American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

I've a birthday coming up and may add to my collection. I have all the BG games (though I much prefer the Campaign system) as well as Campaigns Gettysburg and Corinth. What would be the best campaign game to get of the remaining ones (Shiloh, Peninsula, Franklin?? Did I miss any?)

MG/Lt Mike Letus



MG Mike Letus
Jersey Brigade,
1st Div,
I Corp,
AoP

Yes, you left out Ozark. Shiloh would give you some of the Western theater battles but I'd recommend Peninsula. Not only can you fight out the Seven Days battles but you can play the whole campaign as one big battle.

General Mark Nelms
6/3/IX/AoO
"Blackhawk Brigade"

I only have Gettysburg, Corinth and Peninsula so can't really comment on the others but I would definately recommend Peninsula. It's a very well crafted effort indeed.

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Peninsula is indeed extremely well done and convincing.

Gen. Walter, USA
<i>The Blue Blitz</i>
Reserve Artillery, AoS

Peninsula or Shiloh are great choices. Hard to choose between them for me. Shiloh offers a bit more variety as on Peninsula you tend to fight on the same map or sub-map a lot, but it is never boring!

Regards,

Brig. Gen. Alan Lynn
2nd Div, II Corps, AoA
VMI Training Staff

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My Choice would be Shiloh, lots of variety of battlefields and battle lengths and some changes for using boats, both transportation and gun boats.</b></font id="beige">

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Good to hear from you, Mike!

Peninsula then Shiloh then Ozark to me...


General Jeff Laub
Union Chief of the Army
ACWGC Cabinet Member
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General Letus,

Of the two HPS games you already own, which do you prefer? Gettysburg offers larger maps and huge numbers of units. If you prefer that one, I'd suggest Penninsula. Personally, I prefer the smaller number of forces in Corinth. The maps are still plenty large enough to allow lots of maneuver and to prevent the gamesman tactic of anchoring lines on map edges. I also prefer the terrain (denser woods, more creeks, etc.) If Corinth is your pleasure, I'd recommend Shiloh.

Penninsula offers lower-quality Rebs, since most units were still green, so there might be more balance.

Now if you want REALLY low-quality Rebs, go for Ozark. We're talking early-war hillbilly militia. And if the music is your favorite part of the games, you just can't beat Ozark!

I have Franklin, but I haven't played it enough yet to have a feel for it at all.

Your best bet, in my opinion, is to get all three -- if you go through Rich Hamilton, he can throw in any two other HPS games for free (if that offer is still valid). If you really can't afford that many right now, you may find someone else to go in with you to split the cost of three games and divide the two free games. You can get five different games, or five of the same game, or any combination.

Welcome back, and happy birthday!


Your humble servant,
Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory

David W. Mallory
ACW - General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America & Cabinet Member
CCC - Ensign, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Yes, its still available...just drop me a line at Rich@hist-sdc.com



LGen. Hamilton
II Corps
ANV, CSA