American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

Recently reactivated, is there less chatter in the forums? Or I am just imagining it?

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General Frank DiNola
6/1/I
AotP

Definitely quieter.

I've often wondered how 250 or so amateur Civil War historians/gamers could be so quiet in the forums. Chances are if we were all in a Civil War Roundtable or something we would talk endlessly.

Maybe the Club made an error long ago in promoting the main forum as a gaming forum with a little history as opposed to a history forum with a little gaming. I'd like to see more historical posts in the forums to chat about if for no other reason than to "kill time" between turns.

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Gen. Blake Strickler
Confederate General-in-Chief
El Presidente 2010 - 2012

The chatter has, I suggest, become considerably less over the time since I joined the Club, and that's not all that long ago.

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Karl McEntegart
Lieutenant General
Officer Commanding
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.

Half of the club are Rebs, and you are incapable of posting if you ain't sober and can't read and write. Pa taught 'em how to put that still together though.

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Gen Ned Simms
2/XVI Corps/AotT
Blood 'n Guts hisself, a land lovin' pirate. Show me some arty tubes and we'll charge 'em.
VMI Class of '00

Gen Simms sir,

Is that right sir? Well, that still may do me more good than any of your words.

It has seemed a bit quiet recently.

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Lt. Colonel Kent Scarbrough
5th Brigade
Swanson's 1st Division
Isgro's 1st Corp
Army of Northern Virginia

Love many, trust few, do harm to none.

Are you willing to share some of that stuff?

I think that it has been quiet for a long, long time and it goes thru stretches where it is even quieter. The first few years of the club, it was booming and a lot of it had to do with role playing, but some got their feelings hurt and the resulting fusses calmed everything down. Now there are only a handful of people that post consistently. But it is a vital communication source for the club, so I hope that everyone is reading it even if they aren't posting anything. It might be dangerous to role play anymore but it is a great source to resolve gaming problems, discuss tactics, and share history. I've learned a lot from posted questions about the games because there is considerable knowledge available among the members.

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Gen Ned Simms
2/XVI Corps/AotT
Blood 'n Guts hisself, a land lovin' pirate. Show me some arty tubes and we'll charge 'em.
VMI Class of '00

Hear Hear, Sir, Well Said, I believe.

Some like to game, others to roleplay, but whichever, it adds to the interaction within the Club where such interaction keeps us connected and provides, as you rightly noted, a worthwhile resource.

<Salute> Sir

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Karl McEntegart
Lieutenant General
Officer Commanding
Army of Tennessee





Make my enemy brave and strong, so that if defeated, I will not be ashamed.