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American Civil War, strategy games?

815165815165 Registered User regular
edited March 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Are there any good ones? Preferably ones that are easy to get in to, I'm aiming this for someone who isn't too interested in games but is very interested in the period.

edit: for PC, sorry.

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    IMO the best civil war game is the civil war generals series by sierra. There are mechanics and calculations in the background, but everything is very intuitive and you don't need to worry about the math to get good and historical results.

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  • GeorgeWashingtonPlunkittGeorgeWashingtonPlunkitt Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This probably isn't what you're looking for, but No Greater Glory is a really good strategic level Civil War game. I don't think it's particularly hard to get into, except for the fact that it's two decades old and runs on DOS.

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  • WileyWiley In the dirt.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I played Civil War Generals 2 for a decade. Like any hex based game it won't wow you with its graphics. It's a great game that doesn't really feel that dated because there are only so many things you can do with a hex-map. There are some really in depth hex-based wargames out there for the Civil War, but they have a very steep learning curve so they aren't exactly for someone who isn't into that style of game.

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  • OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I thought Sid Meier's Gettysburg! and Antietam! were really easy to get into.

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  • Red RoverRed Rover Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Also, speaking of Sid, there's plenty of civil war mods/scenarios for the Civilization games.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I've heard good things about Take Command - 2nd Manassas.

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  • hoganman22hoganman22 Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Red Rover wrote: »
    Also, speaking of Sid, there's plenty of civil war mods/scenarios for the Civilization games.

    Anything related to civilization HAS to be good, thusly I second the mods.

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