Tattered Flags: Into the Whirlpool

About this board game

Tattered Flags: Into The Whirlpool is a two-player hybrid historical miniatures and board game that simulates tactical American Civil War combat at the Battle of Gettysburg, with an approximately 180-minute playing time.

Set on July 2, 1863, the game focuses on the series of engagements in and around the salient formed by Union General Dan Sickles’ III Corps. One player commands the Union forces while the other takes control of Confederate General James Longstreet’s Corps as the attack unfolds across the battlefield.

Rather than requiring painted miniature armies, Tattered Flags uses ready-to-play cardboard counters to represent the opposing forces. A detailed battlefield map replaces miniature terrain models and depicts every significant terrain feature, providing an accurate surface for tactical play.

The map is overlaid with a grid of eight-pointed spaces. This grid helps players regulate each unit counter’s movement, facing, and firing range as formations move and fight across the landscape.

• Historical setting: Tactical combat around Sickles’ salient during the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Playable forces: Union and Confederate commands led by Dan Sickles and James Longstreet.
• Game system: Cardboard unit counters, a detailed battlefield map, and an eight-pointed-space grid.
• Player count: Designed primarily for two players, with additional players accommodated by dividing commands or sectors between them.

With its combination of historical detail, map-based terrain, and miniature-style tactical play, Tattered Flags: Into The Whirlpool presents the Gettysburg engagements in a practical tabletop format. The result is a focused Civil War battlefield experience without the need for painting armies or assembling miniature terrain.