Category: Civil War Games – Info

  • AGEod’s American Civil War Wiki by Rafiki

    Most readers are familiar with the Wiki format made famous by Wikipedia. AGEod’s American Civil War fan “Rafiki” from the AACW Forums has created a Wiki for the game called AACWWIki. Users can join up and create and/or edit articles in the wiki. This is a really GREAT idea that could and should be used […]

  • New Promo Video for Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States

    Matrix Games posted a press release on their site on Friday detailing a new promotional video for the soon to be released Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Click on “Read more” below or on the link provided to read the full press release:

  • Antietam – In Their Quiet Fields II by MMP

    I was a bit surprised to find In Their Quiet Fields II still available for purchase at Multiman Publishing’s Civil War Brigade Series web site. ITQFII recreates the Battle of Antietam at the brigade level with a ground scale of 200 yards per hex. Since the title WAS available, I purchased it. As some of […]

  • Screenshots: Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States

    I thought I’d give everyone a little light reading, er….looking, here on a Friday morning.  I’ve posted all of the initial screenshots of Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States, soon to be released by Matrix Games.  Without further ado, here’s an initial look at this highly anticipated new game:

  • Campaign Antietam Screen Shots: Groveton and Second Bull Run

    Several weeks ago, I showed readers some South Mountain screen shots of HPS‘ newly released Campaign Antietam. As I explained there, despite being given the name “Campaign Antietam”, the game actually covers quite a few more battlefields, including First Bull Run (including Blackburn’s Ford, Henry Hill, and Matthews Hill), Second Bull Run (including Cedar Mountain, […]

  • Campaign Antietam Screen Shots: South Mountain

    Now that I’ve had HPS‘ newly released Campaign Antietam for over a week, I wanted to post some screenshots of the various battlefields covered in the game over the course of a few posts. Despite being given the name “Campaign Antietam”, the game actually covers quite a few more battlefields, including First Bull Run (including […]

  • Designer Notes for HPS’ Campaign Antietam

    Hat tip to Rich Hamilton at his Gamesquad HPS Simulations blog for posting the Designer Notes for Campaign Antietam and another hat tip to Eddy Sterckx for pointing me in that direction. For those wondering what these games are all about, I have also posted the notes here. For those of you who do not […]