AGEOD's American Civil War: 1861-1865 - The Blue and the Gray is a historical operational turn-based strategy video game that places players at the head of the United States or Confederate States during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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| Developer(s) | AGEOD |
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| Designer(s) | Philippe Thibaut, Philippe Malacher |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | OS X
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| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Players are military and political leaders trying to lead the troops of their nations (armies and fleets) to victory, while making political and economical/financial decisions throughout the game that affect the outcome.
Most of the individual years of campaign between 1861 and 1865 are playable via a separate scenario. Advanced scenarios allow recreation of yearly and/or theater campaigns.
Virtual Programming published the Mac OS X version of the game on April 8, 2011.[1]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 63/100[2] |
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| GameSpy |   [3] |
| GameZone | 7/10[4] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[5] |
| PC Zone | 41%[6] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
Sequel
A sequel, titled Civil War II, was developed by AGEod and published by Slitherine Software. Developed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War,[7] it was released in 2013. The developers partnered with the Civil War Trust, and a portion of proceeds from the sale of the game was donated to the trust.[8]