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Quirks
and Map notes
Home
Centers
Home Centers are listed above, but there are a few quirks
here. New York City is in the Union territory but it is not
a controlled Supply Center at the beginning of the game. It
must be conquered like any other empty Supply Center. This
represents the riots in NYC in opposition to the war and the
fear among Irish Americans and others that freed slaves would
reduce the price of labor. Boston on the other hand is controlled
by the Union at gamestart, but Boston is not a build
center for the Union.
Spokane
and Kansas are in the Indian Territory, but these are not
controlled by the Indians at gamestart. New Orleans and Florida
are in the CSA but these are not controlled by the CSA at
gamestart. Like NYC, these centers represent the effort required
by these nations to mobilize for war, as well as the factions
that were opposed to war within these nations. Like Boston,
these centers are not build centers, so should be adjudicated
as any other neutral center.
If
the Indian player conquers Boston or California, the first
of these centers that is occupied by the Indian becomes a
legal build center for the Indian player. However, the Indian
player may only build fleets in these centers.
Neutral
Powers
The neutral units are on permanent hold and must be dislodged
in order to take the supply centers. The Neutral Units can
be supported by active powers. If the Russian Army is forced
out of Alaska and has a legal retreat, the army will attempt
to retreat to an open SC. Otherwise it will retreat off the
board.
If
ALASKA has not been conquered by a North American power by
winter 1867, it will be purchased by the US and will become
a US build center. Of course if the USA is no longer in play,
then Alaska will remain a Russian province.
  
Cape
Horn and the Oceans
As you recall, in 1865, there was no canal at Panama. The
only way for ships to leave the Pacific Theater and enter
the Atlantic Theater was by the long and arduous journey around
Cape Horn. The Pacific Ocean borders Alaska, Bering Sea, Panama,
the Pacific Coasts, and Gulf of Tehauntepec. Among other bodies
of water, the Atlantic borders the Davis Strait and Panama.
Cape Horn borders only the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
Fleets
that are in "Cape Horn" are considered somewhere
between Venezuela and Columbia off the coast of South America.
Fleets that are in the Oceans or Cape Horn are essentially
considered "off board". Any number of any fleets
from any nation may ply these waters during the same turn.
Additionally, nothing can prevent a fleet from entering these
waters. However, fleets at Cape Horn, the Atlantic or the
Pacific can not be used in any supporting actions, and they
may not participate in any military actions including actions
against each other.
Fleets
on the board may support fleets that are trying to return
to the board. Fleets at "Cape Horn" may convoy
if other normal conditions are met.
Coasts
Florida
has one coast. Toronto and Montreal have two coasts (north
and south). Philadelphia has two coasts (east and north).
Nicaragua,
Honduras and Mexico City have two coasts (Atlantic and Pacific).
Bodies
of Water
Gulf of St. Lawrence borders Upstate, Toronto (sc), Montreal
(sc), New England , Newfoundland, Grand Banks and Davis Strait.
Chesapeake Bay borders Richmond , Philadelphia, the Grand
Banks and the Sargasso Sea.
Great
Lakes
Upstate borders Toronto. Because of Niagra Falls, fleets must
enter Upstate or Toronto (south coast) to move from the Gulf
of St. Lawrence to access the Great Lakes.
Michigan borders Toronto. However, fleets in the Great Lakes
may legally move to any of the following provinces: Toronto
(sc), Wisconsin, Chicago, Michigan, Philadelphia or Upstate.
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