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Introduction

Yankee Doodle went to town
A riding on a pony,
Stuck a feather in his cap,
And called it macaroni.

A player might be caught thinking of themselves as George Washington or humming "Yankee Doodle" to themselves while playing Campaign 1776 by HPS Simulations, developed by former TalonSoft employee John Tiller. Campaign 1776 covers most major American Revolutionary War battles, and some hypothetical ones, from Concord and Lexington, in 1775, until Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Blending tactical turn-based wargaming with some strategic elements, the player can join the British and fight for King George III, or side with the Americans for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.


The scenario selection screen	British forces fighting their way up Breed's Hill

Campaign 1776 follows in the trend of smaller computer wargame publishing companies with direct sales on the HPS Simulations web page or through select web-based distributors. The game does not require the latest super computer to play, as the minimum requirements are a Pentium-based PC, Windows 95/98, 32 MB of RAM, and 400 MB to 200 MB of hard drive space. The game is best played with a combination of a mouse and a keyboard. Pop the Campaign 1776 CD into the drive, and the InstallShield Wizard begins installation with three choices: Typical (174 MB), Compact (108 MB), and Custom (up to 390 MB). There is one thing that might discourage a newcomer to the game: there is no hardcopy documentation, as the CD in a jewel case is the only thing that comes with the game. Along with a help-file version of the game manuals, all the game documentation is encompassed in four .doc files that are printable but amount to over 150 pages when printed.

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