - Final Items (uses MS PowerPoint)

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