American Civil War - JPetroski vs Techumseh

[techumseh]

John, check if you've got the 'Civil War' tech. I didn't get it, despite us having researched our pre-req techs. I think we're supposed to have received it before initiating hostilities.

 

[JPetroski]

John, check if you've got the 'Civil War' tech. I didn't get it, despite us having researched our pre-req techs. I think we're supposed to have received it before initiating hostilities.

I did get it - does this mean I'm OK to attack Ft. Sumpter?

 

[techumseh]

Bring it.

 

[JPetroski]

Well, we shelled Ft. Sumpter - no event happened though so not sure if something is amiss or if there is just no event. Anyway, come and get us, Billy Yank.

 

[techumseh]

It should be triggered for next turn, not that it's a big deal.

 

[techumseh]

WAR IS DECLARED!

Union forces attack and destroy a small Confederate force east of Harper's Ferry. One southern militia and one artillery unit destroyed. Unfortunately, Gen. Ineptius Q. Snagelpuss was killed when he led his men into a cow pasture, slipped on a cow pie, and was trampled by the cow. RIP.

 

[Civinator]

Poor Gen. Ineptius Q. Snagelpuss. Even the cow is laughing.

 

[JPetroski]

No real news

 

[techumseh]

No news. Soldiers set up their camp.

 

[techumseh]

Some screen shots. The Eastern Theatre:

 

[techumseh]

And the Western Theatre:

 

[JPetroski]

Union cavalry destroyed in forests NW of Nashville.

 

[Civinator]

Union cavalry destroyed in forests NW of Nashville.

 

[techumseh]

 

[Patine]

A shot of the map. Blue cities are Union, red are confederate, pink are British, light brown are the Neutral States, yellow are the Civilized Indians, purple are the Sioux, and sky blue are the Plains Indians. The Apaches are represented by the barbarians and appear in the SW corner of the map.




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Pedanric note. Shouldn't the Confederates be grey (the colour often used for Germans in World Wars scenarios and, "Neutrals," civs in a few, in fact) given, not only uniforms, but thematic historical imagery?

 

[techumseh]

No news.

 

[techumseh]

Jeeze, Patine. Confederate units/cities are red - because that's the colour of confederate forces on West Point maps. And because I like red.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/AmCivWar/ACW36Combined.jpg

 

[Patine]

Jeeze, Patine. Confederate units/cities are red - because that's the colour of confederate forces on West Point maps. And because I like red.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/AmCivWar/ACW36Combined.jpg

Fair enough. I was more suggesting than insisting.

 

[techumseh]

I'm glad.

 

[JPetroski]

And because I like red.

It's also their color in the Ultimate General games FWIW.

No real news. Just a lot of shuffling.