Horses scream;
the dead bodies lie everywhere.
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On a more prosaical note (haiku is just too darn easy for an Irishman
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* April 61 with KY ON.
* Started as 1.14rc12; patched up to 13 and now 14 as it progressed.
-- Am now in Jan 63. Took Richmond a month ago in Early Dec 62. The AI went after Ft. Monroe just a little too enthusiastically and left Richmond sorely unguarded. AI defended upper Valley in considerable strength.
-- I don't know CSA resource management well, having never played it, but the AI spent a lot of effort in the central West.
-- AI raided in the East with Johnston in strength, getting up to Trenton, NJ.
-- The AI raided and counter attacked in KY and OH quite seriously. I am only now recovering Ashland, OH and Clarksburg, KY. AI still holds Prestonburg and Bowling Green.
-- Couldn't seize Paducah and Columbus, KY until quite recently. Just seized Ft. Donelson.
-- Have yet to take Springfield, MO.
So, I'm actually a year 'behind schedule', although have seized Richmond. Haven't had the time or resources to mount an attack on New Orleans from the Gulf.
In general, the CSA force sizes have been suprisingly large. Any raiding, as such, has been in decent strength. A few Cavalry/Indian pinpricks out West, but not very many. In general, the CSA's presence has been in concentrated forces.
I wonder if losing brigades up North (if they're losing them - I think they are, at least some; Johnston's effort in the East in particular) is not actually counter-productive for the South. The attacks have been fairly serious and quite bothersome (one went to Columbus, OH!), but do they eventually sap resources that could be better spent in defense?
Also, I started out with Light Industrialization in about seven States - the biggest bottleneck for the first fourteen months has been lack of money. I wonder if I overdid the Industry. The US seems to be a little strapped for resources in the early game; also, RR and River management is a bit more resource hungry.
Just some observations. Game seems more challenging for the US.