| ||||
Civil War Interactive Discussion Board > Civil War Entertainment: Books, Movies, Music & Art > Civil War Gaming > Free online CW Games |
| ||||
Civil War Interactive Discussion Board > Civil War Entertainment: Books, Movies, Music & Art > Civil War Gaming > Free online CW Games |
| Moderated by: javal1 | Page: 1 2   |
|
|||||||||||||
| Free online CW Games | Rate Topic |
| Author | Post |
|---|
| Posted: Mon Nov 14th, 2011 04:05 pm |
|
1st Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member 
|
Due to a recent surgery, I am house-bond and going out of my mind with boredom!! I want to play a Civil War strategy game, so I "googled" "free civil war online game".....After countless hours, I can't find a decent strategy game. When I do find one, it won't download on to my laptop (I don't know much about computers, but they won't download because my computer is a 64 something or other). I have a Civil War Generals cd game from 11 years ago, but it won't download for the same 64 something-or-other reason..... Anyway, does anyone have websites for a CW game that I can use to cure boredom?? Thanks, y'all!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Tue Nov 15th, 2011 01:58 am |
|
2nd Post |
|
Hellcat Person 
|
Maybe the game's too old and won't work on a laptop.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Tue Nov 15th, 2011 02:13 am |
|
3rd Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
Hellcat, Yeah, that's what I think. BUT, last year, my Dad got me a Mafia Wars game that was new & it didn't work, either......I dunno....I was also going to order the Official Record of the War of Rebellion on cd rom, but the manufacturor warned that it wouldn't work on a compuer with 64 bit...... Thanks!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Tue Nov 15th, 2011 02:48 am |
|
4th Post |
|
Hellcat Person
|
Huh. I've got old CD-Roms that so far still seem to work on a regular desktop but because of what laptops were like they refuse to load onto the laptop I got last year, which is what made me think that. But if you're trying newer programs with the same result then maybe it's the laptop.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Tue Nov 15th, 2011 01:24 pm |
|
5th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
I don't know enough about computers....Last year, we got some solve a myster games for $10.....they worked great.....I think those games, however, were not as detailed in regards to memory needed or programming....Oh well.....Thanks!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Fri Nov 18th, 2011 06:32 am |
|
6th Post |
|
Hellcat Person
|
I've got no clue on if these are any good or if they'd even work for you http://www.21stcenturygames.com/Gettysburg_simulation.htm http://johntillersoftware.com/CivilWarBattles.html Last edited on Fri Nov 18th, 2011 06:44 am by Hellcat |
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Fri Nov 18th, 2011 12:14 pm |
|
7th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
Hellcat, Thanks!! The Gettysburg site was to download a demo, which would be ok, but I didn't try to download it because I want to play a complete game. The second website looked pretty cool (I wantd to play the Shiloh scenario) but they want $49. I greatly appreciate your time!!! Thanks!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2011 01:38 am |
|
8th Post |
|
Hellcat Person
|
The second site I didn't really get the price on. It looked like it should have been add-ons for the old Robert E. Lee Civil War General and Civil War Generals 2 games to me. Especially the latter since it has a scenario creator. Those games were probably $30 when they first came out. Bought Civil War Generals 2 years after it came out at the local Staples for less than $10. For add on scenarios I wouldn't pay more than the game was originally worth. But for a full game rather than add-on scenarios I might think about $50. Think and probably drool at the idea without ever getting and finding out if it's something I'd actually enjoy. So I can't blame you there for not wanting to pay that much. On the Gettysburg it does have a link for a purchase at $10. I'd like to have found some old DOS games for you for free. But none of the sites I've got have any old Civil War games. And off the Civil War links I visit these were the only two that really hit with any kind of computer games. Like I said, didn't know if they would work for you. No clue what some folks may be willing to pay so the best I can do is just put things I find out there and let folks decide if they want to turn them down or take them. Sorry I couldn't do more for you. I'll probably check my other links and see if there's anything else there.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2011 02:08 am |
|
9th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
Thanks, Hellcat.....I really appreciate your time!!! If I don't see ya sooner, have a GREAT Thanksgiving!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2011 04:01 am |
|
10th Post |
|
Hellcat Person
|
Sorry, no luck. I did find Civil War Generals 2 for free by doing a web search, but checking it against my disk it's just a demo, at about 11 Mb it's too small a file to be the full thing. The disk reads all the files at over 500 Mb.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2011 04:04 am |
|
11th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
I also found it on line to download.....But had the same 64 bit problem.....Thanks!!!
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sun Nov 20th, 2011 11:29 pm |
|
12th Post |
|
csamillerp Member 
|
maybe check out campaign 1863, it's one of those games that you either like or dont like. if you try it and have any questions feel free to ask. they have a nice forum that has an admin that is very nice and helpful.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sun Nov 20th, 2011 11:33 pm |
|
13th Post |
|
csamillerp Member
|
Do you have the sid mier's gettysburg game? if not you can download the demo which will show up in you computer file. the game gives you three scenerios that can be modified in the preferences menu and options menu. you can actually play the same scenerio 10 times without playing the exact same way. like you might have more men in one or you may attack on one but defend on the next. It should keep you busy for a few days
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sun Nov 20th, 2011 11:51 pm |
|
14th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
CSMiller....I don't have any of the Sdi Meirs games, although I have a cdrom of Civil War Generals 2, but it won't download onto my laptop
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Sun Nov 20th, 2011 11:56 pm |
|
15th Post |
|
csamillerp Member
|
the sid meirs games should download since it was made i think in 96. give it a shot it only takes a few minutes to download. make sure you go to fraxis games though, thats the real webpage. you can download the confederate demo or the yankee demo. there is also the antietam game from sid, it's pretty good but i still favor the gettysburg game.
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Mon Nov 21st, 2011 12:27 am |
|
16th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
CSMiller, I tried to download the Bettysburg Confederate scenario, with the same problem.....It won't download to my 64 bit laptop....Thanks for helping me, though!!!!
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Mon Nov 21st, 2011 01:52 am |
|
17th Post |
|
csamillerp Member
|
no problem, might be time for a new laptop i think. could probably find a decent one on craigslist for about 150, might have to put a graphics card on it which should only be about 30 bucks, and thats to play the high qaulity games like scourge of war gettysburg.
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Mon Nov 21st, 2011 02:03 am |
|
18th Post |
|
Albert Sailhorst Member
|
I got this laptop new last year.....Was supposed to be a good one!!!.......I don't know much about puters, anyway.....I think if i had a "techi" here, he may be able to upgrade it..... Thanks!!
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Posted: Tue Nov 22nd, 2011 01:31 am |
|
19th Post |
|
csamillerp Member
|
no problem, i dont know much either... my wife tries to talk to me about them and most of the time i think she's speaking chineese or something.
|
||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Posted: Wed Feb 1st, 2012 08:18 pm |
|
20th Post |
|
Tim1966 Member 
|
I think it may be the graphics card in your laptop. They often have 'integrated' cards which don't have the correct 3d memory and power to run new games. There's not much you can do as you can't usually swap the card.
|
|||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
| Current time is 06:30 pm | Page: 1 2 |
| Civil War Interactive Discussion Board > Civil War Entertainment: Books, Movies, Music & Art > Civil War Gaming > Free online CW Games | Top |
