Games Like Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis

Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis

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.

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Through the Ages

91% 👍 OF 2.3K
About This Game

Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil

Player reviews say you can…

  • …plant an event face down, then watch it get shoved through a queue until it flips up turns later and hits everyone.
  • …run a whole turn as a rewindable "what if" puzzle by undoing back to the last hidden-information point.
  • …draft from a shared row of 13 cards where older cards get cheaper as new ones push in.
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Twilight Struggle

86% 👍 OF 3.0K
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Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Trigger Opponent Events
  • …Spread Global Influence
  • …Control Cold War Regions
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Root

90% 👍 OF 5.6K
About This Game

Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …sell boats and mercenaries to other players as river traders, creating a price-tagged service market inside the war.
  • …lock in a turn-by-turn action list as a bird dynasty, then collapse into turmoil if you can't complete every single order.
  • …play as a lone vagabond, slipping through the map collecting gear and choosing who to help, harass, or betray without running an army.
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Gomoku Let's Go

88% 👍 OF 935
About This Game

Gomoku: One of the most popular classic board games for all ages. Experience Zen style visuals, various levels of AI, seamless online multiplayer and Endgame challenges!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Five-Stone Lines
  • …Solve Endgame Puzzles
  • …Switch To Renju
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Brass: Birmingham

59% 👍 OF 661
About This Game

Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! Lead your fast-growing business enterprise, build and develop new industries, multiply your income and don’t get distracted by your rivals. Show everyone you are the real deal!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Canals, Then Railways
  • …Build Coal and Iron Works
  • …Brew Beer for Sales
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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

89% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Synergistic Decks
  • …Recruit Heroes, Defeat Monsters
  • …Compete for Shared Honor
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Everdell

90% 👍 OF 734
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Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Woodland Cities
  • …Gather Valley Resources
  • …Recruit Woodland Critters
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TaleSpire

90% 👍 OF 5.3K
About This Game

TaleSpire is a beautiful way to play pen and paper RPGs online. Bring your stories to life and embark upon campaigns together with your friends, regardless of where you are in the world.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …reshape the map mid-session by deleting walls, spawning rubble, starting fires, and revealing new rooms in real time.
  • …freeze everyone's controls, cut to a preset camera angle, and stage miniatures like a directed scene for big reveals.
  • …copy a huge community-made dungeon, city, ship, or forest and paste it into your campaign in seconds.
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Love Letter

87% 👍 OF 602
About This Game

The princess has several suitors... but which of them will manage to charm her? Choose a strategy, be it through bluffing or power of deduction, to win your beloved's heart. The official adaptation of the renowned card game.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Bluff With Two Cards
  • …Read Rival Hands
  • …Protect Your Letter