5/25/2023 0 Comments Gettysburg sid meier patchBlue and red rectangles shuffle across a map paperweighted with revolver and percussion caps. Let's get the cannonball rolling with Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, a 1997 turnless wargame so elegant, atmospheric, and plausibly challenging, it makes Creative Assembly's depictions of Nineteenth Century warfare seem positively pantomimic.Īfter blind-picking "Golden Opportunity: Will's Wood" from the long scenario list, I find myself in the midst of one of SMG's characteristically evocative briefings. Expect lashings of martial drama, tactical blunders aplenty (it's a while since I last played some of these), and maybe even a little dash of post-result historical analysis. Over the next month or so, I'll be giving a selection of the worthiest military strategy games on my shelves, the AAR treatment. That's what Heavily Engaged is all about. ![]() You can attend preview events in un-ironic cardigans, you can admit to finding 90% of manshoots deadly dull, and best of all, you get to sit in the RPS rocking chair and regale the young'uns with tales of wargaming glory. Being the oldest RPS contributor has certain advantages.
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