Category: Civil War Games – Info
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More Info on Gary Grigsby’s New Civil War Game
There is another page long update on the progress of Gary Grigsby’s new Civil War game based on the World At War game engine on page 4 of the latest developer’s journal entry for 2by3 Games. Here’s an excerpt of their progress: Civil War Progress and Delays (CW) Progress on Civil War moved along nicely during the […]
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Matrix Games Planning Four Civil War Titles
I somehow missed this thread at Matrix Games discussing their upcoming Civil War output. Here is the latest list of games Civil War gamers should expect to see from Matrix in the near future, courtesy of Erik Rutins of the Matrix staff: 1. Forge Of Freedom from Western Civilization Software (Grand Strategy, based on a […]
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Additional News on Forge of Freedom
In a post yesterday, I mentioned a new Civil War computer game from Matrix Games entitled Forge of Freedom. Today, with a little help from the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical message board, I found a message board thread at Matrix that discusses some features of the game in detail. It uses the Crown of Glory engine, a Napoleonic […]
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Gary Grigsby’s WaW: Civil War Getting Closer?
I just read tonight in the Matrix Games forums that a call has gone out for beta testers for a new game based on the WaW engine. I can only assume that this is the long-awaited (by me, at least) Civil War game based on that engine. If you are interested, check it out. I […]
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Sources Used in the Making of Take Command: Second Manassas
Since Take Command: Second Manassas is now out, I thought I’d pass along the sources the Mad Minute Games team used in making the game. As a playtester for two companies (MMG and HPS), it never ceases to amaze me how they always strive to make things as accurate as humanly possible given the time […]
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MMG Releases New Screenshots for Take Command: Second Manassas
Mad Minute Games today released 5 new screenshots of their upcoming game Take Command: Second Manassas. In addition to the link above, I have included two of the screenshots below, with explanations of what you are seeing. Dorsey Pender’s Brigade watches from a fenced pasture as Grover’s Federal Brigade routs Thomas’ men from their line […]
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STAB, Glory III, Red Badge of Courage, and Guilford
Today I preordered several board games and purchaed one on the Civil War and one on the American Revolution as well. The first Civil War game is Strike Them A Blow, a Civil War Brigade Series game focusing on the fight between Lee and Grant at the North Anna River and published by Multiman Publishing. […]