Lt. Jay Hightower Introduction
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:56 am
I recently graduated from the UMA and successfully fought off David Danner in a training game. I say 'successfully' because the game (Stephenson's Depot - just northeast of Winchester VA) ended in a draw, and given David's stellar record of victories I could reasonably expect to be defeated.
I have JTS Campaign Gettysburg (which I prefer), Talonsoft Gettysburg, Bull Run, and Antietam (Luddite that I am, I haven't figured out how to play them on Windows 10). AGEOD Civil War I (disk) and II (Steam), Ultimate General (Steam), and the old Sid Meier's Gettysburg and Antietam (same Windows problem). I do not have much PBEM experience, so this is a new treat. Even having my artillery overrun in training was fun (note that I did get them back)!
My game style is generally to 'turtle', as in trying to find a key piece of ground (objective or terrain) and defend it against assault. However I do like to attack. In the training game I made a recon in force against what turned out to David's main line. Good to know... One tactic I like is to raid the enemy rear. Against the AI, taking a supply wagon can be a good tactic, gaining supply and denying supply to the enemy. Against David, it was 'successful', in that I got a wagon. However the unit and the wagon were killed, plus after the game ended I found out that David had plenty of supply. In a longer game I think that tactic may be effective.
My compliments to you all! Happy Holidays!
I have JTS Campaign Gettysburg (which I prefer), Talonsoft Gettysburg, Bull Run, and Antietam (Luddite that I am, I haven't figured out how to play them on Windows 10). AGEOD Civil War I (disk) and II (Steam), Ultimate General (Steam), and the old Sid Meier's Gettysburg and Antietam (same Windows problem). I do not have much PBEM experience, so this is a new treat. Even having my artillery overrun in training was fun (note that I did get them back)!
My game style is generally to 'turtle', as in trying to find a key piece of ground (objective or terrain) and defend it against assault. However I do like to attack. In the training game I made a recon in force against what turned out to David's main line. Good to know... One tactic I like is to raid the enemy rear. Against the AI, taking a supply wagon can be a good tactic, gaining supply and denying supply to the enemy. Against David, it was 'successful', in that I got a wagon. However the unit and the wagon were killed, plus after the game ended I found out that David had plenty of supply. In a longer game I think that tactic may be effective.
My compliments to you all! Happy Holidays!