Welcome aboard...
Hope you guys enjoy the game. It's a simple, elegant design that has many layers of complexity that you can choose to delve into at your own pace but that isn't necessary to play and have fun.
If you enjoy the game, I also recommend getting birth of america (revolutionary and french and indian war)by this same publisher (excellent game imho) and also forge of freedom (another civil war theme) by matrix games.
I've been having more fun eating up my free time with these games in the last few months than the minister of finance usually allows.

She's not happy, but...
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