Robert E. Lee: Civil War General

Robert E. Lee: Civil War General (1996)

Genres:Strategy
Themes:Historical, Warfare
Story:Civil War Generals is a hexagonal, turn based strategy game.
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this turn based strategy game is where i cut my teeth learning the art of battlefield strategy. The music was great and trying to get the high ground for your canons and troops to dig in was amazing. The reenactment scenes were always entertaining and trying to keep your troops moral up was always a struggle. It was one of my and still is one of my favorite turn based strategy games.
user avatar@rex1987user avatar@rex1987
January 30, 2025
much like its sequel, this is a masterclass in a turn-based game - the way you buy weapons and build up your forces is great. Plus the sometimes humors tone where you can see stuff like moral being shown as a guy that runs away is just too much fun :P
user avatar@ChangeC4user avatar@ChangeC4
February 09, 2025
I absolutely loved this game growing up! It actually spurred my interest in the civil war entirely! I can still remember playing the battle of chancelorsville.
user avatar@Graymawruser avatar@Graymawr
March 26, 2025
This is one of the earliest games I remember playing. It was at some old friend of my Dad's house that I went to once or twice. Turn based hexagonal strategy game that reminds me a lot of Panzer General. For that reason alone is enough for me to get it outright. I remember hearing "The Bonnie Blue Flag" playing during the game and being catchy. I greatly enjoyed watching the short live action reenactment battle clips played during each attack. It was great!
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