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532 10/23/2025 5:05:00 PM Master ID = 27314 Game Deleted
531 10/23/2025 11:57:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Yes that swing should give the CSA double the SW. Interesting game.
I'm game for another, I'll start one
530 10/23/2025 11:34:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message I think the is the game, with your control of three northern states, there will be a +15, -15 swing, which will give you twice as much SW than me. Congratulations! I could never come back from your capture of DC, it was inevitable after that. I'd like to play another game and take the Union again.
529 10/23/2025 11:32:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Convert York, leave 2 SPs and Hooker there, move to philly and convert.
528 10/23/2025 11:29:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message go to baltimore
527 10/23/2025 11:29:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Confederate:
retreat
526 10/23/2025 11:14:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Convert Harrisburg, advance on York
525 10/23/2025 11:11:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message retreat to york
524 10/23/2025 11:11:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Confederate:
attempt on 1-5
523 10/23/2025 10:02:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #31: 2 / Contraband of War
Confederate removes two SPs (Union chooses), no more than one SP per space. Void after Emancipation Proclamation has taken effect. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R7
OPS
Activate AoP and attack Harrisburg, do you retreat?
522 10/23/2025 9:03:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #35: 1 / Elite Units
Place an Elite unit marker in any space with an Army. CSA: Stonewall Bde or Hood’s Tigers. USA: Iron Bde or Wilder’s Bde. Cannot be played if all elite unit markers are in play for that side.

Message from Confederate:
SP63 R6
activate 1sp in vicksburg, move to jackson
521 10/23/2025 8:57:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message 3/2 losses no general casulties
AOP back to Lewiston with 4sp+cav
ANV to 2cav
520 10/23/2025 8:55:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
1


Message from Confederate:
Fight
Medium battle
AOP +5
ANV+7
USA first result
519 10/23/2025 8:02:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #101: 3 / Chickamauga
Confederate Player may move 5 SPs using Strategic Movement (rail connections only) to the same space with a Confederate General who is then activated and must attempt to enter a space with at least one or more Union SPs or fort. If a general casualty occurs in a battle caused by this card, the Commanding General is eligible, this is an exception to the rules. See 4.5.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R6
OPS
Activate AoP and advance on Harrisburg, do you try and retreat?
518 10/22/2025 9:19:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message I reviewed rules and look at the combat table in the rule book and see the notes, it specifically says state capitals qualify and also national capital spaces even if it has been moved
517 10/22/2025 5:51:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message Let me check on BGG if that means state capital spaces...
516 10/22/2025 2:46:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #53: 1 / CSS Arkansas
Confederate may place one Ironclad in a controlled port or coastal fort space.

Message from Confederate:
SP63 R5 Play as OPS
1sp from AOT moves branchville, columbia, chester charolette, salsibery, greensboro, hillsborogh
515 10/22/2025 2:35:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message SW to usa 54-
csa 89+
514 10/22/2025 2:31:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message 4/4*
Each take 4 losses but I hold due to being in a Capital Space (I think that is correct on State capitals)?
No General Losses
AOP to 7+cav
ANV to 2+2cav
513 10/22/2025 2:29:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

3
1


Message from Confederate:
Fight!
Large Battle
AOP 3+1+1=+5
ANV 3+3+1=+7
USA First result
512 10/22/2025 9:18:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #34: 1 / Elite Units
Place an Elite unit marker in any space with an Army. CSA: Stonewall Bde or Hood’s Tigers. USA: Iron Bde or Wilder’s Bde. Cannot be played if all elite unit markers are in play for that side.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R5
OPS
Activate AoP and advance on Harrisburg, do you retreat?
511 10/22/2025 9:05:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #104: 1 / Big Bethel
Either player may move up to two infantry SPs from the same space as if they were led by a General. This move is a Corps move and may enter enemy controlled spaces because the SPs are moving as if they are led by a general.

Message from Confederate:
sp63 R4 Play as event
move 1sp from ft monroe 7spaces to ANV to 6+2cav
510 10/21/2025 7:17:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message +5 SW for the Union to 62+ and -6 SW to 84- for the CSA.
509 10/21/2025 7:15:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #22: 3 / Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any friendly controlled space with a LOC,free of Union SPs and forts. No more than one SP per Confederate controlled state. No SPs may be placed in Pro-Union spaces.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R4
OPS
Activate AoT in Macon, move Columbus I'll destroy it move back to Macon-Barnesville and stop in Atlanta.
508 10/21/2025 8:59:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message arrgh....
2nd activation - 3sp from mobile goes to Vicksburg (5spaces)
3rd activation: Van Dorn and 5sp (3left in Vicksburg) moves to Montgomery, AL


507 10/21/2025 7:26:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Event #1: 1 / Empty Haversacks
Can be played as an Interrupt card to cancel the activation of any Confederate force, OR during a Union player's turn to cause a Confederate force to immediately execute an attrition procedure. In addition, conduct Forage if force has no LOC.

Message from Union:
Please cancel your first activation.
506 10/21/2025 7:25:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Return Strategy card to hand #22: 3 / Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance

Message from Union:
505 10/21/2025 7:24:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message You are correct. Instead, let me play this card.
504 10/20/2025 11:42:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Cost 2 mps per space?
503 10/20/2025 10:27:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #22: 3 / Josiah Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance
Confederate immediately receives three SPs in any friendly controlled space with a LOC,free of Union SPs and forts. No more than one SP per Confederate controlled state. No SPs may be placed in Pro-Union spaces.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R3
OPS
Activate AoT move Columbus-Opelika-Montgomery-Greenville-Pollard-Pensacola. I know have a LOC by sea now
502 10/20/2025 10:06:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #83: 3 / Major Campaign
Conduct up to three moves or conduct one special army-size naval move. No SP, general, or army marker may be moved twice with the same campaign card. You must move a different force each move.

Message from Confederate:
Sp63 r3 Play as event
1st activation: AOT activates with 5+cav, moves warrenton, camak, union pt, atlanta convert and stop.
2nd activation: 3sp from Mobile move pollard, greenville, montgomery, opelika, newnan, atlanta. all onlong rail so get the +2 bonus.
3rd activation: 1sp in Ft monroe moves 5 spance to washington dc
501 10/20/2025 7:43:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message Convert Lewiston and stop.
500 10/20/2025 7:41:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from Union:
Convert Johnstown advance on Lewiston, rolling for your retreat 1-5
499 10/20/2025 7:40:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Union:
Convert Pittsburgh, advance on Lewiston,rolling for your retreat on a 1-5
498 10/20/2025 9:19:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message No, ad will attempt to retreat to lewistown if you continue until Harrisburg then hold. All retreats are a 1-5
497 10/20/2025 8:07:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #51: 1 / Confederate Torpedoes
Confederate receives three torpedo counters. Must be placed in a friendly controlled port, and no more than one per space. Torpedoes provide a -1 DRM against Running the Guns and a +1 DRM against amphibious assaults.

Message from Union:
Spring 63
R2
OP
Activate AoP move to Pittsburgh, do you intercept?
496 10/20/2025 8:04:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message I don't lose any SW because little Mac is part of an army not on the board. Please see 5.22.
495 10/19/2025 11:00:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #18: 2 / Confederate Inflation
Confederate SW reduced by two.

Message from Confederate:
SP63 R2 Play as OPS
Create AOT in Augusta with AS Johnson in command; 5+cav
494 10/19/2025 10:55:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Union SW goes down to 55- due to McClellan being available
493 10/19/2025 9:34:00 AM Spring 1863 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:
Spring 63
R1
OPS
AoP is created in Coshhocton with Grant in command. 11 SPS + 1 cav
492 10/19/2025 9:30:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Thanks for the file!
491 10/18/2025 9:43:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message Do you mind sending me your map file so we are both on the same page? Thanks.
490 10/18/2025 9:22:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message East of macon, moved 4 sp to ANV, East of Macon, railed to Vicksburg.
I'm exposed to Grant and Burnside now, we'll see how that goes
489 10/18/2025 9:19:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Ok, did correction and I think it is correct, trust me. I maximized my reinforcements in the east and I will do the same except the ANV will stop at Johnstown and has a strength of 5+2cav. AS Johnston, price, and Morgan are in Augusta Ga, with 5sp +cav.
The only other SPs on the east side of the map is 1sp in Ft monroe and Ft Sumter.
Mobile has 3 sp, New Orleans has 1sp, and Van Dorn is in Vicksburg with 5sps. Wheeler is in Tuscombia, Bragg in Fayettesville with 2sp, and 1sp in Ft St. Phillip/Jackson
488 10/18/2025 9:03:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Ok, looked at the log and looked back at what I had on the board at that time for the Chicumanga card. nI moved 3 sps illegally, but I'll substitute sps from charleston, and washington for the 3sps that I had moved past Macon. So the results are the same up to the reinforcement phases.
487 10/18/2025 8:52:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Oh...yes you have macon, let me see the log and see when I violated that
486 10/18/2025 8:52:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message I control Atlanta, Barnesville and Macon, which effectively breaks the Confederate rail net into two.
485 10/18/2025 8:46:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message trying to find, which section?
484 10/18/2025 6:38:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message I don't know how far back we can go to fix this...
483 10/18/2025 6:36:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message You can't move anything from rail west of the Atlanta-Barnesville-Macon line to the east.
482 10/18/2025 6:34:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message I know this is a little late, but you couldn't have railed those SPS from Mobile and Monroe to Richmond, you don't have a rail connection.
481 10/18/2025 6:34:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message I know this is a little late, but you couldn't have railed those SPS from Mobile and Monroe to Richmond, you don't have a rail connection.
480 10/18/2025 2:26:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message 2nd activation: activate ANV 6+2cav, move Chanbersburg and overrun fort, convert, move harrisburg, lewiston, Johnstown, Pittsburgh - do you attempt to intercept?
479 10/18/2025 2:20:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #99: 3 / Minor Campaign
Conduct up to two moves or conduct one special army-size naval move. No SP, general, or army marker may be moved twice with the same campaign card. You must move a different force each move.

Message from Confederate:
Sp63 R1 Play as event
1st activation: Activate AS Johnston in Goldsboro move entire force 4sp, morgan cav & price, to strickland depot, wilmington pick up 1sp to 5+cav, Marion, Florence, Kingston, Charleston pick up 2 sp to 7+cav, Savannah pick up 2sp to 9+cav, Milllen, Augusta and stop due to all rail movement
478 10/18/2025 2:12:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

477 10/18/2025 2:11:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message All Generals, Johnston and Morgan to Goldsboro
476 10/18/2025 2:10:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Spring 63 CSA SR
2sp Washington to ANV to 3+2cav
1sp Richmond to ANV to 4+2cav
1sp live oak to Goldsboro to 5sp
2sp Mobile to ANV to 6+2cav
1sp Monroe to Vicksburg to 3
475 10/18/2025 2:03:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message I had three generals going to Coshocton, Grant, Butler, and Hooker
474 10/18/2025 8:49:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Draw Strategy cards 7 cards drawn.

Deck was reshuffled prior to this deal.

473 10/18/2025 8:48:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Both leaders go to Coshocton
472 10/18/2025 8:48:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Union SR
Cairo: 3 SP to Little Rock to (to 5), 1 SP to AoT 5 + 1 cav
Columbia: 1 SP to AoT 6 + 1 cav
Murfreesboro: 1 SP to AOT 7 +1 cav
Steven: 1 SP to AoT 8 + 1 cav
St. Louis: 1 SP to Coshhocton to 11 + 1 cav



471 10/18/2025 7:52:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message looking at the map, Little Rock does have an railroad LOC due to the port so you could reinforce to the limit to there. I would have to build a fort in Memphis to block
470 10/17/2025 10:51:00 PM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Don’t have the map in front of me but if the river that goes to Little Rock is below Vicksburg or through Vicksburg then yes
469 10/17/2025 4:28:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message I assume that your fort in Vicksburg prevents me from SRing troops from Cairo to Little Rock, right?
468 10/16/2025 12:50:00 PM Spring 1863 Union Message Wow! That no SW bonus for the Union for converting Confederate states really changes things. No wonder the Union has won nearly all of our games.
467 10/16/2025 11:56:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message sp63 Reinforcement
1sp Richmond
1sp goldsboro to 4
1sp charleston to 2
1sp savannah
1sp live oak
1sp mobile
1sp vicksburg to 2
1sp monroe
Blockade Running
1sp new orleans
1sp mobile to 2
1sp savannah to 2
1sp wilmington
466 10/16/2025 9:50:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message I doublechecked on PC control, resource spaces are increase union and decrease Csa but state control of original CSA state is only a negative to Csa and not a plus to USA
465 10/16/2025 9:15:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Union Reinforcements: 6 in Coshhocten to 10 + 1 cav
4 in Cairo.
464 10/16/2025 9:14:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Oops! I read too fast, I see that you noted it.
463 10/16/2025 9:13:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message +13 for the USA to +70
462 10/16/2025 9:12:00 AM Spring 1863 Union Message Don't forget Tennessee converted and also Little Rock gets devastated.
461 10/16/2025 9:00:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message I guess you can place 4 sp in Chanbersburg, Pa. but I think you have the -4sp penalty
460 10/16/2025 8:58:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Message Sp63 ready for Union reinforcements
Not sure if you have a double penalty due to losing the 4sp because not having any union spaces in the eastern states, and also losing an additional 4sp because of the 4 state capitals in csa control also.
459 10/16/2025 8:56:00 AM Spring 1863 Confederate Set Deck Reshuffle Deck will be reshuffled before next deal
458 10/16/2025 8:55:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate End Turn
457 10/16/2025 8:54:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Fall 62 PC Control Phase
Steven, Decatur, I think you already had columbia. Tennessee is Union now with 14 spaces. CSA SW goes to 69-. Little Rock converts and resiurce space is destroyed. USA SW to 85+, CW SW to 68-.
Ft Monroe goes to CSA
Attrition:
CSA ANV to 1 +2cav, Price to 3sp
USA: AOC to 2sp, AOT to 4+cav, Coshocton to 4 +cav.
End of turn POC:
Penn, nJ,Mar,Del, +20 and flip, CSA SW goes to 90+
War guilt and states: -25 and flip, USA SW goes to 57-
456 10/16/2025 8:36:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #40: 3 / Emergency Call for Volunteers
Union receives five SPs, no more than two SPs in any space. Placement spaces must be friendly controlled, have a LOC and be free of Confederate SPs or forts.

Message from Confederate:
Fall62 R7 Play as OPS
Activate ANV, move milford convert, dover, wilmington, Philidelphia, harrisburg stop
455 10/16/2025 7:55:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message I will stop in Decatur.
454 10/16/2025 7:28:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message retreat to tuscombia and I will retreat to cornith if attacked
453 10/15/2025 10:36:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message I'm going to leave an SP in Columbia and advance on Decatur with 2 SPs, do you retreat?
452 10/15/2025 9:57:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message nope
451 10/15/2025 8:41:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #82: 3 / Foreign Intervention - Reshuffle/Remove
Either player can play this card as an EC when Confederate SW is 110+. If this is the last card in a players hand or the second to last and the player holds the Emancipation Proclamation, if the condition is met, it must be played as an EC, if not it can be played as an OC. EFFECTS: 1. Union Blockade reduced by one (cannot become greater than 4 for the remainder of the game). 2. Union -2 SP Reinforcements for the remainder of the game (Union choice). 3. Union SW reduced by 10. Remove from deck if event is played. If card is played as an OC or discarded re-shuffle deck at end of the Strategy Phase.

Message from Union:
Fall 62
R7
OPS
Activate Halleck in McMinville-Tullahoma (pick up SP, Halleck to 3) move to Shelbyville then Columbia, do you try and intercept?
450 10/15/2025 10:52:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Lucky!
Butler force is destroyed and he goes back to turn track.
Price to 5sp and can keep moving. Drop 1sp in Ft monroe, Williamsburg, Richmond, Petersburg, Hickford Jct, Weldon, Goldsboro and stop

449 10/15/2025 10:48:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
3


Message from Confederate:
CSA 6sp +2 due to 3-1
USA +2 due to fort
Medium Battle
CSA first result
448 10/15/2025 10:46:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Event #101: 3 / Chickamauga
Confederate Player may move 5 SPs using Strategic Movement (rail connections only) to the same space with a Confederate General who is then activated and must attempt to enter a space with at least one or more Union SPs or fort. If a general casualty occurs in a battle caused by this card, the Commanding General is eligible, this is an exception to the rules. See 4.5.

Message from Confederate:
Fall62 R6 Play as event
Move SPs from Monroe, Columbus GA, Mobile, and Moorehead city to Richmond, to 6sp and Price. Move Williamsburg, attack Ft Monroe
447 10/15/2025 8:34:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message drop off sp in Steven, Tullahoma (drop off SP) and end my movement in McMinnville with 2 SPs.
446 10/15/2025 7:57:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message auto retreat to Decatur
445 10/14/2025 9:02:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Play Strategy card as Operations #29: 2 / Crittenden Compromise
Union places (or flips in border states) two PC markers in any spaces free of Confederate SPs or forts which are not Resource spaces, Blockade Runner Ports, or Coastal forts. Void after Emancipation Proclamation. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Union:
Fall 62
R6
Activate Halleck, move Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, and advance on Steven, do you retreat?
444 10/14/2025 8:12:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #94: 2 / Strategy Board
Union player may make a naval move with up to three SPs plus one general.

Message from Confederate:
Fall62 R5
Play as OPS
Activate ANV, move Camden, Philly, Wilmington convert, Dover convert and stop.
443 10/13/2025 8:11:00 PM Fall 1862 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:
Fall 62
R5
OPS
Place Operations marker on Halleck's group
442 10/13/2025 11:05:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Message No worries! I was hoping that you were considering an armistice offer. I'll let you back in the Union, no questions asked!
441 10/13/2025 8:07:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Play Strategy card as Operations #68: 2 / Lincoln Declares Southern Blockade
The Union Blockade Level is increased by one. Remove from deck if event is played.

Message from Confederate:
Fall 62 R4 play as ops
Activate ANV, move Trenton convert, Camden convert, Atlantic City convert
440 10/13/2025 8:03:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message yep - working on it now. was in the boonies of Missouri this weekend visiting cousins
439 10/12/2025 7:58:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message I think you are up.
438 10/10/2025 8:28:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message I'm doing the same move with Halleck.
437 10/10/2025 11:54:00 AM Fall 1862 Union 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 Union:
I will play this card instead.
436 10/10/2025 11:52:00 AM Fall 1862 Union Return Strategy card to hand #82: 3 / Foreign Intervention - Reshuffle/Remove

Message from Union:
435 10/10/2025 7:36:00 AM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Still think you cannot play foreign intervention at this point to move Halleck since it is in the middle of a turn. need to use another 3 card to move him
434 10/9/2025 7:02:00 PM Fall 1862 Union Message Right, if I had Emancipation I would have played it when I routed AS Johnston in Georgia.
433 10/9/2025 5:44:00 PM Fall 1862 Confederate Message Remember foreign intervention has to be either last or second to last if you have emancipation

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