The ACWGC's 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Come join us in 2022 for a year-long celebration of the founding of our online Club. Since 1997 the American Civil War Gaming Club has endeavored to create a friendly gaming arena for Civil War enthusiasts. We hope every Member has found a lifetime's worth of great games and good friends here with us. We look forward to another 25 years with our dedicated Members, administrators, friends, and family. To all past, present, and future Members - SALUTE!
Part of our 2022 celebration is the creation of a full slate of tournaments for our members to enjoy. There will be five tournaments in 2022 covering the entire span of the war from 1861 to 1865. Enlist in as many of these tournaments as you wish and enjoy the thrill of competing against the best Civil War gamers online!
With five tournaments in 2022 the only way to determine an overall "winner" in the 25th Anniversary Tournament is to declare that whichever side wins three of the five tournaments are the Champions. Grab your knapsack, clean your musket, boil some coffee - it is time to go to war!
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Wild West 1863 Part One – ENDED
January 1 to March 31 – Chickamauga Scenarios
Big East 1862 Part One – ENDED
March 1 to May 31 – Antietam Scenarios
Wild West 1863 Part Two – ENDED
May 1 to July 31 – Vicksburg Scenarios
Big East 1862 Part Two – ENDED
July 1 to September 30 – Chancellorsville Scenarios
Border Madness – ENDED
September 1 to November 30 – Ozark and Forgotten Scenarios
Fight to the Finish – ENDED
November 1 to December 31 – Petersburg and Franklin Short Scenarios
Total War 1861 to 1865 – ENDED
January 1 to December 31 – Department of Records Challenge
Wild West 1863 Challenge
The Wild West 1863 Challenge will be divided into two separate parts in 2022. Part One will feature three scenarios from Chickamauga of forty or fewer turns. This part will run from January 1 to March 31, 2022. Part Two of the Challenge will have three scenarios from the Vicksburg title of forty turns or fewer to engage in. Part Two will run from May 1 to July 31, 2022. Participants may choose to fight in one or more battles during each part of the Challenge.
Each battle will be between a Union and Confederate Member of the Club. There are no Major or Minor Victories. Each game will be either a Victory, a Defeat, or a Draw. Whichever side wins four of the six scenarios will be declared the winner of this Challenge. In the event of a tie the side earning the most overall points in the six scenarios will be the winner. For more information on the specific rules please see the Rules page.
Part One Registration Period: December 2 - December 28, 2021 (CLOSED)
Part One Tourney Dates: January 1 - March 31, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Part Two Registration Period: April 1 - April 28, 2022 (CLOSED)
Part Two Tourney Dates: May 1 - July 31, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Big East 1862 Challenge
The Big East 1862 Challenge will be divided into two separate parts in 2022. Part One will feature three scenarios from Antietam of forty or fewer turns. This part will run from March 1 to May 31, 2022. Part Two of the Challenge will have three scenarios from the Chancellorsville title of forty-five turns or fewer to engage in. Part Two will run from July 1 to September 30, 2022. Participants may choose to fight in one or more battles during each part of the Challenge.
Each battle will be between a Union and Confederate Member of the Club. There are no Major or Minor Victories. Each game will be either a Victory, a Defeat, or a Draw. Whichever side wins four of the six scenarios will be declared the winner of this Challenge. In the event of a tie the side earning the most overall points in the six scenarios will be the winner. For more information on the specific rules please see the Rules page.
Part One Registration Period: February 1 - February 25, 2022 (CLOSED)
Part One Tourney Dates: March 1 - May 31, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Part Two Registration Period: June 1 - June 28, 2022 (CLOSED)
Part Two Tourney Dates: July 1 - September 30, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Border Madness
Border Madness will feature six scenarios from the Ozark and Forgotten titles. Each scenario will be of 30 turns or less. The start date will be September 1 and the end date November 30. Members may choose to fight in just one or more of the six scenarios.
Each battle will be between a Union and Confederate Member of the Club. There are no Major or Minor Victories. Each game will be either a Victory, a Defeat, or a Draw. Whichever side wins four of the six scenarios will be declared the winner of this Challenge. In the event of a tie the side earning the most overall points in the six scenarios will be the winner. For more information on the specific rules please see the Rules page.
Registration Period: August 1 - August 25, 2022 (CLOSED)
Tourney Dates: September 1 - November 30, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Fight to the Finish
The Fight to the Finish Challenge will feature four scenarios from the Franklin and Petersburg titles. Each scenario will be of 25 turns or less. The start date will be November 1 and the end date December 31, 2022. Members may choose to fight in just one or more of the four scenarios.
Each battle will be between a Union and Confederate Member of the Club. There are no Major or Minor Victories. Each game will be either a Victory, a Defeat, or a Draw. Whichever side wins three of the four scenarios will be declared the winner of this Challenge. In the event of a tie the side earning the most overall points in the four scenarios will be the winner. For more information on the specific rules please see the Rules page.
Registration Period: October 1 - October 25, 2022 (CLOSED)
Tourney Dates: November 1 - December 31, 2022 (COMPLETED)
Total War 1861 - 1865
The ACWGC's Department of Records is arguably the most underappreciated website in the Club. Ours has been ran by Gen. Ernie Sands for many years and has remained an integral and important part of our Club since its creation. For 2022 we will be "keeping score" in the Department of Records of each completed battle between Union and Confederate Members. Every OBD point earned in a battle, multiplayer or one-on-one, will count towards your side's accumulative OBD point total in 2022. At the end of the year we will use the Department of Records database to determine which side's members earned the most total OBD points in 2022. The side who earns the most points in recorded battles will be declared the victor of the Total War 1861 - 1865 Challenge. For more information on the specific rules please see the Rules page.