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''Battleground'' is a series of turn-based
computer wargames A computer wargame is a wargame played on a digital device. Descended from board wargaming, it simulates military conflict at the tactical, operational or strategic level. Computer wargames are both sold commercially for recreational use ...
developed and published by
TalonSoft TalonSoft, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Baltimore. History TalonSoft was founded in March 1995, by video game producers Jim Rose and John Davidson. On December 24, 1998, Take-Two Interactive announced that ...
for
Microsoft Windows Windows is a Product lining, product line of Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that cater to particular sec ...
between 1995 and 1999. Nine games were released in the series, each based on a different historical battle.


Games


''Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes''

''Battleground: Bulge-Ardennes'' is the first game to be released in the Battleground series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1995.


''Battleground 2: Gettysburg''

''Battleground 2: Gettysburg'' is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1995. It simulated combat at the 1863
Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was a three-day battle in the American Civil War, which was fought between the Union and Confederate armies between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, ...
, using both a video version of
miniature wargaming A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by Miniature model (gaming), miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using Toy soldier, model soldiers, vehicles, and arti ...
and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.


''Battleground 3: Waterloo''

''Battleground 3: Waterloo'' is the third game in the ''Battleground'' series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on May 31, 1996. The game features the
Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ...
which was the final defeat for
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
and his French Empire.


''Battleground 4: Shiloh''

''Battleground 4: Shiloh'' is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fourth issue in the Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862
Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater of the ...
, using both a video version of
miniature wargaming A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by Miniature model (gaming), miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using Toy soldier, model soldiers, vehicles, and arti ...
and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.


''Battleground 5: Antietam''

''Battleground 5: Antietam'' is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1996, the fifth issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1862
Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam ( ), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virgi ...
and the earlier
Battle of South Mountain The Battle of South Mountain, known in several early Southern United States, Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap, was fought on September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles ...
during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
's
Maryland Campaign The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was Confederate States Army, Confederate General (CSA), General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the Northern United Stat ...
, using both a video version of
miniature wargaming A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by Miniature model (gaming), miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using Toy soldier, model soldiers, vehicles, and arti ...
and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.


''Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia''

''Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia'' is the sixth game to be released in the ''Battleground'' series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released on April 30, 1997.


''Battleground 7: Bull Run''

''Battleground 7: Bull Run'' is a turn-based computer wargame developed by TalonSoft in 1997, the seventh issue in the popular Battleground series. It simulated combat at the 1861
First Battle of Bull Run The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas
.
by Confederate States ...
and the 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederate ...
, using both a video version of
miniature wargaming A miniature wargame is a type of wargame in which military units are represented by Miniature model (gaming), miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using Toy soldier, model soldiers, vehicles, and arti ...
and board gaming. Terrain hex maps are 3D or 2D with various scales and sizes.


''Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo''

''Battleground 8: Prelude to Waterloo'' is the eighth game in the ''Battleground'' series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft, and was shipped to retailers on September 15, 1997. At the time, TalonSoft announced it as the final game in the ''Battleground'' series.


''Battleground 9: Chickamauga''

''Battleground 9: Chickamauga'' is the ninth game to be released in the ''Battleground'' series. It was developed and published by TalonSoft and released in 1999. Only 5,000 copies of the game were printed. It received a score of 8/10 from CNET Gamecenter. It was nominated for the 1998 Charles Roberts Award for "Best Pre-Twentieth Century Computer Wargame", which ultimately went to '' The Great Battles Collector's Edition''.


Reception

In 1998, ''
Computer Gaming World ''Computer Gaming World'' (CGW) was an American Video game journalism, computer game magazine that was published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 199 ...
'' dubbed ''Battleground'' "the most successful wargame series". ''
PC Gamer US ''PC Gamer'' is a magazine and website founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future plc. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games ma ...
'' nominated ''Bulge-Ardennes'' and ''Gettysburg'' for its 1995 "Best Wargame" award, although they lost to '' Steel Panthers''. The three ''Battleground'' games of 1996—''Shiloh'', ''Antietam'' and ''Waterloo''—collectively won ''
Computer Games Strategy Plus ''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1 ...
''s wargame of the year award for that year. ''Waterloo'' and ''Antietam'' were runners-up for ''Computer Game Entertainment''s 1996 "Best War Game" prize, which ultimately went to '' Tigers on the Prowl 2''. The magazine's editors called both games "top-notch", and summarized ''Antietam'' as "the best iteration yet of TalonSoft's successful Civil War game system." The ''Battleground'' series, collectively, was named the 75th best computer game ever by ''PC Gamer UK'' in 1997. The editors called it "a fine expose of table top wargaming on the PC".


References

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