Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River

About this board game

Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River is a 2–4-player historical wargame covering the 1864 North Anna Campaign, with an approximate play time of 600 minutes. It is the fifteenth entry in MMP’s Civil War Brigade Series and brings the system into the late Civil War period.

The game places players in the roles of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. As Lee, your challenge is to keep Union forces at bay as they probe the length of the North Anna River and the Pamunkey River. As Grant, you seek to outmaneuver Lee and breach the outerworks of Richmond, potentially ending the war early.

The campaign also asks whether Cold Harbor will become the pit of despair that it was in 1864. The course of the conflict is shaped by the skills of the players, offering a large-scale contest over movement, pressure, and the defense of Richmond.

• Setting: The 1864 North Anna Campaign and the late Civil War period
• Players: 2–4
• Play time: 600 minutes
• Series: Civil War Brigade Series, entry #15
• Components: 2½ counter sheets and two 34×22 map sheets

Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River offers the established Civil War Brigade system in a substantial campaign format, supported by a pair of large map sheets and a generous set of counters. Its opposing objectives let players explore the campaign from either side, from Lee’s effort to hold the Union advance to Grant’s attempt to force a decisive breakthrough.