As is our Christmas tradition, Al and I met up for some gaming this afternoon. Our original plan was to play Tide of Iron, but we were both a little tired, so we decide to play Battle Cry instead. As I've mentioned several times in the last few posts, Battle Cry is a tactical game of battles from the US Civil War. It was the first in Richard Borg's Commands and Colors system.
We played two scenarios (battles) -- The First Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Chickamauga. Both games were close, but I won them both 6-5.
The game is a great introductory wargame and would be the perfect choice for a new wargamer who wants to fight Civil War battles. The game was only in print for a short time when it was first released in 2000, and its price on the used-game market was quite high in recent years. Copies still in shrinkwrap were selling for over $80, and used copies typically sold for about $50. However, Avalon Hill reprinted the game last month (with some fairly minor changes), so gamers looking for a new copy can now find one at a list price of $45.
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