7 November 2009

Gary Grigsby's War Between The States

Overview   ( More Info )

From the legendary team at 2 by 3 Games comes a new grand strategy masterpiece: Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Taking gamers back to the American Civil War, this innovative grand strategy game allows players to experience the trials and tribulations of the role of commander-in-chief for either side. Historically accurate, detailed and finely balanced for realistic gameplay, War Between the States is also easy to play and does not take months to finish.

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Features

  • Use wisdom and strategy to appoint the best leader for the job – With an innovative new system, units train and function best with the right leader. Weigh the strengths and weakness of the men commanding your armies to maximize unit attributes like attack, defence, movement, initiative probability, and training.
  • Play on the edge of your seat with a suspenseful battle resolution system – Watch the push and pull of forces as the battle unfolds that will make or break your plans resolve.
  • Master critical Cavalry Scouting and Raiding and penetrate deep into enemy territory - With the optional Fog of War rule, cavalry scouting becomes even more important. The Confederate early war cavalry advantage is accurately simulated.
  • Achieve naval superiority with a realistic and complete naval war model – Harass and interrupt critical trade routes with a Union blockade and or Confederate commerce raiders. Build river gunboats and transports to control the “Father of Waters” and conduct amphibious assaults by river or sea.
  • Fortify and Entrench – Entrench your armies and build permanent fortifications to protect strategic locations and interdict river movement.
  • Conserve your Political Capital – Use it prudently to call for new troops, change leaders and enter neutral states. Build it up through successes and keep it high enough to secure final victory.

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GarmersHall.de Review
9/10 (Gold Award Winner) - "Gary Grigsby and his team managed once again to completely wow me with one of their games!"

Armchair General Review
83% - In the final measure, Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States is highly recommended for turn-based strategy fans. Anyone looking for a grand game of the Civil War will find it to be just what Mr. Lincoln ordered.

Review at Out of Eight
6/8 - Strategy buffs will enjoy this thorough take on the Civil War.

Review on Diehard GameFAN
Gary Grigsby’s War Between The States is a good game.

Product Data

  • Complexity: Intermediate
  • Field of Play: Campaigns
  • Historical Period: American Civil War
  • Theater: United States
  • Unit Scale: Brigades
  • Turn Play: WEGO
  • Players: 1 or 2
  • AI: Yes
  • TCP/IP: No
  • PBEM: Yes
  • Game Editor: No
  • Manual: Adobe PDF, B/W printed Manual 184 pages
  • Display Resolution: Variable, minimum 1024x768

System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
  • CPU: 800 MHz (2 GHz Recommended)
  • RAM: 512 MB (1 GB Recommended)
  • Video/Graphics: 64MB (128MB Recommended) DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • Sound: 16 bit Direct X Compatible
  • Hard disk space: 700 MB Required
  • CD-Rom: (for Physical version)
  • DirectX version: 9.0c
  • Peripheral hardware: None
  • Anything else that is needed: None
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Details

Release Date
June 11, 2008
Developer
2by3 Games

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Gamer's Hall Best of the Year 2008 - GOLD

Gamer's Hall Gold Award

UseNet’s War-Historical Wargame of the Year Awards

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War Between The States Promo Video

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