Animated Civil War Battle Maps

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mirth

October 09, 2013, 07:27:35 PM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

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Steelgrave

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October 09, 2013, 09:46:01 PM
Seriously awesome. Great find, Mirth.

So.....are there any where the South wins?

#hopespringseternal    8)

Martok

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October 10, 2013, 01:57:50 AM
Cool find, mirth!  Thanks for sharing. 

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October 10, 2013, 07:27:12 AM
Nice find, Mirth. Thank you!
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undercovergeek

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October 10, 2013, 09:59:10 AM
theyre great - now if only you can make it turn based

mirth

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October 10, 2013, 10:27:06 AM
You're welcome guys. I came across it on Reddit and knew you guys would enjoy. The site has a great collection of static maps as well. Some good stuff for sure.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

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October 10, 2013, 01:38:29 PM
That's absolutely incredible. I was captivated by the Antietam one, a battle I have always found to be fascinating.

Thanks Mirth.
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mirth

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October 10, 2013, 04:42:24 PM
Antietam was the first one I watched. It's my 'favorite' ACW battle. I had an epic gaming experience with it a couple years ago. We still talk about it in my local gaming group.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

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October 10, 2013, 04:45:58 PM
I used to have a copy of SPI's Antietam game from the GBCW series and played it a lot.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

mirth

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October 10, 2013, 04:51:21 PM
Quote from: bob48 on October 10, 2013, 04:45:58 PM
I used to have a copy of SPI's Antietam game from the GBCW series and played it a lot.

I'll have to see if I can find pics of the minis game we did. It was a blast. One of the best table top gaming experiences I've had and my side lost.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

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October 10, 2013, 04:59:30 PM
Be interested to see that. What rules did you use?

We used to use the 'Johnny Reb' rules with 15mm figs, and also 'Blood & Iron', which is a computer-moderated game using 20mm figs.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

mirth

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October 10, 2013, 05:08:29 PM
Quote from: bob48 on October 10, 2013, 04:59:30 PM
Be interested to see that. What rules did you use?

We used to use the 'Johnny Reb' rules with 15mm figs, and also 'Blood & Iron', which is a computer-moderated game using 20mm figs.

I think the game we did was Fire and Fury. We've done some Johnny Reb III too. I'm pretty sure the Antietam game was F&F.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

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October 10, 2013, 05:18:13 PM
Ah, I seem to remember F&F stuff, although never actually played it - was it brigade level based units?
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

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mirth

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October 10, 2013, 05:25:58 PM
Quote from: bob48 on October 10, 2013, 05:18:13 PM
Ah, I seem to remember F&F stuff, although never actually played it - was it brigade level based units?

Yeah, that's FF. I'm terrible with the ACW gaming. I always get the rules sets mixed up. Each time we play, I have to relearn the system. Usually, I'm like 'just tell me what to roll'.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#14
November 21, 2013, 07:01:01 AM
This is truly fascinating observations and animations. Thanks!

There was something released about 6-8 years ago - wish I could remember the name of the publisher, but they did Civil War battles on CD. Interactive maps, narrations, modern day photos compared with Civil War era ones...all kinds of cool stuff. I need to go look for those now and see if I still have them.
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