Meade Moves North

Modified Scenario:

MEADE MOVES NORTH

Here is the full scenario, published in the same format that appears in all of the Great Campaigns rule booklets. Be sure and pull up the separate pages with the setups (one page per side).

A few recent changes and clarifications have been added in red.

12.3 Scenario 3: Meade Moves North

NOTES: As late as June 28, 1863, both the Union and the Confederate armies had little idea of their enemy's whereabouts. This scenario portrays the five most critical days in the campaign, when the armies probed blindly for each other and then clashed-accidentally-at Gettysburg.

MAP: Use both maps

GAME LENGTH: 4 turns; June 30 to July 3, 1863

SETUPS: Click on the following text to go to the appropriate setup: Union, Confederate

SPECIAL RULES

1. The Union player is subject to the following movement restriction:

6 NY and 7 NY may not activate for the entire game.
All units of the Army of the Potomac, both infantry and cavalry, start at Fatigue Level 1. Union militia units start with no fatigue.

2. The Confederate player is subject to the following movement restrictions:

The cavalry brigades of Hampton, F. Lee, and Chambliss may not enter or retreat into any hex in Frederick-West or Adams County until the start of Turn 4 unless either of the following two conditions is fulfilled: 1) All three cavalry brigades begin an Action Cycle stacked in the same hex as a Confederate infantry division and neither the cavalry brigades nor the infantry division performs any actions throughout that Action Cycle (although they may be attacked); 2) OR, all three cavalry brigades end an Action Cycle in any hexes within Cumberland County, and at least one of these three brigades is in or within two hexes of Carlisle (N3312), Mechanicsburg (N4311), New Cumberland (N5010), or Shippensburg (NI621). If either of these two conditions is fulfilled, Hampton, F. Lee, and Chambliss may enter Frederick-West or Adams County before Turn 4.
Law's infantry brigade, as well as Jones's and Robertson's cavalry brigades, may not perform any actions or entrench until Turn 2.
Pickett's division and Imboden's brigade may not perform any actions or entrench until Turn 3.
Confederate units may not move or retreat to any hex within five hexes of Frederick (S2326).

3. Union militia can retreat or rout offboard, scoring no additional VP's for the Confederates. Union militia that retreat or rout off board are out of play for the rest game.

4. Neither player may use either Extended or Force march on Turn 1 (June 30).

VICTORY CONDITIONS

The Confederate player gains and loses Victory Points (VP) for the following occurrences:

VP	Reason
+15	If at the end of the game a Confederate infantry unit occupies Gettysburg (S3201) or any hex adjacent to Gettysburg, and no Union infantry units occupy Gettysburg or any hex adjacent to Gettysburg
+8	If at the end of the game a Confederate infantry unit occupies Gettysburg (S3201) and at least one Union infantry unit occupies any hex adjacent to Gettysburg
+4	If a Confederate infantry unit occupies Harrisburg (N4909) at the end of the game
+3	For each of the following towns occupied by Confederate infantry units at the end of the game:
	Littlestown (S4006)
	Taneytown (S3611)
	Westminster (S4516)
+1	For each of the following RR stations with Damage or Destroy markers at the end of the game:
	Ellicott Mills (S5734)
	Sykesville (S4828)
	Mt. Airy (S3828)
+1	For each point of Union Manpower Value lost in combat, retreat, or cavalry retreat (not in extended march, force march, or moving from one enemy ZOC to another)
-1	For each point of Confederate Manpower Value lost in combat, retreat, or cavalry retreat (not in extended march, force march, or moving from one enemy ZOC to another)
-2	If at the end of the game a Union infantry unit occupies Gettysburg and at least one Confederate infantry unit occupies any hex adjacent to Gettysburg
-3	If a Union infantry unit occupies Chambersburg (NO929) at the end of the game
-4	If at the end of the game a Union infantry unit occupies Gettysburg, or any hex adjacent to Gettysburg, and no Confederate infantry units occupy Gettysburg or any hex adjacent to Gettysburg

At the end of the game, the Confederate VP total is calculated and the players consult the chart below to determine the winner.

Winner	Confederate VP
Confederate Decisive Victory	28 or more
Confederate Substantive Victory	21 to 27
Confederate Marginal Victory	14 to 20
Union Marginal Victory	6 to 13
Union Substantive Victory	-2 to 5
Union Decisive Victory	-3 or less

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