by J. F. Dunnigan;
SPI, 1970.
Components: 200 counters (unmounted; later editions had diecut ones);
Map: 22"x34" area-movement rnap, rules printed on the map;
Scales: Police platoons to National Guard battalions, Demonstrator groups and crowds; 8 hours/ turn; no fixed scale/area.

This game is a simulation of the riots in Chicago in August 1968. This game was much more like a standard wargam.e in its presentation, with coloured couriters and a heavy paper map, but there were several wrinkles. This was one of the first of SPI's relatively few designs to use area movement, and it also introduced the concept of several Combat Results Tables (Harass, Disperse, and Assault) to reflect the different scales of violence/commitment by either . side. The game also acknowledged the media-driven aspect of the event, since victory went to the player with the most points on the Exposure Index at the end of the game.

This game came out with unmounted counters in S&T 21. The map for the second game (Flight of the Goeben) was printed on the back of the Chicago, Chicago! map. Both games were also later issued in SPI white box and flat tray format, with mounted counters. Hard to find now, and expect to pay a high price for it ($22/$68/$42.25 at auction, or $90 for sale').

More Civil Wargames

Introduction

On Topic Titles

Up Against the Wall, Motherfucker!
The Cities Game
Chicago, Chicago!
Minuteman
LA Lawless
Civil Power

Peripheral Titles

The Creature That Ate Sheboygen
CityFight