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Gettysburg Campaign Report

11/17/2016

 
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It is early August 1863 and Lee's second invasion of the north has come to an end. Our club's version of the Gettysburg campaign ran a far different course than the historical operation. We played 9 out of 10 possible turns in the campaign game, with the Confederates reaching their Victory Point total, thus ending the scenario. However...due to a Federal control of the Potomac crossings back to Virginia, the CSA players suffered a randomized VP penalty at the end of the campaign. Would this penalty be enough to give Meade a victory? Or would Lee's army march back to Virginia covered in glory? 

Campaign History

As the GM, I wrote a brief campaign history from the perspective of an independent "historian" who watched this campaign unfold from afar. The campaign history is best understood with the supporting materials below, including a series of maps and player briefings. 
The Fairfield Campaign History
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Turn Maps

Each player received an individual map every turn, reflecting their up-to-date intelligence. The GM maps, showing the entire theater of operations, appear below.

GM Records

As the GM, I kept records of every turn, including rolls for movement and combat, as well as random events and Victory Point totals. The first file is an Excel spreadsheet that tracks all GM dice rolls, while the second file is a PDF set of GM rules that were not shared with the players. This includes how VPs were earned or lost, as well as the rules for random events and lost messages.
gm_turn_record_sheet.xlsx
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gettysburg_double_blind_gm_rules.pdf
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Player Briefings

Each player in the game received individual briefings every turn, including their most recent intel reports and updates for what happened last turn. Each set of player briefings is available for review here, covering Turns 1-9 (no briefing was issued for Turn 10, as the scenario ended at the end of Turn 9).

CSA Player Briefings

csa_briefing___reports_-_lee.pdf
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csa_briefing___reports_-_longstreet.pdf
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csa_briefing___reports_-_ewell.pdf
File Size: 590 kb
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csa_briefing___reports_-_hill.pdf
File Size: 594 kb
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USA Player Briefings

usa_briefing___reports_-_meade.pdf
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usa_briefing___reports_-_reynolds.pdf
File Size: 599 kb
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usa_briefing___reports_-_hancock.pdf
File Size: 589 kb
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usa_briefing___reports_-_sickles.pdf
File Size: 594 kb
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usa_briefing___reports_-_sykes.pdf
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usa_briefing___reports_-_sedgewick.pdf
File Size: 577 kb
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usa_briefing___reports_-_howard.pdf
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usa_briefing___reports_-_slocum.pdf
File Size: 574 kb
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usa_briefing___reports_-_pleasonton.pdf
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usa_briefing___reports_-_couch.pdf
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Victory Points

The campaign was designed to end when one army reached 25 Victory Points. Turn 9 ended with the Confederates reaching 25 and the Union ending with 20 VPs. But due to a randomized penalty for not securing his crossing back to Virginia, Lee suffered a -6 VP penalty, resulting in a final score of 20-to-19. Our campaign ended as a minor Federal victory with the rebels driven out of the north, at great cost to both sides!

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