TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

HPS Simulations has announced that Campaign Franklin has been updated to v1.08.  Designer Rich Walker changed the names of all of the scenarios in the game with this update, so people applying the update are advised to remove all scenario files from your hard drive before applying the new patch. The following list details the […]

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Rich Walker, designer of the new HPS Civil War computer game Campaign Chancellorsville, was kind enough to answer a few questions about his work as a designer and the new game via email.  Rich has designed multiple Civil War games for HPS Simulations at this point, including Campaign Franklin, Campaign Atlanta, Campaign Shiloh, Campaign Antietam, […]

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There is currently a nice discussion ongoing about HPS Simulations‘ new Civil War Battles game Campaign Antietam at the Mason-Dixon Tavern message board. The board is the official forum of the American Civil War Game Club, a group of wargamers who play all of the HPS Civil War games as well as their predecessors, the […]

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HPS Simulations today released the latest title in their Civil War Battles series, Campaign Antietam, along with Mexican-American War, a title which should be of some interest to Civil War wargamers. The games are selling initially at an introductory rate of $39.95, but will eventually revert to the standard price of $49.95. Details on Antietam […]

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Rich Walker, a game designer for HPS Simulations, has agreed to join fellow game designer Drew Wagenhoffer as a part-time guest blogger. Rich has done two Civil War games for HPS, Campaign Franklin and Campaign Shiloh. I’ve worked with Rich as a playtester for both games, and he is working on a third as we […]

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