Civil War 1863

[Bismarck]

This nice tactical game for IOS 5 or higher is much more sophisticated than Hunted Cow Studios' earlier Tank Battle game. I recommend it.



http://www.armchairgeneral.com/civil-war-1863-ios-game-review.htm

[Zulu1966]

This must be what Hex War dropped field of glory development for then?

[Shelldrake]

Looks interesting. Do you know if it is available for android?

[Bismarck]

Looks interesting. Do you know if it is available for android?

It's not.

[Nikodil]

Does the game represent the different weapon systems well enough?

I've played some Tank Battle 1944 and felt that the game mechanics were a bit too simplistic. It didn't quite feel that tanks, infantry and guns were different enough for proper combined arms tactics.

[Bismarck]

I agree with you 100% about TB 1944.  CW 1863 is a bit better but not much. Cavalry has shorter range and experience affects performance.

[Nikodil]

I've tried CE 1863 now, and you're right, it's much better, but not that much. The mechanics reflects all weapons systems of that era, and the health/damage aspect feels more appropriate too.

My 7 year old daughter tried TB1944 the other day and liked it, so it might be a good introduction game for young aspiring wargamers. Then she found Total War Battles and got hooked winning over me (at least until I learned how to use the cannons). I reluctantly have to admit that the multiplayer mode of Total War Battles is quite fun.

[Bismarck]

Hunted Cow Studios emailed me about iOS game Battle Dungeon, a future TB North Africa and an unnamed Roman game.