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Year Published
2010
# of Players
2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(23 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
 
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
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Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
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Washington's War
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Washington’s War is a card-driven game on the American Revolution. It pits the forces of King George III against the American colonists as they fight for their independence. In Washington’s War, you assume the role of either:

  • The King of Great Britain as he tries to bring his rebellious colonies back into the Empire, while at the same time dealing with a global war against ancient enemies bent on revenge for their losses in the Seven Years War; OR
  • The Continental Congress as they battle the forces of Britain, while trying to rally their countrymen to the cause of liberty.

Washington’s War is not just a re-tread of my earlier design on the same subject, but a true re-design that is keeping the basic feel while simplifying and speeding up what was already a fast paced game. Washington’s War features a dice-driven combat system that quickly resolves combat and is very friendly to internet play. The game also features a new CDG discard mechanic that enables a player to play a discarded event for the cost of an operations card. Now unusual card distributions create challenges and not insurmountable barriers to push your strategy forward. Washington’s War is being broadly tested on the internet to give players a voice and a source of input prior to publication. What was old is new again…. Be the man on the white horse and forge a nation or save an empire.

Washington’s War winner of the 2011 Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Pre-Napoleonic Wargame and the Walter Luc Haas Award for the best 2011 Wargame.

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GMT Games' Washington's War site. This site includes a few preview items for viewing such as sample units and the combat flow-chart.

Phalanx Games Deutschland http://www.phalanxgames.de/product_info.php?products_id=218 German pre-order site.

Card dimensions (for sleeves): game includes 110 cards of size 3.5"x2.5".

Awards

2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Best 2-Player Game
2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Best Wargame

Microbadges

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mb Washington's War - Fan (British Unit)

C3i Magazine Index

Issue 24

The Art of Asymmetrical Strategy - by Mark Herman [Article, 8 pages]

American and British Player Aid Cards - by Michael Campbell [2 color cards]

Corrected State Control Markers [14 counters]

Components (German edition 2010):

  • 1 Game Board (34” x 22”)
  • 2 6-sided Dice
  • 166 Playing Pieces
  • 2 Player Reference Cards
  • 1 Rules Booklet
  • 1 Playbook
  • 110 Strategy Cards
  • 14 Plastic Stands for Generals & french Navy

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Washington's War
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First Edition
Publisher: GMT Games
Artist: Harald Lieske, Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Year: 2010
Product Code: 1002
Size: GMT standard box
3.81 pounds
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Washington's War
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German limited edition
Publisher: GMT Games, Spielworxx
Artist: Charles Kibler, Harald Lieske, Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitchmore»
Year: 2010
Product Code: 1002
Size: GMT standard box
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4 Optional Rules
Some rules I made, including abilities for leaders and the French.
2012-01-09
2 Washington's War - Cartes en français
Traduction française des cartes de Washington's War - édition 2010 (à glisser dans vos protège-cartes)
2011-11-30
8 Washington's War Odds Before Potential Battle Reating Drop
Version 1.1: Corrected example to show the correct odds.
2011-04-25
3 Event Cards in Russian
Unofficial translation of Event Strategy Cards text to Russian. All Event Cards except "Government Fails" are included. "Government Fails" and Ops Cards are not included. Перевод текста карт событий на русский. Переведены все карты, кроме "Падения правительства". Карты операций и падения правительства не переведены. Карты отсортированы по оригинальному (английскому) названию события (по алфавиту), а не по номерам. Старался, где можно, переводить дословно.
2011-04-02
5 Washington's War - Korean rules
Rules in Korean. If there is something wrong, please send a geekmail or email to me. As I play this game, it may be updated.
2011-02-26
5 WW_Sequence_of_Play
A simple, but useful, Sequence of Play summary
2011-02-16
5 WW_Misc_Summary
I use this summary as a supplement to Major Sholto's outstanding player aids.
2011-02-16
8 Clawlan's Washington's War Battle Calculator
Version 1.1. User Friendly GUI to ensures all aspects of battles are calculated correctly. Uses VBA code for calculations so remember to enable macros. Discussion located here: http://boardgamegeek.com/article/6180605 Changes: Increased error checking pertaining to event cards and winter offensive. Fixed logic that allowed for full battle rating despite fewer CU's. Added a "Reset" button for quick resetting of the form.
2011-01-27
5 yaccc - Colony Control Chart
This is another Colony Control Chart. I didn't feel that the others present here are really that useful. This chart is designed to quickly show who controls what Colony and because of the ordering of the chart, which Colonies might be vulnerable. If the white areas of the page are cut off, the remaining card fits pretty well over the existing control chart. 12 to 16 mm dice could be used as markers, or I just bought some "Fantasy Flight Supply Gaming Tokens" that seem to do the job.
2010-12-04
10 Resumen del reglamento
Resumen del reglamento como ayuda al juego
2010-11-17
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