<t> The Europeans might have got involved in the Civil War, but not in the time period that this game covers. The South placed all of their eggs in the 'Cotton is King' basket, assuming that if they cut off cotton exports to Britain then the kingdom would be forced to join the Confederate cause out ...

Cool, I loaded up the forums the second this was posted! Literally. Check the timings

Come on man, give us a stone-set price and release date!

Don't fret, you're doing a fab job at explaining the nuances and tactics behind the game!

<t> Finally, its up [;)]! Unfortunately, Rapidshare isn't working for me. Suggestion: could you please upload the videos to youtube for steaming rather than downloading?<br/>
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EDIT: Strike that, it was my browser playing up. Sorry!<br/>
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grarap, I know enough about you to know that you are an obviously intelligent guy who likes history, including ACW history. And, although I have not played this game, I know enough about ...

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grarap, I know enough about you to know that you are an obviously intelligent guy who likes history, including ACW history. And, although I have not played this game, I know enough about it to guage its level of complexity. On the ...

Oh, it's just that the zip file is corrupted, so I can't open it. I've downloaded the demo from both that link you gave me and Gamershell, so I assumed that it was a problem with the file itself. I'm running Vista. I'll give it another shot right now and see how it goes.

<t> Well, I've always been a bit of a Civil War buff. In fact, I wrote a paper on it for my History A-level more than a few years back (I'm British), and studied 19th c. History at university. I guess I'm unusual in that respect, as a foreigner with an interest in the early US.<br/>
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Aaaah, mixed messages! Unfortunately, the WaW demo isn't working for me, so I guess that the only way to determine whether I have the 'skill' to play this game is either watch videos or buy it [:)] Thanks for your honesty Joel.

So could you get the hang of WbtS merely by sitting down with the manual for a long while and experimenting with tactics in-game, or does it complicatedness only make it suitable for those who have a strong grip of wargames?

Hmmm, thanks for that. What do you think makes WbtS 'unsuitable' for newbs like me? I'm not trying to be rude - I'm genuinely interested. Do you think that it's the amount of information and variables that you have to keep in mind all the time?

Oh wow, thats great! Got any idea when you're going to stick the first video up?

<t> Thanks for the reply. I suppose that my reservations are about wargames in general, but then again I'm more than willing to give something new a shot this summer. I know that it's been said a million times before (I've checked other threads), but are there any video AAR's in the pipeline, or ...

<t> Hey all. I would make a joke about wargame fans and virginity, but I'd probably just be indicting myself, as a self-confessed nerd. I caught sight of the WbtS promo video on a gaming site, was mightily intrigued and found my way here. By my single post count, you've probably guessed that I'm not ...