Category: Civil War Wargames
-
Promising New Civil War Computer Game from the Makers of Forge of Freedom
I was very interested to learn over the weekend that Gil Renberg and his team at Western Civilization Software, the makers of the excellent Civil War grand strategy game Forge of Freedom, will be creating a new regimental level Civil War tactical game based in part on a greatly enhanced tactical engine from that game. […]
-
Stonewall Jackson’s Way II and None But Heroes: Two New Civil War Boardgames from MMP
I recently noticed a link to an interview of legendary Civil War board game designer Dean Essig at Boardgame news. Essig was talking about his new regimental level Civil War game on the Battle of Antietam entitled None But Heroes. This excerpt from the interview provides a look at what Essig is trying to accomplish […]
-
On to Richmond: Rediscovering a GCACW Masterpiece
I’ve been a board wargamer since 1967. In years past SPI took my $300 or so for a “lifetime subscription.” My wife despairs over the unrealized EBay value of the more than 400 board wargames that lurk on our upstairs library shelves and hide on the even larger collection of shelves in the dark recesses […]
-
Do You Miss Sid Meier’s Gettysburg? I’ve Got a New Game for You!
Norb Timpko, the developer of the tactical battle simulators Take Command: 2nd Manassas and Take Command: First Bull Run 1861, has created the best Gettysburg game ever made, in this longtime wargamer’s opinion. Scourge of War: Gettysburg has been in development for the past two years, and it’s now available for purchase in direct download […]
-
Try the Scourge of War Gettysburg Demo Today!
As the team at NorbSoftDev gets close to finishing Scourge of War: Gettysburg, a tactical battle simulator of the Civil War’s most famous battle, they’ve released a short DEMO of the game. The demo contains a tutorial scenario and one multiplayer scenario. That’s right, this game can be played with numerous friends, competing on the […]
-
Nafziger Collection of Civil War (and other) Orders of Battle Now FREE Online
UPDATE 2: Kathy Buker pointed out in the comments below that the official URL for the Nafziger collection is: http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/nafziger.htm UPDATE: I’ve finally managed to download all of the OOB files via a script provided by a friend and noticed that many of the American Civil War orders of battle are missing for some reason. […]
-
Last Official Patch For Ageod’s American Civil War Released
The last official patch for Ageod’s American Civil War, v1.15, has been released and is available at Ageod’s web site. The patch fixes any remaining major bugs and comes in at a hefty 120 MB for the download. Please note that this patch is NOT comprehensive. You must update to v1.14 first prior to applying […]