Recon! Franklin 1864 (Civil War Brigade Battle Series)
This is an unboxing of the two player, hex and counter wargame Franklin November 29-30 1864. Designed by Grant, Mike, & Mark Wylie, and published by Old School Wargames/Worthington Publishing. This game is part of the Civil War Brigade Battle Series of wargames.
Franklin 1864 allows gamers to refight the historic battles of Spring Hill and Franklin, Tennessee in 1864, using the popular Civil War Brigade Battle Series of rules. Franklin 1864 is Volume V, following Antietam, Shiloh, The Seven Days Battles, and Gettysburg.
The Battle of Spring Hill was a trap laid by Confederate General Hood in his drive on Nashville, trying to trap part of the Army of the Ohio under Union General Schofield. The historic battle did not go as Hood hoped with the Union forces escaping to Franklin relatively unscathed.
The Battle of Franklin the following day, November 30, was a last ditch by Hood trying to catch the Union forces with their back to a river and the bridges damaged. A lack of time, artillery, and planning led to a vicious Confederate defeat with 14 Confederate generals killed and 55 regimental commanders. The battle was a close run affair for the amount of time involved a Union deployment mistake almost giving Hood the victory he so desparately sought.
Fight each battle separately or combine to refight the 2 days together in a linked mini-campaign.
Players will command either the Confederate or Union armies as they battle to destroy opposing forces and capture key terrain objectives to determine victory.
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Nice preview- thanks Wayne!
@WayneHansen
2 ай бұрын
My pleasure Joel! I'm hoping to dig into this one.
This series by Worthington is VERY light. Vae Victis magazine did a Cedar Mountain game that is good.
@WayneHansen
2 ай бұрын
Yes, it is very light. It's kind of a beer and pretzels ACW game. While I love something like Blind Swords better overall, sometimes it can be a brain burner.
A little blurb from BGG on the first game in the series, Antietam 1862: "This game is similar in rules to High Tide at Gettysburg, and Chickamauga River of Death, but the designer has made it his own by simplifying and speeding up play with innovative changes." Also from BGG: "I will say that I haven't changed any of the base rules between Antietam and Shiloh and it has play tested wonderfully which makes me feel the core series rules are very solid. As they were based on Phoenix Games Chickamauga: River of Death, and Gettysburg: High Tide of the Confederacy that makes me feel very secure with everything. Great Question and thank you for the support! Grant Wylie." So it's kinda a new updated spin based off an older design. I think those other two games mentioned were released in the very early 1980s. 1982 to 1983? So when the box says old school war games, it kind of really means it! New spin on an old game! I agree with your assessment of the series 100% though, it's a great beer and pretzels style game. Easy to learn, easy to teach, and great for introducing new players. I'm super jealous you have a copy of the next game in the series already! Lol! This series and the blind sword series are my two ACW series. And of course there's the Black swan system that currently is just for A Most Fearful Sacrifice at the moment, can't wait for Rock of Chickamauga! Franklin is game #5 in the series so far. Antietam 1862, Shiloh 1862, the Seven Days Battles and Gettysburg 1863. Plus you had a statement in your video that I think is a big deal. You mentioned how you appreciated the counters that were punch and play. That is becoming a huge deal with me. Pre-rounded corners on the counters and no counterclipping! Lol! But in all seriousness, when you can punch out the counters with absolutely zero need to clip anything, and you have a clean easy rule set, you can literally open this box, and be playing within a very short period of time. The other nice thing about these games is the low counter density. Not only does it make gameplay a lot nicer, but it makes set up of the game so much faster. When I was younger, we'd play games that had so many counters that it took a long long time to set the game up. Sometimes it would take so long to set the game up that after we had done so we no longer wanted to play the game anymore! Lol! Low counter density is another great aspect that allows the players to focus on fun gameplay, and not being overwhelmed by mountains of counters. I also love the only one counter per hex rule. Sorry for the gigantically long comment! Lol! Great video and great sneak peek! 🍻
@WayneHansen
2 ай бұрын
This is a really great reply, Robert (I read it days ago, just responding now). Worth the afternoon read! Just kidding!
@robertmoffitt1336
2 ай бұрын
@@WayneHansen Holy smokes, did I write that book of a reply!? Lol 😄 I gotta lay off the early morning coffee, it's making me gabby! Lol!
Bring the beard back, Wayne.
@WayneHansen
2 ай бұрын
I told you there were changes in store for the channel! Haha