| Little Wars TV Steve | 12 Jul 2018 3:56 a.m. PST |
Greetings TMPers, The Little Wars TV team is excited to announce that our first full episode is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel. This episode covers the American Civil War battle of Antietam, and follows what will be our typical format for the series: each episode runs 20-25 minutes and starts with your two co-hosts (different each week) spending roughly a third of that time discussing the historical background of battle, followed by a "refight" of the engagement on the tabletop with additional players. In between each full episode, we'll be releasing rules reviews, terrain tips, blooper reels and other bonus videos to tide you over. We couldn't find anything quite like it on YouTube back when we started this little adventure (and still can't) so we really hope you enjoy this approach to our great hobby!
E101 Antietam by LittleWarsTV Steve, on Flickr |
| Munster | 12 Jul 2018 5:27 a.m. PST |
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| razuse | 12 Jul 2018 5:46 a.m. PST |
just watched this…it was great, thank you for doing it! |
| Landorl | 12 Jul 2018 6:16 a.m. PST |
Am I missing something? I click on it and all I get is a picture. |
| Landorl | 12 Jul 2018 6:17 a.m. PST |
oops. I was clicking on the bottom link, not the Youtube link… |
| Landorl | 12 Jul 2018 6:43 a.m. PST |
Wow, that was a great video. The information at the beginning was quite good, and the battle report was enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to more! |
DisasterWargamer  | 12 Jul 2018 7:09 a.m. PST |
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| Chalfant | 12 Jul 2018 7:15 a.m. PST |
Yeh, Greg is a charmer for sure. That episode turned out well… a fun project to participate in, and I think anyone watching these episodes will enjoy what they see. Chalfant |
| Pan Marek | 12 Jul 2018 7:29 a.m. PST |
Wow. How far we've come since the mimeographed rules of the 70s. |
| Thomas O | 12 Jul 2018 7:34 a.m. PST |
Nice and also a great set of rules. |
| Little Wars TV Steve | 12 Jul 2018 10:50 a.m. PST |
Glad folks are enjoying our efforts, thanks! Everyone should be looking forward to Chal's turn at hosting a few weeks from now. Talk about charm! LWTV Steve |
| Stew art | 12 Jul 2018 11:03 a.m. PST |
I enjoyed the episode.
Just enough history to give it context but not laboring.
some good moments of humor as well. nice quality. |
| marcus arilius | 12 Jul 2018 8:46 p.m. PST |
well done really loved it. |
| langobard | 13 Jul 2018 2:33 a.m. PST |
That was great, looking forward to more! |
| getback | 13 Jul 2018 4:16 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done. Looking forward to the next one. |
| FlyXwire | 13 Jul 2018 5:31 a.m. PST |
This is excellent! I'm right in the middle of viewing it now, but wanted to come back here to give you my kudos. Also, I like the light-hearted banter during the narration – well done Gents! |
| marshalGreg | 13 Jul 2018 9:12 a.m. PST |
Very Well Done!- thank you
It has re-inspired my interest in ACW. |
| BoomBoomBoom | 13 Jul 2018 11:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks for posting. Very enjoyable. Cheers |
John Leahy  | 20 Jul 2018 12:01 p.m. PST |
They were great! Loved the videos before the channel too. I subscribed.  I like the way you guys think! 
Thanks. John |
| DOUGKL | 20 Jul 2018 8:44 p.m. PST |
Good job! I subscribed so I know when new episodes come out. |
| arthur1815 | 22 Jul 2018 3:22 a.m. PST |
A very entertaining episode, far better than most other attempts to televise wargaming. |
| Jabba Miles | 23 Jul 2018 3:37 a.m. PST |
Not bad, enjoyed the episode and watched the other content too. |
| John de Terre Neuve | 24 Jul 2018 10:02 a.m. PST |
Really a very nice video, I have subscribed to your channel |
| Old Contemptibles | 28 Jul 2018 11:38 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed the video very much except I would not call that a "massive" Antietam wargame. It was a very small game. The last time I played Antietam it was on a 14 X 6 game surface with thousands of 15mm figures. Now that was massive. Yours not so much. You only get massive in Regimental unit scale. There is no controversy on the McClellan reaction to Special Order 191. His reaction was to sit around for a day. Jackson was surprise by Macs reaction because it was fast, for Mac but not for anyone else. What was more disconcerting to Lee is that he seemed to know exactly where the ANV was moving. If McClellan had never found that map the war could have been over, with a Confederate victory or at least foreign recognition. At the climax of the battle with Lee's center destroyed, McClellan almost committed the 5th Corps to destroy the ANV. It was quite a moment for McClellan. He almost does the right thing and then Porter's and McClellan's eyes lock and you can just hear "the last reserve of the last Army of the Republic" and the moment passes. The ANV would not only survive but will be there the next day ready to give battle. Just a bunch of McClellan revisionist, rehabilitators and supporters. Why do they persist? Enjoy your videos and look forward to them. Keep up the good work. This is a lot of work for not much reward so thank you guys very much. |
snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
