Devil's Den (game)
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Devil's Den, subtitled "Hood's Assault at Gettysburg", is a board game published by Operational Studies Group (OSG) in 1980 that simulates the fighting to control the key Devil's Den terrain feature during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
During the second day of the three-day battle of Gettysburg, Devil's Den, a strategic hill, proved to be a weak spot in the Union battle line, and was overrun by Confederate troops from Alabama, Texas and Arkansas after fierce fighting.
Description
Devil's Den simulates the Confederate assault on the original Union position at Devil's Den.[1]
Components
The game box contains:[1]
- 22" x 34" paper hex grid map of the ground between Little Round Top and Big Round Top, scaled at 30 yd (27 m) per hex
- 400 die-cut counters
- rule book
- Study folder
- player aid charts
- two 6-sided dice
Gameplay
Several scenarios are included with the game, including one for the Confederate assault on Little Round Top.