Seven Pines

About this board game

Seven Pines is a Civil War Brigade Series game for 1–2 players, with a listed playing time of 240 minutes and scenarios covering the battles of Seven Pines and Savage Station in 1862.

The game recreates the two-day Battle of Seven Pines, also known as Fair Oaks, fought on May 31 and June 1, 1862. This engagement served as a prelude to the larger Seven Days’ battles a month later, placing players in a pivotal period of the American Civil War.

Additional coverage focuses on Savage Station, fought on June 29, 1862, as part of the same campaign context. The Seven Pines scenarios are complete in themselves, and Gaines Mill is not required to play them.

• Game turn: 30 minutes
• Hex scale: 200 yards
• Unit scale: brigades
• Complexity: medium
• Solitaire playability: high

With its brigade-level scale and half-hour turns, Seven Pines presents the battlefield across a focused operational framework. Its high solitaire playability supports solo study of the scenarios, while the two-player format invites a contest between opposing commands.

Seven Pines also forms part of a broader Seven Days’ campaign sequence. Gaines Mill serves as part one, Seven Pines as part two, and Malvern Hill as part three; together, these games can be connected to recreate the entire campaign.