Second Bull Run first print issue

Anyone who got the first printing of the Second Bull Run Battlepack or the 1862 expansion might notice a rather glaring mistake.  AP Hill is shown in the map for setting up the board, but not in the order of battle.  Also, Lawton is named on the map rather than Ewell.

Below is the order of battle for AP Hill.  If you purchased either of these two items, please email me and let me know when you got either of them and I will send you a free new copy of Second Bull Run/Manassas.  My email is: jeff@commandcombat.com

I sincerely apologize for the mistake.  Here is the order of battle for AP Hill's division at Second Bull Run/Manassas:

Second Division

General A.P. Hill

Initiative: 4

Leadership: 3

Damage: 8

1st Brigade (Lawrence Branch):

5 Infantry stands - Standard

2nd Brigade (Pender’s Brigade):

4 Infantry stands - Veteran

3rd Brigade (Anderson’s Brigade):

4 Infantry stands - Standard

4th Brigade (Gregg’s Brigade):

5 Infantry stands - Veteran

5th Brigade (Archer’s Brigade):

5 Infantry stands - Standard

6th Brigade (Field’s Brigade):

4 Infantry stands - Standard

Artillery Brigad (Lindsay Walker):

7 Artillery stands (2 R, 4 S, 1 Horse) - Standard

Meeting Engagement at Game Empire - Sunday at 1

We will be playing a meeting engagement with forces taken out of the 1862 book this Sunday at 1 pm at Game Empire.  The address for Game Empire is:

1795 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA  91106

See you there!

Battle of Fredericksburg fixed

The scenario for the Battle of Fredericksburg went out with a rather large error at the beginning.  I had used an earlier battle pack as the template, and I forgot to take out an early paragraph.  It's been fixed now and is back up on the website for free downloading.

http://www.commandcombat.com


Sorry about the mistake everyone!

Command Combat at Origins

Command Combat: Civil War is on display along with other award nominees at the Origins Game Fair this weekend.  If you, or anyone you know, is going to the fair, be sure to take a look at the game.  It should be in the room Origins has reserved for their nominated games.  After taking a look, be sure to vote for it, as it appears to be decided by the public.

http://www.originsgames.com/

Command Combat: Civil War Nominated for Best Historic Miniatures Game

Command Combat: Civil War has been nominated for best historical miniatures game by the Origins Awards!  This is actually fairly old news, as it was nominated at GAMA in Las Vegas, Nevada.  However, this weekend is the weekend when the fate will be decided, whether it will win the coveted award or not.  It's being looked at and scrutinized at the Origins Game Fair along with the other nominees.

To be completely honest, I don't expect to win.  Despite the huge pride I have in the game, and the fact that I think it's the best system for the Civil War, the others that are nominated are by major companies with many employees, writers, artists, historians, etc.  One of them is one of my all time favorites, Flames of War: Casino.  This is an absolutely amazing miniatures expansion.  The others are games I've been very impressed by as well.

So to be nominated alongside these wonderful games is a huge honor.  This may sound like BS, but to me, I've already won just after being nominated.

Here's the link to the nominations:

http://gama.org/OriginsAwards/tabid/2720/Default.aspx

Going to Kublacon

Command Combat: Civil War will be at Kublacon this Saturday.  Our game is scheduled for 10 am, but there could possibly be a late start.  Keep an eye out for the most recent updates!

http://www.kublacon.com/

Battle Packs (Originally posted September 27, 2011)

I had been intending to release battle packs that would come with all the components necessary for playing the game, including markers, a game board, dice, etc.  Each battle pack would be one of the major battles.  Alas, it turns out that this is expensive, and my Kickstarter campaign didn't get a lot of traction.  However, as I researched this, I found that I could still do battle packs as expansion books for the main game.  It wouldn't come with everything, but people who were already interested in the hobby could get them and have all sorts of maps and rules for specific battles, as well as lists of the armies; and there would even be pages of the units that can be copied and cut out so players will have the armies before they invest in miniatures.  The best part of this is that each battle pack would come with several battles instead of just one.

These battle packs have all the rules that are needed to play the battles in the book, so players do not need the core rulebook or any of the expansions to play.  Players can simply play from the battle pack.

I have created the first battle pack, which will be released in October.  It is Bull Run/Manassas, which also has the battles of Blackburn's Ford and Wilson's Creek.