<s>
Battleground	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shiloh	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
issue	O
in	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	I-Application
involves	O
individual	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
cavalry	O
regiments	O
,	O
artillery	O
batteries	O
,	O
and	O
commanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
or	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
via	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiloh	O
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
is	O
justified	O
,	O
because	O
this	O
is	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
19th-century	O
system	O
ever	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
wargame	B-Application
—	O
realistic	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
eminently	O
replayable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Battleground	B-Application
games	O
of	O
1996	O
—	O
Shiloh	O
,	O
Antietam	O
and	O
Waterloo	B-Application
—	O
collectively	O
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
Shiloh	O
for	O
its	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
or	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
