Category: Civil War Wargames
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Wargamer.com Reviews John Tiller’s Battleground: Civil War
Wargamer.com has a review up of John Tiller’s Battleground: Civil War, a repackaging of the five old Talonsoft games Battleground: Gettysburg, Battleground: Antietam, Battleground: Shiloh, Battleground: Bull Run, and Battleground: Chickamauga. Here is the first portion of the review. I’m a little scared about the credentials of the reviewer if he believes John S. Mosby […]
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Pat Hirtle’s Board of Inquiry AAR, Part 2
Pat Hirtle was the winner of TOCWOC’s recent After Action Report contest. His winning entry will be featured in this series of blog entries over the next few weeks. If you missed Part 1, check it out. ————— Brigadier General John Waters, U.S.V., duly sworn. Col. Smythe: General Waters, you were commissioned a brigadier general […]
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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 […]
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Brett’s Regimental Level OOBs (Orders of Battle) Integrated Into TOCWOC
I just wanted to post a short note indicating I have moved my “Regimental Level OOBs” page from brettschulte.net proper to new pages within TOCWOC. In these pages, I have created regimental level orders of battle for some of the major battles of the war. I attempt to post strengths for each regiment as well. […]
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Pat Hirtle’s Board of Inquiry AAR, Part 1
Pat Hirtle was the winner of TOCWOC’s recent After Action Report contest. His winning entry will be featured in this series of blog entries over the next few weeks. ————— THE ENQUIRY Johnny Reb II is the only set of miniatures rules that I have played extensively. The rather elaborate account below is the result […]
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The Winner of the March 2008 After Action Report Contest Is…
PAT HIRTLE! You can check out the details at the contest’s dedicated page here at TOCWOC. Pat’s winning entry was created using the Johnny Reb II miniature wargames rules. Pat’s entry was not only entertaining and detailed. He also had a very unique approach to his After Action Report, which was created in the form […]
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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: