Across 5 Aprils (1992)

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Designer	Eric Lee Smith
Artist	Charles Kibler
Publisher	Victory Games (I)
Year Published	1992
# of Players	1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 1, 2 players (5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	180 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (2 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (7 voters) [vote]
Category	American Civil War Wargame
Mechanic	Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Hex-and-Counter
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A ACW game covering five battle of the conflict; Bull Run, Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and Bentonville. Each battle is a separate game unto itself, with its own set of counters and map, however the basic system applies to all the battles. Players pull a chit to activate certain formations which can then move. If the "Combat" chit is pulled, then all combats are resolved. Formations and Unit size varies from game to game, ranging from division to corp for formations and regiment to brigade for units.

Nominee for the 1992 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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The GENERAL Index Article List:

The GENERAL Vol.30,No.1
- Across 5 Aprils – “One man's play of Across 5 Aprils” (Strategy) John S. Wamboldt
The GENERAL Vol.30,No.5
- The Question Box - Across 5 Aprils
The GENERAL Vol.32,No.3
- Across 5 Aprils – “Curtis' Victory - Union Strategy for Pea Ridge” (Strategy) Charles Bahl
- Across 5 Aprils – “Civil War Battlefield Tactics in ACROSS FIVE APRILS” (Strategy) Thomas L. Boeche

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Second edition

Publisher: Victory Games (I)

Artist: Charles Kibler

Year: 1997

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Victory Games edition

Publisher: Victory Games (I)

Artist: Charles Kibler

Year: 1992

Product Code: 30035

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

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4	Rules Found unpunched copy at Goodwill for $2. Complete except basic rulebook	2012-03-20	WeTheMeeple	6
4	General Across 5 Aprils II	2011-10-26	jps32016	7
0	General Differnces between editions	2011-10-09	nickcia	0
0	General Across 5 Aprils vs. Blue And Gray	2011-08-12	ajpyyzajp	2
0	Rules Need scenario specific rules for all 5 scenarios.	2011-07-27	clevefan	1
30	Sessions A5A: Gettysburg, Eric's Take on the Battle.	2011-07-17	SimGuy	11
0	Rules Breastworks and Artillery	2010-12-19	agripa	0
1	General Am I missing something?	2010-12-12	alsandor	3
2	Variants more historical victory conditions for First Bull Run	2010-09-17	toguopp	1
1	General Vassal Module?	2010-07-28	Snowdash	6

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Across 5 Aprils rules summary

Across 5 Aprils rules summary that I use to teach the game and to refresh my memory. Incorporates any clarifications from the BGG Rules Forum, the CSW Forum, and the Web-Grognards FAQ and errata.

Grimnir

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Rules Summary - in Spanish

Rules Summary with notes in spanish

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2009-04-15

Across 5 Aprils.zip

Cyberboard Gamebox with all 5 scenarios

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2nd Bull Run.zip

Rules, Charts and Counters for 2nd Bull Run

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Across 5 Aprils Vassal Module	http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Across_5_A...	2010-11-01
ConsimWorld Forum Across 5 Aprils	http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?13@757.YRk5a6khCa...	2010-01-01
Variant on Web-Grognards [English & Spanish]	http://grognard.com/variants1/across.txt	2007-01-17
Q&A on Web-Grognards	http://grognard.com/errata/a5a1.txt	2007-01-17
Errata on Web-Grognards	http://grognard.com/errata/a5a.txt	2007-01-17