Command Combat: Civil War - 1864 Generals Preview

Here are some more generals from the upcoming Command Combat: Civil War - 1864.

1864 Generals Preview 2

Here are some more samples of generals in the 1864 expansion.

1864 Generals Preview

Since Command Combat: Civil War - 1864 comes out next week, I'm posting previews of the generals with their stats and abilities below.  These are from the next to last draft of the book, so there are some typos.

Command Combat WILL be finished

As anyone who has followed Command Combat: Civil War will know, I am WAY behind on releasing elements to the game.  First the 1864 expansion was supposed to come out during its 150^th anniversary; that would be last year.  I also intended on having the battle pack for that year, The Wilderness, come out during its anniversary.  Then the 1865 compilation of all the expansions was supposed to come out on the anniversary of Lee’s surrender to Grant.

None of these things have happened… yet.  The main reason for this is because I’m wanting 1864 to have campaign rules in it, but I want those rules to have an option to find the results of battles and skirmishes without having to play them out.  That is supposed to be the intention of the game, to tie miniature battles together, but I want people to be able to skip the small and unimportant ones.  This means creating almost an entirely new game.

When you mix this with what was already happening in my professional life, it meant the game had to take a major backseat.  What was happening was that I was discovering how little money is made in miniature gaming, especially when it’s a niche market like the Civil War.  It’s not like I’m trying to be greedy or anything, but I’m trying to build a business, and what I was making from 1861, ’62, and ’63 wasn’t even enough to buy food let alone pay rent; and the amount of time put into them took away from endeavors that do.  And so I had to become realistic fast.

This didn’t mean I gave up on the project, it just meant I had to put it on the backburner and work on it while I had time.  I’m now ashamed at how much time that has taken, especially since some fans have held on for so long.  So I’m making certain it will come out soon.  So here is the schedule of release:

1864 expansion – November, 2015

1865 compilation – Second quarter, 2016

Battle of the Wilderness battle pack – Third quarter, 2016

I will be trying to get a navy game out as well, and perhaps another battle pack, but no more promises from now on.

Overland Campaign between Lee & Grant to Play at Orccon This Weekend

This Sunday I'll be hosting a game of Command Combat: Civil War at Orccon, which is held at the Hilton Los Angeles Hotel.  The game will run from 10 am to 4 pm.  We'll be playing the Overland campaign between Lee and Grant.  This is a scenario taken from the 1864 expansion, which is still being worked on.  It's so expansive that it's delayed the release.  This will be the first trial run of one of the campaign scenarios.

http://www.strategicon.net/

1864 Preview Video

Battle Report - Lee vs. Grant