Command repertoires

[simply4est]

Has anyone experimented with representing repertoires of specific commanders (or even the player's preferences) instead of random card draw? I wonder if there's enough known about various historical commanders' own preferences to represent that in the game. Alternatively there could be deck-building similar to card games, where a player prepares a deck of preferred cards (within limitations of course).

[simply4est]

Ha! I have that game - my fav one for overall Civil War - and you reminded me of the last time I played it was around the time I read William Safire's Freedom which dealt a little with Civil War command performance, and as a Safire historical novel had 200 pages of reference notes at the end! I'll have to go back and look that up as well.

[simply4est]

Something similar to Civil War 2061 can be done with Fortress America. Instead of having a 3 against one situation, each color is one of the four groups, with the Partisans representing independents scattered around. The FA board's mix of cities and various resources can provide a ready-made resource and/or trade system.

[simply4est]

Have you tried the various Optional Rules and Scenarios from the Boardgamer's Guide to 1776 - It's a good sized collection of goodies for 1776 from various issues of the General, the Boardgamer, and a few new things. Things like as you mentioned Leaders, and also Elite units, special Partisan rules, etc. really add spice to the old classic.