00:00The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position and make all who
00:07oppose her smell southern powder and feel southern steel.
00:12Relive the days of America's greatest struggle, a time of blood, smoke, and glory.
00:18Forge of Freedom puts you in command at every level of the American Civil War.
00:23Like Lincoln and Davis, you must rally your nation.
00:26Like Lee and Grant, you will lead your men into war.
00:31A game of grand strategy, Forge of Freedom covers the entire Civil War.
00:37The map stretches from Maine to Florida, Texas to Minnesota.
00:41The game begins in 1861, and each turn represents one half month.
00:46The map is based on a period map drawn in 1860, combined with modern satellite imagery, and features details of
00:55terrain, forks, cities, railways, and navigable rivers.
01:05Forge of Freedom is played at the brigade level, with brigades organized into divisions, corps, and armies.
01:12You have unprecedented ability to customize your brigades, arm them with one of 50 different weapons,
01:20assign engineers, balloon patrols, sharpshooters, signal corps, force artillery, swabs, and much more.
01:27There are also more than 100 legendary units, such as the Iron Brigade and the Stonewall Brigade.
01:35To lead these units, Forge of Freedom has over 1,000 generals, whose ratings come from extensive historical research.
01:45Battles in Forge of Freedom can be resolved in a matter of moments, using a quick combat system,
01:51or by fighting them out in detail using a turn-based hex math system.
01:56During detailed battle, you will face all the challenges of a Civil War-era commander.
02:02Supply.
02:03We're low on ammunition.
02:05Weather.
02:07Find out where your enemy is, and get him as soon as you can.
02:12Lines of communication.
02:13Come on, boys! Give them the coal steel!
02:16Morale and troop quality.
02:18Let's charge straight into the guns!
02:20Unit formation and facing.
02:22By company, interline!
02:25Fatigue.
02:25The boys are getting tired.
02:27Leadership.
02:28Sir, yes, sir!
02:29Command and control.
02:30That's a call for blood and destruction.
02:34Reinforcements.
02:34Let's go, boys!
02:36Even battlefield smoke.
02:38Pour down smoke and fire on them!
02:41Throughout the course of the war, you must adapt your tactics to the evolving capabilities of the troops,
02:47and to the ever-increasing quality of the guns they use.
02:51Powerful AI will force you to push your troops to the limit.
03:01You can also resolve battles using the quick combat system.
03:05In quick combat, each player simultaneously ranges his brigades on a grid.
03:10Battle is then resolved in a flash of smoke and fire.
03:18In Forge of Freedom, you can direct the growth of your cities, recreating, if you choose,
03:23the historical war-era boom of banks and factories in Chicago,
03:27or the rapid growth of the iron industry in Selma.
03:30Your nation will develop technologies and military doctrine.
03:33You will have to make decisions regarding European relations,
03:37and you will even engage in political wrangling with the governors of your states.
03:42Forge of Freedom offers an unprecedented number of player options
03:46that let you control the scale and complexity of the game.
03:49With all the options turned off, Forge of Freedom is a very simple game.
03:54As you master the basic game, you can add more and more advanced rules.
03:59Learn the game at your own pace, and play at the level of complexity you choose.
04:06At every level, Forge of Freedom delivers rich historical detail
04:10to provide you with an immersive Civil War experience.
04:14We are honored that Forge of Freedom has been chosen by the War Gamers readers
04:19for the Bronze Award, the War Game of the Year, and Game of the Year for 2006.
04:27For more information about Forge of Freedom and other West Civ games,
04:31visit our website at west-civ.com.
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