I had a relative that fought with the 148th Penn. and was wounded at the Wheatfield on the second day. Been to the battlefield many times, and I must agree, it is a haunting/chilling experience. You can almost feel the energy coming out of the ground. Never felt anything like it before. That said, it is great experience to walk the battlefield and see the ground that those men fought over. It really adds to an understanding of that battle.
As an old SPI geek who loved playing “monster games” back in the day, I was glad to see Gettysburg come out. The problem with a lot of the old MG’s was not the size of the game, but the sheer number of rules you had to keep track of. With Gettysburg you have a small learning curve with the basic rules (8 pages I think?); but, you have a large map to play with. It really gives,you a good feel for the sheer expanse of the battle!
Always love watching a review of a Civil War game -- and I somehow missed your Top Ten on the subject, but will watch it today thanks to your link in the earlier comment. You are so right that there is nothing like being on one of these battlefields, especially when they look largely as they must have looked at the time, like Gettysburg. (Ditto for Vicksburg, btw.) I went to the battlefield many years ago with a friend of mine who was a real Civil War buff -- I knew the broad outlines of the battle, but he knew what unit came over which ridge when. It was like having a personal tour guide. We had played the old Avalon Hill Gettysburg game many times since we were both 11 or so. We both had come to the conclusion that Pickett's Charge was an idiotic error -- we had even refought it with minis, and the Confederates always got slaughtered. (I have a ancestor who was a CSA officer under Archer who was in the charge, so I had some personal interest in this.) When we visited the battlefield, we decided to walk from the treeline where the Confederates gathered to the Union batteries. We were shocked at how long it took, even being unencumbered 20-somethings in good health, not carrying pounds of kit and weaponry and dodging cannon fire. That is the kind of visceral experience you can only get on a battlefield, however much you read about it or play wargames about it. Thanks, as ever, for the review.
RE: Unit strength count-down. So, how much cooler would it be if it were a Columbia Games-style block wargame? I'm just disappointed that this one and Franklin are the two not on sale during Worthington's current Black Friday season sale. I understand why Franklin isn't on sale - the Kickstarter fulfilment happened just earlier this year, but Gettysburg has been out for a while.
Great review since a visit to Gettysburg at age 10 sparked a lifelong love of history. Would love to see a ranking of your favorite Gettysburg games or maybe ACW.
I had a relative that fought with the 148th Penn. and was wounded at the Wheatfield on the second day. Been to the battlefield many times, and I must agree, it is a haunting/chilling experience. You can almost feel the energy coming out of the ground. Never felt anything like it before.
That said, it is great experience to walk the battlefield and see the ground that those men fought over. It really adds to an understanding of that battle.
@@gravecac9522 I agree. Every American should visit it at some point.
As an old SPI geek who loved playing “monster games” back in the day, I was glad to see Gettysburg come out. The problem with a lot of the old MG’s was not the size of the game, but the sheer number of rules you had to keep track of. With Gettysburg you have a small learning curve with the basic rules (8 pages I think?); but, you have a large map to play with. It really gives,you a good feel for the sheer expanse of the battle!
@@get_the_lead_out Indeed. Thanks.
Always love watching a review of a Civil War game -- and I somehow missed your Top Ten on the subject, but will watch it today thanks to your link in the earlier comment. You are so right that there is nothing like being on one of these battlefields, especially when they look largely as they must have looked at the time, like Gettysburg. (Ditto for Vicksburg, btw.) I went to the battlefield many years ago with a friend of mine who was a real Civil War buff -- I knew the broad outlines of the battle, but he knew what unit came over which ridge when. It was like having a personal tour guide. We had played the old Avalon Hill Gettysburg game many times since we were both 11 or so. We both had come to the conclusion that Pickett's Charge was an idiotic error -- we had even refought it with minis, and the Confederates always got slaughtered. (I have a ancestor who was a CSA officer under Archer who was in the charge, so I had some personal interest in this.) When we visited the battlefield, we decided to walk from the treeline where the Confederates gathered to the Union batteries. We were shocked at how long it took, even being unencumbered 20-somethings in good health, not carrying pounds of kit and weaponry and dodging cannon fire. That is the kind of visceral experience you can only get on a battlefield, however much you read about it or play wargames about it. Thanks, as ever, for the review.
@@dhmcarver That is very cool. I too walked Pickett’s Charge when I was there. It’s an amazing experience. Thanks.
Hard to beat Flying Pig Gettysburg I suspect but that takes 3 days.
@@wartable Haven’t played that one. Sounds massive.
RE: Unit strength count-down. So, how much cooler would it be if it were a Columbia Games-style block wargame?
I'm just disappointed that this one and Franklin are the two not on sale during Worthington's current Black Friday season sale. I understand why Franklin isn't on sale - the Kickstarter fulfilment happened just earlier this year, but Gettysburg has been out for a while.
@@hanng1242 I like with this system there is more than just four steps.
@@TheDiscriminatingGamer OK, but you miss out on the joy of stickers.
Great review since a visit to Gettysburg at age 10 sparked a lifelong love of history. Would love to see a ranking of your favorite Gettysburg games or maybe ACW.
@ Thanks. Here you go: th-cam.com/video/rJJlCcaZC9s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rmgQSnnH15sRr9OK