About This Game Gettysburg: The Tide Turns is a hex-based wargame set in one of the most decisive and iconic battles of the Civil War. 150 years ago, brave soldiers fought across this idyllic battlefield, and, now, we put you in their shoes. A Period PieceThe game captures the realities of 1860s combat through the granularity of hex based gameplay and an innovative randomized turn system. It is a tense and strategic package from the full, sweeping campaign to individual scenarios.Plan Your EngagementFeaturing the work of some of the best artists in the business, the game map and interface capture the period while providing the information you need as a commander.Exciting and fast paced gameplayYou will command a myriad of period units including infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Units vary in strength and morale, and, much like Battle of the Bulge, your success will depend on how you maneuver your forces and engage the enemy. Gettysburg: the Tide Turns goes beyond the "you go, I go" turn by randomizing when each division will move. This provides tension, as you must respond tactically as new opportunities present themselves.FeaturesPlay as the Union or Confederates across the entire scope of the battleTutorials and easy entry for new playersFull game rules and information for hardcore playersAn innovative movement system that randomizes turns for increased tensionBeautifully rendered maps & interfaces in period styleExtensive historical commentary & content includedPlay online, face to face, or against AI opponents 1075eedd30 Title: Gettysburg: The Tide TurnsGenre: StrategyDeveloper:Shenandoah StudioPublisher:Slitherine Ltd.Release Date: 14 Jul, 2017 Gettysburg: The Tide Turns Ativador Download [Password] Quick easy tactical game. Doesn't offer a lot of detailed information, but I guess that is why it is quick. It does offer commander names and unit experience to give flavor to our choices.Edited: minor issue I rand into has already been addressed by devs and this is day 1! Reasons to buy:1. Easy to learn2. Quick to play3. Has both AI and Face to Face options for variety4. Has the feel of the battle, first day Cavalry must delay Heth and Pender or it won't give time for units to arrive and hold Culp's and Cemetary later in the day.5. Cheap.Reasons to avoid:1. Still has some bugs that cause you to close game and restart from last position2. Graphics are only adequate and small annoyances in them (cannons pointing the wrong way or trails for bombardments remaining on map after bombardment over)Knowing Slitheine the main bugs will be worked out quickly and you can wrok past them until then.So for the price it is time to buy this one if you are looking for a quick, cheap and easy to learn game you can enjoy.. This is not a game for dedicated wargamers, especially those with a deep familiarity with the battle of Gettysbug. There is not much to recommend; a lot against a recommendation favorable to the game. I played 2 games as the South, one lasting 24 turns and the other 16 turns, before the game hung each time. In both cases the south was on the verge of an overwhelming victory.Here is a list of points, with full discussion of each point following the list:Game ending freezesBugsDesign concept: ChitsDesign concept: VictoryDesign concept: No fog of warBehavior: Artillery moves and shootsBehavior: No fatigueBehavior: Units move effortlessly through other formationsBehavior: Zones of control do not hinder movement as they should.1. Game ending freezes. In the 30 turns I played, the game froze six times. By this I mean the game stopped in the middle of an action with the wait wheel spinning. Four times I was able to resume the game by quitting to windows and the reentering the game. Twice nothing I did would resume the game.2. Bugs. Sometimes my infantry units would not move toward an enemy infantry unit that was within attacking range. My units were in full form without any reason to not move toward the enemy.Design Concepts.Chits. Without a doubt this is the main problem with the game. Each unit (division for CSA; Corps for USA) on the battle field gets one movement chit, and each army gets one battle chit. This chits are put into a "bag" at the beginning of a turn and drawn one at a time in random order. Thus the player has no control over the order in which his units move. With the exception of the battle chit a drawn chit presents a use it or lose it situation. For example,Two divisions are in column approaching the battle field on a road. You draw the chit for the trailing division first. That division has to leave the road to move forward as the leading division is in the way. You cannot delay the movement or replace the chit for later drawing.Your movement into enemy zones of control is countered if the enemy chit is draw before you get your battle chit. One of your divisions has the opportunity to hit an enemy unit on three sides so you advance three units next to the enemy unit. The next chit drawn is the enemy unit's chit, so the enemy unit moves away. No fire is exchanged. Had your battle chit been the next drawn, you could have attacked and destroyed the enemy unit.This is only a couple of examples of where the chit system makes the battle unrealistic and skews tactics so the success of careful planning is more luck than skill.Victory ConditionsThe victory conditions are simple: The South wins if they control two or more victory locations; The North wins if they cause more confederate casualties that the north suffers. I guess it's a tie if both sides fulfill their condition.My problem with the victory conditions is that there are victory locations that the South must seize. Assigning victory locations assumes that the armies should be interested in the same locations there were historically considered vital. In some cases, and Gettysburg is one, locations should be secondary to the main important aspects -- those aspects being open to the players choice. In this battle, the North's victory condtion is partially valid -- destroy more of the enemy than they do of you. However, the victory condition should be layered, with complete victory only coming when the confederate army has been destroyed (e.g., 70% casualties.) The confederate victory conditions are not valid, as they force the South to pursue the same basic strategy that was actually used. The Southern victory condition should be either "get your forces off the southern edge of the battlefield so that your army survives" or better still, destroy the union army. No Fog of WarYou can see every enemy unit on the battlefield and plan accordingly. The computer either has a limited capability to see your units (or is an idiot).No FatigueUnits zoom about the battlefield never getting tired. I've watched Union units move from top of the hook to the base of little round top in one turn and in the next turn the same units move back to the top of the hook. There appears to be no loss of movement or combat ability due to the fatigue of moving (or fighting for that matter). Artillery Moves and ShootsI find it inconceivable that artillery can move its full movement, unlimber, set up, and fire in one turn. Each turn is an hour, sure, but in some cases artillery moves from one side of the battle to the opposite side and then back in two turns, firing both times. Artillery should only be able to fire when a percentage of its movement is saved for that purpose.Units Move Effortlessly Through Other FormationsThe computer may position its units in mass with layers of units five or six deep. But units on either side of this formation may move through the center of the mass with impunity. Thus a unit on the east side of the formation may move through the mass, including downhill and uphill, to position itself on the west side of the formation. In one turn, multple units move to and fro through the mass. In my experience, moving one formation through another is difficult much less doing that while other formations are moving through the same area. The problem with this is that it allows unlimited us of interior lines. With the enemy approaching from the west, position half of a corps' units on the west side and half on the east side. In battle, the west side units get damaged. In movement, move the west side units through the mass to east side and the east units to the west to replace the damaged units. Considering the mass of troops in the interior, the damaged units should not be able to retreast and the east units should not be able to replace\/reinforce.There should be a movement penalty incurred for each formation that a unit moves through.Zones of Control do not Hinder Movement as They Should.Zones of control in the game hinder movement in that a unit must stop moving when it enters an enemy ZOC, and a unit may not move directly from any enemy ZOC into another enemy ZOC.The problem is most evident when a point of entry for reinforcement is blocked. For example Heth's division has moved south and blocks the Emmittsburg road approach for union reinforcement arriving up that road. When the reinforcements arrive the first unit stops immediately, following unit ship to the right or left on hex and enter, again stopping on their hex of entry. All these units stop because they have arrived in one of the ZOC hexes of the Heth's division.My expection is that the next turn these units will have to engage Heth to try to break through. In fact the union units slide left\/right though the ZOC hexes a march away from Heth, effectively negating the fact that their approach onto the battlefield was blocked.This ZOC movement problem could be minimized with an "Ambush" rule. The Ambush rule should be that when a unit enters the ZOC of an enemy unit the enemy unit should fire immdiately on the moving unit without suffering return fire.. This is a great wargame and anyone who says otherwise is some sort of rivet-counting mutant.. This is a review from a more casual wargamer. If you are a fan of history and war games but are intimidated by some of the hex-based strategy simulations that have boatloads of stats and functions, this is a good game to try. Not that it doesn't have tactical considerations, but there are three unit types that behave slightly differently and are easy to understand after a playthrough. It is then mostly a game of maneuver, making sure you get your units where they need to be before the enemy does. But as we know no battle plan survives contact with the enemy, and fun is added in that the chaos of battle is simulated by making the turn order of units and the timing of battle engagement random (assuming you don't have initiative). Thus you constantly must adapt your plan to fit the evolving shape of the battlefield. There are three difficulty levels and the easiest one is forgiving. While of course you can't win by playing completely foolishly, I was able to try some oddball strategies and still win (with both Union and Confederate, who have different win conditions). This allows the fun of experimenting without frustration if you want, while of course you can turn it up to the next levels if you want more of a realistic and challenging play.There are some quirky issues with the UI I would like to see fixed, but nothing game-breaking. Something I would like to see added in the future is the ability after completion to see a replay of how the whole battle went. As it is there is no review of any kind after you finish other than a statement that you win\/lose.. I played the First Day scenario over a period of four hours, and did not encounter any bugs in V 1.00. The "advance after combat" crash never happened to me, and I did it many times. Granted, I have a very high-end machine, so that may be why I had no problems. It would be nice to see support for 3440x1440 that can fill a 34" curved screen monitor; I have Acer Predator I'm an old school grognard, my first war game was Avalon Hill Afrika Korps board game in 1970. So I like these kinds of games - Decisive Campaigns is superb. The only oddity I found in the scenario was that the Union I Corps has the same star symbol as the XII Corps. Was this intentional, or did you just run out of symbols? The only other suggestion I have is that the map be made to look a little more contemporary; sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing the high ground from the low. I know you are trying to be true to the origional cardboard and paper map, but this is an improvement that would probably be welcomed. Other than that, I am very pleased with my first game and will likely spend a great deal of time playing it.ADDENDUM: I got the game freeze crash on the last turn of the Day 2 scenario, so I guess hardware isn't the answer. I'm sure this will be fixed.. I am a wargamer who enjoys this style of game. Let me just say for $10 this is a great deal. I have had little problems with glitches or game freexzing. The few times I had these problems the 1st patch fixed them. There are still a couple such as artillery pointed in wrong direction, artillery targeting arrows remaining on screen, etc.. I have played over 26 hours and played all scenarios twice except the campaign. Positive:-Game is quick and not overly complicated-Very fun to play but can be frustrating due to mechanics-Graphics and sound affects are solid-Great value for the price-Quick response from the company to address any issues which is very importantNegatives:-Mechanics of the game with Chit Draw is iffy at best (CSA always manages to get 4 draws in a row during key turns) I like the concept but should modify where one side can only get 2 chit activations in a row. It is almost impossible for the Union to win when the CSA gets 4, 5, or 6 straight chit draws which happens all the time. -Play balance when moving into 2 or 3rd Star difficulty level is not good. There is no change to the AI. They simply add additional strength points to your opponents units which throws off any type of realism and makes CSA units super strong (CSA already start the game off too strong) .. One suggestion for play balance is to keep the same requirements of objectives hexes held and reduce the total number on the board. This will help the Union player focus in on these key hexes. For the CSA player either add more objective hexes on the board while keeping the requirements for victory the same. - Passage of Lines** this is my number 1 complaint with this game which makes a very good game average. Due to the chit draw moving process you are stuck with weak units on the front line holding objective hexes with fresh full strength units lined up behind them unable to move into the hex because the depleted unit is in the hex and it is not allowed to move. This should be an easy fix where a unit can simply move into any hex if occupied by a friendly unit (even if not in the same Corps) thus taking its place and the replaced unit goes to the hex the previous unit occupied thus switching hexes. It is frustrating to see the whole Union line shattered while you have a fresh Corps lined up right behind it. Maddening- Unoppossed movement. The CSA can move directly in front of Union units in their ZOC freely with no penalty. ZOC does not exist for movement. They should either be forced to stop or defending units should be able to get a free shot at them. -Not a real problem but the whole battle revolves around the 3 objective hexes right next to Gettysburg. Most of the CSA moves into Gettysburg with little movement towards Culps Hill or to the South toward the Round Tops.-Even more minor is that a N (North) arrow should be on the map for simply orientation. As well as marking Devil's Den on the map due to its iconic part of the battle.Overall I like the game and recommend it. There are several large mechanic issues with the game but for the price, quick and easy format, and most importantly it is fun, this is a great deal.
- barzimanpeodia
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