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Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis

83% positive of 87 Steam reviews

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Released
2019
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Playdek, Inc..

About the game

Can you drive the Secessionist into the Fort Sumter trap that gave Lincoln his historic victory? Can you successfully use the issue of States Rights to divide Northern opinion? Fort Sumter let’s you explore this seminal moment in American history in a fast-playing, easy-to-learn card driven game.

Tagged by players

  • Diplomacy
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer
  • Board Game
  • Alternate History
  • Tabletop
  • Card Game
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Immersive
  • Historical
  • PvP
  • Wargame
  • War

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Wonderful adaption of this great little gem from one of the best, and my personal favourite game designer, in any genre of boardgames. Mark Herman is the "Godfather" of Card Driven Games and all of his games hit the sweet spot for me. The UI is excellent in Fort Sumter and the quality of GMT's real world components that they are known for comes across beautifully in this digital recreation. The game play is fun as…

    1.8 h played when written. 41 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Summary: A polished implementation of the board game. Unfortunately, the game mechanics themselves provide limited replayability, and a lacklustre narrative. Pros: - A thorough and clear tutorial, which has you grasping the key game mechanics in one easy play-through. - Apparently sound and faithful implementation of the board game - decent graphics and some quality period sound work, although you'll want to turn…

    1.2 h played when written. 18 found it helpful.

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