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 XXXII. GHS Hexacon, Haus des Gastes, Braunfels, Germany, 12<sup>th</sup> of May 2018\\ XXXII. GHS Hexacon, Haus des Gastes, Braunfels, Germany, 12<sup>th</sup> of May 2018\\
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-{{:nelly:mcclellan_lee.jpg?600|McClellan and Lee}}+{{:nelly:mcclellan_lee.jpg?600|McClellan and Lee}}\\  
 +McClellan (on the left) and Lee (on the right). 
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
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 ===== Roles ===== ===== Roles =====
 +The following roles can be played and as you can see, every role represents a historic figure. In each group, the order is army commander (where appropriate), corps commander and then the divisional commanders:
  
-  * Union Army command (George B. McClellan) +**Union Army of the Potomac** 
-  * 2nd Corps +  * George B. McClellan 
-  *   * Edwin V. Sumner +  * Randolph B. Marcy 
-  *   * Israel B. Richardson +  * Seth Williams 
-  *   * John Sedgwick +  * Liaison Umpire 
-  *   * liaison Umpire +**2nd Corps** 
-  * 3rd Corps (Samuel P. Heintzelman) +  * Edwin V. Sumner 
-  * 4th Corps (Erasmus D. Keyes) +  * Israel B. Richardson 
-  * 5th Corps (Fitz John Porter) +  * John Sedgwick 
-  * 6th Corps (William B. Franklin)+  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**3rd Corps** 
 +  * Samuel P. Heintzelman 
 +  * Joseph Hooker 
 +  * Philip Kearny 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**4th Corps** 
 +  * Erasmus D. Keyes 
 +  * Darius N. Couch 
 +  * John J. Peck 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**5th Corps** 
 +  * Fitz John Porter 
 +  * George W. Morell 
 +  * George Sykes 
 +  * George A. McCall 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**6th Corps** 
 +  * William B. Franklin 
 +  * Henry W. Slocum 
 +  * William F. Smith 
 +  * Liaison Umpire
  
-  * Confederate Army command (Robert E. Lee) +**Confederate Army of Northern Virginia** 
-  * Army of the Valley (Thomas J. Jackson) +  * Robert E. Lee 
-  * Army of the Peninsula (John B. Magruder) +  * Robert H. Chilton 
-  * Longstreets Wing (James Longstreet) +  * Walter H. Taylor 
-  * Hugers Wing (Benjamin Huger)+  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**Army of the Valley** 
 +  * Thomas J. Jackson 
 +  * Charles S. Winder 
 +  * Richard S. Ewell 
 +  * William H.C. Whiting 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**Army of the Peninsula** 
 +  * John B. Magruder 
 +  * Lafayette McLaws 
 +  * David R. Jones 
 +  * Howell Cobb 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**Longstreets Wing** 
 +  * James Longstreet 
 +  * Ambrose P. Hill 
 +  * Richard H. Anderson 
 +  * Daniel H. Hill 
 +  * Liaison Umpire 
 +**Hugers Wing** 
 +  * Benjamin Huger 
 +  * Lewis A. Armistead 
 +  * Theophilus H. Holmes 
 +  * Liaison Umpire
  
 At the end of March 2018 we will publish an initial casting for the game. The game aims to be played with 40 to 50 players (including umpires) At the end of March 2018 we will publish an initial casting for the game. The game aims to be played with 40 to 50 players (including umpires)
 +
 +===== Material =====
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 +{{:nelly:sit_1.jpg?400|Huger defends Drury's Bluff}}\\
 +Huger Wing
 +The Union has naval superiority and protecting Richmond from gunboat attack was a priority. Drury's bluff has a commanding position from the west side of the river. In this foto, Huger's wing is defending the other side of the river. Scouts have reported some enemy activity to the east and the players assume they face an entire Union Corps consisting of 2 divisions. The game uses digitized original material. Eagle-eyed readers can spot how Drury's bluff got its name.
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 +{{:nelly:sit_2.jpg?400|4th Corps}}\\
 +4th Corps
 +This foto displays a situation from the viewpoint of 4th Corps. Each team has counters to represent their own troops as well as some counters to indicate the location of friendly formations and enemy troops that have been spotted. A piece of string is used to make a rough estimate of how much ground can be covered in eight hours of marching.
 +
 +===== Designers =====
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 +{{:nelly:wouter.jpg?400|Wouter de Groot}}\\
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 +{{:nelly:sicco.jpg?400|Sicco Steenhuisen}}\\
 +
 +Wouter de Groot and Sicco Steenhuisen have developed this mega-game specifically for Braunfels Hexacon 2018. Playing a mega-game that is wargame themed is simply the best way to spend your time if you can get a bunch of wargamers together. Or at least we try to make that so.
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