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Year Published
2000
# of Players
2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(33 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
45 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(16 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(14 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain
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Battle Cry
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Battlecry
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A low complexity game of a variety of civil war battles. Modular terrain through the use of hexagonal tiles allows for the setup of several famous civil war battle fields and a plethora of plastic civil war miniatures are used to represent the various forces during the conflict (infantry, cavalry, artillery and leaders). Players manage a hand of cards that provide different orders to your troops in the right flank, left flank and center position of the battlefield.

This game is the first to use what would evolve into Richard Borg's Command and Colors system.

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Awards:

2000: Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards) nominee
2001: International Gamers Award winner

The game rules include the following scenarios:
First Bull Run--21st July, 1861
Pea Ridge--7th March, 1862
Kernstown--23rd March, 1862
Shiloh--6th April, 1862
Gaines Mill--27th June, 1862
Brawner's Farm--28th August, 1862
Antietam--17th September, 1862
Fredericksburg--13th December, 1862
Murfreesboro--31st December, 1862
Chancellorsville--3rd May, 1863
Gettysburg--2nd July, 1863
Gettysburg--3rd July, 1863
Chickamauga--20th September, 1863
New Market--15th May, 1864
New Hope Church--25th May, 1864

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Components:

  • Gameboard
  • 60 Command Cards
  • 46 Terrain Tiles
  • 6 Field-Work Tokens
  • 14 Campaign Flag Tokens
  • 8 Battle Dice
  • Flag and Dice Label Sheet
  • Confederate (Grey) and Union (Blue) Armies (116 Plastic Figures):
    • 6 Generals with Flags (3 x 2 Colors)
    • 6 Artillery Pieces with Flags (3 x 2 Colors)
    • 6 Artillery Pieces without Flags (3 x 2 Colors)
    • 6 Cavalry Pieces with Flags (3 x 2 Colors)
    • 12 Cavalry Pieces without Flags (6 x 2 Colors)
    • 20 Infantry Pieces with Flags (10 x 2 Colors)
    • 60 Infantry Pieces without Flags (30 x 2 Colors)
  • Gameplay Manual

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English edition
Publisher: Avalon Hill (Hasbro)
Artist: Richard Borg, Scott Hill
Year: 1999
Size: 15.75 x 10.63 x 3.94 inches
4.20 pounds
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2 House Rules for added chrome
Tweaks to the effects of some cards, split fire and melee combat, added notion of morale checks. Includes unit types for War of 1812 and the American Revolution.
2012-02-11
2 Battle Cry at 2011 World Boardgame Championships
All of the player results, plus an analysis of bidding and win rates for the scenarios played.
2011-08-19
3 Battle Cry Solo English rules by Manolo Vila
Battle Cry Solo English rules. Need 2d6 by Manolo Vila
2011-02-15
4 Battle Cry Solitario reglas en Español by Manolo Vila
Battle Cry Solitario reglas en Español. Necesitas 2d6 by Manolo Vila
2011-02-15
6 Five Forks Scenario
Hey All, This is a scenario I developed a few years ago for the original edition of Battle Cry. In keeping with the changes in the new edition to classic scenarios I would up the card count to 6 for the Union and 4 for the Confederates. I would also allow any Confederate unit that occupies the Angle to ignore the first flag rolled against it in addition to not being forced to retreat. Comments welcome, but be gentle. This was my first and only attempt at doing this!
2010-12-06
8 Make and Shade Game Board Map Hexes In XL...
Hi all, Robert here: Use this XL File to create and print Hex Maps right from your computer. These Hexes will fit: Battlecry, Memoir 44, C&C Ancients, Battle Lore, Battle of Westros BL (The entire C&C Series). You can scale down the ratios of the cell Heights and Widths to fit ANY Hex Game out there too. If you like, shade the cells to a color of your choice then print. You can also use colored paper and then print the grid over that to save on ink. Use multiple sheets to create custom boards or if you have a plotter, you can create HUGE maps in a single print. Distribute freely. The point is to have fun! Thanks and please comment/email or ask for help if you need it! Sincerely, Robert Zimmer
2010-09-06
1 Cartas em Português
Cartas do jogo traduzidas para português.
2010-02-23
33 Peninsula & Seven Days Battles
9 Scenarios (7 are new) covering the 1862 Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days Battles. Includes historical summary, design notes, Terrain Effects Chart, new terrain tiles, and required rules.
2010-02-17
2 Card Holder & Solitaire Rule
This has 2 purposes. It can be printed on cardstock and folded so as to act as both 1) a card holder, and 2) Solitaire Rules list.
2010-02-06
6 Battle Cry sheme
Variant of Memoir '44 page and a little extra on page 2.
2010-01-26
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