WBS-WAR BETWEEN THE STATES

1. TITLE: War Between the States
2. PUBLISHER: Simulation Publications Incorporated (SPI); Republished edition (Decision Games)
3. SCOPE: Strategic game of the American Civil War, 1861-1865
4. RULEBOOK VERBAGE (SPI): War Between the States is an operational level simulation of the American Civil War 1861-1865. Operational level means that the role of a Player encompasses elements of both strategy and tactics. In some cases he plans the overall conduct of the war (strategy) while at other times he must make decisions affecting the outcome of individual battles (tactics). The game is conducted on three maps which join to portray the theatre of operations from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Galveston, Texas to St. Joseph, Missouri to Jacksonville, Florida. The playing pieces represent the armed forces of the Union and Confederacy.
5. DECISION GAME VERBAGE:
6. YEAR PUBLISHED (EDITIONS): 1977 by SPI; 20## by Decision Games
7. CREDITS
   • Game Design /Development: Irad B. Hardy
   • Physical Systems and Graphics: Redmond A. Simonsen
   • Production: Larry Catalano, Bob Fitzpatrick, Kate Higgins, Manfred F. Milkohn, Bob Ryer
8. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2
9. WGA COMPLEXITY SCALE (1-10):
10. TYPICAL PLAYING TIME (HOURS): .
11. MAP SCALE: 15 miles [25 kilometers] per hex.
12. UNIT SCALE: Brigades and Divisions
13. TIME SCALE PER TURN: 1 week
14. NUMBER OF GAME TURNS: ##
15. ARTICLE LISTING: Click here
16. GAME INVENTORY: 1200 counters, three unmounted 22" x 28" game mapsheets, 20 page rule booklet, 4 page SPI errata as of 12Jul 1978; One Confederate Production Spiral sheet; One Union Production Spiral sheet; One Confederate Track sheet; One Union Track sheet; One Confederate Track Sheet/ Deployment Chart; One Union Track Sheet/ Deployment Chart; Two Chart sheets (identical); one die.
17. WBC & AVALONCON HISTORY: Not Applicable
18. PBEM TOOLS:
• WGA has created a Java application VASSAL module to support my personal play. In 2006, Decision Games (copyright holder) has exclusively listened remote play rights to Hexwars (UK Subscription service). Although VASSAL admin has honored DG's request not to post a SPI title modules. Other remote play tool may exists within Cyberboard, Aide de Camp and other tools inferior to Vassal.
19. PBEM OPPORTUNITES: Contact Wargame Academy if interested.
20. WARGAME ACADEMY COMMENTS: . I have started my first remote play game of this title. I am challenged by both learning how to play and how to play the CSA as I typically play Union in other civil war titles. From the article base I have accumulated, this game was considered a playable monster sized game with the potential to be a great game when the errata is incorporated into the rulebook. However due to its size, the player based who attempted this 30 years ago was likely small.
21. WARGAME ACADEMY GAME TOOLS: One SPI game edition without box.
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