title: Gary Grigsby's War Between the States
text: # Gary Grigsby's War Between the States
  
  Gary Grigsby's War Between the States is a 2008 computer wargame developed by 2 by 3 Games and published by Matrix Games. It simulates the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
  
  ## Development
  
  War Between the States was released on June 12, 2008.
  
  ## Reception
  
  According to Joel Billings of 2 by 3 Games, War Between the States was "not a financial success for us". He attributed its performance to competition from rival wargames set during the American Civil War, which had launched not long before War Between the States. It received a "bronze" prize in Usenet's "War-Historical Wargame of the Year" award category.
  
  