Designer	Irad B. Hardy
Artist	Redmond A. Simonsen
Publisher	SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Year Published	1978
# of Players	1 − 2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with more than 2 players Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	14 and up
User Suggested Ages	(no votes yet) [poll]
Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Honors	1977 Charles S. Roberts Best Strategic Game Nominee
Subdomain	Wargames (2 voters) [vote]
Category	American Civil War Economic Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter Simulation
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Family	SPI Quads
Primary Name	War between the States
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Operational level simulation of the American Civil War 1861-1865. Players encompass elements of both grand strategy and tactics. Units cover land, rail and naval. 1,200 die-cut counters, 3 map sections, many charts including Confederate and Union production spirals. This is one of SPI's monster games!

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Revised by War Between The States (2nd edition).

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Number 27, June/July 1976
- The Plot to Assassinate Hitler / Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo / Outreach: The Conquest of the Galaxy, 3000AD / War between the States / War in Europe / Conquistador / Napoleon's Last Battles / Highway to the Reich - "Designer's Notes" (Design Notes), Various

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Year: 1977

Size: 14.75 x 12.00 x 2.00 inches

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3	General Design intent or just a huge hole in the US deployment?	2012-04-28	sunszu	2
1	Rules Production, conversion of garrisons to infantry	2012-01-17	sunszu	2
0	Rules Emancipation?	2011-06-18	alfredhw	6
1	Rules NEED a copy of one section of the Production Charts - or just the information from the chart.	2011-03-02	gregwbbb	2
0	General where is the module?	2009-06-09	tarheel	0
27	Reviews WBTS – The ‘Gentle Giant’ of Monster Games	2008-03-30	da pyrate	7
0	General Documentation for War Between the States	2005-07-30	nysmoke	1

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	Recommendations

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War in Europe

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USN	The Great War in Europe	Terrible Swift Sword: The Battle of Gettysburg	Wellington's Victory: Battle of Waterloo
1914	A Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam	Clash of Empires: August 1914	1807: The Eagles Turn East
World War I	Sinai	Grand Illusion: The 1914 Campaign in the West	1809: Napoleon's Danube Campaign
Battles for the Ardennes	StarForce 'Alpha Centauri': Interstellar Conflict in the 25th Century	World War 3	War Between The States (2nd edition)
The American Civil War	Berlin '85: The Enemy at the Gates	Pacific War	Wacht am Rhein
The Civil War	Napoleon's Last Battles

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War and Peace	War of the Ring	Kharkov

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Force Organization Card

Even with HQ units, stacks can get large. This organization chart solves the problem, similar to those in other games. The mini photos come from the Battle Cry main site.

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War between the States 1ed replay	http://www.n4f.no/forum/showthread.php?t=6835&high...	2012-01-06
Counter Sheet Scans by SimBase	http://www.isimulacrum.com/game.php?gid=4221	2010-01-07
War Between the States Counter Manifest	http://grognard.com/info1/wbts.txt	2009-12-23
War Between the States Review	http://grognard.com/reviews1/wbts.txt	2009-12-23
War Between the States article list	http://grognard.com/indexes/w335.html	2009-12-23
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