So restricting the players to the pre-War lines and not allowing them to build new railroads fits in with the historical record. I think if the player (as commander-in-chief) should choose to allocate resources to building railroads (and obviously away from other war production) he should have that...

Presumably, then, you like dealing with lots and lots of minor chores, and you have nothing else to do in life. Myself, I have a job and a family. I have neither the time nor the desire to mess around with details that real-life commanders-in-chief would have delegated to subordinates. When I say t...

I myself will never complain of too much detail in a game - especially the ACW with so few options in regards to games (grand strategy - that is). I would think there would be a few options that will reduce difficulty for those that are intimidated!!! I can't imagine being in such a state in this ge...

In other words one of the key arguments was "States Rights" which you could argue was developed as a result of arguments about slavery. In any case this states rights theory really limited what the Confederate government could "acquire" from the states especially manpower and resources.

I would also like to see the ability to construct additional railroads throughout the campaign (for both sides). Obviously it will be considerably more difficult for the South to do this but still should be a possibility.

I'd just like to applaud the fact something farther west than Arkansas (and a little piece of Texas) is in the game!!!

I cannot wait for this game to come out!

[quote="Pocus"]a fortnight a turn seems a rather common scale for ACW games these times ] The size of the map always seems to be heavily debated... Just becuase the Army of Northern VA never invaded New Mexico territory doesn't mean that territory shouldn't be on the map. Some folks always...