War Between The States

WbtS is a strategic level game of the Civil War using a turn based system of one turn per month. The turn includes a reaction phase so that the player can respond to the other players moves before combat is resolved.

This guide will cover both the USA and CSA players strategies since the number of gamers is limited. It also helps to know what the opposing player is attempting to do to understand what your moves should be. You should also have the lastest version of the game. It fixes a number of very serious flaws in the game play.

General Strategy for War
And overview of the strategy for the war for both sides.

Strategy for 1861
This covers the first six months of the war. For those who play the full campaign this is a critical period. For the USA player they must seize Kentucky and Western Tennessee in order to secure a jumping off point for 1862. For the CSA player they must try to hold on to these areas so as to limit the USA spring offensive in 1862.