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 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: War of Rights Game - Update and Observations

Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:00 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 6433


War of Rights has added three more skirmish area for a new location, South Mountain. One on holding Fox Gap and two on Turners Gap. They are still working on being able to man artillery pieces in the game. It will be interesting to see how they work that into a skirmish fight. Now for some observati...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:27 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 7683


Wayne wrote:
You can get a copy of the "Official Records" on Amazon for about 10 bucks.

Unless you found something I didn't that is one volume of a 128 volume set. Which is why I am looking for some University or Library that has made an ebook version of it available online.

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Shortcomings of the Union Officer in the Civil War

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:03 pm 

Replies: 14
Views: 10689


Then you have Sheridan described as: Fully grown, he reached only 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches) tall, a stature that led to the nickname, "Little Phil." Abraham Lincoln described his appearance in a famous anecdote: "A brown, chunky little chap, with a long body, short legs, not enough nec...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for

Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:14 pm 

Replies: 8
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Priest's "Antietam The Soldiers' Battle" so far has the best muster list but it is a little spotty. Schulte has a lot of info but still sorting through it. So far no muster roles but he may have them unpublished. Still hoping to find a searchable version of the "Official Records"...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Regimental Strenths - Source for

Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:50 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 7683


Anyone know where I can find regimental rosters for the armies before the various battles? I am trying to find the actual muster strengths of the regiments prior to or at least close to the time of the coming battles. I suspect I need to get this from the "Official Records" but I haven't f...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Wargamer Column

 Post subject: Re: Wargamer Column
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:16 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 6233


Grand Tactician I am looking forward too. It has some interesting features. Brother Against Brother is probably the best tactical regiment level game made for the Civil War. It just didn't attract enough buyers to support the game. Using First Manassas as their main battle scenario didn't leave it e...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: War of Rights Game

 Post subject: Re: War of Rights Game
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 4:08 pm 

Replies: 34
Views: 39300


Quite a few since those posts. They have about thirty scenarios now including Historical for Antietam and hypothetical for Harpers Ferry. They also added some special end game features like Last Stand and Final Push that you get when you run out of reinforcements. They added weather which is mostly ...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Early At Cedar Creek

 Post subject: Re: Early At Cedar Creek
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:24 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 4004


I think you will find most generals with the exception of Robert E. Lee tended to find other causes for their defeats other than themselves. Both Early, Gordon, Jackson, etc. have done this especially once the war was over and they were trying to protect their reputations. Early can be faulted for w...

 Forum: WDS/JTS Campaign Peninsula   Topic: Buck and Ball

 Post subject: Re: Buck and Ball
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:31 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 9749


The "M" weapon is a smoothbore musket. Most games give it a higher factor for one hex range because of it could fire buck and ball. Essentially making it a shot gun. I don't know why it isn't higher in Peninsula since it was a 5 vs 4 in earlier versions. I haven't checked the most recent J...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines

Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:34 am 

Replies: 30
Views: 24489


Don't go by the graphics alone, also look at the terrain by right clocking on the Terrainh/v.bmp to confirm its path. This is particularly true of some titles. No need for a map editor to do that, but admittedly the acronym that would come to mind is PITA. ;) The question at that point might become...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:27 pm 

Replies: 30
Views: 24489


Ok, I can confirm that supply can't be traced across hex 97,186. What is happening if a unit crosses that ford to the other side is that it traces supply to the ford at 117,227 which is why you can't isolate it unless you block the area between the canal and Potomac. Blocking both above the unit and...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:38 am 

Replies: 30
Views: 24489


Yes, Gen Whitehead, that was the first thing that I thought also. Since it was a custom scenario maybe the ford hex was improperly input into just this scenario. Therefore I ran tests on regular scenarios straight off the game engine. I found the same results in a couple of Gettysburg tests. That i...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:04 pm 

Replies: 30
Views: 24489


If I am interpreting the original post correctly, it is a "Custom" scenario not one of the ones that come with the game. It may not have been defined correctly in the scenario editor. Need to open the file in the editor and take a look at the hex in question to see if both sides of the hex...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Gettysburg River Fords & Supply Lines

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 3:06 pm 

Replies: 30
Views: 24489


The Isolation rule is there mostly to punish people who run unsupported units all over the map. Sometimes units end up isolated that probably shouldn't but it should be rare if the player properly supports his units. Isolation represents troops surrendering when cut off from the rest of the army. Hi...

 Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern   Topic: Forge of Freedom / Brother against Brother...games any good?

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:42 pm 

Replies: 4
Views: 5538


Brother Against Brother: Drawing of the Sword is probably the best tactical PBEM game on the Civil War published and also the deadest. Not enough people were interested and purchased the game to keep it supported. With only First Manassas plus a few small Western battles there just wasn't enough mat...
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