Rules Changes for Avalon Hill’s Civil War

Reproduced here is (the text of) a difficult to find and rarely seen errata card for rules updates to the Civil War game published by Avalon Hill in 1961.

IMPORTANT RULE CHANGES — CIVIL WAR

A. PREPARE FOR PLAY: Both Union and Confederate players begin with 6 Pawns each – Confederate, only, may place his pawns adjacent to the North/South border line.

B. RIVER MOVEMENT: Neither player is allowed the additional movement ALONG river lines.

C. HOW TO WIN: Confederate player wins if he: (1) Avoids the Union condition of victory, or (2) Captures any TWO Union replacement centers and retains OCCUPANCY (undisputed control NOT necessary) simultaneously for the two following consecutive months.

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While not an accurate simulation, this game provides a nice distraction now and again and frequently finds itself on our game table.