lˈaɪk ˈʌðɚ wˈɔːɹɡeɪmz pɹədˈuːst baɪ ˈævælən hˈɪl, sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ jˈuːsᵻz ɐ hˈɛks ɡɹˈɪd mˈæp ænd ɐ kˈɑːmbæt ɹɪzˈʌlts tˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐdʒˈuːdᵻkˌeɪt bˈæɾəlz.
Like other wargames produced by Avalon Hill, Civil War uses a hex grid map and a Combat Results Table to adjudicate battles.