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Table of ContentsA. Introduction ....................................................... 21

A.1 The Rules ..............................................................21A.2 The Playing Pieces................................................22

B. Supply ................................................................ 22B.1 Supply Sources......................................................22B.2 How to Trace a Supply Line...................................22B.3 Effects of Being Out of Supply ...............................22

C. Movement .......................................................... 23C.1 Marches & The Command Table ...........................23C.2 [Optional] Containment..........................................24

D. Combat ............................................................... 25D.1 Battles & The Command Table..............................25D.2 [Optional] Battlefield Morale ..................................26D.3 [Optional] Desertion...............................................28D.4 [Optional] Coastal Defenses ..................................29

E. [Opt ional] Leaders ............................................ 30E.1 Leader Movement..................................................30E.2 Leaders in Battle....................................................30E.3 Leaders and Desertion ..........................................31E.4 Leaders Alone........................................................31

F. Confederate Asp irat ions .................................. 31F.1 The Capture of Washington ...................................31F.2 More Support from the Border States ....................31F.3 [Optional] Foreign Intervention...............................32F.4 [Optional] The Confederate Navy...........................32

G. Detailed Sequence of Play............................... 33H. Credits................................................................ 34

I. Version 3.1 Designers Notes............................ 34I.1 Thoughts Concerning a 4th Edition.........................34

A. IntroductionThese Advanced Game Rules add new systems and

considerations to the play ofA House Divided. While

these rules enhance the simulation value of the game(making it more realistic), they also add a degree of

complexity that should not be undertaken by novice

players.

Like the Optional Rules in the Basic Game, players

may freely pick and choose exactly which AdvancedGame Rules to use they may be employed

separately or in any combination as if there were

simply additional Basic Game Optional Rules.

When playing with all of the Advanced Game rules

that are not designated as Optional (i.e., Supply,

Marches/Battles and the Command Table, The

Capture of Washington, and More Support from the

Border States), you are in fact playing Advanced

Game; those are the core Advanced Game rules.

A.1 The Rules

This booklet contains theA House Divided

Advanced Game Rules along with its numerous

Optional Rules (highlighted in yellow thus).

Charts, tables, and additional player aids areprovided in separate files.

Game Terms:There is no glossary. When a new

game term is introduced in these rules, you will find

it underlined and explained nearby. To refresh your

memory about a certain game term, scan through the

rules booklet looking for underlined words.

The following Advanced Game Optional Rule hasa pro-Union effect on play balance:

E. Leaders

The following Advanced Game Optional Ruleshave a pro-Confederate effect on play balance:

C.2 Containment

D.4 Coastal Defenses

F.3 Foreign Intervention

F.4 The Confederate Navy

The following Optional Rules are neutral and havelittle effect on play balance:

D.2 Battlefield Morale

D.3 Desertion & Stragglers

Also note that these are Living Rules in that they

have been reformatted, reorganized, and include the

games latest clarifications, notes and innovations.

These Living Rules have been written and edited by

Alan Emrich (who has been laboring overA House

Dividedas both a designer and developer since its

second edition in 1988). They are updated from time

to time and made available for free at his web site:

http://www.alanemrich.com/Games_Archive_pages/

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A House Divided version 3.1 Advanced Game Living Rules May 2006 edition

A.2 The Playing Pieces

The Advanced Game ofA House Dividedincludes:

3 Confederate Border State Militia Infantry units(one each for Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland)

3 Leaders with stand bases (Grant, Sherman, and

Lee) 4 Foreign Intervention units (2 Veteran Infantry, 1

Crack Infantry, and 1 Crack Cavalry)

B. SupplyAn army has to eat, and generals must take this fact into

account or suffer from widespread disease and desertion.

When Supply is Traced: At the beginning of each

Player Turn, the player whose turn it is must

determine which of his units are in or out of supply.

Which Units Need Supply: A unit that is alone in a

box is automatically in supply. If two or more units

are in a box, they must trace a Supply Line.

B.1 Supply SourcesUnits that are in Aligned Recruitment Cities (i.e.,

ones containing a shield of their own color) are in

supply if they can trace a Supply Line to any other

friendly-owned Aligned Recruitment City.

Units that are notin an Aligned Recruitment City are

in supply if they can trace a Supply Line to any

friendly-owned Aligned Recruitment City box that

can, itself, trace a Supply Line to any other friendly-

owned Aligned Recruitment City.

B.2 How to Trace a Supply Line

A Supply Line may be of any length; it is tracedfrom

the units needing supply, through consecutive,

connected friendly-controlled boxes, to an above-

listed source within the rules listed below:

Normal Supply: It may be freely traced through

friendly-controlled boxes along rails and/or rivers.

Road Supply: It may also be traced through boxes

along roads, but onlyif the boxes on both ends of

each length of the road transportation line being

traced through are either: A) friendly-owned and of

that sides color (i.e., within the original territory ofthat side); or B) occupied by at least one friendly unit

(having forces in captured territory providing

logistical support).

Sea Supply: Union and Foreign Intervention units in

port boxes, or that are able to trace a Supply Line to a

friendly port box, are automatically in supply by sea

(even if the Foreign Navy is 'off,' F.4). Exception:

When using Optional Rule 4.71 (Fortress Monroe),

the Union may not trace supply to either Yorktown or

Norfolk if the Confederates control Fort Monroe.

B.3 Effects of Being Out of SupplyIf a box with two or more friendly units is out of

supply (i.e., cannot trace a Supply Line) at the

beginning of your Player Turn, you must eliminate

from that box one unit of your choice. Militia units

are placed in the Recruitment Pool and other units are

returned to your stock, as usual.

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Recruitment: A player may notRecruit (7.0) in a

city that is out of supply. Note that supply does not

affect Promotions (6.0), only Recruitment.

Supply Example: On the left, the two Confederate Militia Infantryunits at Evansville are in supply. That is because they are in an

Aligned Recruitment City (it has a red shield) that can trace alongrivers and rails back to another friendly Aligned Recruitment City(Nashville). Note that if the Confederate Control marker was notin Paducah, these units would be out of supply. That is becausesupply can only be traced along friendly-controlled boxes.

On the right, the Confederate player burst out of Nashville duringhis Movement Segment with his main army and was veryconcious about supply considerations. With his first March, hemoved the two Veteran Infantry, one Militia Cavalry, and one ofhis two Milita Infantry units from Nashville to Sparta andentrenched his remaining Militia Infantry unit (which he plans toPromote this turn during his Promotion Segment) in Nashville.With his second March, he activated Sparta and moved his

Veteran Infantry and Militia Cavalry units as illustrated above.Note that the Militia Infantry unit in Sparta cannot entrench, asthat would require twoMarches in that box (since it is not aRecruitment City).

As things currently stand, the Confederate Militia Cavalry unit isautomatically in supply since its a lone unit. The two ConfederateVeteran Infantry units in Glasgow can trace supply by road sincethe boxes at both ends of each length of the road arephysically occupied by a friendly unitback to Nashville, whichin turn can trace to Evansville.

The entrenched Union units in Bowling Green, however, willbegin the Union Player Turn out of supply. Therefore, the Unionplayer will have to eliminate one of them at that time.

C. Movement

The Advanced Game ofA House Divideduses aCommand Table to more realistically demonstrate

each sides ability to maneuver throughout the course

of the war.

C.1 Marches & The Command Table

Although both sides got off to a slow start, the South

managed to seize the initiative by 1862 due largely to the

fact that a majority of the best Generals joined the

Confederate cause. To complicate matters for the North,

Lincoln had to appoint many political hack Generals to

command his troops; most of these turned out to be

disasters that had to be frequently be replaced.

As the war progressed, however, the Norths overall

leadership situation improved. By the time the war was

winding down, the Souths transportation infrastructure

was becoming a shambles due to a lack of maintenance

and sheer destruction by Union cavalry raids.

When using this rule, the procedure for Movement

(4.0) is changed to the following:

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Procedure:In order to move, the player rolls one

six-sided die and consults the Command Table. The

number rolled is cross-indexed with the current Game

Year (e.g., 1861), and the number of Marches for that

side is located.(See the Command Table.)

Example:It is the 05 (May) 1862 Confederate Player Turn. TheConfederate player rolls a 3 and cross-indexes that die roll withthe year 1862. Using the second number of the result (i.e., theConfederate value), he has 4 Marches to spend this turn.

C.2 [Optional] Containment

There were many static containment situations involving

Confederate troops keeping Union forces bottled up after

they captured a Confederate port most lasting until the

end of the war. The Unions Anaconda Plan, was to

strangle the Confederate economy by an aggressive

blockade of (i.e., capturing) Confederate ports.

Instead of attempting to recapturea Confederate port

box under Union control, the Confederate player may

attempt to contain the Union units there.

Procedure: Confederate units may move into any

Confederate port box (plus Fort Monroe and

Pensacola) that is currently under Union control and,

instead of fighting a battle there, the Confederate

player may designate that he is merely containing

those enemy units.

Coexistence: Although stacked together, neither side

is obligated to fight a battle. Initiating a containment

battle by either side is strictly voluntary and must be

announced during that players Combat Segment.

Union Movement: Before Union units may move

along a transportation line out of a port box where

they are being contained (i.e., notby Sea Movement;

4.6), they must first remove the Confederate units

containing them in battle. They may leave that port

box by Sea Movement without penalty.

Entrenchment: Both sides in a containment situation

mayentrench (4.3) in that port box. Each side must

spend the appropriate number of Marches to entrench

its own units.

If one side attacks the other in a containment

situation, they become unentrenched (remove their

marker) and must retrench normally on a later turn.

Retreating: Units that lose a containment battle

must retreat normally, thus automatically ending thatcontainment situation.

Supply:Both sides may also trace a supply line out

of a containment situation, (B.2) but not into or

through such a box to other units.

Control:The Union controls a contained port (re:

Army Maximum Size, Confederate Recruitment).

Example:Pictured above is a typical containment situation.Charleston is Union controlled (as indicated by the presence ofUnion units there). The Confederate player quickly moved in aCrack Infantry unit, declared a containment situation, and then

entrenched it.This situation appearsto be a stalemate.Either side couldreinforce Charlestonand try to win a battlethere. Alternately, theycould leave without afight (the Union by SeaMovement) or just letthe stalemate continueindefinitely (a morelikely event).

Use the second Battlefieldmarker as a Battle Turn marker.

Slide it up and down the BattleRound boxes to indicate whether

its the Attackers or Defenderspart of that Battle Round.

If you like, you can think of thisas the way time is kept track ofin a baseball game. Here you

see the Battle Turn marker is atthe top of the first inning...

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D. CombatAs with movement, the Advanced Game ofA House

Divideduses the Command Table to more

realistically demonstrate each sides ability to

maneuver on the field of battle.

D.1 Battles & The Command TableWithout modern radio communications, 19th Century

armies seldom just charged at each other en masse.Particularly during the first half of the war, the Union

armies often outnumbered the Confederate armies they

faced, but lacked the leadership to effectively employ their

advantage in numbers.

Measuring Time in Battle: Battles are measured in

days. Four Battle Rounds equals one Battle Day. (See

the Battle Day Turn Track.)

Procedure: Each players Battlefield Command

Value is determined at the start of each Battle Day,

before the first Battle Round of that day begins (i.e.,

at Dawn). Both sides separately roll one die and

consult the Command Table.

The resulting Battlefield Command Value is denoted

on the Current Battlefield Command Value Track by

placing a Control marker for the appropriate side in

the box of the same value. This value is the number

of Orders that player may issue during eachof his

Battle Rounds that day.

Spending one Order allows a player to attack withone friendly unit during a Battle Round.

Spending one Order allows a player to receiveBattlefield Reinforcements (5.5) during that

Round (that is, one eligible Reinforcement unit

from each adjacent, connected box). Note that

these units must each receive an additional Order

to also fire in that same Round.

Spending two Orders allows a player to Rally oneRouted unit when using Optional Rule D.2

(Battlefield Morale). Like Reinforcements, these

units must each receive an additional Order to

also fire in that same Round.

Unspent Orders are wasted; they cannot be savedup from Round to Round.

Second and Subsequent Battle Days: At the start of

each subsequent Battle Day (should it last more than

one day), another die is rolled by both sides on the

Command Table. This value is added to one-half

(rounded up) of the previous days Battlefield

Command Value.

A maximum Battlefield Command Value of eightis ever allowed in a given Battle Day.Beyond that

value, Battlefield Command simply breaks down.

Battlefield Reinforcements: In the Advanced Game,

Rule 5.5 (Reinforcing a Battle), is changed in one

way: Reinforcements moving to a battle no longer

automatically arrive for free. Instead, a player must

spend an Order to activate the Battlefield box as a

Reinforcement Location. When so activated, apply

rule 5.5 normally.

Example: In a battle fought in 1862, the Union player rollsa 4 for on the Command Table; his Battlefield CommandValue for that day is 3as shown on the following CurrentBattlefield Command Value Track illustration. Thus, he mayonly issue three Orders per Battle Round that day.

If the battle goes into a fifthBattle Round, a new daybegins. The Union player would again roll on the CommandTable and add the resulting Battlefield Command Value tohalf (rounded up) of his previous days value. If he rolled a

1this time, he would have a total Battlefield CommandValue of 4for this second Battle Day (2for todays roll, plus2carried over from the previous days value) as shown onthe track below. Thus, for Battle Rounds five through eight(i.e., the second Battle Day), the Union player could issuefour Orders per Battle Round that day.

If the battle was fought into a ninthBattle Round (i.e., athirdBattle Day), then the Union player would make yetanother roll on the Command Table and obtain a newBattlefield Command Value for that day. If the Union playerrolled a 5this time, he would have a total Battlefield

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Command Value of 6for the third Battle Day (4 for todaysroll, plus 2carried over from the previous days value).Thus, for Battle Rounds nine through twelve (i.e., the thirdBattle Day), the Union player could issue six orders perBattle Round that day.

D.2 [Optional] Battlefield Morale

The quality of troops not only affected their ability to

inflict damage on enemy units in battle it also affectedtheir ability to stay on the battlefield and see the fighting

through. The object of a 19th Century battle was to make

the other sides army leave the battlefield. This was

accomplished by making it as inhospitable for the other

side as possible (primarily by shooting at them).

Winning a battle was often a matter of endurance. If you

could get your troops to stay when all they wanted to do

was run away, you could win. Unfortunately, troops,

especially poor quality troops, have a mind of their own;

their morale can break and they might flee the battlefield

precipitously.

When Morale is Tested: After the enemy player hasfired during a Battle Round, all newly-Reduced units

mustmake a Morale Check.

Full strength units, eliminated units, and units thatwere Reducedprior to the current Battle Round

nevermake Morale Checks!

Procedure: A unit makes a Morale Check by rolling

a die and comparing the result to that units Morale

Value. (See the Morale Table.)

Subtract one from a defending units MoraleValue if it is entrenched. This means that an

entrenched Crack units Battlefield Morale willnever break!

If the die roll is less than or equal tothe units

Morale Value, it is Routed. Place it back on the

mapboard in the battlefield box (look for the

Battlefield marker), Reduced-side up, to indicate its

Routed status.

If the die roll is greater thanthe units Morale Value

there is no effect the unit continues to participate in

the battle normally (as a Reduced unit).

Effects of Being Routed:

Routed units are considered

off the battlefield (i.e., no

longer in that players Battle

Line). Therefore:

While Routed, a unit mayneither fire nor be fired at.

While Routed, a unit isconsidered eliminated for

purposes of winning or

losing the battle (5.0).

So, Routed units, although alivebut relocated to the battlefield boxon the map, are considered

eliminated for the purposes ofdetermining a battle victory.

In other words, if you Rout thelast unit in my Battle Line, youwin the battle. You didn'teliminateall my units in that battle(yet... there's still Desertion to berolled for), but the fact that youRouted the last of my units off theBattle Line and I suddenly haveno more units left that can fire orbe fired at means that you

instantly win the battle.

Routed units in a defeatedarmy that cannot retreat are

eliminated.

Routed units automaticallybecome unentrenched and

remain so even if rallied (see below) and at the

conclusion of the battle.

Morale Recovery: During a players Battle Rounds,

he may expend two Orders to Rally one Routed unit.

In addition, at the end of each Battle Day (i.e., atDusk), before the Battlefield Command Value (D.1)

is determined for the next day, both sides may Rally

oneRouted unit for free (i.e., at no cost in Orders).

To indicate a units status changes from Routed to

Rallied, simply return it from the battlefield box on

the map and have it rejoin those units that are still

actively fighting on the Battle Line.

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Each players BattleLine consists of thoseunits that are currentlyengaged in battle i.e.,those units that can fire(if ordered) and be firedupon. Units that rout(D.2) are notconsidered on theBattle Line.

Every time it is his turnto fire during a BattleRound, the firing playerchooses from among allthe units present on

both sides Battle Lines(that is, both his firingunits as well as thedefender's target units).Which units are doingthe shooting and whichunits they're firing at iscompletely fluid it canchange freely withevery player's BattleRound.

There is no battlefield"reserve" inA HouseDivided. No units onthe Battle Line can be"screened" from enemyfire. If a unit is presentin the Battle Line, it canbe chosen as a targetby the firing player.

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Example:It is 1862 and four Union Militia Infantry units Marchfrom Washington along the Potomac River (which is only usableby the Union, see 4.2) to attack a lone Confederate VeteranInfantry unit in Fredericksburg.

The Battlefield marker is placed in Fredericksburg and the unitsthere engaging in battle are placed off the board to one sidewhere they can line up against each other and exchange shots

(i.e., they are placed on the Battle Line).There are no reinforcements nearby and both players aredetermined to fight to the bitter end.

Dawn:Both sides roll on the Command Table to determine theirBattlefield Command Value (BCV). The Confederate player rollsa 1 for a BCV of three Orders per Round this day; the Unionplayer rolls a 5 for BCV of four Orders per Round this day.

Round 1:The Confederate Veteran Infantry unit fires at one ofthe Union Militia Infantry units and hits it with a die roll of 4 itschance to hit being increased by 1 during the first two BattleRounds because it is firing at a unit that has crossed a river. TheUnion Militia Infantry unit is flipped to its Reduced side.

Since the Confederate player has completed all of his fire, the

newly-reduced Union Militia Infantry unit must now check itsmorale. The Union player rolls a 3; since that result is less thanor equal to its Morale Value, that unit is Routed and placed backin Fredericksburg on top of the Battlefield marker there (i.e., thisunit is placed off the Battle Line where it can no longer fire at, orbe fired upon by, enemy units).

The Union player decides to spend three Orders to fire his threeremaining Union Militia Infantry at the entrenched ConfederateVeteran Infantry unit, each with a chance to hit on a 1 (because itis entrenched). Only one Union unit manages to score a hit. TheConfederate Veteran Infantry unit is flipped to its Reduced side.

Since the Union player has completed all of his fire, the newly-reduced Confederate Veteran Infantry unit must now check itsmorale. The Confederate player rolls a 2; since that result is notless than or equal to its modified Morale Value (its basic MoraleValue of 2 is reduced by one because that unit is entrenched),that Veteran Infantry unit remains in action on the Battle Line (atits Reduced value).

Round 2:The Confederate Veteran Infantry unit again fires atone of the Union Militia Infantry units and, again, hits with a dieroll of 3. The Union Militia Infantry unit is flipped to its Reducedside.

Since the Confederate player has completed all of his fire, thenewly-reduced Union Militia Infantry unit must now check itsmorale. The Union player rolls a 1; since that result is less thanor equal to its Morale Value, that unit also Routs back to theBattlefield marker in Fredericksburg.

The Union player uses two of his Orders this Round to fire thetwo units left on his Battle Line He uses his remaining two Orders

to Rally one of his Routed units back from the Fredericksburgbox and he returns it, still on its reduced side, back to the BattleLine.

Both Union shots miss, however, so the battle continues.

Round 3:The Confederate Veteran Infantry unit fires at thereduced-strength Union Militia Infantry unit that just rallied (inhopes of finishing it off) and, again, gets a hit it with a die roll of 2.That Union Militia Infantry unit is eliminated.

The Union player, once again, uses two of his Orders this Roundto fire the two units left on his Battle Line He uses his remainingtwo Orders to Rally his remaining routed unit back from theFredericksburg box and he returns it, still on its reduced side,

back to his Battle Line.

Again, both Union shots miss! The battle continues

Morale TableA newly Reduced unit fails its MoraleCheck if the die roll is less than orequalthe units adjusted Morale Value:

MoraleValue Unit Type

1 Crack

2 Veteran3 Militia after 18614 Militia in 1861

Morale Value Modifiers

Morale Checks:

Failure causes that unit to Rout.

-1 If that unit is entrenched.

Desertion Checks:

Failure eliminates that unit.

+1 If that unit is on the losing /retreating side.

-1 If that unit was not Routed.

-1 If there is a friendly Leader unitpresent at that battle.

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D.3 [Optional] Desertion

While both armies suffered greatly from desertion,

particularly after a battle lost, it was always worse among

the newly formed Militia units. Seeing the carnage from

this, the worlds first modern industrial war, was quite

shocking to this generation.

At the end of every battle, bothsides must roll for theDesertion of units that participated in it.

Who Can Desert:Allreduced (red-numbered) units

mustmake a Desertion Check (regardless of how or

when they became reduced). Full-strength (white-

numbered) units never suffer desertion.

Procedure: A unit makes a Desertion Check by

rolling a die and comparing the result to that units

Morale Value. (See the Morale Table.)

Add one to a units Morale Value if it is on thelosing / retreating side in that battle.

Subtract one from a units Morale Value if it wasnot Routed (D.2). Thus, a reduced unit receives

this morale benefit if it was still among those on

the Battle Line when the battle ended, and not on

the map routing in the battlefield box.

Subtract one if a friendly Leader was present atthat battle (if Optional Rule E. is being used).

If the die roll is less than or equal tothe units

Morale Value, it is eliminated through desertion.

If the die roll is greater thanthe units Morale Value

there is no effect the unit remains in play normally retreating with any other survivors, if necessary

and awaiting Recovery (5.7).

Example: The Confederate player went on to win the battle inthe preceding example because the Union player retreated at thebeginning of one of his Battle Rounds. The surviving Union unitswere one full-strength Militia Infantry unit and one Routed,reduced-strength Militia Infantry unit. The Confederatesconcluded the battle with one entrenched, reduced-strengthVeteran Infantry unit.

The full-strength unit does not check for Desertion.

The Routed reduced-strength Union Militia unit has a modifiedMorale Value of 4 (3 for its base value, plus 1 for being on thelosing side). The Union player rolls a 4, which is greater than orequal to the units modified Morale Value and that unit iseliminated (deserts) and returned to the Recruitment Pool.

The reduced-strength Confederate Veteran unit has a modifiedMorale Value of 1 (2 for its base value, minus 1 for not beingrouted i.e., for being on the Battle Line and not back on themap in Fredericksburg where the Battlefield marker was). TheConfederate player rolls a 3 and that unit does not desert; itremains in play entrenched and reduced in Fredericksburg.

Battle Day SequenceWhen using all of the Advanced and Optional Rules, theseare the steps you must follow when conducting a battle:

A. Dawn: Begin Batt le DayEach player rolls on the Command Table and adds theresult to 1/2 of the previous days Battlefield Command

Value (if this is the second or subsequent Battle Day),rounded up. The result is that players current BattlefieldCommand Value (i.e., the number of Orders he can issueper Round) for this Battle Day.

Adjust the Flag markers on the Current BattlefieldCommand Value Track accordingly.

Place Leaders on this Track in the numbered box thatcorresponds to their Leadership Value. They can issuethat many additional Orders each Battle Round (E.2).

B. Combat Rounds(4 per Battle Day)1. Defender May Retreat:He may retreat and

immediately lose the battle (beginning with the secondRound on the first Battle Day and every Battle Round

thereafter).2. Defender Reinforces:He may spend an Order to add

reinforcements from all available adjacent boxes(beginning with the second Round on the first BattleDay and every Battle Round thereafter).

3. Defender Rallies:He may spend two Orders perfriendly unit routed at this battle to return it from thebattlefield box on the map to his Battle Line.

4. Defender Fires:He may spend one Order per friendlyunit in his Battle Line to enable it to fire at an enemy unitthis Battle Round. Designate a (Like, 5.2) target foreach firing unit before rolling any dice.

Roll a separate die for each firing unit and apply the

effects of any hit results.5. Attacker Checks Morale:After all enemy fire that

Battle Round, newly-reduced units must check theirmorale to see if they rout off the battlefield (D.2).

6. Attacking Player:Repeat steps 1-5 but with the rolesreversed the Attacker gets to retreat or spend Ordersto reinforce, rally, and fire, while newly-reduceddefending units must check their morale.

7. Advance the Battle Turn marker one round andrepeat these steps for each of the fourRounds of aBattle Day.

C. Dusk: End Battle DayEach side may rally one routed unit (D.2). Begin a new

Battle Day at Dawn and continue fighting Battle Rounds.D. Victory, Desertion & Promotion

Once the victor of the battle is decided, all reduced-strength units (regardless of when or how they becamereduced-strength) that participated in that battle mustcheck their morale to see if they desert (D.3). Survivingunits return to the map, either holding the battlefield boxand receiving a battlefield promotion (for the winner) orconducting a retreat (for the loser).

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D.4 [Optional] Coastal Defenses

Conducting Naval Invasions could be very difficult. The

Confederates tied up large numbers of men to garrison

their ports men who were greatly needed at the front.

These port garrisons often challenged the nearby landings

of Union soldiers from their prepared positions.

Port Garrison Units: Toreflect the presence of coastal

defense artillery and other

harbor defenses, each

Confederate port that is also a

Recruitment City should

receives an intrinsic notional

Port Garrison unit with a

Defensive Combat Value

equal to the citys Confederate

Recruitment Value.

A Port Garrison unit is

onlyemployed when thatport city is defending itself against a Union Naval

Invasion (4.7).

The intrinsic Port Garrison unit isnever destroyed. If the Confederates lregain contro

of a captured port box, the full strength Port

Garrison unit again becomes available.

Confederate controlled Union (blue box) ports,including Baltimore, never receive Port Garrison

units.

Movement: A Port Garrison unit may never moveor retreat; it always stays in its city and fights to the

death, even if other Confederate units retreat (5.4).

Battles: A Port Garrison unit functions thus in

battles:

It is always at full strength at the start of a battle.

It is always considered entrenched (5.31). OtherConfederate units in that port city have to

entrench there normally by expending a March.

Its morale is never checked (D.2 and D.3).

Like an actual unit, it costs an Order for it to firein a Battle Round and it must be hit twiceduring a

battle in order to destroy it.

A Battle initiated against a Port Garrison unitcanbe reinforced (5.5).

Any Union units attempting a Naval Invasionmust destroy the intrinsic Port Garrison unit, in

addition to dealing with any other enemy units

New Orleans receives ailt-in, imaginary Portris

a

buGarCombUnion

on unit with at Value of 2 vs.Naval Invasions.

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that are present defending that invaded

Confederate port, in order to win the battle there.

Recovery:A Port Garrison unit automatically

recovers (5.7) after a battle for free (if Optional

Rule 5.71, Resting the Army, is being used) while

that port is controlled by the Confederates.

Promotions:A Port Garrison unit cannot receive aPromotion (6.0).

The Union player receives noPromotion for

defeating only a Port Garrison unit in battle. He

does receive a Promotion if the battle also involved

fighting regular Confederate units.

E. [Optional] LeadersGreat generals are a product of good

fortune. You must not only be the right

person with the right skills, but you must

also be in the right place at the righttime and have the right political

connections. Many generals could have

been represented but, for the grand

strategic scale ofA House Divided, the

number of Leader units for each side,

and their ratings, fit very well into the

combatants capabilities at various

times throughout the Civil War.

The Leader Units: Three stand-up Leader units are

provided in the Advanced Game ofA House

Divided: Lee, Grant, and Sherman.

The white numbers on each Leader unit show itsLeadership Value.

The top date listed on a Leader unit indicates theGame Turn it enters play. When initially placed on

the map during its owners Movement Segment of

that Game Turn, Leaders are placed by their

owner on any box that contains a friendly unit.

The bottom date is when its Leadership Valuechanges use the applicable current value.

The status change for a Leader represents different things.

For Lee, it represents the loss of his right arm, General

Stonewall Jackson. For Grant and Sherman, itrepresents their promotions to larger, more independent

commands.

E.1 Leader Movement

A Leader, like other units, can make a maximum of

two Marches.

These Marches can be independent of other units

When Marching with other units, the Leader can be

included in their Jump Move (4.4, 4.5), Sea Move

(4.6) or Naval Invasion (4.7). Leaders move like

, at

no March cost, or with other units.

Cavalry (4.0), but cannot make a Cavalry Jump Move

unless actually moving with a Cavalry unit.

A Leader unit may move together with any unit in its

box when it is activated by a March. This includes

riding with that units Jump Move (4.4, 4.5), Sea

Move (4.6), or Naval Invasion (4.7). Tagging along

with another unit thus is a free move for the Leader.

Moving Independently: A Leader unit may also

move independently of the other units it is stacked

with for free (i.e., at no March cost).

A Leader unit may conduct up to twofreeMarches each Player Turn. (Like other units, two

Marches is also a Leaders Speed Limit per

Movement Segment.)

Leader units move like Cavalry units, but cannotmake a Cavalry Jump Move (4.4) unless actually

moving along with a Cavalry unit.

Reinforcing a Battle: A Leader unit may move

together with any unit in its box when it reinforces a

Battle (5.5). Alternately, a Leader unit may also

reinforce a Battle by moving alone.

Leaders do not affect the movement of other units.

E.2 Leaders in Battle

When Leaders are present at a battle, they may issue

a number of Orders each Battle Round equal to theircurrent Leadership Value. This is in addition to their

sides normal Battlefield Command Value (D.1).

Procedure: When a Leader unit is at a battle, place it

in the box on the Current Battlefield Command Value

Track that corresponds to its Leadership Value. Do

not add its Leadership Value to that sides Command

Value and increase the position of the Flag marker!

This is important during multi-day battles when

adding half of the previous days Command Value to

the new Command roll; Leaders dont contribute to

the Command Value they just issue additional

Orders each Battle Round.

The maximum number of Orders that either sidecan give during a single Battle Round is still eight

(although you will reach that value faster and

more often with a Leader present on your side).

Leaders who reinforce a battle (5.5) may not addtheir Leadership Value on the Round of their

arrival, but may do so on all subsequentRounds.

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When Grant and Sherman are at the same battle,the Union player may combinetheir Leadership

Values and both issue Orders each Battle Round.

E.3 Leaders and Desertion

Units making a Desertion Check (D.3) may subtract

one from their Morale Value if a friendly Leader was

present at that battle. Grant and Sherman may notcombine to subtract two.

E.4 Leaders Alone

Leader units alone in a box do not alter its current

control status (8.0). That is, Leaders units by

themselves cannot capture or recapture a box.

Leader units that find themselves alone in a box with

enemy units are not destroyed. They are simply

placed back on the map again (see above) at the end

their owners next Player Turn. There is no

Recruitment cost; Leaders are replaced for free.

E.5 Leader Redeployment

A Leader can be removed from the map at any

time and relocated to any box with a friendly unit at

the end the next Player Turn.

F. Confederate Aspirationsve subscribed to the Lost

a

rs

have ended the war. Under this rule,

ton will often win the war unless th

The Confederacy does not automatically win if

Washington is captured.

Procedure: Instead roll one die and subtract thatamount from the Union Army Maximum Size value.

If a 1 is rolled, subtract two.

If the Union recaptures Washington, add only itsRecruitment Value (of one) to the Union Army

Maximum Size.

F

B

t

(

w

incursi

principally aim

Confederate b eir complete supportfor the Southern w

The Confederat tate

.2 More Support from the Border States

oth sides anticipated more support for

he Confederacy from the Border States

Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland) than

ere provided historically. Confederate

ons into these States were

ed at rallying them to the

anner and enlisting thar effort.

e Splayer checks for Border

Support

In hindsight, many people ha

Cause theory of Southern defeat (see the films Birth of

Nationor Gone with the Windfor examples). To the wa

participants, however, things looked very different. These

historical expectations representing Confederateaspirations are simulated by the following rules.

F.1 The Capture of Washington

It is not necessarily true that the Confederate capture of

Washington would

capturing Washing e

South is losing badly in other areas. Even if the South

doesnt win the war, Washingtons loss will have a

permanent effect on the Unions overall morale.

at the beginning of each Confe

urn in which the Confederates

derate Player

T control every

Re her Missouri (St. Joseph,

Sp

Green

Pr

co upport

Ta Support Value modifier that applies.

Remo

the C

States Confederate Militia Infantr is added to

the s:

.

mmitted and

.

cruitment City in eit

ringfield, and St. Louis), Kentucky (Bowling

and Louisville), or Maryland (Baltimore).

ocedure:Roll a die for each of the above-

ntrolled Border States on the Border States S

ble; use every

sult: If the die roll is greater thanthat StatesdifiedSupport Value, it moves politically closer to

onfederacy with this solegame effect: That

y unit

Recruitment Pool and functions thu

It remains in play for the rest of the game.

It functions exactly like the other ConfederateMilitia Infantry units.

It can be recruited in any friendly ConfederateRecruitment City, not just those in its own State

That States boxes do notmagically change color norare there any other effects.

No further Border State Support checks are made for

this State. This event can only occur onceper Border

State per game.

If the die roll is less than or equal tothat States

modified Support Value, it remains unco

can be rolled for again on qualifying future turns

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C p

F.3 [Optional] Foreign Intervention

The South was pinning its hopes (and the Union its fears)

on a long shot hoping for foreign recognition and

intervention from a European great power (Great Britain

in particular). The South never achieved the impressive

military victories that would have triggered this event.

With this rule, you can recreate this historical possibility.Triggering Foreign Intervention: Foreign

Intervention is triggered by the South only if allof

the following conditions exist at the beginningof any

Confederate Player Turn:

The Confederate Army Maximum Size is within 3of the Union Army Maximum Size.

The Confederates control at least one UnionRecruitment City with a Recruitment Value of 2

or more,plus Washington DC.

Either noConfederate Recruitment City (i.e., onewith a red shield in it) with a Recruitment Value

of 2 or more is Union controlled or, for each one

that is, another Union Recruitment City with a

value of 2 or more is Confederate controlled.

Effects n: If Foreignof Foreign Interventio

Inte ffects:rvention is triggered, it has the following e

The Confederate player may also perform Sea

onfederate player may notperform River Jum

Movement (4.6), just like the Union. The

Moves (4.5), use the Potomac River (4.2), or

conduct Naval Invasions (4.7).

The Confederate player receivesthe four Foreign Intervention

units. They are placed in Europe

(i.e., off to the side of the

mapboard in an imaginary

friendly port box).

Foreign Intervention Units: Foreign Intervention

units function under the following rules:

The yy do notcount against the Confederate ArmMaximum Size.

They must be brought over to the United Statesfrom Europe by using Confederate Sea Movement

(at the usual rate of one March per unit).

They cannot receive Promotions (6.0).

If destroyed, they canbe replaced during theConfederate Recruitment Segment. However, each

Foreign Intervention unit costs two Recruitment

Points to replace. These units are recruited back

in Europe and, once again, require Confederate

Sea Movement to get back onto the game board on

a future Confederate Player Turn.

F.4 [Optional] The Confederate Navy

Just as the Union player may make Naval Invasions when

he rolls a 6 for Marches that game turn (4.7), now the

Confederate player may similarly make a naval decision.

If, during the Confederate Movement Segment, the

Confederate player rolls a 6 for Marches that turn,

he may commit oneof his three Naval Resources.

It costs the Confederate playerfour Marches tocommit a Naval Resource.

To indicate Confederate commitment of that Naval

Resource, place a Confederate Control (Flag) marker

in the corresponding box on the Confederate Naval

Display.

Effects: While the Confederate Flag marker residesin that box, its corresponding special rule is in effect:

Confederate Domestic Naval Resources

Ocean Raiders:One is added to the Confederate

Maximum Army Size.

Riverine Ironclads:The Union player is

prohibited from making River Jump Moves

(4.5).

Border States Support TableRoll for each Border State if every RecruitmentCity in it is Confederate controlled. If the result isgreater thanthat States modified Sadd its Militia Infantry unit to the Re

Support Border

upcruit

port Value,ment Pool.

Value StatelandKentucky

Union Maximum Army Size.

4 Mary32 Missouri

Support Value Modifiers:

Pro Confederate:

-1 if the Confederate Maximum Army Size iswithin 5 of the

-1 if it is 1861.

-2 if Washington is Confederate controlled.

Pro Union:

+1 If it is 1864 or 1865.+1 if the Union Maximum Army Size is 10 or

more greater than the Confederate MaximumArmy Size.

+1 if Richmond is Union controlled.

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Coastal Ironclads:All Confederate Coastal

Defense (D.4) values are increased by one.

(E.g., Charlestons notional Port Garrison unit

would have a value of 3). This also means that

a Confederate port which is not a Recruitment

City (e.g., Norfolk) is considered to have an

intrinsic notional Port Garrison unit with a

Defensive Combat Value of 1.

Foreign Navy: This Box functions differently

than the above-listed domestic Confederate

Navy boxes. When Foreign Intervention is

triggered, place a Confederate Flag marker in

this Box to remind players that its effect is

on and that the Confederate player may

conduct Sea Movement (4.6) just like the

Union Player.He may notperform River Jump

Moves (4.5), use the Potomac River (4.2), or

conduct Naval Invasions (4.7).

Unio nionn Naval Response: During anyUMovement Segment, the USA player may counter a

Confede This is indicated byrate Naval Resource.

flipping the Confederate Flag marker in any oneCSA

Nava e Foreign Navyl Resource box (including th

box) over to its Union Flag side.

It acosts the Union player two Marches to counterConfederate Naval Resource.

E lag marker in a Confederate Navalffect:A Union F

Resource box indicates that its corresponding special

rule is no longer in effect.

In th ourcee three Domestic Confederate Naval Res

b ers, Riverine Ironclads, andoxes (Ocean Raid

Coastal Ironclads), a Union Flag marker also

indicates that the Confederate player may no longer

employ that Naval Resource. That is, the Confederate

commitment of each of their three domestic Naval

Resources is a once-per-game event.

The War at Sea: Unlike the three domestic

Conf anederate Navy boxes, the Confederate player c

flip t Box back tohe Flag marker in the Foreign Navy

its Confederate side. He does this at a cost of one

Recruitment Point during his Recruitment Segment.

Sequence of

nds the

Sequence of Play a bit. Here is what the Segments of

Turn would look like with every

ign Intervention (F.3)

erate Navy

ts

3

)

4 Battle Rounds per Battle Day

)

from anywhere

F.4)

G. DetailedPlay

TheA House DividedAdvanced Game exte

each Player

vanced and Optional Rule included:Ad1. Preparation

Supply (B.)

Confederate Border State Support (F.2)

Fore

ent(C.)2. Movem

6 = Union Invasions / Confed

Marches can refit reduced-strength uni

. Combat(D.)

Dawn: Establish BCV (# of Orders / Round

Also Leaders Orders (cant exceed 8 total)

1 Order to fire

1 Order to reinforce

2 Orders to rally

Dusk: Rally one routed unit

Withdraw / Reinforce beginning 2nd Round

Morale Checks for newly-reduced units (D.2

Post Battle Desertions (D.3)

Control marker adjustments

4. Promotions

One among victorious survivors at each Battle

One additional

Confederate Replacement Training roll

5. Recruitment

Recruitment can refit reduced-strength units

Replacing Foreign Intervention units costs two

(F.3)

Confederate Reactivation of Foreign Navy (

6. Leader Replacement

Leaders lost on thepreviousGame Turn are

returned to play at this time (E.4)

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34

Emrich:

ris, Gregenstein,

and Vince DeNardo.Graphi

Franz VohwinkelProduction:

Michael Bruinsma, Ulrich BlennemannProofreading and Add itional Suggestions (v3.1):

Steve Best, Joe Schweninger, William Woodhill

I. Version 3.1 Designers

NotesWhen Phalanx GamesreprintedA House Divided,

although it was dubbed a 3rd Edition, the rules where

essentially unchanged from the 2nd Edition I wrote

back in the late 1980s. Over the years, however, I had

managed to accumulate a bit of errata, plus some

corrections and variants for the game that I had

longed to incorporate in it. After continuously

receiving emails over the years from dedicated

players, I have finally decided to make a thorough

job of it and have created what I call these Version

3.1 rules booklets.There are only twobooklets now, and each has its

Optional Rules built in with a shaded background.

Matters of phrasing, timing, and examples have

greatly improved the games clarity (admittedly, at a

cost in weight, going from 20 pages to over 30).

Some matters have been made more historically

accurate across both rules booklets, such as the 1861and 1864 Scenario setups, Kentucky Neutrality,

Refitting the Army, spending an Order to call in

Reinforcements or two Orders to Rally units during a

battle, and committing Confederate Naval Resources.

Many little things have been subtly simplified, andLeaders in battle are much easier to employ now.

In addition to the rules, Ive created player aids to

flank the game board which should help keep

everything organized.

ncerning a 4th Edition

Units

A complete sheet of these proposed additional pieces

is included in a separate file for those who want to

make their own set and start using them.

Below are some samples:

H. Credits I.1 Thoughts CoShould a 4th Edition ofA House Dividedbe

published, I would create the following units and

make the map corrections suggested below:

Game Design (1st Edition: 1981):Frank Chadwick

Redesign (2nd Edition: 1989; 3rd Edition : 2004):Alan

Developers

John Harshman, Alan Emrich, and Marc W. MillerPlaytesters:Tim Brown, John Astell, Dave Emigh, Tom HarNovak, Ben Knight, David MacDonald, Kathy ZeidKeith Poulter, Gary E. Smith,

cs:Front Back Type

Orders

ke

UnionBCV /

mar r

RebelBCV /

Orders

marker

'Flat'

Leader

Rebel

Port

Garrison

Rebel

Naval

Resource

Entrench-

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Map Corrections

There are four discrepancies between the 3rd Edition

map and the earlier versions. I believe that the earlier

versions should stand as correct.These are:

Petersburg: the river to Yorktown should flow out of

the top of this box.

Selma: the railroad to Jacksonville should run

through the top of this box.

Louisville: the river to Evansville should flow out of

the bottom of this box.

Nashville: the river to Fts. Henry & Donelson should

flow out of the top of this box.

AHD3.1 Advanced Rules.pdf

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