Civil War: Bull Run 1861

Civil War;Bull Run 1861 is ,I think, a pretty good game.First up got to admit didn't quite take to it .yep lovely shinny Total Wars and Ultimate Generals have turned me sadly into a glossly lover,a bit, and this game sure aint glossly..But every salient feature from the real map is there and so are all the troops and to a latent accountant like me heaps of data if thats your thing skip it if it isn't.The music is wonderful,adds very much to the atmosphere of the game.The previous mentioned map is huge you can wander off right or left flanking to your hearts content.It allows manoeuvre and that's great..No bugs, crashes , or hangups.Certainly a wargameish feel to the controls, I like that.After half an hour you start to realise this is a pretty good game.Ok only some very brief bitchin' and though it irks me as an infantryman I do think the artillery seems a bit weak.In this awful war artillery was pretty darned deadly, it's not reflected quite so in this game.. Apart from that...

Just slow A1

Covers skirmishes and movements during the first Bull Run campaign. Also has a couple scenarios for other battles during 1861. Gameplay is as most HexWars games. Decent array of scenarios. If you are comfortable with HexWars style, recommended.

I can see what they wear trying to do but for me its a no.

Artillery is often useless (needs better range and accuracy). Game says range is 2 but if I am 2 hex away and I am merged, I must charge? I hate that I can't continue the battle instead of game ending on a turn. Sometimes the game ends on turn 15 instead of 20 (Bull Run). It doesn't tell me ammo (example 3/4, etc.). You should be able to move through your own units. Should be able to go into march formation in the beginning of a turn and still march in same turn. How do you separate infantry from artillery (move inf but leave art in the hex)? How do you know what the control points are? Game has so much potential but does not go far enough. Because of turn limits, game gets old, same old thing each time you play. Biggest complaint is that I want to continue the battle but it ends before resolved.

brill for a simple game

Fun game, like the simple format, easy to play. Recommended for the map and Order of Battle and ease of getting to know this unique battle of the civil war. Couple of problems I have are the lack of ability to alter the set up, you can only play the setup given you which is approx. historical, however there is no historical delay to the confederate movement, not to mention everyone knows where the union army is.