Spring, 1860: GameMaster: Please remember that negotiations before the game begins are not allowed.
26 Jun 21 UTC
Spring, 1860: Info: This is a choose your country game.
28 Jun 21 UTC
GameMaster: Union voted for a Concede. If everyone (but one) votes concede the game will end and the player _not_ voting Concede will get all the points. Everybody else will get a defeat.
28 Jun 21 UTC
Thanks for the game. I've played this map a few times, and even when playing as Confederacy I've never played it very well. I just can't get the knack of having a winning strategy with this map.
28 Jun 21 UTC
I have played about 5 games on it, way more often as Confederacy. For me the main strategy is: Play around at the border, not wasting troops holding unholdable positions but do enough so the opponent is forced to invest his troops at the border. Try to encircle him capturing centres on the way.
28 Jun 21 UTC
Yeah, I've looked a number of finished games, and whilst I understand how people win (even as Union), I still struggle to put it into practice with this map.
28 Jun 21 UTC
I don't think I've ever won as Union against an experienced player, but I don't know. There are a few gambles in the opening. In general a principle you can use: If you can't build that much anyway, maybe rather bring your troops in a good position for next year than conquer another center (if that meant a worse position). Also conquering a center from the opponent is as good as conquering two neutral ones.
28 Jun 21 UTC
Yeah, as Union you face the challenge of having blocked build centres (especially Ohio). The map could do with tweaking though to make it more evenly balanced in terms of which side wins.
28 Jun 21 UTC
Yeah, Ohio is blocked so often. But on the other hand, I had North Carolina blocked very often too. And Tennesee. I think that's intentional. Both sides want to hold Kentucky to be able to free their home centers.
- Spring, 1866, Finished
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