Field of Honor -February

[Destraex]

Both are interesting but I find a lot of US wargamers never get to it because of the shadow the US civil war cast over it. I am hoping that Scourge of War Waterloo remastered becomes a staple for me.
Not only warfare either, the Napoleonic Wars involves Kings, Queens, Republics, Empires and more.

Just curious, how true is the reverse?  I would assume it is the same where most non-US gamers focus on non American Civil War games, so not sure that is all surprising.  With that said, I play plenty of war games beyond ACW, with World War II probably my second favorite conflict for wargaming.  But the same holds true for me.  I focus mostly on parts of the conflict where the United States was involved such as the West and care the least about things that happened in the East.  I still buy and try just about anything, but will always lean more towards enjoying things where I have more of a connection.  And certainly the Napoleonic Wars had it's unique leadership situations, but so did the ACW even if on a smaller scale with the generals and other leaders that lead the armies.

When gaming Ancient and Medieval times, of course then I am more open to playing different countries/factions as that was well before the birth of the United States where I don't have much of a connection.

In the end, I'll try just about anything, but will always put the ACW at the top of my list....

An interesting question. As somebody who has no skin in either wargame setting I can say that looking at it from outside that I objectively just look at Napoleonic wargaming in terms of variety and tactical interest. I think a lot of people outside the united states are into acw including myself and the developers of war of rights.
Conversely I do see a lot of peeps from the US with zero interest in one of the biggest conflicts of all time but 100% interest in the united states civil war. Not a study just an observation. I know a lot of guys on this forum are not like that. So it's not universal. I would presuppose that it mostly has to do eith what people know as one gent mentioned a few posts back.

[SirAndrewD]

I prefer Napoleonics and I'm not only American but was a Civil War living historian for over ten years.

[JasonPratt]

This is of course why Crown of Glory (especially the Emperor's Edition) is far more detailed a game than Forge of Freedom. 

That said, for a Nappy game it doesn't seem to look as good, and I've never quite been able to get into it. I should try again, because I very much want to.

[JasonPratt]

I prefer Napoleonics and I'm not only American but was a Civil War living historian for over ten years.

Please tell me you would arrive in Star Wars Imperial officer gear, change to Union or Rebel for the day, then change back into SWImpy costume to leave! 

[SirAndrewD]

Please tell me you would arrive in Star Wars Imperial officer gear, change to Union or Rebel for the day, then change back into SWImpy costume to leave! 

If I had a dime for every time someone asked me that. 

But no, and I've been out of the hobby almost as long as I was in.