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The eastern battles always get the most attention with Gettysburg in the lead. Gettysburg alone is very marketable. In my own why I am glad that Norb didn't start with Gettysburg. This is the third game revision and I think it is the best. I have the other two titles and they are good and fun, but not to the level we have now.

I hope a the map making team and some others maybe allowed to do Chickamuanga. One or more of the map makers will have to sign on and of course it wouldn't be able to interfere with any future release.

7 Days is the way to go.

If the Co. wanted publicity, they would drop everything and do Waterloo.

If they stay on the Civil War, Petersburg, Shenandoah 1862, 7 Days, or Shiloh (and Cornith) would be better-selling.

Petersburg? Really? I can't see that selling well. I would say Chancellorsville, Shenandoah, Shiloh, 7 Days.

If they went to Napoleon while Waterloo is the most famous I personally would want to see Leipzig done. The Waterloo's scale was basically Gettysburg but a tiny bit bigger. Leipzig was probably the most Epic battle in the age of Napoleonic tactics.

In the Napoleonic era, for my part, I'd rather see some of the smaller battles, first, to insure that all the various changes in the mod will work. Second, I'd like to see a campaign program - or whatever it requires - for the Napoleonic period. In all of these campaigns, it was the ability to get there before one's opponent with more troops or to arrive from any unexpected direction which decided the battles - I know, not always, but the operational or strategic level is as important as the tactical, IMHO, and just as fun to play. B)

For SOW-G, I agree with Chancellorsville, Shenandoah Valley, Shiloh, Wilderness.

For SOW-G, Wilderness.

I think the problem with the Wilderness is that it would entitle doing the entire Overland Campaign. None of the battles work as a stand-alone. Each of them works in connection with the other; such as the Spotsylvania being a direct result of the Wilderness, and then Cold Harbor. The Wilderness haf no set conclusion, so as a stand alone battle it would leave a lot of unanswered questions.

I think the Wilderness works on its own but that's just about it. The Confederate army was still strong enough to launch counter attacks and potentially defeat the Union. The Union could have destroyed the Confederate Army. Stalemate such as developed historically isn't really any less satisfying than Antietam was historically.

I have studied the Wilderness Battle and it is a great eastern battle. The Rebel army for the most part had replaced its losses from Gettysburg. The Union army was reinforced itself and very strong. Wilderness battle had opportunities for both sides. I would welcome a Wilderness battle.

There was no turning back for Grant. He knew it was the last attempt to be made to win the war.

Okay. I had forgotten that Wilderness is a campaign by itself. How about some western battles ... how about Seige of Vicksburg with gunboats and ironclads and ... oh, this ain't a naval game is it. heh. Okay. I'll leave my recommendations as they are then and leave the future recommendations to you folks who are more schooled than me on the history of the ACW.

I would like to see some gunboats!