Not so humbled but still fun

From the legendary team at 2 by 3 Games comes a new grand strategy masterpiece: Gary Grigsby’s War Between the States. Taking gamers back to the American Civil War, this innovative grand strategy game allows players to experience the trials and tribulations of the role of commander-in-chief for either side. Historically accurate, detailed and finely balanced for realistic gameplay, War Between the States is also easy to play and does not take months to finish.

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Note the date. I reckon someone will eventually win on Hard as early as 1864 if one of the testers havent already but I get too lazy to really focus once I am confortably ahead.

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Have you beaten "Impossible" yet? 
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And have you won as the USA on Hard yet?
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I cant brag at all,,,still trying for a first win as USA on normal mode....
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Just so you guys know, as Joel, Jan is a mathamition and helped in programming in this game. They both know all the P's & Q's of this game...Me, I just drive the truck, tell them where it rattles, but I don't fix it...lol...

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Is mathamition Texan for mathematician? Sounds like a Bushism(tm) to me [:D]
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Just so you guys know, as Joel, Jan is a mathamition and helped in programming in this game. They both know all the P's & Q's of this game...Me, I just drive the truck, tell them where it rattles, but I don't fix it...lol...

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Hey, if they know the "P's" and "Q's" of the game and still find it a challenge, then even better for the rest of us...
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No, I havent beaten it on impossible. I havent tried nor do I intend to. I will be impressed if someone does though.

I beat it on Hard as the USA more than half a year ago during testing but many things have changed so the answer would be no. Maybe I will try to sometime if I get the time.

As Jon points out I had a head start when the game was released as I had a hand in alpha and early beta testing and coded a few smaller things - nothing to do with the AI though. I expect others to beat the AI on Hard soon as well once you work out how the game runs. Even though I did win the AI is not a push over and it still makes that surprising move that catches me off guard so I would certainly call the AI very well made.

Oh, and yes, I am a mathamatician not that it plays any role in me playing the game. It did play a role when I coded the leader activation probability window though :)
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LOL...Grimguy, I never could spell, and I put that on spell check on word. It didn't sound right to me. I'm not really a Texan, I grew up in Vegas NV, and lived 8 years in Prescott Valley AZ. I do cable TV work. Did they ever fix that nasty CATV system you have there? I've be in Texas 5 years now and love it.

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We've got Cox and it's been pretty good for the past 3-4 years for internet.&nbsp; I can achieve 2000kB downloads (that's bytes, not bits!).&nbsp; The HD cable is a joke.&nbsp; Compressed as hell.
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Cox is one of the big boys, that with Time Warner and Comcast. 12 years ago it was a fly by night company that ran it. So Cox bought it and ran fiber from Scottsdale, good to hear...Fiber network, cant beat it...Is it a nice little town still, or are the people moving in in droves?

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Prescott and Prescott Valley have grown a lot since you were there.&nbsp; My area (N Phoenix/Cave Creek) grew a lot over the past 5 years, but CC is still very nice.&nbsp; A bit touristy, but nothing like going to a bar to watch a football game and parking your car next to a couple horses. . .&nbsp;
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Prescott and Prescott Valley have grown a lot since you were there.  My area (N Phoenix/Cave Creek) grew a lot over the past 5 years, but CC is still very nice.  A bit touristy, but nothing like going to a bar to watch a football game and parking your car next to a couple horses. . . 

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I hate folks like him! LOL they are better by accident than I am on purpose. I have to struggle just to stumble along on normal (SIGH) Oh well if I was as good as him it would not be very interesting to win that easy. So in the end I am glad I am a slow old fart with a old s-l-o-w brain.

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I finally got around to finishing a game against the CSA hard AI. I only managed a substantive victory so there is certainly room for improvement.



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