Command Combat: Civil War - 1864 Generals Preview 5

Here's the last preview of Command Combat: Civil War - 1864.  It comes out on Sunday on Wargame Vault and Amazon.

Command Combat: Civil War - 1864 Generals Preview 4

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

1864 Cover

Working on 1864

I have been working on 1864 and am slowly putting the thing together.  This one will feature not only generals from the last major year of the war, but also campaigns.  There will be special rules for generals moving around the board on a campaign, how to link them with battles, and will include the campaigns for the Atlanta and the Overland campaigns.

I also finished the cover when I built it for the talk at Celesticon.  Here it is:

The Battle of Gettysburg to be played at Orccon

We will be doing the entire battle of Gettysburg at Orccon on Saturday, February 15th starting at 9 am.  Orccon is at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport.  The website is at: http://www.strategicon.net/

What part of the Battle of Gettysburg, you ask?  The whole thing!  We have a long table that will have the entire battlefield stretched out from Little Round Top all the way to Herr Ridge.  We'll basically be doing the fighting from each day in one big battle royale.  So come take the role of your favorite general and play the whole thing to see what would have happened if Lee had attacked on all fronts at once.

Command Combat Pictures from Kubla Con

Command Combat: Civil War played at Kubla Con earlier this year.  Craig Robertson hosted the Battle of Wilson's Creek.  It was an interesting fight as the Union cavalry went straight after the Confederate supplies right in the center and held there against relentless attacks.  The Confederates at last squeezed them on both sides and at the end, pressed them out.  They used paper minis from Billy Bones, which are available on Wargame Vault.  Below are pictures from the battle:

Historicon - 2013

I just got back from Historicon, and am in definite need of recovery.  It was a wild few days with a lot of walking, standing, and especially staring.  The place was, frankly, overwhelming.  I had gone there with what I thought was a huge and well-crafted board, but it was puny in comparison to the enormous and masterfully crafted boards made by others.  My most recent expansion to Command Combat happened to be the theme of this year's Historicon, 1863, so we were given a special location right at the front where people would pass by and see what we were doing.  But before I even got to my game, I was blown away by all the other amazing games and set-ups.  I felt a little emasculated by the huge displays, and knew that mine would never compare, even though it had such a prime spot in the convention center.

It seems people are more into war gaming, and in particular, miniatures, in the east.  Someone explained to me that in cold temperatures, people tend to play more, which is why there is less gaming in Southern California.  It seems to be true, as the conventions, such as Kubla Con and Celesticon in San Francisco, are bigger than the ones in LA.

One of the brighter spots for me was that I was invited to play Fire and Fury with Richard, its inventor.  We spoke about researching and building our games, and it just was really nice and fun.  I don't see us as competitors, but rather people who both invented games we hope people will try.  Far from wanting to compete with his game or Johnny Reb, I dream of a day when I walk into a convention and see all three games being played side by side.