American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

With the news of Wargame Design Studio (WDS) purchasing JTS (viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22675), they also launched their first new game and it is an ACW one!

Forgotten Campaigns - https://wargameds.com/products/forgotten-campaigns

The game description reads: Forgotten Campaigns is a title unlike the others in the Civil War Battles series, in that it covers a wide range of actions from all theaters of the war. In this 15th installment of the series we have rolled up the actions not covered in other titles, and in many cases actions that the historians have not devoted much attention to either. Fighting will range from frontier actions in New Mexico during 1862 to Mobile Bay in 1865. The Red River campaign of 1864 is included as is the War in Mississippi with Brice's Crossroads and Tupelo. Naval combat plays a prominent role in many actions as well, with coastal actions from Charleston to Baton Rouge and many others.


FEATURES

Forgotten Campaigns includes 115 Scenarios – covering all sizes and situations, including a solo tutorial scenario plus specialized versions for both head to head play and vs. the computer AI.

The master map (293,550 hexes) includes all the significant locations fought over in Forgotten Campaigns.

The order of battle file covers the Union and Confederate forces that participated in the campaign with other formations added in for hypothetical situations.

Campaign and Scenario Editors which allow players to customize the game.

Design notes which cover or include the production of the game, campaign notes and a bibliography that includes the sources used by the designer team to produce this simulation game.

Forgotten Campaigns provides multiple play options including play against the computer AI, Play by E-mail (PBEM), LAN & Internet "live" play as well as two player hot seat.



INCLUDED BATTLES

The battles included are:

Val Verde
Apache Pass
Glorieta
Secessionville
Baton Rouge
Port Hudson
Charleston
Morris Island
Olustee
Mansfield
Pleasant Hill
Can Island
Jenkins Ferry
Brice's Crossroads
Tupelo
Mobile Bay
Pilot Knob
Lexington
Little Blue
Big Blue
Westport
Mine Creek
Newtonia
Fort Fisher
Averasboro
Bentonville
Mobile

I know folks have mentioned about wanting something like this over the years, so this look's pretty cool!

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General Scott Ludwig
Ludwig's Light Division
Isgro's Corps
Army of Northern Virginia (ANV)

The Forgotten Campaigns looks most excellent, it is now officially on my Christmas list

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General Cam McOmish

1st Division Commander
Medeiros Corps
(1/1)
Army of Tennessee
Confederate States of America

Sounds great.
My old clunker of a computer is at capacity to the point where I can not download anything new. Fortunately, a new hard drive has been ordered and when it arrives I can begin to fill it with more wargames including 'Forgotten Campaigns'.

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Paul Swanson
Lieutenant-General
First Division
First Corps
Army of Northern Virginia

A special

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to John Ferry for designing this latest installment in the Civil War Battles series. Without his dedication, the game might never have happened.

And never to forget John Tiller

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without whom the entire CWB series would surely never have happened.

I have dreamt of a game series like this ever since my boyhood. Thank them two and all for making my dreams come true.

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Civil War Battles Lead Programmer, https://wargameds.com
Panzer Battles & Panzer Campaigns Lead Programmer, https://wargameds.com
Campaign Series Lead Programmer, https://cslegion.com

I will be adding this to my collection on the First of the month.

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Gen Lynn Newell
Army Of the Potomac
V Corp
Commander

I've bought a copy and it's really great so far what I've looked at.

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General Scott Ludwig
Ludwig's Light Division
Isgro's Corps
Army of Northern Virginia (ANV)

Man, the 'John Ferry' name has been around for a long time. Good to here he is still involved with this series.

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Brigadier General Richard Simonitch
SIXTH BRIGADE (Artillery)
1st. Div. / V Corps
Army of the Potomac

I bought it in the first time.

Never to forget John Tiller.

<SALUTE>

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Lt. Col. Dillon Woo
2th Brigade, 3nd Division, XVII Corps
Army of the Tennessee