| parrskool | 28 Oct 2016 12:12 p.m. PST |
G'Day, can anyone suggest a decent ACW boardgame that:
-has fairly simple (or at least easily understood) rules
-could be played solo if necessary
-tries to cover the whole of the ACW period from a strategic as well as tactical point or is there no such animal ? (in which case I'd settle for a game covering a small section of the war..) Thanks |
| Okiegamer | 28 Oct 2016 12:26 p.m. PST |
My favorite is called "A House Divided." It's very easy, but does a reasonably good job of covering the entire war. The battles are done fairly simply, but do give a bit of the feel of attacking with one wing, etc. I think the 4th Edition is still in print and available from Amazon and elsewhere. |
Joes Shop  | 28 Oct 2016 12:47 p.m. PST |
Agreed re 'A House Divided'. |
| DColtman | 28 Oct 2016 1:07 p.m. PST |
Agreed – a real fave of mine too. |
 Saber6  | 28 Oct 2016 1:08 p.m. PST |
Another for A House Divided There is a workable Campaign interface for Volley and Bayonet too. |
| JeffGrein | 28 Oct 2016 1:24 p.m. PST |
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| MajorB | 28 Oct 2016 1:27 p.m. PST |
Yes, "A House Divided" – excellent game. |
| Wackmole9 | 28 Oct 2016 1:55 p.m. PST |
yes house divided and battle cry |
| JeffGrein | 28 Oct 2016 2:29 p.m. PST |
Battle cry for sure for individual battles but it works less well for the whole war. I have thought about using A House Divided to do a Battle Cry campaign. It has been used as a battle generator for many other miniatures systems so why not a great board game? |
| Dynaman8789 | 28 Oct 2016 5:12 p.m. PST |
Another vote for A House Divided. Tactical ones that cover multiple ones are Battle Cry link Across Five Aprils
link Though both of these are more Grand tactical since they cover entire large battles Finally there is a tactical game from the nineties by a third world game publisher that was very tactical (squad counters I think) but I can't find it. |
| Dynaman8789 | 28 Oct 2016 5:25 p.m. PST |
Found the name of the one from the nineties. It was called Rebel Yell by One Small Step publishing BUT the talk about the title leads me to believe you want to steer clear off it. |
| DisasterWargamer | 28 Oct 2016 6:13 p.m. PST |
House divided though enjoy Sam grant with bobby lee |
| parrskool | 29 Oct 2016 2:58 a.m. PST |
Thanks. Having investigated your suggestions I see that House Divided is published in 2 versions' Mayfair games and Phalanx. is there any difference between them…. apart from the box art ??
Ta |
| Saber6 | 29 Oct 2016 6:15 a.m. PST |
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| Allen57 | 29 Oct 2016 8:35 a.m. PST |
Agree with Saber6. Find the GDW version. |
| parrskool | 29 Oct 2016 9:17 a.m. PST |
I was told that there was a 4th edition around… is that GDW ? |
| Who asked this joker | 29 Oct 2016 10:44 a.m. PST |
GDW is the original version I believe. |
| Joes Shop | 29 Oct 2016 4:17 p.m. PST |
Correct. The Mayfair version has improved graphics (according to some reviews on BGG). I would also recommend the GDW version. |
