GCACW - Hood Strike North Session Report
Managed to do the first 10 turns of Hood Strikes North and really enjoyed it. Even though it's a one map campaign, it's an interesting puzzle for both sides and I think I would be interested in trying it again, hopefully a full campaign rather than just doing a third of it.
The advanced scenario with Hood and Schofield racing for Columbia: I was playing the Union and although Schofield got off to a slow start, the cavalry screens by Forrest weren't very effective and my opponent lost a lot of cavalry from cavalry retreats alone. I managed to set up behind the Duck River but my opponent managed to do flanks both east and west of Columbia that unhinged my line. Columbia was heavily fortified though and Hood never tried to take it.
I managed to reform a line midway between Spring Hill and Franklin, with the two sides giving each other a bloody nose in turn, although nothing conclusive. By thig stime my opponent was trying to outflank my position again, but I had enough reinforcements that I wasn't too worried, although his troops were moving faster than I expected at many points.
It's low counter density and fast play and lack of complex rules make this a winner in my book, and I think it's a really decent starter box for GCACW!