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Entry # Time Turn Player Title Entry

44 5/13/2025 4:56:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #80: 1 / Southern Religious Revival
Confederate player immediately receives three SPs in a single space, and loses three SW points. SPs must be placed in a friendly controlled space (including Pro-Union spaces) with a LOC free of Union SPs.

Message from Union:
fort Harper's Ferry

43 5/12/2025 7:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #10: 3 / Dorothea Dix
Union immediately receives three SPs. Place in the Union Capital or in any space (friendly or not) that contains a Union army with a LOC.

Message from Confederate:
PC in Franklin, Falmouth and Lexington

42 5/12/2025 7:31:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message 5 Parkesburg -1 2 (1)
6 Charleston -1 1 (1)
7-8 Grafton(1)

41 5/12/2025 7:27:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4

Message from Confederate:
CSA defense, it's 1/1 unless I roll 1 and you can go keep on moving

40 5/12/2025 7:17:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #95: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Union:
Pope(6) :

1 Columbus
2-3 Wheeling -2 4 (2)
4 Grafton(4)

bty to resolve

39 5/12/2025 6:22:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #78: 3 / Personal Advisor
Either player may remove or demote from army command one general for no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game.

Message from Confederate:
PC Somerset, Lebanon and Louisville

38 5/12/2025 6:15:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #53: 1 / CSS Arkansas
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Union:
fort Pittsburgh

37 5/12/2025 6:13:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message StLouis(1), Salem(0), Cairo(1)

36 5/12/2025 2:51:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #65: 1 / Union 90-Day Enlistments Expire
Union player removes three SPs (Union player’s choice).

Message from Confederate:
USAto remove 3

35 5/12/2025 2:45:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #15: 1 / Mosby's Raiders
Confederate can remove two Union PC Markers in Virginia within 2 spaces of Winchester, VA. The spaces may contain Union generals, SPs or forts.

Message from Union:
generals reorg :

McC => Frederick
Pope => Cincinnati
Burnside => Harper's Ferry
Halleck => Pittsburgh
Rosecrans => DC
Fremont => AoP
Banks => St-Louis

34 5/12/2025 2:21:00 AM Summer 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #112: 2 / Severe Storms at Sea
Interrupt card, cancel a Naval movement initiated by a 3OC. This card cannot cancel a Naval movement initiated by an Event card (including a naval movement initiated by a campaign card event). Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Create AoNV under JJ

SW -3-2=95-

33 5/11/2025 5:35:00 PM Summer 1861 Union Message 5 PC Manassas(6)

over to you

32 5/11/2025 5:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Stuart cav autoevade to Strasburg,n7

31 5/11/2025 5:16:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5

Message from Confederate:
JJ intercepts 1-2

30 5/11/2025 5:31:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #118: 3 / Mexican Supply Line
Confederate player receives 2 SP in any friendly controlled Texas space (both SPs placed in the same space). The space does not need a LOC. The space may not contain Union SPs or forts. If no eligible space exists the SPs are lost.

Message from Union:
AoP(8) / DC(2) :

1 Frederick : p/u Buell
2 Harper's Ferry -2 6 (5)
3 Frederick
4 Manassas(6)

intercept ? 2MP remaining

now : Harper's Ferry(5), DC(2)

nota bene : according to my board Strasburg(6) not (5)

29 5/10/2025 3:58:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message No CC, you can start

28 5/10/2025 3:57:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

27 5/10/2025 3:55:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1

Message from Confederate:
CSA Generals

1-3 Smith Richmond, Bragg Marion
4-6 Viceversa

26 5/10/2025 3:54:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Banks -> Frederick
Buell -> Frederick
Burniside -> Salem
Halleck -> Cincinnati
Mc -> Baltimore
Pope -> Pittsburgh
Rosencrans -> Hapers Ferry

25 5/10/2025 3:51:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 99-sided die x 7

6
11
99
65
33
32
50

Message from Confederate:
USA Generals, alpèha order

Highest to Lowest

Salem
Cincinnati
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
2 Frederick

24 5/10/2025 3:49:00 PM Summer 1861 Confederate Message Rail

Wilmington to Columbus, KY, n2
Mobile, New Orleans, Columbus GA, Corinth, Charleston to Strasburg, n5
Tuscumbia to Manassas

Stuart to Manassas

1 General to Marion
1 to Richmond

23 5/9/2025 4:17:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 5 cards drawn.

22 5/9/2025 4:14:00 AM Summer 1861 Union Message reinforcements :

DC(10)
Cincinnati(6)
Coshocton(1)
Cairo(2)
Jonesborough(1)
Salem(2)

strategic moves :
1 Indianapolis(0), Columbus(0), Springfield(0), Salem(1) => Pittsburgh(4)
1 Coshocton(0) => Harper's Ferry(3)

generals :
1 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Harper's Ferry, Salem, Baltimore
2 Frederick

over to you for strategic moves, randomizing your generals and then mines

21 5/9/2025 4:01:00 AM Spring 1861 Union End Turn

20 5/8/2025 6:57:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message leave 1 in Grafton

6-7 Strasburg

Attrition

AoP-2

Political

CSA flips Grafton

Reinf

Blockade

Wilmington
Charleston
Columbus, GA
Sabine City

VA: Manassas
TN: Dover, n2
NC: Weldon
SC: Marion
FL: Fort Gadson
AR: Little Rock
AL: Tuscumbia
MS: Corinth
LA: New Orleans

19 5/8/2025 6:52:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5

Message from Confederate:
4 Grafton, same

Small Battle

auto 1/1 unless USA rolls 1

18 5/8/2025 6:52:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5

Message from Confederate:
Small Battle

auto 1/1 unless USA rolls 1

17 5/8/2025 6:51:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #115: 2 / Galveston
The Confederate player may move 1 SP from a blockade runner port (open or closed) to its associated ungarrisoned Union controlled coastal fort (no Union SP present) and immediately place a Confederate PC marker (does not require a LOC) in the Coastal fort space. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Activate JJ

1-2 Bereguard
3-4 Franklin

16 5/8/2025 5:55:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #3: 1 / Forward to Richmond
Union may activate any Union army within 4 spaces of Richmond, VA. The army must enter Richmond or move as close to Richmond as possible, but may convert spaces to maintain an LOC. All SPs associated with the army must be moved (no dropping off SPs), except 1 SP may be left if the Army began its movement from a fort (if last SP, move completed). If played by the Confederate, he draws a card from the Union hand which is discarded, and the Union player follows the instructions of this card as his next card play.

Message from Union:
fort Frederick

15 5/7/2025 4:04:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #54: 1 / CSS Virginia
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Confederate:
PC Paduach

14 5/7/2025 4:59:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #67: 2 / J.B. Eads, Riverine Ironclads
The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two.

Message from Union:
Division move : 2SP from DC(3)

1 Frederick -1 1 (2)
2 Baltimore(1)

now : DC(3), Baltimore(1), Frederick(2)

13 5/7/2025 3:01:00 AM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #5: 1 / Dysentery
The person playing the card may remove one enemy SP from any space that contains more than one SP.

Message from Confederate:
-1 Frederick

12 5/7/2025 2:50:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message dropbox : as you wish

I'm happy to keep track on my own and review each end of turn, but we may share files as well.

11 5/7/2025 2:49:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #76: 2 / Great Sioux Uprising
Remove one Union commanding general at no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY Union non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
division move : 2SP from Pittsburgh(0)

1-2 Grafton -1 1 (1)
3 Franklin(1)

now : Pittsburgh(0), Grafton(1), Franklin(1)

10 5/6/2025 3:13:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message I live in Milan, so lucklily we have the same time zone

Do you want to share the map via dropbox?

9 5/6/2025 3:12:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #120: 1 / Horace Greeley Editorial
If played by the Union increase Union SW by 1. If played by the Confederate decrease Union SW by 1.

Message from Confederate:
1 SP from Little Rock to Fort St Philips

8 5/6/2025 6:02:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #43: 1 / Kansas Admitted to Union
Union immediately gains one SP in any friendly or neutral space in Missouri free of Confederate SPs. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Division move from Philadelphia(1) :

1-3 Frederick(2)

now Frederick(2) and Philadelphia(0)

7 5/6/2025 6:01:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Message Hi Daniel,

I'm from Lyon, France. I used to know this game very well, but I hadn't played for a while and I'll be rusty for sure.
Where are you from ?

6 5/6/2025 5:44:00 AM Spring 1861 Union Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

5 5/4/2025 6:41:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Message You can start

4 5/4/2025 6:41:00 PM Spring 1861 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 4 cards drawn.

3 5/4/2025 6:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Change Union player Union player changed from Daniel Squindo to Philippe B

2 5/4/2025 6:40:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Change Confederate player Confederate player changed from Philippe B to Daniel Squindo

1 5/4/2025 6:39:00 PM Spring 1861 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6

Message from Union:
Hi Philippe,

let's roll for sides

1-3 USA Daniel
4-6 USA Philppe

Next 100 entries

Entry #	Time	Turn	Player	Title	Entry
44	5/13/2025 4:56:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#80: 1 / Southern Religious Revival Confederate player immediately receives three SPs in a single space, and loses three SW points. SPs must be placed in a friendly controlled space (including Pro-Union spaces) with a LOC free of Union SPs. Message from Union: fort Harper's Ferry
43	5/12/2025 7:16:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#10: 3 / Dorothea Dix Union immediately receives three SPs. Place in the Union Capital or in any space (friendly or not) that contains a Union army with a LOC. Message from Confederate: PC in Franklin, Falmouth and Lexington
42	5/12/2025 7:31:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	5 Parkesburg -1 2 (1) 6 Charleston -1 1 (1) 7-8 Grafton(1)
41	5/12/2025 7:27:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 4 Message from Confederate: CSA defense, it's 1/1 unless I roll 1 and you can go keep on moving
40	5/12/2025 7:17:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#95: 2 / Strategy Board Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general. Message from Union: Pope(6) : 1 Columbus 2-3 Wheeling -2 4 (2) 4 Grafton(4) bty to resolve
39	5/12/2025 6:22:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#78: 3 / Personal Advisor Either player may remove or demote from army command one general for no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game. Message from Confederate: PC Somerset, Lebanon and Louisville
38	5/12/2025 6:15:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#53: 1 / CSS Arkansas Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space. Message from Union: fort Pittsburgh
37	5/12/2025 6:13:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	StLouis(1), Salem(0), Cairo(1)
36	5/12/2025 2:51:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Event	#65: 1 / Union 90-Day Enlistments Expire Union player removes three SPs (Union player’s choice). Message from Confederate: USAto remove 3
35	5/12/2025 2:45:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#15: 1 / Mosby's Raiders Confederate can remove two Union PC Markers in Virginia within 2 spaces of Winchester, VA. The spaces may contain Union generals, SPs or forts. Message from Union: generals reorg : McC => Frederick Pope => Cincinnati Burnside => Harper's Ferry Halleck => Pittsburgh Rosecrans => DC Fremont => AoP Banks => St-Louis
34	5/12/2025 2:21:00 AM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#112: 2 / Severe Storms at Sea Interrupt card, cancel a Naval movement initiated by a 3OC. This card cannot cancel a Naval movement initiated by an Event card (including a naval movement initiated by a campaign card event). Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Confederate: Create AoNV under JJ SW -3-2=95-
33	5/11/2025 5:35:00 PM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	5 PC Manassas(6) over to you
32	5/11/2025 5:16:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Stuart cav autoevade to Strasburg,n7
31	5/11/2025 5:16:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Confederate: JJ intercepts 1-2
30	5/11/2025 5:31:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#118: 3 / Mexican Supply Line Confederate player receives 2 SP in any friendly controlled Texas space (both SPs placed in the same space). The space does not need a LOC. The space may not contain Union SPs or forts. If no eligible space exists the SPs are lost. Message from Union: AoP(8) / DC(2) : 1 Frederick : p/u Buell 2 Harper's Ferry -2 6 (5) 3 Frederick 4 Manassas(6) intercept ? 2MP remaining now : Harper's Ferry(5), DC(2) nota bene : according to my board Strasburg(6) not (5)
29	5/10/2025 3:58:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	No CC, you can start
28	5/10/2025 3:57:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
27	5/10/2025 3:55:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 1 Message from Confederate: CSA Generals 1-3 Smith Richmond, Bragg Marion 4-6 Viceversa
26	5/10/2025 3:54:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Banks -> Frederick Buell -> Frederick Burniside -> Salem Halleck -> Cincinnati Mc -> Baltimore Pope -> Pittsburgh Rosencrans -> Hapers Ferry
25	5/10/2025 3:51:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 99-sided die x 7 6 11 99 65 33 32 50 Message from Confederate: USA Generals, alpèha order Highest to Lowest Salem Cincinnati Harpers Ferry Baltimore Pittsburgh 2 Frederick
24	5/10/2025 3:49:00 PM	Summer 1861	Confederate	Message	Rail Wilmington to Columbus, KY, n2 Mobile, New Orleans, Columbus GA, Corinth, Charleston to Strasburg, n5 Tuscumbia to Manassas Stuart to Manassas 1 General to Marion 1 to Richmond
23	5/9/2025 4:17:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	5 cards drawn.
22	5/9/2025 4:14:00 AM	Summer 1861	Union	Message	reinforcements : DC(10) Cincinnati(6) Coshocton(1) Cairo(2) Jonesborough(1) Salem(2) strategic moves : 1 Indianapolis(0), Columbus(0), Springfield(0), Salem(1) => Pittsburgh(4) 1 Coshocton(0) => Harper's Ferry(3) generals : 1 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Harper's Ferry, Salem, Baltimore 2 Frederick over to you for strategic moves, randomizing your generals and then mines
21	5/9/2025 4:01:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	End Turn
20	5/8/2025 6:57:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	leave 1 in Grafton 6-7 Strasburg Attrition AoP-2 Political CSA flips Grafton Reinf Blockade Wilmington Charleston Columbus, GA Sabine City VA: Manassas TN: Dover, n2 NC: Weldon SC: Marion FL: Fort Gadson AR: Little Rock AL: Tuscumbia MS: Corinth LA: New Orleans
19	5/8/2025 6:52:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Confederate: 4 Grafton, same Small Battle auto 1/1 unless USA rolls 1
18	5/8/2025 6:52:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Confederate: Small Battle auto 1/1 unless USA rolls 1
17	5/8/2025 6:51:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#115: 2 / Galveston The Confederate player may move 1 SP from a blockade runner port (open or closed) to its associated ungarrisoned Union controlled coastal fort (no Union SP present) and immediately place a Confederate PC marker (does not require a LOC) in the Coastal fort space. Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Confederate: Activate JJ 1-2 Bereguard 3-4 Franklin
16	5/8/2025 5:55:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#3: 1 / Forward to Richmond Union may activate any Union army within 4 spaces of Richmond, VA. The army must enter Richmond or move as close to Richmond as possible, but may convert spaces to maintain an LOC. All SPs associated with the army must be moved (no dropping off SPs), except 1 SP may be left if the Army began its movement from a fort (if last SP, move completed). If played by the Confederate, he draws a card from the Union hand which is discarded, and the Union player follows the instructions of this card as his next card play. Message from Union: fort Frederick
15	5/7/2025 4:04:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#54: 1 / CSS Virginia Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space. Message from Confederate: PC Paduach
14	5/7/2025 4:59:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#67: 2 / J.B. Eads, Riverine Ironclads The Union Amphibious Assault modifier is increased by two. Message from Union: Division move : 2SP from DC(3) 1 Frederick -1 1 (2) 2 Baltimore(1) now : DC(3), Baltimore(1), Frederick(2)
13	5/7/2025 3:01:00 AM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Event	#5: 1 / Dysentery The person playing the card may remove one enemy SP from any space that contains more than one SP. Message from Confederate: -1 Frederick
12	5/7/2025 2:50:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	dropbox : as you wish I'm happy to keep track on my own and review each end of turn, but we may share files as well.
11	5/7/2025 2:49:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#76: 2 / Great Sioux Uprising Remove one Union commanding general at no SW penalty. Penalties for promoting a general with a lower political value still apply. OR remove ANY Union non-commanding general (even second in commands) from the game. Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Union: division move : 2SP from Pittsburgh(0) 1-2 Grafton -1 1 (1) 3 Franklin(1) now : Pittsburgh(0), Grafton(1), Franklin(1)
10	5/6/2025 3:13:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	I live in Milan, so lucklily we have the same time zone Do you want to share the map via dropbox?
9	5/6/2025 3:12:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Play Strategy card as Operations	#120: 1 / Horace Greeley Editorial If played by the Union increase Union SW by 1. If played by the Confederate decrease Union SW by 1. Message from Confederate: 1 SP from Little Rock to Fort St Philips
8	5/6/2025 6:02:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Play Strategy card as Operations	#43: 1 / Kansas Admitted to Union Union immediately gains one SP in any friendly or neutral space in Missouri free of Confederate SPs. Remove from deck if event is played. Message from Union: Division move from Philadelphia(1) : 1-3 Frederick(2) now Frederick(2) and Philadelphia(0)
7	5/6/2025 6:01:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Message	Hi Daniel, I'm from Lyon, France. I used to know this game very well, but I hadn't played for a while and I'll be rusty for sure. Where are you from ?
6	5/6/2025 5:44:00 AM	Spring 1861	Union	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
5	5/4/2025 6:41:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Message	You can start
4	5/4/2025 6:41:00 PM	Spring 1861	Confederate	Draw Strategy cards	4 cards drawn.
3	5/4/2025 6:40:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Change Union player	Union player changed from Daniel Squindo to Philippe B
2	5/4/2025 6:40:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Change Confederate player	Confederate player changed from Philippe B to Daniel Squindo
1	5/4/2025 6:39:00 PM	Spring 1861	Union	Die roll request	Request: 6-sided die x 1 6 Message from Union: Hi Philippe, let's roll for sides 1-3 USA Daniel 4-6 USA Philppe