Verdict! Prelude to Vicksburg: Chickasaw Bayou, December 26-29, 1862 (Overview & Review)
This is an overview and review of the two-player, but solitaire friendly thanks to chit-pull, hex and counter wargame Prelude to Vicksburg: Chickasaw Bayou, December 26-29 1862. Designed by Stephen Oliver and published by Revolution Games. Prelude to Vicksburg is the 9th Volume in the American Civil War series of games using the Blind Swords system.
The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was a grand missed opportunity for the Union Army in its desire to crush the Rebellion. If Union General Sherman had proceeded with haste, the Federals could have captured Vicksburg and delivered a master stroke against the Rebels seven months before Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863. Historically, the Union took four days to launch their "Grand Assault", giving the Confederate defenders in their trenches ample time to receive much-needed reinforcements. Can you do better than Sherman?
The Prelude to Vicksburg game system is from Revolution Games' popular Blind Swords series that utilizes a chit-pull mechanic emphasizing the three "FOW's" of military conflict: Fog of War, Friction of War, and Fortunes of War.
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0:00 Introduction
1:15 Overview
11:06 Pros & Cons
16:54 Final Thoughts
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I know they went to cards to replace the chit pull in AMFS and rhe Shattered Union series, but there is something that I think is super neat about the chit pull meathod. There are game stores here where I live that you can buy Crown Royal bags (I imagine this to be true just about anywhere), so I have a Crown Royal bag in with all ten of the games I have in this series. Having said that, again, I find something really cool about pulling the chits from a bag as opposed to the shuffle-the-cards-and-see-what-order-you-shuffled-up meathod. When you use the card meathod, the order of draw is set, and you get to see what that oder is going to be. However, with the chit draw, you could literally draw any of the remaining chits, and there is an added element of excitement with the chit draw meathod I feel.
Wayne; did you play the campaign? A friend who playtested early said the terrain was so ugly that the Union couldn't get there. Maybe they changed the map or movement?
@WayneHansen
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John, I don't believe there is a campaign. There are a bunch of scenarios (6?) but I don't recall any sort of campaign linking them all together. So I suppose the answer to your question is no, I didn't play a campaign :)
@johnloy9331
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@@WayneHansen OK, that makes sense, thanks