Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61
Publisher/Brand: GMT Games
Product Code: GMT1808
Availability:
₴1,751
Description
Fort Sumter is a two-player Card Driven Game (CDG) portraying the 1860 secession crisis that led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the American Civil War. Fort Sumter is a small footprint game (20x14” mounted map) that takes approximately 25-40 minutes to play.
The heart of the Fort Sumter design is Mark's CDG system where you use Strategy cards for their value or historic event to acquire political capital from the crisis track. Political capital tokens are used to compete for control of the twelve map spaces. Here the likes of William Lloyd Garrison, Sam Houston, Jefferson Davis, and Harriet Beecher Stowe walk on stage, while the Southern states dissolve the Union.
Utilizing a new Final Crisis Series mechanic, you may accelerate the crisis by breaching zones (escalation, tension, final crisis) that yield bonus political capital. However, beware, as the first person to breach the final crisis zone gains political advantage, yet loses victory point ground. Each game ends with a Final Crisis, where cards set-aside during the three rounds complete your final political maneuvers that determine the winner.
- One 20" x 14" mounted map board
- 54 wooden pieces
- 52 cards (40 Strategy and 12 Objective)
- Rulebook
- Historical and Design Notes Playbook