Game - 316 - 1777

Description: Campaigns of 1777 is a two-player wargame in which the players command the Patriots or the British in the northern Colonies during 1777, the critical year in the American War for Independence. The tone for the British was set by leaders like Howe, Burgoyne, Cornwallis and Clinton while the Patriots marched with leaders like Washington, Greene, Arnold, Schuyler and Gates. The battles fought in the northern Colones include the sieges at Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Stanwix, the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Saratoga as well as the surrender of Burgoyne's army at Saratoga. The objective of the British is to control certain areas to fulfill their victory conditions. The Patriot player's objective is simply to prevent the British victory.

Contents:

• 1777 Year of Decision by Trevor Bender
• Doctor at War; Nikolai Pirogov in the Crimean War by Gilberto Villahermosa
• Cape Economus; Rome's Navy comes of Age by Chuck Lyons
• D-Day That Never Was by William Hiestand
• (FYI) Canada Triumphant; Battle of Chateauguay by Arnold Blumberg
• (FYI) Last Raider: Voyage of CSS Shenandoah by Kelly Bell
• (FYI) Heraclea Lyncestis: Macedon's Rise Begins by Carl Otis Schuster
• (FYI) Hello Girls: The First World War's Smooth Operators by Kelly Bell

Notes: Components: One 22" x 34" map & 234 counters