Category: Civil War Wargames
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“Loose files and the American scramble”
I’m going to take a step backwards here into the Revolutionary War, both to get a perspective on infantry tactics and to get a feel for how the landscape affected them. I’ll also address another issue, that of weapon effectiveness, particularly the rifle, during the war. There are those who, with good reason, maintain that […]
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Ironclads: American Civil War Released
In early August, I mentioned a demo had been released for Ironclads: American Civil War, a computer game from Russian publisher Totem Games. Eddy Sterckx, a regular at the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical usenet group, just discovered the game has been released. Usually I’m pretty excited about any new Civil War games, but proceed with caution on this […]
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The Civil War in the classroom
Cross posted at Civil War History. Given this very interesting post by Brett, I thought I would bring up an interesting couple of ideas for teaching the war in the classroom and see what you all think. While understanding slavery and emancipation are essential to understanding the war years, I do feel that some classes […]
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Charge! Issue 20
Charge!: The Official Newsletter of the Johnny Reb Gaming Society Issue 20 (Summer 2008) Charge! Web Site From the Editor’s Desk…..1 by Scott Mingus Scott mentions a trip to the Cedar Creek battlefield and talks about a possible scenario for a future issue of Charge! based on that visit. In addition, he points out the […]
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Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States Patch to Version 1.020
Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States has been patched to version 1.020. Get the latest patch either here at the Macon Armory GGWBTS fan site Latest Patch page or directly from the Matrix Games web site. In addition to quite a few changes, the patch contains three rules changes as well: Damaged units may not […]
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Totem Games Releases Demo for Ironclads: American Civil War
Totem Games out of Russia has been working on a new game on Civil War ironclads for quite a long time now appropriately entitled Ironclads: American Civil War. I’m pleased to announce they’ve released a demo for the game at their site. In addition to the demo, the creators have quite a few screen shots […]
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Out of Eight Reviews Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States
Hat tip to Eddy Sterckx, who is always on top of all things wargame related. Out of Eight PC Game Reviews recently reviewed Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. How does the new game stack up against AGEod’s American Civil War and Forge of Freedom? Check out the review to find out! Did you enjoy […]