American Civil War Map by
Elijah S Original Guide by
nagerous , Revamped Guide by
stahrgazer Click image to enlarge. Introduction The American Civil War is a map based on the famous war of 1860-1865, which pitted the Union (made up of mainly Northern states) against the Confederacy (a Southern State coalition, which split from the rest of the US). The map has 42 regions and also has varied gameplay, resulting in exciting games.
show: Classification
Size: MediumFeatures Hold all the Confederate states (made up of three sub-bonuses named after famous Confederate generals) for a +5 zone bonus. Hold all the Union states (made up of three sub-bonuses named after famous Union generals) for a +8 zone bonus. Capture both capitals for a +1 zone bonus. Capture key Southern cities for a +2 zone bonus, capture key Northern cities for a +2 zone bonus also. Ranged one way assaults: Maryland
show: Recommended Settings
The American Civil War map works well with all types of spoils. This is because there are numerous angles to attack each zone bonus, with few being easy to hold. The map in my view also plays well in fog, particularly in 8 player escalating games and assassin games as it can add a danger factor to the game as one therefore has to take a risk as to where your enemies are hiding.
How to play American Civil War show: Two Player
In a two player game on the American Civil War, a good starting point is to always go for the Chamberlain New York Beauregard Lee Lee
show: Flat Rate or No Spoils
In this setting, it depends often on where most of your men are clustered, but if you start in a strong position in the North East then it would be best advised to go for the Chamberlain New York Sherman Beauregard Jackson Jackson Lee Beauregard Key Northern Cities and Key Southern Cities and even sometimes the Capitals zone bonuses in a 3-8 player flat rate or no spoils as this sometimes interferes with other peoples plans regarding what bonuses they are attempting to hold.
show: Escalating
Best locations for first round deployment include Kentucky Maryland Maryland Chamberlain New York Georgia Beauregard Maryland Virginia
show: Fog of War
In Fog of War games on this map it is often a good idea to keep an eye on where all your opponents troops are. Watch the capitals especially or the key cities as your opponent can be very sneaky and capture these from under your eye and if he does, he is given a great advantage. In order to ascertain greatest vision as to where your rivals locations are the best advice would be to try and capture the regions such as Tennessee Missouri
show: Team Games
From the start, the best zone bonuses to aim for immediately are the Capitals zone bonus or the Beauregard Capitals already then they should assault the other one, whilst the rest of the team reinforce them so that they are able to hold the zone bonus. The Capitals zone bonus works well because of its location, it can prevent your opponents meanwhile trying to hold the Lee Chamberlain Beauregard
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:09 pm