Released in , this real-time strategy video game features 48 scenarios during three battles with 2 nd Manassas being one of them. The game gives you a realistic real-time strategy experience by giving you command of just a small part of the army through either a brigade commander or army commander. The other brigades and armies on the field are commanded by friendly AI.
The game has large battlefield maps and s of troops such as infantry, cavalry, artillery and etc. A review by gamespot states that the game is historically accurate, but maybe a little too much so:.
Released in , this 2-player strategy board game by GMT game is one of the best-selling and highly rated Civil War board games available. Each turn represents three months during the winter and two months during the summer, with four Action Phases to each turn. There are also shorter scenarios included that cover , and Two mapboards Three die-cut countersheets One rules booklet 30 action cards Two setup cards Two player aid cards Two army displays 6 six-sided dice.
The game has an 8. Released in , this player strategy board game by Mercury Games is a simulation of the largest battle in the Civil War. The game uses a diceless and cardless system for governing movement and resolving combat. Military units in the game are represented by linear blocks instead of the traditional hex and counters which gives the game an appearance of a 19 th century battlefield map.
Released in , this player strategy card game by GMT covers the span of the entire war and allows you to play either President Lincoln or President Davis to command troops, manage generals, conduct assaults and raids and even combat political intrigue among members of your cabinet.
The Confederate and the Union sides can each do different things. Confederate players can build ironclads and submarines, conduct overseas purchases and try to secure foreign intervention. Union players can build up their naval blockade, fight draft riots, secure the border states and issue the Proclamation of Emancipation. The game allows you to play four yearly strategies plus a grand campaign. Each turn represents four months. The game has a rating of 7. Released in , this 2-player strategy board game by Wizards of the Coast allows you to command generals, infantry, cavalry and artillery in 30 different scenarios that feature the terrain and troop development of each historical battle, from the First Bull Run to Gettysburg.
Furthermore, it gives the you the ability to play with the scenarios of the war, deciding when and where to place the troops and when to deploy them into battle. Do you love tactics? Do you love history? Then, Ultimate General: Civil War may be the game for you. This game is a large scale, tactical, real-time strategy war game revolving around the American Civil War. The player strategizes and coordinates the campaigns that took place from through between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America.
The strong graphics and rendering allow the player to get a feel of what it would have been like to be a general oversee the entire campaign during the associated period.
Just like Ultimate General: Civil War, this game allows you to strategize and execute orders in real time during a battle. The campaign of Gettysburg is without a doubt one of the most famous battles throughout all of American history. Taking into account terrain, troop size, and a variety of weapons - a player can see if they can outsmart their opponent during the epic Battle of Gettysburg. The American Civil War was a complex system of political and military campaigns.
Well, if you have ever thought about the way you would have done things during the Civil War, Civil War II is a way to exercise those thoughts. You can play different roles in the military — from the President to the general leading the battle. This game closely relates to checkers or chess but played on a hexagon spaced board. Your goal is to eliminate the enemy by making moves based on the strength of your troops. On the surface it seems simple, but do you have a strategic mind capable to take control of your soldiers, cavalry, and artillery to achieve victory in the campaign?
With a total of five different scenarios from the campaign, the player is allowed to explore the nearly endless options of the army combinations.
The goal is to develop the army and the plan that will bring you victory. With the ability to adjust everything, it is up to the player to set themselves up for success across a long campaign. You will have to find a balance between being a politician and a war general in order to achieve victory. Ulysses S. Grant was both a general and president of the United States. How will you handle both roles?
This real-time combat simulator will have you on the edge of your seat as you watch the battles of the American Civil War unfold. With a third-person, over the shoulder view, you won't miss a single detail of the battles. You will see every shot first-hand while the game covers three of the most important battles of the 2nd Manassas Campaign in 48 different and riveting scenarios. Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Using accurate Gettysburg battlefield maps and historically correct scenarios, you are placed in command of either the Union or Confederate militaries.
As an extra bonus you will see video documentaries of the historical Battle of Gettysburg as you play through the campaign. Skip to main content. Level up. Networking Software.
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