Devil's Den: Hood's Assault at Gettysburg is a board game

Board game

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 that represents the fighting to control the key Devil's Den

Devil's Den

Devils Den is a boulder-strewn Gettysburg Battlefield hill used by artillery and infantry during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day...

 terrain feature during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day

The Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day was an attempt by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to capitalize on his first day's success. He launched the Army of Northern Virginia in multiple Gettsyburg Battlefield attacks on the flanks of the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G...

 of the American Civil War

American Civil War

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. The wargame

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 was written by Leonard Millman and Dr. David Martin, and was first published in 1980

1980 in games

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 by Operational Studies Group

Operational Studies Group

Operational Studies Group, also known as OSG, is a publisher of tabletop wargames mostly devoted to the wars of Napoleon I. Some of their more notable games include Napoleon at Leipzig, Napoleon at Bay and Bonaparte in Italy. OSG is a leader in the design and production of Napoleonic Wargames...

 (OSG).

Located at the southern tip of the Gettysburg Battlefield

Gettysburg Battlefield

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 on Houck's Ridge, the boulder-strewn Devil's Den proved to be a weak spot in the Union

Union Army

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 battle line, and was overrun by Confederate

Confederate States Army

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 troops from Alabama

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, Texas

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 and Arkansas

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 after fierce fighting. However, the neighboring Little Round Top

Little Round Top

Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg....

 remained in Union hands throughout the battle.

The game Devil's Den is a company/battalion-level tactical simulation of these Confederate assaults, and features a detailed 22"x35" full-color hex map

Hex map

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 of Houck's Ridge, Plum Run Valley, the Rose Woods, and Little Round Top. Four hundred cardstock counters

Counter (board wargames)

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 represent elements of each infantry

Infantry

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 regiment

Regiment

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 and artillery battery

Artillery battery

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 that was present for the actual fighting, as well as game playing aids such as morale markers, out of ammunition counters, etc. The boxed game also includes a Study Folder (with historical commentary on the actual battle), a Rules Folder, and two six-sided dice.

Another wargame representing the same sector of Gettysburg was later published by Avalon Hill

Avalon Hill

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. A miniature wargaming

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 Devil's Den game is featured in Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature

Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature

Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature is a series of two popular scenario books written for miniature wargaming the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in regimental scale...

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