Battleplan: American Civil War

A simple scratch for that strategy itch // Recommended for the more casual of strategy gamers* *You'd likely prefer it at sale price + Includes a multitude of mechanics that showcase the uncertainty of combat; depending on various factors, for example, units can refuse orders, or delay their implementation + Many small, impressive attentions to detail, such as troops' refusal to build pontoons too close to bridges,...

51 found this helpful, 2015-05-26

Move your troops on the battlefield by dragging them and capture outposts or hold position. You can build trenches to fortify your frontline. Gameplay and visuals are simplified so you will not see your troops engage in battle only blocks. Game isn't offering much except strategy element. To be honest better to play Victoria 3 or other similar strategy games.

12 found this helpful, 2025-06-23

The game is very similar to a wargame from the mid-late 70s that was for the Napoleonic period. That game was strategic and used rectangular counters, similar to the ones in this game, to depict forces. The game that I played almost 35 or so years ago may have, in fact, been made by Avalon Hill. I purchased the Battleplan ACW game after playing the demo. I was glad that the developer had released a demo as I...

34 found this helpful, 2014-07-12

A fun little game for the casual armchair general. Playing out the great battles of the civil is kind of fun when you stick to the tactics that were actually used. The AI has a number of battleplans that they use against you in any given battle, and while that is where the depth ends, it is still enough for replayability. It is a very easy game to learn without taking much time to figure out the controls and it has a...

16 found this helpful, 2014-07-12

What a fun little no-frills real-time Civil War Game... that doesn't work. The graphics are kind of bare bones, which is fine with me, and the interface is very simple and easy to use. But it is damn near impossible to consistantly get units to do what you want them to do. (This is as of 1.3). The major problem with this game is getting units to move is an uncertain affair. There is a kind of cool mechanic where...

38 found this helpful, 2014-12-12

Battleplan: American Civil War offers up a clean and simple, quick and easy series of strategy contest. While it's ostensibly based on the American Civil War, it could just as easily be World War I, The Thirty Years War or Alexander in Persia given the level of abstraction in the game play. This chess board quality is accentuated by the representation of units as slithering lines of tiny cubes and the minimalist...

4 found this helpful, 2017-12-10