Designer: Dean Essig, David A. Powell
Publisher: The Gamers
Gaines Mill - The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1962, Volume 1, is the eleventh game in the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers. It is the first game in
a set of three that will recreate the Seven Days’ fighting around Richmond. Gaines Mill recreates the fighting North of the Chickahominy River on June 26th and 27th, including the action at Mechanicsville and the Battle of Gaines Mill itself.
Seven Day's campaign: part one is Gaines Mill, part two Seven Pines and part three Malvern Hill. All three games can be connected to recreate the entire campaign.
Game Scale:
Game Turn: 30 minutes
Hex: 200 yards
Units: Brigades
Game Inventory:
Three 22 x 34" full color mapsheets
One dual-side printed countersheet (280 1/2" counters)
One 32-page CWBS 2nd edition, revised system rulebook
One 32-page The Seven Days: Gaines Mill specific rulebook
One Players Aid card
Two 6-sided dice
Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium
Players: 1 or more
Playing Time: 4-16 hours