No Better Place to Die (1994)

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Designer	Dean Essig David A. Powell
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Publisher	The Gamers Multi-Man Publishing
Year Published	1994
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	360 minutes
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Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
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Subdomain	Wargames (2 voters) [vote]
Category	American Civil War Wargame
Mechanic	Hex-and-Counter Simulation
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Family	Civil War, Brigade (CWB) Series
Primary Name	No Better Place to Die
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No Better Place to Die is the eighth game in The Gamers Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series. It recreates the vicious struggle between Major General Rosecrans' Union Army of the Cumberland and General Bragg's Army of Tennessee from December 30th, 1862 to January 2nd, 1863 near the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Civil War Brigade Series: #1-08
One Full-Color 22x24" Map
280 Die-Cut Counters
Five Major Scenarios

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Nominee for the 1994 Charles S. Roberts awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame (Charles S. Roberts Awards).

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Operations # 48
- No Better Place to Die – “Kirby Smith Goes to Murfreesboro” (Variant) Rob Bottos

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Year: 1994

Product Code: 1-08

Size: 11.60 x 9.00 x 2.00 inches

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Stalingrad Pocket (2nd Edition)

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No_Better_Place_To_Die_-_rules_summary_in_Danish.pdf

Long rules summary in Danish.

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2007-02-06

6.3 December 31st.sav

6.3 December 31st. Saved Game Scenario VASSAL mod for NBTD.

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2005-11-19

6.2 Doomed Assault.sav

6.2 Doomed Assault. Saved Game Scenario VASSAL mod for NBTD.

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2005-11-19

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6.2 Doomed Assault Scenario.

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2005-11-19

6.1 Dawn Assault.sav

Scenario 6.1 Dawn Assault. Saved Game scenario for VASSAL mod NBTD.

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2005-11-19

NBPTD17.zip

VASSAL mod. Play NBTD "live" on the internet. Get VASSAL at http://www.vassalengine.org

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2005-11-19

NBPTD17.zip

VASSAL mod. Play NBTD "live" on the internet. Get VASSAL at http://www.vassalengine.org

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2005-11-19

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Board Game Rank:	2184
War Game Rank:	419
Num Ratings:	93
Average Rating:	7.14
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Users Owning:	337
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