Against the Odds Annual 2016 : Confederate Rails

Publisher: Against the Odds Magazine (ATO)
Format: Annual issue with complete games included
Language: English
Year: 2016 (Annual)
Lead Designer: Richard H. Berg
Development: Lembit Tohver
Graphic Design: Mark Mahaffey
Theme: Historical railroads & American Civil War
Complexity: Low
Solitaire Suitability: Poor
Playtime: Up to 3 – 4 hours per game

🛠️ Contents of This Annual:

• One full-color 22″ × 34″ map sheet.

• 280 full-color die-cut counters.

• 24 full-color cards.

• Rulebook approx. 12 pages.

• 2 charts/tables.

🎯 Game Summary – “Confederate Rails”:
Players operate the historical railroads of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. They must deliver goods, supplies, and military loads through a diminishing railroad network while contending with Union advances, Confederate government actions, and rampant inflation. The system’s numerous outside events simulate wartime pressures that make success increasingly difficult — truly living up to the against the odds theme.

💡 Included Bonus Game:
No Safe Harbor — a game simulating the lesser-known Japanese air attack on Darwin in February 1942, providing an exciting standalone scenario.